The assumptions that have underpinned petrochemical strategy for decades are being stress tested. Overcapacity continues to weigh on returns, competitive advantages are shifting, and executives are confronting difficult decisions on portfolio optimisation. Across every region, companies face tough choices about which assets to run, restructure or close. The question is no longer whether the industry will change, but who will move first.
As energy markets, trade flows, AI, industrial policy and geopolitics become increasingly interconnected, the drivers of success are extending far beyond petrochemicals. Competitive advantage will increasingly be determined by how effectively companies navigate these forces and respond to a rapidly evolving market landscape.
Industry faces decisions that will shape not only the recovery, but the next decade of growth and value creation. The leaders who emerge strongest will be those who invest with discipline, strengthen resilience and act decisively.
The World Petrochemical Conference (WPC 2027) brings together the executives making the decisions that will shape the industry's next decade
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About WPC
For 42 years, WPC has been the industry's most trusted platform for insight, intelligence and executive engagement.
Backed by S&P Global's unparalleled data, analysis and relationships across energy, commodities and industrial markets, WPC delivers a uniquely comprehensive view of the forces shaping the future of petrochemicals. More than just a chemicals conference, WPC connects the upstream, midstream and downstream value chain, helping leaders understand not only what is happening in their markets, but the wider trends driving change across the global economy.
Bringing together 1,000+ attendees, 400+ companies, 200+ speakers and representatives from 50+ countries, WPC convenes the industry's most influential decision-makers to exchange perspectives, challenge assumptions and identify where the next opportunities for growth and value creation will emerge.
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Total Attendees
400
Companies
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Countries
200
Speakers
200
C suite
15
Programs across 4 days
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