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WPC 2024

Positioning for the Next Upturn as Energy and Materials Transition Accelerate

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March 18-22 | Houston, Texas

March 18-22 | Houston, Texas

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WPC 2024 - COP28 and Davos Retrospective

Take advantage of invaluable insights from our SP Global Commodity Insights experts, Mark Eramo and Atul Arya, as they unpack the key takeaways from #COP28 and #Davos2024! This video is a must-watch as it offers intriguing perspectives on all the pivotal themes we'll explore at the World Petrochemical Conference. Hear more from Mark and Atul at WPC2024, where they'll delve into crucial topics like Materials Transition.  Secure your spot and interact with experts in the industry

WPC 2024: S&P Global's Mark Eramo on Navigating Industry Challenges and Positioning for the Next Upturn

Mark Eramo, SVP, Global Head of Fuels, Chemicals, and Resource Solutions, shares his view on the numerous challenges facing the industry over the next year, ahead of the annual gathering of the industry at WPC 2024 (Houston, TX, Mar 18-22).Whether it's the disruptive trade patterns, the oversupply in major markets causing low margins, or the volatile geopolitical scene heightening concerns around energy security, the industry is dealing with a tricky balancing act.Join Mark and other industry experts at WPC 2024 to learn more about how these factors will shape the industry as it pushes forward with the energy and material transition to achieve lower carbon, and sustainability goals.

Reliance Industries plans to reuse captured carbon for internal industrial processes

Reliance Industries prefers to capture carbon and use it to manufacture other chemicals, deploying its own technology to reduce costs, rather than store in underground depleted wells, PMS Prasad, the company's executive director and member of the board said Feb. 6.Reliance Industries, which has a net zero target set for 2035, is implementing its bespoke plans for energy transition that incudes capturing carbon for utilization, Prasad said at India Energy Week 2024 in Goa which concludes Feb. 9."We might be different... we are betting on technology," Prasad said in a panel discussion titled 'Bridge not barrier – how responsible oil and gas production can support climate goals'."Our approach is based on how to reduce overall costs. It is based on end-to-end (links) and manufacturing and it is for internal purposes," he added.Prasad said Reliance's energy transition strategy involved making renewable components from scratch, be it the glass used in solar modules or the carbon composite material in wind turbines and blades or the electrolyzer, with the end goal of greater efficiency.For manufacturing electrolyzers, Reliance is not betting on any one technology such as PEM or Alkaline or AEM or SOEC. It is considering all technologies and working on them with a couple of partners, Prasad said.Similarly, it is developing battery technologies, betting on 2-3 technologies -- some it is developing on its own and some it is working with partners."I have biogenic CO2 and when I have green hydrogen that's the easiest way to go to green chemicals such as methanol and ammonia," he said. "Capture the carbon and fix it into chemicals, not store It. That's our approach to CCS."Differing view Oil India, on the other hand, is studying carbon capture for use in enhanced oil recovery, or EOR, and storage, chairman Ranjit Rath, who was also in the panel discussion, said."Both these options are under application -- the CO2 EOR is much lesser in component," Rath said. "From the policy perspective we can inquire what is the value? What are the guidelines? And what are the monitoring mechanisms?"Rath said Oil India collaborated with major emitters such as cement, thermal power and steel plants and would need to study on capturing CO2 -- looking at the prospects of an economic pipeline and transport to the distance where it would be injected.In a November 2022 report, NITI Aayog, a government think-tank chaired by the Prime Minister and advises on a range of economic and policy related issues, envisaged a policy of helping to build clusters with a business model and financial incentives for CCUS to work at a commercial scale, with a potential to reach 750 million mt/year of CO2 capture capacity by 2050.Green manufacturing Reliance's energy transition strategy banked on inhouse use first, whereby the company's own decarbonization would be prioritized."We use the renewable power not for business, but internally to run our refineries and petrochemical complexes," Prasad said.To do this, Reliance is setting up a 20 GW/year gigafactories to produce solar modules, he said."Then with solar, wind and storage, combined, we think we have a good chance of greening all our manufacturing," he said.Reliance was one of the winners of the Indian government's three-year subsidy for 450,000 mt/year of renewable hydrogen, tender results from Solar Energy Corp. of India showed in January.Reliance is also one of the winners of the government's electrolyzer subsidy under which it would receive a maximum incentive of Rupees 4.44 billion ($53 million) for a capacity of 300 MW bid by the company.Reliance said in 2021 it will invest $10 billion over three years to develop new fuels business based on 100 GW of renewable power capacity by 2030. The plan involves setting up four giga factories for manufacturing renewables equipment, battery storage, fuel cells and hydrogen at Jamnagar in the state of Gujarat.

Plastics circularity: How to improve recycling rates

Thomas Gangl, CEO of Borealis, explains how partnerships, innovation and a supportive regulatory framework can help boost plastics recycling. Learn more at WPC 2024 | Houston | March 18-24, 2024Conferences LIVE

Zero Petroleum’s CEO discusses contribution to downstream energy transition

Listen now as Paddy Lowe, Founder and CEO, Zero Petroleum discusses being nominated for the Global Energy Awards rising Star Company Finalist and Energy Transition - Downstream and Chemicals Finalist awards! For a quarter century, we have been honored to recognize the energy sector’s exponential growth and rapid progress. As the world comes together to tackle climate change issues at COP28, we are gathering the industry to acknowledge the companies and individuals working on the crucial, innovative, practicable solutions that will solve those problems. Shine a spotlight on your organization’s accomplishments and join us this December 7th in New York City, USA to celebrate the many achievements and successes of the global energy community. Learn more now

Petronas Chemicals takes a holistic approach to decarbonization

Customers are demanding more and more sustainable products from petrochemical producers. Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof, CEO of Petronas Chemicals, talks about how his company is advancing its sustainable portfolio by working with various stakeholders and not only looking at the company’s carbon footprint, but also its consumption of natural resources such as water. Learn more at WPC 2024 | Houston | March 18-24, 2024Conferences LIVE

Maintaining resiliency through the cycle

In an interview with Ian Young, executive editor of Chemical Week, EQUATE CEO Nasir Aldousari outlines how the company has improved resiliency through challenges such as COVID and tough marker conditions. The company takes a disciplined approach across all operations to maintain agility and commitments to all stakeholders across the cycle.Learn more at the World Petrochemical Conference 2024 | Houston | March 18-22 2024Conferences LIVE

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