Key themes include:
- How will shale gas developments in North America impact global petrochemical and derivatives investments over the next five years?
- Which companies will make the necessary investments to leverage the low-cost feedstocks being driven by shale gas production in North America?
- In what manner will global strategies be altered as a result of competitive position changes?
- What regions and which product markets are most likely to feel the impact of significantly higher exports from North America?