As many of our regular readers know, we are producing, with ICIS, a series of surfactants training courses. We typically hold these the day before the ICIS Surfactant Conferences globally, (3 per year) with the occasional stand-alone course held alongside other petrochemicals related ICIS events in London and New York.
Our next course is coming up in Singapore on November 13th. Details here http://www.icis.com/training/petrochemicals/surfactants/
The courses are commercial in focus and are particularly suited to executives in sales, purchasing, general management and ownership.
The Agenda:
Understanding surfactants
- What are surfactants?
- Classes of surfactants
- Major applications of surfactants
Production routes to surfactants
- Key raw materials – petrochemicals, oleochemicals
- Other emerging feedstocks
- Major manufacturing processes
Exercise – Building the surfactants value chain
Industry Structure
- Demand and supply drivers
- Demand across geographies
- Who are the major players and their strategies
Group Quiz
Price and cost drivers
- What are the key price drivers?
- How are prices set?
- Influence of raw material costs
- How are prices assessed?
Future Trends
- New developments in the surfactants industry
- Demand and supply outlook
- Feedstock availability
- Key issues facing the industry – environmental, regulatory, supply chain