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Petrochemical World Trade Conference: October 6-7, 2004 Omni Hotel Houston, TX.

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Featured Speakers

John Dearborn

Global VP for Olefins

The Dow Chemical Co.

Scott Nauman

Americas Gas Marketing

Manager

Exxon Mobil's Gas & Power

Marketing Company

Mitchell Held,

Chief Economist,

Smith Barney

Challenges and Opportunities

Global GDP growth is forecast to be a robust 4-5 percent per year over the next several years. Indeed, the petrochemical industry is already seeing volume growth and margin improvement. Now is the time to seize the regional opportunities and manage the global challenges as new developing regions are driving demand and focusing trade, and new technologies are opening up opportunities to exploit new feedstock resources. Major end-use industries are reconfiguring themselves to take advantage of new markets and different cost structures. For those who position themselves to anticipate these and other changes there is much to look forward to.

The theme of our annual conference, Regional Opportunities--Global Challenges, reflects the opportunities and challenges facing the petrochemical industry as it begins to recover from its poor performance over the past years. Oversupply, poor economic conditions, high oil prices, SARS and high U.S. gas prices have contributed to the extraordinary long downturn.

An Established Industry Event

For 22 years, the Petrochemical World Trade Conference has been a place where petrochemical executives have converged to leverage powerful ideas and strategic direction. Join your colleagues from Shell, Chevron Phillips, BR Dow Chemicals, Huntsman, ExxonMobil, and more as they learn from the following industry leaders:

* John Dearborn, Global Vice President for Olefins, The Dow Chemical Company

* Rafael Beverido, President, PEMEX Petroquimica Albert Chao, President, Westlake Group

* Scott Wauman, Americas Gas Marketing Manager, Exxon Mobil's Gas & Power Marketing Company

* Mitchell Held, Chief Economist, Smith Barney and more!

Natural Gas Outlook Mini Conference * October 5, 2004--Omni Hotel--Houston, TX

Join us one day earlier for our Natural Gas Outlook conference. This one-day event will provide insights on the critical issues facing the North American chemical industry as it grapples with volatile natural gas prices and a supply chain that is nearing the breaking point. The conference will address prospects for gas production from traditional areas; the physical and financial challenges of growing production in North America; and the potential opportunities and impacts of new supplies from the frontiers and LNG.

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