Our leading Petrochemical Industry Training will deepen your knowledge of the fundamentals and market drivers across the energy and chemical value chains allowing you to make better day-to day decisions and boost your confidence in understanding how technology, markets, and economics merge together to drive industry profitability. The Petrochemical Industry Training guides you through petrochemical feedstocks, the seven basic building blocks of the petrochemical industry, and their downstream derivatives or value chains. The course provides attendees with an understanding of chemical structures and properties, process technologies and production costs, key producers, market sizes, inter-regional trade patterns, end-use applications and more, all presented in an insightful and engaging manner. Whether new to the industry, or looking to expand your existing knowledge, there is a range of options to choose from: For more information about our Petrochemical Industry Training programs, please e-mail us at - Maria.Ferreiro@spglobal.com.
Petrochemical Industry Training
Who should participate in training programs
S&P Global training programs are designed to be of interest and value to both technical and non-technical industry participants. Attendees represent a wide range of job functions including:
- Financial analysts and accountants
- Business managers and strategic planners
- Process engineers and R&D chemists
- Licensing managers
- Purchasing and procurement agents
- Sales and marketing executives
- HR and legal managers
New and experienced professionals across the chemical, energy, refining and renewables industries as well as those in adjacent industries including agriculture, oil and gas manufacturing, automotive and financial services from companies such as:
- Petrochemical and oil and gas companies
- Plastics fabricators and converters
- Compounders and formulators
- Specialty and performance chemical companies
- Biotech start-ups
- Industrial gas organizations
- Technology licensors
- Commercial and investment banks
- Private equity and venture capital firms
- Law firms
- Program Level: Basic
- Prerequisites/Advanced Preparation: None required, but pre-learning module suggested, link will be emailed to registrant
- Delivery Method: Group Live
- Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge and Applications
- Program Refund Policy: Contact Sally Harle (sally.harle@ihsmarkit.com) a minimum of 14 days in advance of the class to transfer your registration to a colleague or to a future course within 12 months
Customer Testimonials
“The in-depth and thorough presentation is very valuable to someone new to petrochemicals and the instructor makes the course enjoyable”
– Operational Purchasing Director
“Broad coverage with right level of details in the presentation and a book to take with you with all information inside: ideal!”
– Procurement Manager
“You have struck a good balance between market situation and theory”
– Sales Manager
“Workshop helped me to understand thermoplastic products with supply/demand and costs dynamics. Very complete and competent”
– Trader
Instructors
Jeffrey S. Plotkin
Dr. Jeffrey brings more than three decades of experience working for both operating companies and consulting firms in the petrochemical industry to his role as head of S&P Global Commodity Insights Chemical and Energy Training for the Oil, Midstream, Downstream and Chemical (OMDC) markets. He is internationally recognized as a gifted educator on the subjects of the technology and business of petrochemicals. Dr. Jeffrey is co-author of a popular chemical textbook entitled, "Industrial Organic Chemicals, third edition" (Wiley Interscience, 2012) and a contributing editor of the American Chemical Society's Patent Watch online. He holds 30 US patents and has authored more than 25 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Prior to joining S&P Global, Dr. Jeffrey served as vice president of Nexant/Chem System's training programs. His industrial experience include working in research for Exxon Chemical and in marketing and product management for ISP.Dr. Jeffrey holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Organometallic Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, US, and an Master of Business Administration from PACE University, New York City, US. He also served as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, US.
Larry Tan
Larry has more than three decades of experience, wholly in the oil refining and petrochemical sectors within Asia and in the United States. He is frequently invited to share his market views at petrochemical industry conferences as well as to conduct bespoke in-house training for petrochemical industry subjects. In addition to prior work as a consultant, the bulk of Larry's career was spent with ExxonMobil Oil and Chemicals in various functional areas of increasing responsibility, including process engineering, technical, refinery operations, catalytic research and development (in US), supply operations, vessel chartering, manufacturing planning, joint venture commercial oversight (aromatics) and sales and marketing (aromatics and olefins). After he left ExxonMobil, he traded olefins and aromatics for European firms covering the Asian markets.
Mark Morgan
Mark has dedicated more than two decades to consulting in specialty chemicals, process technology and industrial biotechnology. In addition, to chemicals consulting, he supports work in other S&P Global business units where chemicals and materials are involved, in particular Aerospace, Defence and Security (AD&S). In 2011, he joined Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) to lead its global activities in renewables.Previously, he was with Chem Systems, a leading boutique consulting firm serving chemicals and allied industries. His work covered lenders advisory work, M&A due diligence, project feasibility, technology validation and valuation, legal work and more. Following service in the army, he began has chemicals career with BP undertaking blue sky research as well as plant support, together with taking new ideas from concept to commercialization.Mark earned his doctorate in chemical physics at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.He leads consulting projects in all regions in specialty chemicals, biotechnology, renewables and advanced materials. He has strong experience across multiple specialty chemical value chains; linear alpha olefins, detergent alcohols, surfactants, nutraceuticals, the C4 chain, the C5 chain, specialty aromatics, biodegradable polymers, bio-based building blocks, engineering polymers, higher performance materials, carbon fibre, construction chemicals, food/feed additives, valorizing cracker by-product streams, etc. Mark has also undertaken lenders advisory work - commercial and technical for small and large capital projects, as well as supporting due diligence processes in M&A transactions, venture capital, etc.
Garrie Kin Man Li
Garrie joined S&P Global Commodity Insights as Vice President Business Development, Asia, Oil Markets/Midstream/Downstream/Chemicals in Hong Kong in 2020.Prior to S&P Global, Garrie spent 11 years with BASF, holding various management positions in Singapore and Hong Kong, before retiring as Vice President, Polyamides & Precursors in 2018.Garrie joined CMAI in Singapore as Director - Asia Olefins Studies in 2005 and was Managing Director of CMAI Asia when he left in 2007.Before CMAI, Garrie undertook a 6-month project for Methanex Corporation in China.Garrie began his industry career with Dow in 1983 and progressed through various marketing and business positions in Hong Kong, Canada, Singapore and Thailand. He was Commercial Director, Hydrocarbons & Energy, Asia Pacific when he left the company in 2004.Garrie received an MBA and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering, both from Queen's University, in 1982 and 1980, respectively.
