The 7th PCI Consulting Group North American Polyester Industry Conference

The Airport Marriott Hotel, George Bush Intercontinental, Houston, TX

This 1 day conference will focus on the impact that current trends are likely to have on the performance and structure of the polyester chain, in all its guises, across North America, and will put this analysis into a wider global framework as our team of experienced industry consultants help clients understand the dynamics and consequences of the cyclical upswing being experienced in polyester intermediates.

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The 13th PCI Consulting Group European Polyester Industry Conference

The Vienna Marriott Hotel, Vienna, Austria

PCI?s annual seminar on the polyester chain continues to be the leading forum for the presentation and discussion of key events and trends in the polyester and intermediates business. 2005 so far has proved to be a year of unparalled volatility in PX/PTA and polyester markets.

China?s continued push into export markets together with the huge import flows of raw materials into the country has seen speculative activity dramatically impact pricing aspirations along the chain, with sudden rises and falls playing havoc in the market. This seminar will explore the issues and drivers for such behaviour and seeks to provide attendees with an informative market outlook for the next 6-12 months.

This PCI Conference aims to provide a day?s worth of informative and authorative presentations to assist the industry in better understanding upcoming issues.

Presentations will cover:
? Feedstocks
? Paraxylene
? PTA
? MEG
? PET Resin
? Polyester Fibres

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The 10th World Fibres and Feedstocks Conference

The Regent, Singapore

Patterns of fibre demand have become very complex this year with many different influences emerging. Key issues that will be addressed at the conference include:

- International textile trade post-quotas is still dependent on final consumer demand and there are signs of disappointing retail figures in the major western markets.
- A slower export performance in volume and pricing is kicking back into China?s fibres industry which geared up for a massive increase in volumes in 2005.
- Overcapacity remains a big issue in the polyester industry, keeping the markets structurally weak.
- Disappointing exports, low margins and over-capacity have all taken the edge off fibre demand and are not being absorbed short-term by strong growth.
- Fibres demand is subject to cyclic influence with the global MMF industry still destocking while cotton starts to rebuild.

Do not miss out on this unique opportunity to network with leading global players in the industry.

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The 8th PCI Consulting Group North American Polyester Industry Conference

The Airport Marriott Hotel, George Bush Intercontinental, Houston, TX

Since last February?s PCI conference in Houston there has been an unprecedented series of supply and price dislocations occurring both in the Americas and further afield in Asia. The impact of China?s development in the polyester industry continues to be keenly felt whilst the devastating hurricanes in September brutally highlighted some of the glaring deficiencies that exist in the North American polyester business from a commercial and logistical standpoint.

PCI will be holding its 8th Annual North American Polyester Conference in Houston, Texas on 16th February, 2006. The focus of this dynamic and topical conference will be to assess how the recovering North American market can best face up to the challenges and opportunities that will hit the market in 2006 and beyond. PCI will put this analysis into a wider global framework as our team of experienced industry consultants help clients understand the dynamics and consequences of the overdevelopment of Chinese polyester, raw material dislocations and how companies are redefining how they operate in an increasingly challenging environment.

Pre-event dinner for attendees will be held on evening of Feb 15th, 2006.

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The 14th PCI Consulting Group European Polyester Industry Conference

Riviera Marriott Hotel La Porte de Monaco, Monte Carlo

PCI annual seminar on the polyester chain continues to be the leading forum for the presentation and discussion of key events and trends in the polyester and intermediates business.

Polyester demand in 2006 has seen a rebound from a weak 2005 performance, as China?s push into export markets appears to have been overtaken by a surge in domestic demand. Delays in capacity addition along the chain have impacted near-term supply-demand balances while strength in energy markets has pushed pricing to peak levels, playing havoc in some sectors of the market.

This seminar will explore the issues and drivers behind current market behaviour and seeks to provide attendees with an informative market outlook for the next 6-12 months.

This PCI Conference aims to provide a day worth of informative and authoritative presentations to assist the industry in better understanding upcoming issues.

Presentations will cover:
> Feedstocks
> Paraxylene
> PTA
> MEG
> PET Resin
> Polyester Fibres


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The 16th PCI Consulting Group European Polyester Industry Conference

Hotel Royal Riviera, Avenue Jean Monnet, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat

PCI Xylenes & Polyesters will be holding its 16th annual pre-EPCA seminar on the polyester chain in the Hotel Royal -Riviera, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, close to Monaco.

The polyester industry continues to experience major structural changes on a regional and global basis and remains subject to a host of ever-changing external factors that influence not only its performance and growth, but for some participants within it, the very viability of continuing operations. M&A activity within the sector is increasing and the dynamics of Asia versus Western markets continues to shape developments. From higher energy costs to cooling credit markets; from overcapacity to supplier rationalisation; from M&A activities to forward investment plans these and many other topics impact both the micro- and macro-management of the polyester industry. PCI?s team of industry-experienced consultants will present a series of thorough assessments along the polyester chain in order to provide clients and attendees with the very latest thinking and analysis in this area.


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The 11th American Polyester Industry Conference 2009

The Houston Airport Marriott at George Bush Intercontinental.

PCI?s 11th North American Polyester Industry Conference seeks to make some sense of the wider polyester issues and put them into the context of the specifi c issues facing American polyester producers and consumers.

The focussed nature of this day-long seminar and the opportunities for networking and discussing the myriad of current issues, makes PCI?s North American conference a preferred industry event and attracts a large and
knowledgeable section of industry participants from all areas of the polyester value chain.

PCI is committed to bringing its latest analysis and information to bear on the fast-paced polyester sector which is struggling to re-establish some clear direction following the turmoil of the second half of 2008, and our team of leading consultants will provide key insights into the
drivers and potential outcomes that are crucial to a wider understanding of the polyester business at home and abroad.

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The PCI pre-APIC Polyester Industry Seminar 2009

Seoul, Korea

This focussed half-day polyester chain seminar will take a critical and timely look at all the key factors that are influencing the short,medium and longer term supply/demand and pricing scenarios for polyesters and raw materials and our analysis will provide a useful background for the important debates and discussions that lie ahead for all our clients at APIC.

The following key topics will be covered:
> Making Sense From Nonsense:PX Market Outlook
> MEG:The Rocky Road Forwards
> PTA:Reshaping the Asian PTA Structure
> Polyester:Is it Losing Out?
> US Economic Recovery:Is It Critical fora Far East Polyester Recovery?

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The 12th PCI Consulting Group North American Polyester Industry Conference 2010

There are increasingly positive signs that the ?Great Recession? is coming to an end. This has been the longest and deepest recession since the Great Depression and its impact on the global polyester and intermediates markets have been enormous. Please mark your calendar for PCI?s 12th annual North American Polyester Industry Conference, starting with dinner on Wednesday, February 24 through all day Thursday, February 25, which will focus on how the global and North American polyester and intermediates markets fared during the Great Recession and look to what the future holds for these markets in a post-recession era of slower economic growth.

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The 10th PCI Consulting Group Seminar on The Polyester Chain
28 September 2002
Hotel Palace, Berlin

PCI´s 10th pre-EPCA seminar reviewed market developments along the polyester chain, from mixed xylenes, through PX, PTA and MEG to PET and polyester fibre. A review of the outlook for feedstock pricing was presented by Bill Urquhart of Jacobs Consultancy and focussed on the likely developments in crude oil pricing ahead of a potential showdown with Iraq. One particular concern discussed at the event was the possibility of sharp increase in MEG pricing for 2003.

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The 7th World Fibres & Feedstocks Conference
31 October 2002 - 02 November 2002
Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore

The conference, jointly organised by PCI Xylenes & Polyesters Ltd, PCI Fibres & Raw Materials and Asian Chemical News, was held in the Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore and attracted a truly international audience. Delegates from the Americas and Europe travelled to join Asian industry representatives in this thorough review of the prospects for man-made fibres (polyester, nylon, acrylic) and their fibre intermediate feedstocks. As well as presentations made by leading industry players and members of the PCI Group, Credit Suisse made a keynote speech regarding the potential for Investment Financing in the Chemical Business. This 2-day conference continues to attract a large and diverse audience and provides ample networking opportunities for delegates.

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The 5th PCI Consulting Group North American Polyester Industry Conference
20 February 2003
The Airport Marriott Hotel, George Bush Intercontinental, Houston, Texas

Against a background of rapidly rising raw material prices and the inevitability of a major war in Iraq, PCI Xylenes & Polyesters Ltd held their 5th review of the polyester chain for clients from the Americas. With a specific focus of reviewing global developments in the polyester industry and analysing and presenting their impact on markets in North and South America, this conference has attracted ever-increasing numbers of industry participants from refiners to retailers. Issues discussed ranged from near-term supply-demand balances for key raw materials through to the impact of China´s dramatic and aggressive import penetration into the United States, which has had knock-on effects through the region and on competing import nations. The 2004 conference will build on the success of 2003 and will retain the popular 1-day format, allowing delegates a greater degree of travel flexibility when attending the event.

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The 11th PCI Consulting Group Seminar on The Polyester Chain, Monte Carlo
27 September 2003
This pre-EPCA event, to be held in the Grimaldi Forum, has established itself as the leading forum for the presentation and discussion of key events and trends in the polyester and intermediates business. The first half of 2003 has been extremely challenging for the industry and PCI?s leading consultants will be presenting views on the prospects for the 2003-2006 period, with particular focus on the forecast strengthening in key intermediates markets. The seminar consistently attracts the world?s leading industry participants, providing an event that reviews the entire polyester chain in a relaxed setting with ample opportunity to network with a wide cross-section of industry participants.

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The 8th World Fibres & Feedstocks Conference, Singapore
30 October 2003 - 31 October 2003
Two days of intense presentation and discussion, with leading global industry representatives debating the key market issues for synthetic fibres and feedstocks.

To be held in the Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore, and building on the successful formula of previous years, this renowned event brings together a truly global mix of presenters and delegates, providing a unique forum for two days of informative presentations and discussion. Leading representatives of the global fibres and feedstocks industry debate the main issues confronting the market, inviting comment and discussion from the delegates attending this unique conference. As well as bringing you an opportunity to consider issues covering China?s continuing impact, volatility of prices and margins, global economic effects, capacity overhang, and many more issues, the event provides a unique networking opportunity for the regional and global industry participants.


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The 6th PCI Consulting Group North American Polyester Industry Conference, Houston, Texas
19 February 2004
The Polyester Upswing? Can North America Handle It?
Once again bringing together many of the world?s leading consultants in the petrochemical and polyester markets, as well as leading industry participants, this conference will address a selection of issues in energy markets, polyester fiber, PET, paraxylene, PTA and MEG.

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The 12th PCI Consulting Group Seminar on The Polyester Chain, Monte Carlo
25 September 2004
A PCI Consulting Group one-day event providing our clients with a thorough examination of the issues facing the global polyesters and raw materials chain, from feedstocks through to fibres and PET resin. Download the attendee list now!

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The 9th World Fibres & Feedstocks Conference, Singapore
04 November 2004 - 05 November 2004
A two-day seminar covering all fibres and feedstocks, following the successful formula of previous years, and combining key industry speakers with discussion from PCI consultants.

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The 1st Chemease and PCI Consulting Group Polyester Industry Conference
03 October 2005
Shanghai Conference Centre, Pudong, Shanghai, China

For the first time, in addition to its successful conferences each year in
the USA in February and at EPCA, PCI in collaboration with CHEMEASE
the leading Chinese polyester industry consultant, is organizing an
inaugural polyester industry conference in China.

Key discussion issues include:
> Feedstocks for the Petrochemical Chain
> Paraxylene Market Outlook 2004-2009
> PTA New Investments and Global Balances 2004-2009
> MEG 2005
> Chinese Polyester Fibres Demand in a Global Context 2005 to 2010
> PET New Challenges, Old Problems
> Expansion of Indian Polyester and Intermediates Industry

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1st PCI Consulting Group & IBC Middle East & Indian Sub-continent Polyester Industry Conference
05 October 2005 - 05 November 2005
The Dusit Dubai, Dubai, UAE

For the first time, in addition to successful conferences held each year in the US, Europe and Asia, the PCI Consulting Group in collaboration with IBC, the leading energy and petrochemical conference organisers in the Middle East, is introducing an inaugural Polyester Industry Conference in Dubai, (UAE) specifically addressing the Middle East and
Indian sub-continent.

Key Issues to be discussed include:
- Global Polyester and Raw Material Trends 2005-2015
- India?s massive potential as a producer and consumer of polyester
- Pakistan?s emerging strength as a leading staple and spun yarn producer
- Middle East as the most ideal base for future world scale PET Resin Capacity
- Dominant role of Middle East MEG producers
- Emergence of Iran?s polyester and raw material sectors
- Exploring the potential for world scale paraxylene investments
- Ambitions of India?s State and private funded petrochemical groups
- Developments in latest polyester and raw material technologies
- An assessment from the banking community of how they can support
investments within the region.

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The Fibres & Raw Materials Conference Hong Kong
11 February 2006 - 11 March 2006
This new conference covers many of the topics that formed the core of PCI presentations in past Singapore conferences. PCI is, however, no longer involved with any conference of this type in Singapore and has decided to focus its efforts in establishing The Fibres & Raw Materials Conference in Hong Kong, close to the hub of Asian textile activity.

Speakers are drawn from the industry and PCI itself which now comprises the largest team worldwide for specialised marketing consultancy in global fibres and their raw materials.

As can be seen from this year programme, the commercial links for acrylic, nylon and polyester fibres with their raw materials are fully covered. In addition, there are important papers on viscose and the natural fibres as well as the economic and trading environments in which such products operate. We look forward to seeing you in Hong Kong, to confirm old friendships and to build new ones.


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The 9th PCI Consulting Group North American Polyester Industry Conference
15 February 2007
The Airport Marriott Hotel, George Bush Intercontinental, Houston, TX

The focus of this dynamic and topical conference will be on understanding how changes in the feedstock chain continue to threaten rollercoaster pricing whilst also assessing how major new PTA and PET investments are affecting global and regional dynamics and assessing how corporate restructuring and strategic shifts will impact North American markets in the coming year. PCI will put this analysis into a wider global framework as our team of experienced industry consultants present an analysis and understanding of the structure and drivers for different polyester market segments.

Energy Markets Although down from its mid-2006 peak, how stable is oil pricing and is natural gas pricing still a volatile beast?

Paraxylene One year on from gasoline reformulation is the 2006 peak likely to return and be a repeat event or will better supplied gasoline markets exert a less threatening influence this summer?

PTA The start-up of 6 worldscale PTA plants in China is heralding a global slide in PTA as traditional suppliers begin to lose market share and face a harsh future. How is North America adjusting to deal with the threat of a massive Asian PTA surplus?

MEG The delays and slippage on new plants have changed the prognosis for the MEG balances for 2007 and 2008. What impact will this have on North American producers?

PET North America continues to attract investment, yet is also in the process of restructuring for the future. What other developments may occur in the coming 12-18 months?

Polyester Fibers Has China?s influence really waned as the import figure would have us believe and where are the threats coming from?

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The 15th European Polyester Industry Conference
29 September 2007
Berlin, Germany

PCI will be holding its 15th Polyester Intermediates conference on Saturday 29th September, just ahead of the annual EPCA conference which this year will be held in Berlin, covering the polyester chain from feedstocks through to PET and fibre.

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The 2nd Fibres & Feedstocks Conference
01 November 2007 - 02 November 2007
Hong Kong

From 1-2 November 2007 PCI will also be organising the 2nd Fibres & Feedstocks Conference in Hong Kong which will cover key aspects of the global fibres and feedstocks industry, including polyester, cotton, nylon, acrylic fibres and all of their intermediates.

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The 10th PCI Consulting Group North American Polyester Conference
28 February 2008
The Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel, Houston, Texas

2007 has supplied a seeminglycontinuous stream of challenges for theNorth American polyester sector to dealwith. From record high crude oil andenergy pricing through to corporaterestructuring, investments, divestmentsand closures, the PET packaging andfiber industries have been experiencingalmost constant structural change in theirmarkets.

Through the course of the year, PCI hasbeen monitoring and analysing thesechanges and trends, communicating withclients through regular commercialreports and face-to-face meetings and isputting together the synthesis of currentanalysis and forecasts in the 10th NorthAmerican Seminar on the polyesterchain, to be held on 27-28 February2008 at The Wyndham GreenspointHotel, Houston TX.

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The PCI Consulting Group Fibres & Raw Materials Conference 2008
11 June 2008 - 11 July 2008
JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, Hong Kong

Following on from the success of last year?s event, which was attended by many leading industry delegates and speakers, the PCI Consulting Group is again hosting the Fibres and Raw Materials Conference in Hong Kong. As global markets come to terms with persistently high energy costs and a potential economic slowdown across several major economies this conference will be a forum for informed discussion and analysis of the issues facing textile markets and their suppliers.

A well-structured and extensive 2 day programme is planned, covering all major fibre groups and their raw materials, including polyester, acrylic and nylon fibres together with important papers on natural fibres and the economic and trading environments in which the industry operates. The programme will see highly respected speakers drawn from the industry and PCI present detailed papers addressing many of the issues which now face the industry.


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17th PCI European Polyester Industry Conference Berlin 2009
10 March 2009
Hotel Concorde, Berlin

PCI?s intensive one-day European Polyester Industry Conference in Berlin will take a critical and timely look at the key factors influencing the short, medium and longer term scenarios for polyesters and raw materials and our analysis will provide a vital background for the important debates and discussions that lie ahead for all our clients at EPCA and beyond.

PCI?s leading team of specialist sector consultants will be focussing on the key issues affecting paraxylene, pta/dmt, eo/meg, polyester fibres, pet resin and global economies.

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The PCI Consulting Group Fibres & Raw Materials Conference 2009
11 May 2009 - 11 June 2009
JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, Hong Kong

The 2008 conference came at a very difficult time,
when the industry was going through a severe
destocking process following the first impact of the
global recession. It was therefore a key moment
for delegates to come together. A strong gathering,
considering the conditions, was able to take the
opportunity of networking and also benefit from a
wide variety of presentations covering many
aspects of the downturn.

We have now seen some supply-side recovery as
inventories are brought into line with new levels of
consumption and as market shares for certain
fibres are adjusted. The 2009 Conference is
therefore ideally timed to determine the real
strength of demand. It also comes at an extremely
important point as regards determining not only
the extent of the recession but also the nature of
the recovery, as regards both its strength and its
timing. The PCI team of consultants, with its
detailed, independent and long-term analysis will
also point to those markets where the recovery is
most likely to emerge first.

A well-structured and extensive 1? day
programme is planned, covering all major fibre
groups and their raw materials, including
polyester, acrylic and nylon fibres together with
important papers on natural fibres and the
economic and trading environments in which the
industry operates. The programme will include
highly respected speakers from the industry with a
full range of papers from the PCI team.

The PCI Consulting Group comprises the largest
and most experienced team worldwide for
specialised business consultancy in global fibres
and their raw materials and this conference
provides a timely and cost-effective event for
industry participants to meet, interact and discuss
important topics with industry colleagues and
PCI´s consultancy staff. We hope you will join us
in Hong Kong in November 2009.

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