The National Petrochemical Company (NPC) is proud to announce that the 6th Petrochemical Forum will take place on 1-2 may 2004, in Tehran –Iran.

Like the previous years, IPF2004 will provide the most in‑depth look at the latest advancements of challenges facing the global petrochemical industry. New opportunities for cooperation will be discussed, along with economic developments concerning international investment, with a special focus on the Middle East. An Exhibition will be running adjacent to the forum, on the same floor, where major oil, gas and petrochemical companies will be presenting their latest technologies and services.

Bringing together luminaries from petrochemical and academia as well as industry, government officiaIsand academia, the 6^th IPF provides an excellent opportunity for networking and meeting influential decision makers of the global petrochemical industry.

Topics

• Impact of micro economic trends on the petrochemical industry

• How to be competitive in the future economy

• Regional focus: overview of petrochemical industries of the Middle East

• Probing the potential resource for sustainable development

• Future of product movement

• Challenges for future growth

• Impact of downstream on upstream development

• Improved margins via rationalization

• Investment opportunities in Iran’s petrochemical industry

Speakers

• Zanganeh, Bijan N.
  Minister of Petroleum, I.R. Iran

• Sattarifar, Mohammad
  Vice President of I.R. of Iran & Head of the Planning & Management Organization, I.R. of Iran

• Nematzadeh, Mohammad Reza
  Deputy Petroleum Minister & NPC President

• Appert, Olivier
  President, IFP, France 

• Breuers, Werner
  President, Technology Business, basell polyolefine Italia S.p.A., Italy

• Clarke, Paul
  Senior Consultant, PCI-Xylenes & Polyesters Ltd. UK

• Gubler, Ralf
  Manager, Zurich Office SRI Consulting, Switzerland

• Holloway, Tony
  Principal, Petrochemicals, Nexant/Chem Systems, UK

• Khazaiee, Mohammad
  Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs & Finance, I.R. of Iran

• Lartigue, Jean Bernard
  President, Petrochemicals, ATOFINA, Total, France

• Mallaki, Mohammad
  Deputy Petroleum Minister & President, N.I.G.C., I.R. of Iran

• Pettman, Andrew
  Director, Olefin Studies, CMAI, U.K.

• Peyvandi, Mohammad Hassan
  Director of Planning & Development, NPC, I.R. of Iran

• Raab, Markus
  Managing Director, Engineering Division, Munich, Linde, Germany 

• Sohrabpour, Saeed
  Dean, Sharif University of Technology, I.R. of Iran

• Wagner, Jens
  Director Technology, Lurgi Oel Gas Chemie, Germany

• West, George
  Director & Founder, Chemical Intelligence, USA