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GULF PACKAGING AND POLYMERS SHOW FEBRUARY 1 – 3, 2016 CONFERENCE OVERVIEW The packaging industry of the Middle East region is developing at a rapid pace as new technologies emerge and new global markets open up. With the Abu Dhabi 2030 vision for a sustainable future, plastics and polymers play a vital role in our day to day lives. From plastic pipes made of innovative material to cut down leakages, to food packaging to reduce harmful chemical emissions, sustainability is on priority for all companies aiming to reduce their carbon footprints. The GULF PACKAGING AND POLYMERS SHOW will address these burning issues and capture latest trends, innovations and market analysis through technocommercial presentations, workshops and panel discussions.
OUR PRESTIGIOUS SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS KEYNOTE: H.E. Dr. Alaa Nassif ROYAL COMMISSION OF JUBAIL AND YANBU Saudi Arabia, CEO Gagan Deep Unilever, UAE Procurement Director, Packaging Feedstocks & Tea Packaging Anita Budiman Mars, UAE | Regional Packaging Manager Tommy See Tho Nestle, UAE Packaging and Design Manager Halim Hamid Redhwi, Ph.D. Dhahran Techno-Valley Company (DTVC), Saudi Arabia CEO (A) Abdul Rasheed Taghleef Industries, UAE Sales Manager Fawaaz Al Kaaki Saudi Plastic Factory, Saudi Arabia | President
Ozgur Kayan DuPont, Turkey | Application Development Leader TMENA, Packaging & Industrial Polymers Kaunain Shahidi ALMARAI, Saudi Arabia R&D Manager – Packaging Development Fatih Erguney, Ph.D. Hayat Kimya Research & Development Center, Turkey FP/NW R&D & Hayat Innovation Manager Alaa Al Sharif Green Kingdom Industries, Saudi Arabia | CEO Martin Leibrandt European Pallet Association e. V. (EPAL)| Germany | CEO Slim Zeghal Altea Packaging, Tunis | CEO Ehab Sharaf RAKTherm, UAE | Plant Manager Senior representative from Borouge
Sana‘a Al-Ghamlas Kuwait Pack Group, UAE Asst. Managing Director
Muhamad Fadhil ICIS, UAE | Middle East Chief Correspondent
Vasco Amoroso Mattex Group, UAE Supply Chain Director
Dr . R. Rangaprasad SIES School of Packaging & Packaging Technology Center, India | Director
Robert Lawrence Gulf Plastics and Pipe Academy, UAE | Managing Director Dr Raed Al Zubi Society of Plastics Engineers, UAE Vice President- Middle East section
Guido Krechel Kautex Maschinenbau GmbH, Germany | Sales Manager
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FEBRUARY 1 – 3, 2016
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FEBRUARY 1 – 3, 2016
CONFERENCE DAY 1 | FEBRUARY 1, 2016 8:00 Registration and coffee
13:10 Prayer break and Luncheon
8:50 Welcome note from Fleming Gulf
14:00 Plastic packaging Recycling Saves Next Generation Resources.
8:55 Opening remarks from the Event Chair
INNOVATIONS IN PACKAGING & SUSTAINABILITY 9:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS H.E. Dr. Alaa Nassif ROYAL COMMISSION OF JUBAIL AND YANBU, Saudi Arabia CEO 9:30 Sustainability- A challenge for packaging industry • Introducing sustainability- Role played in the packaging industry • Challenges faced by companies to implement eco friendly materials • Solutions to overcome- New innovations in sustainable packaging
Kaunain Shahidi Al Marai, Saudi Arabia Sr Packaging Manager 10:00 Convenience and Easy Opening Packaging • Peelable packaging solutions • Peel and Lock Technology • Other easy opening concepts • Reclosable and Burst Peel concepts
Ozgur Kayan DuPont Application Development Leader TMENA - Packaging & Industrial Polymers 10:30 CASE STUDY: Food safety and compliance in packaging by Nestle • Chemical contaminants for plastic packaging • Regulatory compliances for food safety packaging • Ensure physical safety of the food packed
Tommy See Tho Nestle, UAE Packaging and Design Manager 11:00 Morning coffee and Networking 11:30 PANEL: Innovations in packaging materialsWhat is expected from packaging users? • Challenges faced in supply chain and ways to ovecome them • Current market status of packaging materials- PE, PP, BOPP • Innovatios in materials that will enhance packaging solutions
12:40 Innovations and developments in the pipe sector in the region
• KSA Plastic Recycling Overview. • KSA Plastic Recycling Future • Impact (Economic, Environmental, & Social)
Alaa M. Alsharif Green Kingdom Industries, Saudi Arabia Founder & CEO 14:30 Bioplastics : The highway towards sustainable packaging solutions • Review of renewable natural resources • Global market scenario & potential for bio plastics , global marketing strategies • Review of technologically important bio polymers: PLA, PHA, & discussion on Green PE, Green PP, & Bio-PET • Extensive review of packaging applications
Dr . R. Rangaprasad SIES School of Packaging & Packaging Technology Center, India Director
AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN PACKAGING 15:00 Focus on custom- extrusion technologies for manufacturing Packaging • Developments in mixing, degassing and compounding • Technological updates in Extrusion for varied modularity for plastic films • Highlights on improved cost-effective mechanisms for better quality products • Analysis on Multi-layer extrusion process- Advantages over mono-layers
15:30 Afternoon coffee and Networking 16:00 Developments and innovations in Tracking technolgy in labeling • Enhancing global supply chaing via unique smart labels in packaging • Focus on the varied application on RFID smart labes • Type of printing solutions
16:30 Increased applications and product enhancement with Masterbatches and Additives • Consumer demand with regards to color and grade • Insights on innovative solutions for product stabilization • Updates on masterbatch-additives for custom-product development
17:00 Closing remarks from the Event Chair 17:05 Networking Reception
• Overview of application of German technology • The plumbing industry-warranty cycle • Analysis on the technical compliance statements
Ehab Sharaf RAKTherm, UAE Plant Manager
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FEBRUARY 1 – 3, 2016
CONFERENCE DAY 2 | FEBRUARY 2, 2016 8:30 Registration and coffee 8:55 Opening remarks from the Event Chair
POLYMER MANUFACTURING TO ENHANCE CONVERTER PRODUCTIVITY 9:00 Enhancing Manufacturing Processes to enable innovative Polymer compounding • Analyzing the challenges faced in Masterbatch techniques • Troubleshooting cases in polymer compoundingProposed solutions • Using PBE to enhance the quality of the masterbatch compounds 9:30 EPAL - Ready for the future Martin Leibrandt European Pallet Association e. V. (EPAL), Germany CEO 10:00 PANEL- Outlook & challenges for Polyolefins & Polypropylene from the Middle East • How can producers cope with slowing demand and increasing supply independence in target markets in the polyolefins space? • Is the “produce in Gulf & export globally” strategy sustainable? • What can be done to stimulate domestic demand, applications & increased processing capacity in the Gulf markets? 10:45 Morning coffee and Networking 11:15 Focus on the Supply chain: Overcoming challenges on shipping downstream raw materials • Analysis on the supply chain sector in the Middle East • Challenges faced in material procurement • Proposed solutions 11:45 Short and long-term innovation potential in polyolefin based films for disposable hygiene products industry • Applications of polyolefin films being used in disposable hygiene products industry • Consumer driven innovation in disposable hygiene products industry • The role of polyolefin raw material industry in our innovation value chain • Structural organization of innovation value chain • The lack of collaboration culture • Multi-interest IPR issues
12:15 Examining the Middle East polymer landscape and challenges • Pricing trends in Middle East amid oversupply concerns in Asia and new capacities in Saudi and the UAE • Volatility in crude and other feedstock prices and impact on the polymer market • Polymer growth prospects and opportunities in the MENA region Muhamad Fadhil ICIS, UAE Chief Correspondent, Middle East 13:45 Prayer Break & Luncheon
EXPLORING THE BURGEONING CONVERTER SECTOR 14:00 Overview on the Middle East Packaging Converter sector- the path ahead • Current challenges and limitations faced in production facilities • Potential market sectors for Plastic converters • Analysis on current market share and export status as per the region- challenges faced in exports 14:30 Investment opportunites in Abu Dhabi and rest of the region • Highlights of upcoming Plastic Parks in the region • Increase in manuafcturing hubs in Middle EastResulting in increased packaging and converting business • Current challenges faced and ways to overcome them 15:00 Innovations in Extrusion technologies for enhanced product manufacturing • Analysis on advanced extrusion technologies • Challenges faced by current prodution facilities and ways to overcome them • Innovations in the industry to fuel growth 15:30 PACKAGING CONVERTER PANEL- The Plastic packaging processing sector of the regionThe road ahead • Analysis on the current market scenario- Leading with Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. • Investment opportunities in the region- Business potential in terms oflocal business and exports • Focus on various challenges faced in the region- How to overcome them? 16:10 Closing remarks from the Event Chair
Fatih Erguney, Ph.D. Hayat Kimya Research & Development Center, Turkey FP/NW R&D & Hayat Innovation Manager
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