As we usually do on a quarterly basis, I have summarized key news from the surfactants market, aided substantially by the news team at ICIS. A number of links in the article point to ICIS articles (most need a subscription). As always, your inputs and critiques are welcome. For more up to the minute surfactant information and networking, I will see you at the 2nd ICIS European Surfactants Conference in Brussels, September 12th and 13th.
SurfAction is a podcast report on the theme of surfactants. This month we report on the 3rd ICIS World Surfactant Conference in NYC, May 16th and 17th.
ICIS and Neil A Burns LLC co-produced the 3rd ICIS World Surfactants Conference in New York, May 16th and 17th. It was the 7th conference in this global series and by far the biggest and most impactful yet.
Dr. Who’s time-ship was much bigger on the inside than it appeared from the outside. So too our ICIS World Surfactant Conference in NYC on May 16/17th. It is in fact three conferences in one, built around three separate but complementary themes of economics, consumers and technology. Watch the video, download the flyer, register for the conference and we will see you in May.
I thought this would be a good point at which to review surfactant markets over Q1 2013. In summary, we have seen the strengthening of some trends, sprinkled with a few surprises. A hat-tip is due to ICIS for a good portion of the news used in this summary, but responsibility for views, opinions and even the occasional error, rests entirely with me.
ICIS and Neil A Burns LLC bring you a 3 in 1 Surfactants Conference, May 16th and 17th . This event embraces three essential themes to allow delegates to participate in three “summits”, comprising 19 speakers, around the following subjects which are critical to the surfactant industry:
Economics
Consumers
Technology
2012 was a very eventful year in surfactants globally and 2013 looks set to see even more change and opportunity for this most essential of industries. This short reviews hits some of the highlights from last year and provides some clues to what we might expect in 2013. Thanks and acknowledgements to ICIS in particular for many of the news articles on which I draw here and also for surfactant conference proceedings which themselves broke a lot of news this year.
Over 100 friends and colleagues from throughout Asia spent one and a half days engrossed as we heard from some of the leading companies in the region share their knowledge and experience regarding the most dynamic surfactant market in the world.
In less than two weeks over 100 thought leaders from the European surfactant industry will gather in Budapest for the 1st ICIS European surfactant conference at the historic Meridien Hotel. Some big names from the surfactant and consumer product value chain will speak, like Unilever, BASF and Brenntag The one and a half day event will include over papers and networking covering a range of critical topics for the industry and enable networking at the highest levels in one of Europe’s most beautiful and dynamic cities.
On September 13th at Le Meridien Hotel in Budapest, Steve Holland, CEO of Brenntag, will speak at the ICIS European Surfactants Conference.
“In recent years, demand for these lauric oils has increased markedly and there has been substantial volatility in pricing, contributing in part to a re-arrangement and re-structuring of the oleochemicals and surfactants industries, which is still continuing,”
ICIS Conferences and the Fecc (European Association of Chemical Distributors) today announced a media partnership around the series of ICIS Surfactant conferences, co-produced with Neil A Burns LLC.
The conferences are held globally in North America, Europe and Asia, with plans to expand to South America and Middle East. The next event as part of this series is the 1st ICIS European Surfactant Conference to be held in Budapest, September 13th and 14th. The CEO of Brenntag AG, Steve Holland, will speak at the conference. Further information and registration is available at www.icis.com/europeansurfactants
A review of the 2nd ICIS World Surfactant Conference, featuring speakers from leading companies in the surfactant value chain, like BASF, P&G, Solazyme, Oxiteno, Colgate and many others.
This year’s ACI meeting had a number of differences compared to that of 2011, the most noticeable being the level of optimism, especially as espoused by the surfactant manufacturing group.
Review and Outlook on the world of surfactants and oleochemicals as noted by Neil A Burns LLC
Neil A Burns role in P2 Science is discussed. The 2012 calendar for P2 Science, a new surfactant company, is featured.
