International Polyurethane Foam Summit 2014

According to the organiser, the event will gather together PO/EO/TDI/MDI/PPG suppliers; mixed component/downstream PU foam enterprises; automotive, construction, furniture, home appliances and other end users; as well as other important third-parties, who come from all over the world such as China, Japan, Korea, India, Europe, and North America. CBI China expects around 100 attendees at this year's event.

The event will feature three sessions on the following topics:

Rigid PU foam session:

Global rigid PU foam market overview

• Overview of global rigid PU foam market in 2013 – 2014
• Domestic and international market performance and demand analysis
• Analysis of markets other than household appliances and construction (cold-chain, logistics, underground pipeline, automobile, high-speed rail, LNG carrier, etc.)
• Forecast of market trend and terminal demand in 3 – 5 years

Household appliances industry’s new requirements for rigid PU foam’s environmental performance

• Global household appliances industry status and development trend
• Rigid PU foam’s use in household appliances such as refrigerator, freezer and solar water heater
• Technology development trend of rigid PU foam thermal insulation materials
• Energy efficiency and environmental performance criteria for rigid PU foam products

Policy influence on the future development of PU foam materials for buildings

• World output of PU exterior wall insulation materials and demand analysis
• Domestic and international rigid PU foam materials for buildings market analysis
• Interpretation of China’s Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings (draft standard for approval 2014)
• Policy influence on the forecast of market growth of rigid PU foam for buildings in China

Rigid PU foam premix industry status and terminal use

• Domestic and international rigid PU foam premix industry status
• Premix’s formula and performance requirements for polyether and MDI/TDI in China
• Premix industry integration trend and industry outlook
• Up-to-date products and technology in the value chain ranging from rigid PU foam premix to thermal insulation products and terminal markets

Latest R&D on rigid PU foam auxiliaries and product solution

• Significance of high performance auxiliaries to rigid PU foam industry development
• R&D status, technical barriers and development trend of rigid PU foam auxiliaries in China
• New rigid PU foam auxiliaries’ terminal application solution
• Mandated replacement of auxiliaries’ impact on rigid PU foam market in China and abroad

Raw materials – PO/PPG/MDI/TDI – session:

Global PU foam industry analysis

• Overview of global PU foam industry’s development
• Major factors affecting the industry development
• Analysis of capacity structure, industry transfer, technical barrier and derivatives market
• Development trend of PU foam industry in China and abroad

Global PO (propylene oxide) capacity landscape and market distribution

• Global PO capacity status and price trend
• China’s PO industry development and newly commissioned projects in recent years
• Analysis of PO import and export and domestic trade flow
• PO derivatives industry analysis and development forecast

PO production process and cost analysis

• Worldwide analysis of PO production process
• PO facilities’ status and development trend in China
• Regional environmental regulations on PO facilities that follow chlorohydrin process in China
• Up-to-date R&D on HPPO process in China and cost analysis

Polyether industry development trend and market landscape

• Global polyether industry development
• Domestic market situation: capacity & output, supply & demand, price and import & export
• Polyether polyols market fundamentals and downstream demand analysis
• Specialty polyether and polyether elastomer market development trend

Domestic and international MDI/TDI market analysis

• World MDI/TDI capacity status and expansion overview
• Industry outlook under oligopoly trend and price forecast
• Development trend of rigid/non-rigid PU foam products
• Non-rigid PU foam downstream market overview and demand analysis

Non-rigid PU foam session:

Global non-rigid PU foam industry development trend

• Analysis of conventional flexible PU foam industry and new non-rigid PU foam industry
• Non-rigid PU foam’s new demand for polyether and MDI/TDI raw materials
• Replacement of modified MDI for TDI in the use of non-rigid PU foam market
• Domestic and international non-rigid PU foam downstream market demand and new application areas

Analysis of automobile seat system market and its new demand for PU foam materials

• Global automobile seat system development
• Localization of automobile industry and impetus to the growth of domestic seat market
• High-end seat market’s new demand for foam materials’ comfortableness and environmental performance
• Up-to-date R&D on form materials for seats and technical development trend

What about the future of the currently gloomy furniture industry?

• Overview of domestic furniture industry: history, constraints and outlook
• The industry’s way out: low-end market consolidation and technical breakthrough in the high-end market
• Sofa and mattress industry’s requirements for foam products’ major properties and development trend
• Overseas market demand in SEA, Europe and America and export analysis

New PU foam demand from urbanization

• PU industry’s development driven by urban construction and rail transit & high-speed rail development
• PU material’s use in high-speed rail, automobile and shipbuilding sectors
• Policy orientation and industry development and product performance requirement
• Domestic market analysis and demand forecast

New technology and products in non-rigid PU foam sector

• MDI-based PU foam technology development
• Comparison of performances of TDI, MDI, T/M and M/T based products
• Premium non-rigid PU foam products’ demand for polyether raw material
• Downstream market application and prospect

Contact:

CBI China · Wendy Liu
Tel. +86 21 51551618
E-mail
Internet www.cbibiz.com/51282/background.html