At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Srini Godavarthy, VP, Strategic Planning, Portfolio Management, & Finance, PTT GC, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the specialty polymers panel. Key topics included PTT GC’s strategic shift towards specialty chemicals and decarbonization, driven by the need to maintain profitability in a transforming […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, KC Littlefield, GM, Tech. Commercialization for CCUS, Chevron New Energies; Chris Fraughton, Director, CCS & Heat Pumps, Americas, MAN ES; and Brandon Schwertner, President, Priority Power Management, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. The Decarbonizing O&G/CCUS panel explored the evolving energy landscape, diving into carbon capture technologies, large-scale energy […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, ADI Analytics’ annual oil and gas conference, more than 30 speakers and panelists participated in a conversation on strategic issues across the entire oil and gas value chain. Attendees from oil and gas, energy, and chemicals companies joined the event.

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Katy Boettcher, Principal, Ara Partners, and John Griffin, Director, The Sterling Group, joined the investor panel, moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. The investors discussed plastics recycling investment challenges, such as feedstock, pricing, and market fragmentation, key factors when considering investing in plastics. They […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Jose M. S. Sanchez, Director of Plastic and Polymers, Mathiesen USA, and Srini Godavarthy, VP, Strategic Planning, PTT GC, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the specialty and performance polymers panel. Key topics included specialty polymers growth, driven by EVs and packaging, and […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Joseph Gentry, VP, GTC Vorro, and Panuswee Dwivedi, Project Manager, ADI Analytics discussed the shifting aromatics landscape and the future of the aromatics market. China’s growing aromatics self-sufficiency, particularly for polyester, impacted the global market. The U.S. adapted its gasoline-focused refineries to lighter crude and […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Joseph Gentry, VP, Licensing, GTC Vorro, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics on the feedstocks review panel. Key topics included the impact of sanctions on trade flows for feedstocks, particularly diesel and ethane and the role of sustainability measures and bio-based feedstocks in the […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Katy Boettcher, Principal, Ara Partners, and John Griffin, Director, The Sterling Group, joined the investors panel. The panel was moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. Discussions included topics such as chemical risks in investments, as Ara Partners and The Sterling Group, both private equity […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Katy Boettcher, Principal, Ara Partners, and John Griffin, Director, The Sterling Group, joined an insightful investor panel moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. They discussed key investment criteria, innovative recycling strategies, and the growing competition for investors in the plastics sector. Firms investing in […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Manuel Diaz, Senior Analyst, ADI Analytics, shared ADI’s insights on decarbonizing chemicals in plastics and polymers during the specialty and performance polymers panel. Key topics included the strong commitment of major companies to Net Zero goals, demonstrated by significant capital expenditure allocation for decarbonization. Various […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Matthew Seabaugh, VP, Product Launch, Nexceris LLC, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, during the decarbonizing chemicals panel. Key topics included developing new catalytic pathways for CO2 utilization, specifically focusing on incorporating CO2 as a reactant to produce syngas with higher carbon content. Another […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Panuswee Dwivedi, Project Manager, ADI Analytics, provided insight into the evolving U.S. ethane market. Key topics included the significant decrease in U.S. ethane rejection anticipated through 2025 due to expanded ethane cracker capacity and favorable economics. Also discussed were the impact of rising gasoline spread […]