New Conference Announced to Address Greenhouse Gas Regulations Coming to the Chemical Industry

Business Wire, April 17, 2007

Industry Experts from the EU, IEA, Sabic-DSM, Rhodia and Others to Lead Sessions

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- SRI Consulting and Chemical Week today announced details on a new one-day conference -- Greenhouse Gas Regulations Come to Chemicals -- that will take place on June 19, 2007 at the Rocco Forte Hotel Amigo in Brussels, Belgium.

In 2008, the European Union will extend its emissions trading scheme to the chemicals industry. Chemical producers will face numerous challenges -- and many opportunities -- which this conference is designed to discuss. In the United States the political momentum for the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions is growing fast and is expected to follow with similar emissions regulations.

The conference will offer decision makers a primer of what to expect as the regulations begin to take effect and will appeal to corporate executives: CEOs, Vice Presidents, Directors and Senior Managers of chemical companies responsible for Energy, Energy Policy, Environmental Sciences, Environment Policy, Regulatory Compliance, Power, Finance, Strategic Planning and Research & Development.

The agenda will cover:

* European greenhouse gas regulations for chemicals and the European Emissions Trading system (ETS)

* Cap and trade coming to the U.S. chemical industry

* The G8 plan and consequences for the chemical industry

* Energy and CO2 benchmarking in The Netherlands' chemical industry

* Carbon trading and how chemical companies play the market

* The winners and losers in chemical-emitted carbon

* How greenhouse gas regulations are opening technology opportunities

* Carbon credits, offsets and labels for downstream chemicals and fuels

* How greenhouse gas regulations will hit balance sheets and bottom lines

* Greenhouse gas reporting

Session leaders include:

* Dolf Gielen, Energy Technology Policy Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)

* Eric Johnson, SRI Consulting

* Jan Janssen, Energie-efficiency, Verificatiebureau Benchmarking

* Johannes Enzmann, DG Environment, European Commission

* Michael Arne, Assistant Director, Greenhouse Gases, SRI Consulting

* Peter Botschek, Cefic European Chemical Industry Council

* Philippe Chauveau, Greenhouse Gas Projects Director, Rhodia

* Vianney Schyns, Manager, Climate & Energy Efficiency, Sabic-DSM

For additional information about Greenhouse Gas Regulations Come to Chemicals, please visit www.chemconference.com, e-mail events@chemweek.com or phone 1-212-621-4972.

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