Event

Fecc/ICIS webinar: European and Asian Industry in Turmoil – what to expect from 2024?

20.02.2024

Fecc/ICIS webinar: European and Asian Industry in Turmoil – what to expect from 2024?
Co-organiser: ICIS
Location: Online
20 Feb. 2024 | 10:00-11:00 CET
Register here (The event is open to Fecc members and members of Fecc's national associations plus ICIS subscribers.)

Description

Europe’s chemical sector is still being battered by high costs and rock-bottom demand. Operating rates are at multi-year lows. Now, a new logistics crisis is making trade with the Middle East and Asia more difficult. What does 2024 have in store?

  • Healthcheck for the European chemical sector - current supply/demand conditions
  • Europe’s competitive situation versus other regions, especially Asia.
  • Red Sea & Panama Canal crises - impact on chemical markets in Europe and Asia
  • Europe and Asia outlook for the rest of 2024 and beyond

Speakers

  • Will Beacham is deputy editor of ICIS Chemical Business, a weekly digest of the most important news and trends impacting the global chemical industry. Will has worked for ICIS since 2000 in a variety of editorial roles. He also hosts the ICIS Think Tank podcast.
  • John Richardson is ICIS senior consultant for Asia-Pacific. He is a highly experienced trainer and chemicals industry analyst, who has been working in the industry for 18 years. Based in Asia-Pacific, John has a deep knowledge of the companies and people who have transformed the region into the world’s major production and consumption region, and in particular about China.