Budget Planning For 2009
Helping UK Plastics Businesses Establish the
Key Assumptions For Their 2009 Budgets
Wednesday 9th July 2008 - Stoke Moathouse Hotel, Stoke-On-Trent

Timed to coincide with the initiation of your Business plans and their underpinning Budgets for 2009, this Conference provides  a guide to the key  underlying assumptions  to use  and the potential factors which could affect your performance against budget.
Subjects  covered will include:

• The UK economy in 2009
• Expected materials pricing, supply and hedging trends
• The challenges of future UK energy buying in 2009
• Trends in wage costs and pensions
• Plastics raw material outlook in 2009

The seminar will assemble arm delegates with the information they require to prepare their
budgets for 2009 and enable companies to plan for success.

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14.30    Plastics Raw Materials Outlook (TBC)

• Likely future trends in raw material prices
• Key Factors effecting supply and demand
• The emerging importance of the Middle East and Asia

15.00    Plastics Futures: The Story Into 2009 (Rob Sheldon, Plastics Development Manager, LME)

• An overview of hedging and risk management
• A review of the plastics futures market
• Future developments and contract enhancements

15.30    Measuring The Cost and Value of Training (TBC)

• Budgeting for training needs
• The options for reducing the costs of training programmes
• A case study of continues professional development

16.00    Close

Seminar Outline

This seminar is designed to help plastics businesses plan and budget effectively for 2009. It will examine existing and emerging drivers for plastics manufacturers and explore some of the potential pitfalls for 2009. The seminar will analyse key aspects affecting budgeting for plastics businesses and ample time is made available for discussions and for the audience to network, share experience and exchange views on the range of assumptions which could be used. The programme draws from the knowledge of a range of carefully assembled experts from blue chip companies such as Barclays and Money Corp and leading experts from organisations such as the London Metals Exchange and John Hall Associates. David Paul, Global Head of Petrol Chemicals and Plastics will be starting the day with an indepth look into the current financial situation and offering predications into likely future trends.

PRICE: BPF MEMBERS                    - £200.00 + VAT AFFILIATE MEMBERS          - £225.00 + VAT NON BPF MEMBERS           - £250.00 + VAT

Venue: British Plastics Federation 6 Bath Place Rivington Street London EC2A 3JE Tel: 0207 457 5000 Fax: 0207 457 5045 Email: dgreenaway@bpf.co.uk Web: www.bpf.co.uk