California Film Extruders & Converters Association

CALENDAR:

CFECA Meetings: 2008-09

2009

November 10 SoCal	SAVE THE DATE... More details to follow. Location: Norwalk, California
October 13 Pacific Northwest	SAVE THE DATE... More details to follow. Location:Vancouver, Canada
September 15 SoCal	SAVE THE DATE... More details to follow. Location: Norwalk, California
May 19 SoCal	What Is Happening to our Weakening Industry: join us for an evening of networking and presentation to learn more about what is happening to our weakening industry, including updates from "The Save The Plastic Bag Coalition" and the current issues being faced by the plastic film and bag industry. Sponsor: National Plastics Color Location:Norwalk, California Click for Event Announcement >
April 14 Seattle	Resin Forecast: key drivers and trends shaping the industry, including a review of energy prices, economic changes, production capacity changes and their impact on resin pricing, resin supply and demand Speaker: Nick Vafiadis, Business Director, Polyolefins Chemical Market Associates Inc. Sponsor: Signature Flexible Packaging, Inc. Location: Seattle, Washington Click for Event Announcement >
March 10 SoCal	Recession Economics: Learn what's really going on with the recession and what the future holds Speaker: Brad Kemp, Director of Regional Research Beacon Economics Location: Norwalk, California Click for Event Announcement >
January 13 SoCal	Review the outlook for PE resin (pricing/supply/demand trends) for 2009 and beyond Speaker: Nick Vafiadis, Business Director, CMAI (Chemical Market Associates Inc.) Location: Norwalk, California details coming soon...
2008
November 19 SoCal	Understand the current issues and direction of the California Integrated Waste Management Board as it pertains to the plastic bag and film industry Speaker: Gary Peterson, Market Development and Sustainability Chair/California Regulator, California Integrated Waste Management Board Location: Norwalk, California Click for Event Announcement >
October 23 Vancouver BC	What is happening in the Pacific Northwest and Canadian markets: including proposed plastic ban efforts in the City of Toronto, the impact of the recent plastic ban efforts in California, and an overview of projected growth within our industry (including the Pacific Northwest region) Click for Event Announcement > Speakers: Cathy Cirko, Vice President, Environment & Health, Canadian Plastics Industry Association Laurie J. Hansen, Strategic Government Communications & Lobbyist for CFECA Jim Cairns, Environmental Plastics Advisory Services Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
September 9 SoCal	Save the Plastic Bag Click for Event Announcement >
June 10 SoCal	Farewell to Norma Fox
April 10 Seattle	Resin Forecasting: Polyethylene Speaker: Nick Vafiadis, Global Plastics Division, Chemical Market Associates, Inc.
March 11 SoCal	Sustainable Products & Sustainable Manufacturing Panel: CFECA's EPR, UC Berkeley, Keep California Beautiful, Independent accreditation representative Sponsor: LyondellBasell
January 15 SoCal	Resin Forecasting: Polyethylene Speaker: Howard Rappaport, Global Plastics Division, Chemical Market Associates, Inc. Sponsor: Total Petrochemical USA, Inc.

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