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This page, prepared for our last summit, gives a good indication of typical highlights and benefits of participating in these events. Our next Chlor-Alkali Summit is planned for February 24, 2004 in Houston, TX.


Check your calendar, and register now to attend this timely event! By popular demand, Consulting Resources Corporation (the leading U.S. chlor-alklali consulting firm) will be hosting its now-famous industry conference, "Chlor-Alkali Summit 2003: Update and Forecast," on February 25, 2003 at the new, luxurious Hobby Airport Marriott Hotel in Houston, TX. This is the same high-quality, fact-filled chlor-alkali conference that Consulting Resources Corporation and ChemicalWeek magazine have co-sponsored in previous years.

Highlights
With more than $100 billion in global sales riding on the uncertain future of the vital chlor-alkali industry, you'll benefit from this focused, practical update whether you're an investor, buyer, producer, distributor, supplier, or other stakeholder in this industry.

Critical questions to be discussed include:

  • What does the future hold for chlorine, caustic soda, soda ash, trona, salt, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chlorate, hydrogen peroxide, PVC, HCl, and selected potassium chemicals?

  • What can be expected for demand, supply, raw material costs, product values, the chlor-alkali balance, and more?

  • How will industry consolidation, mergers and acquisitions, contractions, and expansions play out in the coming years?

  • When will key industry turning points and milestones occur, given the uncertain status of the U.S. and global economies?

  • What will be the effect of new regulatory developments?

Summit attendees will reap immediate benefits from:

  • Competitive Tips

  • Market Intelligence

  • Financial Perspectives

  • Networking

  • Forecasts

  • Strategies

  • Industry Updates

  • Technical Insights

Attendees will also take home a comprehensive Summit Notebook that will serve as a guiding reference for years to come.

Speakers
Sharing their wisdom at the summit will be an array of world-renowned chlor-alkali industry experts. Among these will be:

  • Roger Shamel, President of Consulting Resources Corporation, and a skillful industry analyst with well over twenty-five years of experience pertaining to chlorine, caustic soda, soda ash, sodium chlorate, salt, PVC, and other chlor-alkali chemicals.

  • Dennis Kostick, Commodity Specialist at the U.S. Geological Survey, and a seasoned veteran on issues relating to salt, soda ash, and its raw material, trona.

  • Drew Cochrane, Director, Bleaching Chemicals, Eka Chemicals, and a distinguished master of both sodium chlorate and hydrogen peroxide.

  • C.T. "Kip" Howlett, Jr., Executive Director of the American Chemistry Council's Chlorine Chemistry Council, and a lucid authority on chlorine regulatory issues.

  • Kevin Sullivan, Vice President of PPG Industries, and an astute strategist in chemicals, caustic soda, chlorine, and down-stream derivatives.

  • Marcie Peters, Marketing Manager, Soda Ash, Solvay Minerals, and an acknowledged expert on the global soda ash business.

  • Patrick Fiedler, Vice President, Specialty Products, Church and Dwight, and a recognized leader in the potassium and sodium bicarbonate businesses.

Agenda
Our planned summit agenda follows. Updates and additional speaker details will be incorporated as the conference date approaches.

TIMES

TOPICS

SPEAKERS

8:00 - 8:30

Registration



8:30 - 8:50

Summit and Industry Overview

Mr. Roger Shamel, President, Consulting Resources

8:50 - 9:45

Soda Ash and Salt Review: USGS Perspective

Mr. Dennis Kostick, Commodity Specialist, US Geological Survey

9:45 - 10:15

Morning Refreshment Break



10:15 - 11:15

Sodium Chlorate and Hydrogen Peroxide: Present and Future

Mr. Drew Cochrane, Director, Eka Chemicals

11:15 - 12:00

Chlor-Alkali Regulatory Scene: View from Washington

Mr. C. T. "Kip" Howlett, Executive Director, Chlorine Chemistry Council

12:00 - 1:15

Luncheon



1:15 - 2:00

Caustic, Chlorine, and Derivatives: Insights and Outlook

Mr. Kevin F. Sullivan, Vice President, Chemicals, PPG Industries

2:00 - 2:45

Future Prospects for Soda Ash

Ms. Marcie Peters, Marketing Manager, Solvay Minerals

2:45 - 3:15

Afternoon Refreshment Break



3:15 - 4:00

Bicarbonates: Review and Forecast

Mr. Pat Fiedler, Vice President, Church and Dwight

4:00 - 4:30

Industry Outlook, Chlor-Alkali Success Strategies, and Summit Recap

Mr. Roger Shamel, President, Consulting Resources

4:30pm

Adjournment, Refreshments



Networking
We recognize that having the opportunity to network with other attendees can be one of the most rewarding aspects of any conference. So we're working a half dozen networking opportunities into our full agenda. In fact, for those who register early, and can arrange to arrive by early evening on February 24, 2003, we are hosting a special pre-summit networking dinner beginning at 6:30 pm on February 24, 2003.


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