Is your commodity purchasing strategy aligned with your business needs and the market outlook?
The Commodity Trends 2017 Outlook event will provide you with the critical data on feedstock trends so you can build and manage an effective commodities strategy. Gain insights into influencing factors of critical manufacturing commodities such as:
- Metals
- Plastics
- Energy
The event is hosted by The Right Place/MMTC-West and the Supply Chain Management Council of West Michigan. Join us as we explore what commodity trends and strategies lie ahead in 2017.
October 13, 2016
3330 Highland Drive
Hudsonville, Michigan 49426
Event Agenda
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
8:10 – 9:10 a.m.
Non-Ferrous and Ferrous Metal Market Update
Lisa Reisman, Co-Founder and Editor, MetalMinerTM
9:10 – 10:00 a.m.
Resin Price Outlook: What to Expect in 2017 and Why
Paul Blanchard, Director Engineering Plastics, IHS Chemicals
Break
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Energy as a Commodity
Dan Malone, Senior Vice President of Energy Resources, Consumers Energy
