Webinar on “Coronavirus, Brexit and other trends – potential impact on chemicals?”

Guest speakers

• John Richardson, ICIS Senior Consultant, Asia
• Will Beacham, ICIS Chemical Business, Deputy Editor

AGENDA

Preamble (11:00 - 11:10 am)
Dorothee Arns, Director General of the European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc)

• Introduction and welcome on behalf of Fecc (including anti-trust reminder)

PART 1 (11:10 - 11:30 am)
John Richardson, ICIS Senior Consultant, Asia

• Coronavirus – its impact on the Chinese economy and chemical supply chains
• A global outlook for polyolefins: the impact of the US polymer start-ups on markets everywhere

PART 2 (11:30 - 11:50 am)
Will Beacham, ICIS Chemical Business, Deputy Editor
Brexit:

• The latest situation in terms of negotiating positions
• Likely impact on chemicals of the various options – free trade deal, close integration model, exit onto WTO tariffs
• What impact has there been so far on UK/European chemicals/value chains?

Q&A - for first and second part (11:50 am - 12:00 pm)

Closure (12:00 pm) (Dorothee Arns)

Please note that this webinar is organised exclusively for Fecc members and ICIS media subscribers. Contact the Fecc Secretariat for more information (Michela Pichereddu, Communications Manager, mpi@fecc.org).