Develop a better future in the petrochemicals industry

June 4, 2012 - PRLog -- To spread knowledge on the factors fueling the current growth in the technology of petrochemicals industry and the latest trends in the downstream industry, Fleming Gulf Conferences is proud to present the 3rd Annual Global Petrochemical Technology Conference - the next in it's series of highly successful and well attended events - to be held on 1-3 October 2012 at Doha, Qatar.

According to Dr. Nimir Elbashir, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering & Manager of Fuel Characterization Lab, Texas A&M University (Qatar), "Qatar's aspiration to become the World Capital of Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) may result not only in building the world's largest and the most advanced plants and refineries but also in becoming a hub for research and technologies efforts in this field." Dr. Nimir Elbashir is one of the esteemed speakers at this summit and will present on 'the potentials of synthetic fuels derived from natural gas'.

The summit will not only focus on the latest developments in the downstream industry but also discuss the trends with regards to the impact of shale gas on the availability of feedstock, developments in gas to liquids (GTL) technology, using biomass as a feedstock substitute instead of petroleum based feedstocks, catalyst technology and innovation targeted at profitability in petrochemical production, catalytic cracking v/s thermal cracking for the production of olefins, and more.
Organizations that have partnered with this event are BASF as Strategic Partner, Chemsafe as Gold Sponsor and CompuSoft as Bronze Sponsor. This conference will give sponsors and exhibitors the opportunity to share the stage with the notable panel of speakers and contribute by sharing views and interacting with decision makers from leading companies.

Last year's attendees included companies like Qatar Petroleum, Chevron Phillips Chemical, DuPont, QAPCO, SABIC, BASF, SIPCHEM, TASNEE Petrochemicals, Saudi Aramco and many more.

About Fleming Gulf:
Founded in 2005, Fleming Gulf is young, dynamic and has fast become one of the leading providers of business intelligence through industry specific conferences, webinars and skills enhancement training courses. Our goal is to link professionals and provide them with commercial acumen, business investment contacts and a world of opportunities. Fleming Gulf delivers the most comprehensive business events by leveraging our network of industry influencers with specialist knowledge to provide organisations the winning edge that makes a difference in their decision making in today's competitive business landscape.

For further information contact:

Tanaya Priya
Marketing Executive
Fleming Gulf Conferences
T : +971-4-6091570
E : tanaya.priya@fleminggulf.com