(SPI), the American Plastics Council (APC), and the Film and Bag Federation (FBF).
Tuesday, May 3
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Thomas J. Stanley
Vice President, Technology
SABIC Innovative Plastics
Innovations in Engineering Thermoplastics - SABIC Approach to New Materials and New Applications
Tom Stanley is vice president of Technology for SABIC Innovative Plastics, a business unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). SABIC Innovative Plastics is headquartered in Pittsfield, Mass.
Dr. Stanley has held several key management positions over the last twenty-three years. Prior to his current position with SABIC Innovative Plastics, he served as the general manager for Plastics Technology for GE Plastics, beginning July 2005. Earlier, Dr. Stanley was the Technology general manager for GE's Silicones business in Waterford, N.Y., a position to which he was named in 2002.
From 1998, Dr. Stanley was Technology general manager for GE Plastics' High Performance Polymers business in Mt. Vernon, Ind. Prior to that, he formed and headed the company's Lexan* Technology Team in Burkeville, Ala., to support GE's polycarbonate manufacturing operations at that site.
Dr. Stanley started his career in 1986 as a staff chemical engineer with GE's Corporate Research and Development Center in Niskayuna, N.Y., where he worked on process development programs supporting a number of GE businesses.
Dr. Stanley attended the University of Massachusetts, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering in 1979. He also holds a Master of Science degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and a Ph.D., also in chemical engineering, from the University of Pennsylvania.
Wednesday, May 4
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Howard Rappaport
Global Business Director, Plastics
Chemical Market Associates, Inc.
Industry Dynamics Impacting the Resin Supply Chain
Mr. Rappaport's presentation will address:
- Global economic & energy trends and their influence on regional cash costs.
- Major polymers and their raw material supply/demand trends.
- New capacity being built in the Middle East & Asia.
- The factors driving resin price movement.
- CMAI's outlook on industry supply/demand and price trends.
In 1999, Mr. Rappaport joined Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI), as Director of the Polyolefins Division, and he now serves as the Global Business Director for Plastics. Responsible for CMAI's commodity and engineering plastics services worldwide, he collaborates with CMAI's European, Asian, and Middle East offices to contribute to the Global Plastics & Polymers Reports, Monomers Market Reports, and World Polyolefins Analysis, and to various single-client studies for CMAI's Business Advisory Services Division.
Mr. Rappaport was instrumental in the development of CMAI's Plastics Processors Conferences in 2004. These events are now major annual CMAI conferences in the U.S. and Europe. In 2005, he led the efforts to publish the World Plastics & Polymers Review, a comprehensive study of world markets for polyethylene (LDPE, LLDPE, and HDPE), polypropylene, polystyrene, EPS, PVC, and PET resins. He spearheaded the development of the Global Plastics & Polymers Report – Asia Middle East / India Weekly plastics service in 2008. Mr. Rappaport is a sought-after industry speaker who has been quoted in various publications and media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg, National Public Radio, The BBC, and numerous chemical & plastics-industry publications.
Mr. Rappaport has over 30 years of experience in the plastics and polymers industry. Prior to joining CMAI, he held various management-level positions in commercial development, business management, product management, sales/marketing, and customer service. Company affiliations include American Hoechst - Huntsman Chemical; Webster Industries; Cain Chemical - Occidental Chemical; Himont - Montell Polyolefins; and Westlake Polymers.
Mr. Rappaport has extensive experience with numerous thermoplastic materials, fabricating processes, and markets. He has also been involved in the planning and commercial development of major start-ups of new capacity in the polyolefins business, and in leading several cross-functional business teams consisting of R&D, manufacturing, sales/marketing, and technical service.
Mr. Rappaport has been an active member in the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) since 1980, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), the American Plastics Council (APC), and the Film and Bag Federation (FBF).