The 9th Annual European Bulk and Specialty Chemical Supply Chain Conference
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"The only European chemical supply chain conference worth attending"
Joe Przeworski, Global Supply Chain Director, Ineos ChlorVinyls
LogiChem is now in its 9th year and is the chemical industry's annual supply chain management conference, each year attracting over 200 senior logistics and supply chain executives from bulk and specialty chemical manufacturers. It is the only event that brings together all the key suppliers and logistics practioners in Europe, so if your business is supply chain management in the chemicals industry, then this is the one event in your calendar that is an absolute must!
Here are just some of the reasons why you have to be at LogiChem:
• 200+ chemical supply chain and logistic directors together in one room – this is THE largest chemical logistics conference in Europe and THE place where the future of the chemical supply chain is defined
• 40+ prominent speakers from the world’s largest chemical companies including BASF, Huntsman, Celanese, Shell and DSM revealing exactly how you manage your supply chain in a tough economic environment
• 15+ Hours of Networking: Build and strengthen your relations with the most prominent and experienced chemical logistics experts in the world
• 40+ keynote presentations, panel discussions, small focus groups and think tanks which provide plenty of opportunity for high-level strategic insight and knowledge-gathering
LogiChem 2009
Key speakers at LogiChem 2009 included:
BASF – Robert Blackburn, SVP & Head, Global Supply Chain Operations
Wacker Chemie - Stephen Crane, Director Strategic Supply Chain Management
Tessenderlo Chemie - Johan Van Den Broeck, Director Supply Chain and Purchasing
Bayer Material Science - Peter Viebig, Head of Logistics Procurement
Shell Chemicals – Jaap-Jan De Bokx, Europe and Africa Land Logistics Manager
Celanese - Jeffrey R. Kirkpatrick, Global Supply Chain Director
Lyondell Basell - Krijn De Jong, Sales and Operational Planning
Over 250 delegates attended the 8th annual LogiChem, held in Düsseldorf from 31st March to 2nd April.
LogiChem 2009 has firmly established itself as the pillar of the chemical supply chain community. This year’s conference proved that it was more important than ever for international chemical logistics and supply chain directors to come together, learn from each other and develop long-term strategies to overcome the current challengesfaced by the market. Over three content-packed days the conference addressed the most current issues such as driving down supply chain costs, inventory management, strategic partnering, increasing efficiency and safeguarding operational continuity. Click here to read more...

Bringing Together Key Members Of European Chemical Industry:
As the only event of its type in Europe, LogiChem attracts over 250 Supply Chain and Logistics Directors from the largest chemical companies in Europe and is THE meeting place for a chemical community. Below is the attendee breakdown at LogiChem:
