ICIS is Pleased to Announce a Free Market Outlook Webinar on the China Polyolefin Markets

HOUSTON, June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

ICIS will be hosting a free market outlook webinar on June 18 2013 on the China Polyolefin markets. John Richardson, director of ICIS training Asia and ICIS Chemical Business Asia correspondent, will discuss factors affecting the polyolefin markets in China.  He will present a market outlook on how developments may influence the industry over the next six to twelve months. To register for the webinar, please follow the registration link: http://forms.icis.com/content/0089_Webinar_OutlookForChinaPolyolefinMarkets

By attending this ICIS webinar, you will:

• Get an overview of recent polyethylene and polypropylene history and what it tells us about the future
• Hear about emerging signs of rebalancing and what it means for growth this year
• Learn more about new capacities and downstream challenges
• Find out more about what rebalancing will mean for long-term growth

About the speaker

John Richardson, Director - ICIS training Asia/ICB Asia correspondent

John joined ICIS in Singapore as deputy editor of the magazine, Asian Chemical News and was promoted to editor in 2000. From that year, he also ran the Asian ICIS news bureau until 2006 when he launched the Asia ICIS training business, which provides training and market-intelligence seminars in oil, gas, petrochemicals, base oils and fertilizers.

John is a highly respected commentator on Asia markets, in particular what's happening in the China polyolefins market. His role also includes writing analysis and commentary articles for the ICIS magazine, ICB, and running a blog - Asian Chemical Connections (http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/)

About ICIS

ICIS is the world's largest petrochemical market information provider, and has fast-growing energy and fertilizer divisions. Our aim is to give companies in global commodities markets a competitive advantage by delivering trusted pricing data, high-value news, analysis and independent consulting, enabling our customers to make better-informed trading and planning decisions.  We have over 30 years' experience of providing pricing information, news, analysis and consultancy to buyers, sellers and analysts.

With a global staff of more than 700, ICIS has people based in Houston, Washington, New York, London, Montpellier, Dusseldorf, Milan, Mumbai, Singapore, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Yantai, Tokyo and Perth. ICIS is part of Reed Business Information.

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