March 31 - April 2, 2009
Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa
Houston, Texas
Speakers announced - visit the speakers page here
The US and Canadian asphalt market experienced a roller-coaster ride in 2008. The market faced high crude oil prices, rising refinery production costs for asphalt, sky-rocketing asphalt prices and supply shortages and outages. The face of the historically stable asphalt market has changed, and further changes will occur as additional upgrading capacity comes on stream and creates new supply challenges in the future. Asphalt demand was weak in 2008, as rising asphalt prices eroded limited country, state and municipal budgets for transportation and infrastructure. While all indications suggest that future asphalt demand will improve, the big question is: Will there be enough asphalt supply to meet the market’s needs in 2009 and beyond?
Argus US/Canada Asphalt 2009 will bring together experts to discuss supply and demand factors affecting the US/Canada asphalt market and their impact on trade. Asphalt prices rose in 2008 as a result of high crude oil prices and an increase in refinery production costs. Some areas with a historical surplus of asphalt experienced supply tightness and shortages, and asphalt had to travel longer distances to balance the market. The outlook for future Federal Highway funding and the construction sector will be presented. Industry experts will outline the forces driving oil prices and provide scenarios for the next few years, and assess the changing refining picture and the impact of new coking capacity on the asphalt market. Changes in the roofing flux market will be discussed, along with issues impacting the polymer modified asphalt market.
If you attend one asphalt conference in 2009, make it the Argus US/Canada Asphalt 2009 conference to prepare you for the uncertain road that lies ahead. Register today!
Key issues to be addressed include:
- Current crude oil market and outlook scenarios for the future
- Canadian crude oil production and outlook
- Refining and products including fuel oil
- Current and future funding of roads
- Asphalt supply and demand balances
- Asphalt transportation and changing patterns of trade
- Trends in asphalt prices and a look at asphalt economics
- Changes in the roofing industry
- The availability of polymer for specialty grades
Who should attend?
The conference is crucial to decision makers and senior management
professionals involved in the asphalt industries, including:
- Asphalt refiners and suppliers
- Asphalt traders
- Asphalt shippers/brokers
- Business development managers
- Marketing and sales executives
- Oil and chemical executives
- Contractors involved in highway and state work
- Highway officials
- Government policy planners
- Corporate planning executives
- Asphalt additive and polymer manufacturers
- Construction industry executives
This conference is brought to you by Argus Media, publishers of the Argus Asphalt Report, the only daily report on the global asphalt/bitumen markets, and organizers of the highly successful Asian Bitumen and US/Canada Asphalt conference series.
Be sure to participate in 2009's premier asphalt market event! Last year's conference delegates represented leading industry players from over 14 countries. To see who participated last year, click here.
Sponsor Argus US/Canada Asphalt 2009!
Contact:
Howard Walper
+1 202 349-2893