To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) announces a conference on chemical and petrochemical opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe. The event will focus on specific, defined opportunities for sales and investment in projects in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Croatia, and Slovakia. It will feature projects in the chemical, petrochemical, and refinery sectors.
November 18-20, 2001 Hotel Monteleone 214 Royal Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 HOTEL RESERVATIONS: 1-800-535-9595 NOTE: If you have received this email in error or wish to be removed from our distribution list, please REPLY to this message and place REMOVE in the SUBJECT line. SELECTED PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: * BULGARIA Refinery and petrochemical complex modernization project with up to $200 million of potential U.S. exports of equipment and services. Project sponsor has committed over $400 million to modernize this complex. $500 million Fertilizer plant upgrading and energy efficiency project including installation of a small-scale co-generation plant. $200 million Energy Saving project at a mojor paint manufacturer. Over $1.5 million * CROATIA Refinery upgrading and modernization project for meeting EU specification. Over $209 million Refinery upgrading and modernization project for meeting EU specification. Over $490 million * CZECH REPUBLIC Ethylene Cracking Unit $200 million Ethylene revamping project $10 million New Ethylbenzene production plant $40 million Project for converting C5+ fraction of steam cracker products to higher value products. Over 51% of the steam cracker feedstock is heavier than naphtha. $25 million Styrene-Butadiene Rubber production facility and a $14 million expansion of HIPS unit at a major petrochemical complex $50 million Cyclohexanone/Caprolactam production unit sponsored by a major prtrochemical company with an extensive investment program worth over $200 million. $50 million * HUNGARY HDPE expansion project by one of the leading petrochemical companies in Eastern Europe. $30-$40 million Water treatment facility expansion for treatment of wastewater resulting from modernization and expansion of steam cracking unit. $5 million * POLAND Synthetic Rubber expansion and modernization project sponsored by one of the largest chemical companies and the only rubber producer in the country. $75 million Propylene Oxide Plant Expansion project sponsored by a leading chemical producer and exporter. $40 million Modernization and expansion of a chlorine plant. $70 million New methanol project at a fertilizer plant. $27 million * ROMANIA Landfill oil recovery and rehabilitation project at a refinery complex. $15 million Upgrading, modernization, and expansion projects at two major refineries owned by a major state-owned oil company. Over $212 million * SLOVAKIA New Aromatic plant scheduled to start-up by 2006 250,000 ton per year WHO WILL BE THERE? - CONFIRMED DELIGATES INCLUDE: * Stefan Petrov, Chief Engineer, LUKOIL Neftochim Bourgas, Bulgaria * Vassil Alexandrov, Executive Director, Orgachim, Bulgaria * Tsvetanka Kolarova, Commercial Specialist, American Embassy - Sofia, Bulgaria * Dimitar Dimitrov, Executive Director, Neochim s.a., Bulgaria * Dr. Emir Ceric, Director of Refinery Ops, Industrija Nafte d.d, Zagreb, Croatia * Neda Marcec-Rahelic, Development Dept. Mgr., Industrija Nafte d.d. Zagreb, Croatia * Stanislav Bruna, Mgr. for Strategic and Develop, Unipetrol, a.s., Czech Republic * Hana Obrusnikova, Commercial Specialist, American Embassy - Prague, Czech Republic * Karel Svododa, Technical Devel. Mgr., Chemopetrol, Czech Republic * Miroslaw Lewinski, Deputy Director, Ministry of Economy - Dept. of Industrial Policy, Poland * Jaroslaw Kozlik, VP of Dwory S.A., Firma Chemiczna Dwory S.A., Poland * Zbigniew Slezak, Managing Director, Zaklady Azotowe Kedzierzyn, Poland * Miroslaw Gniewowski, President, Zaklady Chemiczne, Ploland * Ryszard Ostrowski, Director of Development, Zaklady Chemiczne, Poland * Eric Chris, Chief Executive Officer, Rompetrol Refining/Petromidia, Romania * Peter Vieko, Technical and Production Director, Plastika Nitra, Slovakia * Pavol Parak, Director - Dept. of Strategy and New Business Activities, Slovnaft, a.s., Slovakia * Vojtech Valent, Managing Director, Chemolak a.s, Slovakia WHAT OTHER COMPANIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE THERE: * Orgachim, Bulgaria * MOL Co., Hungary * TVK, Hungary * BorsodChem Rt., Hungary * POLIMEX-CEKOP S.A., Poland * Rafineria Czechowice, Poland * American Embassy - Warsaw, Poland * Petrom, Romania ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE: For more detailed information about this important conference or sponsorship availability, please contact Cara Lombardi at 703-807-2743 or Rob Shaffer at 703-807-2752. This conference will have attendees from many different branches of industry! Here's a small sample: * ABB Lummus * Bechtel * Dow * GTC Technology * SNC -- Lanalin America * Wellhead Inc. ABOUT TDA: The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) promotes American private sector participation in developing and middle-income countries, with special emphasis on economic sectors that represent significant U.S. export potential. Through the funding of feasibility studies, orientation visits, specialized training grants, business workshops, and various forms of technical assistance, we help U.S. business compete from infrastructure projects in emerging markets. We assist in building mutually beneficial partnerships between American companies and overseas project sponsors, which result in increased U.S. exports and jobs, and the completion of high quality, successful projects in host countries. CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: * Presentation of project opportunities with immediate export potential. * Attendance by 30 European delegates from the chemicals industry hosted by TDA, including large project sponsors and the region's market leaders. * Announcement of opportunities to bid on at least 5 TDA-financed feasibility studies. Time for prescheduled One-on-One meetings between U.S. companies and European delegates. * Comprehensive resource guide and CD-ROM outlining the projects presented, which include critical economic information, export potential, time limes, equipment needs and key contacts. * Teaming and partnering opportunities for U.S. companies. ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS: TDA-sponsored events grant participants the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the decision makers of the projects announced at the event. These scheduled meetings allow the participant to ask specific questions on upcoming projects, and to introduce the company, its products and its services to those key individuals who will influence the final decisions for those projects. These one-on-one meetings offer the participant an opportunity to communicate and build a relationship with potential customers from the international market. As soon as the Eastern European delegate slate is finalized, early registrants will receive a delegate and project summary and an early chance to sign up for these valuable meeting opportunities. AGENDA: Day One: Sunday November 18, 2001 * 2:00pm - 6:00pm: On-Site Registration * 6:30pm - 8:30pm: Welcome Reception -- Hotel Monteleone Day Two: Monday November 19, 2001 * 7:00am - 5:30pm: Registration/Message Desk -- Hotel Monteleone * 7:30am - 8:30am: Breakfast * 8:45am - 9:30am: Opening Plenary Session Keynote Speaker (s) * 9:30am - 10:30am: Panel Session- Bulgaria Opportunities and Projects * 10:30am - 10:45am: Break * 10:45am - 11:45am: Panel Session - Croatia/Czech Republic Opportunities & Projects * 11:45am - 1:30pm: Luncheon/Featured Speaker * 1:30pm - 2:30pm: Environmental Roundtable * 2:30pm - 3:15pm: Panel Session - Hungary Opportunities and Projects * 3:30pm - 5:30pm: One-on-One Pre-scheduled meetings * 7:00pm - 9:30pm: Off-site Reception -- City Energy Club -- New Orleans (Formerly The Petroleum Club) Day Three: Tuesday November 20, 2001 * 7:00am - 5:00pm: Registration/Message Desk -- Hotel Monteleone * 7:30am - 8:30am: Breakfast * 8:45am - 9:15am: Opening Remarks - Polish Ministry of Economy, Department of Industrial Policy - "Polish Government Incentives for Investments in its Chemicals Sectors" * 9:15am - 10:45am: Panel Session - Panel Discussion - Poland Opportunities and Projects * 10:45am - 11:00am: Break * 11:00am - 12:00pm: Panel Session - Romania Opportunities and Projects * 12:00pm - 1:45pm: Luncheon/Featured Speaker * 1:45pm - 2:45pm: Panel Session - Slovakia Opportunities and Projects * 3:00pm - 5:30pm: One-on-One Pre-scheduled meetings * 6:30pm - 9:00pm: Farewell Reception -- Hotel Monteleone WHO SHOULD ATTEND: * International business developers, project managers, engineers, consultants, company executives from the chemical, petrochemical, and refinery sectors. * Suppliers of equipment and services in the areas of plant expansion, refitting, renovations, construction, and design WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT: * Opportunities for U.S. sales and investment * New projects now on the drawing boards * The in-country decision makers and planners * Future plans and future opportunities * Teaming and partnering opportunities for U.S. companies * Energy trends and directions in Central and Eastern Europe * New opportunities and available assistance from U.S. trade agencies WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE: * Project Briefing Book -- Contains detailed information on the Eastern and Central Europe chemical and petrochemical situation, projects presented, iincluding specific procurement plans, critical economic information, export potential, time lines, equipment needs and key contacts. You will certainly want your company listed in the directory of U.S. & Central and Eastern Europe business, a valuable sales tool. * Pre-Scheduled One-on-One Meetings -- Meetings will be facilitated between U.S. industry participants and the regional project sponsors, brought to the conference as guests of TDA. These meetings will enable companies to discuss and market products and services �face-to-face� with key procurement officials and government decision makers. Additionally, companies will have the opportunity to meet with potential new partners from Central and Eastern Europe countries that will be traveling with the official delegation. * Networking and Sales Opportunities -- TDA business briefings are renowned for their focused and targeted project-driven programs, offering U.S. firms a degree of personalized market development access and attention, unique to this venue and rare in industry events. * Business opportunities as a major subcontractor -- If your company wants to sell its products and services to the leading U.S. corporations for chemicals manufacturing and refineries, this conference will offer great opportunities to meet and talk with your potential clients. This includes consultants, equipment suppliers, information systems and process control vendors. WHIO SHOULD SPONSOR: * Companies that provide products and services to the energy sector * Energy-related organizations and trade associations * Potential subcontractors to U.S. prime contractors * Companies with information systems, GIS, process control solutions who wish to promote their products into the international market * Companies that provide products and services to the chemical sector * Chemical-related organizations and trade associations CURRENT SPONSORS: * U.S. Trade and Development Agency * World Trade Center of New Orleans * American Institute of Chemical Engineers, AIChE * American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME Petroleum * National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, NPRA * EBERHART Industries * Appropriate Energy Management, Inc. * Princeton Energy Resources International, PERI * INTRATECH * Louisiana Chemical Association, LCA * Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association * BE&K * ABB * Chemical Engineering * Advanced Engineering Associates * Appropriate Energy Management, Inc. POINTS OF CONTACT: * For general information about this vent, please contact either Mr. Rob Shaffer, 703/807-2743 * To register for this event, please fax your registration to: 703/807-2758 * For information on sponsorship opportunities, or to discuss special needs or interests, please contact Mr. Rob Shaffer, 703/807-2752 The registration fee for this important training conference is: Credit Card or Check in Advance: $395.00 for U.S. Industry Participants Purchase Order: $445 for U.S. Industry Participants Please make checks payable to: Market*Access International, Inc. Registration fee includes all conference sessions, one-on-one meetings with European delegates, daily refreshments, three receptions, two lunches and one dinner. In addition, all attendees will receive profiles of new business opportunities as presented at the conference. REGISTRATION OPTIONS: [1] Fax registration form to: 703-807-2758 [2] Mail: registration form to: Market*Access International Attn: TDA Registration 4301 Wilson Blvd. #1003 Arlington, VA 22203 REGISTRATION FORM Chemical and Petrochemical Opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe November 18-20, 2001 (Use additional pages as needed for multiple employees) Attendee Name: Title: Company/Agency: Company/Agency Web site: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Email: Telephone: Fax: Note: Payment requested in advance. Please check one of the following as your form of payment: [ ] Check Make checks payable to: Market*Access International Send to: Market*Access, Attn: Registration, 4301 Wilson Blvd. #1003, Arlington VA 22203 [ ] VISA [ ] MasterCard [ ] American Express Account Number: ___________________________Exp. Date___________________ Cardholder Name: ______________________________________________________ Signature (required) or telephone order _______________________________________ Registration Fee: $395.00 for U.S. Industry Participants Purchase Order: $445.00 for U.S. Industry Participants Fax this form to 703-807-2758. Thank you. CANCELLATION POLICY: Attendees canceling their registration 48 hours (2 days) before the scheduled event will not receive a credited refund. Any cancellation before this time will be eligible for a full refund. We apologize for any inconvenience this my cause, but we are required to commit in advance, to the event facility, the number of attendees that will be attending lunch and refreshment breaks throughout the event. If you've already registered for the conference and have not yet received confirmation or a receipt, please contact Kristen Brooks at (703) 807-2745 _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
