EPCA programme unveiled The European Petrochemical Association(EPCA)has released programme details for its 53rd Annual Meeting,on 6-9 October in Berlin,Germany

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On Tuesday 8 October the meeting,this year themed’Writing Together the Next Chapter of the European Petrochemical Industry',will be officially opened by EPCA president Marc Schuller,executive vice-president of Arkema Group.Karin Helmstaedt,presenter and reporter at DW Culture,will for the first time moderate the Meeting.The opening session will look at how the petrochemical value chain can contribute to a sustainable and sustained growth in Europe.Paul Romer,co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Economics,professor at NYU and former chief economist at the World Bank,will deliver the keynote introductory address.Professor Romer will share his perspective on the key factors for long-term sustainable and sustained growth in a physical world determined by resource scarcity and sustainability challenges.Exploring the strengths of the European ecosystem,he will also investigate how the regulatory framework and social norms can help shape innovative ideas.It will be followed by two response addresses by captains of industry.Tom Crotty,director,Ineos Group,will present the key factors for long term sustainable growth in Europe that motivate Ineos’large-scale investments in Antwerp.