Event: EU butadiene conference to study tire industry

Munich, Germany – The EU Butadiene and derivatives conference, organised by ICIS, will investigate issues around supply and demand for the feedstock in the tire & rubber industry.

Topics for the event, being held 12-13 Sept in Munich, include: the butadiene market; future tire trends; outlook for SBR; and the relationship between natural and synthetic rubber.

Among the confirmed speakers are Michael Weidokal, executive director International Strategic Analysis and Enrico Lucchese, marketing manager, tire, styrenics modification & latex, business unit elastomers, Versalis.

Also on the line-up are: David Shaw, CEO, Tire Industry Research; Sanjaya Bhatnagar, MD, Indian Synthetic Rubber; and Hidde Smit, consultant, Rubber Forecasts.