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MetCon2001- Polymers in Transition
"Beyond Metallocenes: A New Millennium of Single-Site Catalysis"
9th Annual Conference & Exhibition

DAY ONE AGENDA

Thursday, May 17, 2001
7:00am - 8:15am Registration, Welcome Coffee & "Visit the Exhibits"
8:15am Opening Remarks
SESSION I:
Late Transition Metal and Next Generation Single-Site Catalysts
8:30am DuPont VERSIPOL Technology,
Dr. Rinaldo Schiffino, DuPont
9:00am Approaches to Next Generation Single-Site Catalysts
Dr. William A. Fordyce, Dow Chemical Company
9:30am Polymerization of Ethylene in the Process of Polar Monomers: Study of an Iron and a Cobalt Catalyst,
Dr. Maria M. Marques, Centro de Quimica Estrutural
10:00am Refreshment Break & "Visit the Exhibits"
SESSION II:
Advances in Process Technologies Utilizing Metallocenes and SSCs
10:30am Innovene Metallocene Technology - Unlocking the Future, Dr. B.L. Turtle, BP Chemicals
11:00am The Advantages of Single Site Catalysts in the Nova SCLAIRTECH Process, Dr. John Fisher, Nova Chemicals
11:30am Bi-Modal Polyethylene Using Advanced Engineered Catalysts in the Gas Phase Process,
Dr. F.G. Stakem, Univation Technologies
12:00pm Basell's METOCENE: First and Second Generation m-PP Resins for Enhanced Performance
Dr. David Fischer, Basell
12:30pm - 1:45pm Group Lunch
SESSION III:
Catalyst Design: Metallocenes, Post-Metallocenes and SSCs (Part I)
1:45pm D/A - Metallocenes: The New Dimension in Catalyst Design, Dr.Dr.habil. Aleksander Ostoja-Starzewski,
Bayer AG
2:15pm Characteristic Features of Siloxy-Substituted Single-Site Catalysts, Dr. Udo M. Stehling, Borealis Polymers OY
2:45pm Diversified Ethylene Polymerization by Means of Clay-Mineral-Based 'Variable-Site' Catalyst,
Mr. Yoshiyuki Ishihama, Japan Polychem Corporation
3:15pm Unique Polyolefins Created by Single-Site Catalysts,
Dr. Shin-ichi Kojoh, Mitsui Chemicals
3:45pm - 4:15pm Refreshment Break & "Visit the Exhibits"
SESSION IV:
Advances in Co-Catalyst and Activator Technology
4:15pm The Quest for the Perfect Activator - Can Aluminoxanes Be Well Defined? ,
Dr. Brian Goodall, Albemarle
4:45pm The Synthesis of Supported Methylaluminoxane,
Dr. Xutao Zhao, Lanzhou Petrochemical Corp. of CNPC
5:30pm - 7:00pm Group Reception
Click here for MetCon2001 Day Two Agenda

PLEASE NOTE: This program is accurate as of press time; substitutions may be required in the case of illness or other unforeseen circumstances. The Catalyst Group reserves the right to make these changes.

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