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12th ICIS World Polyolefins Conference to Define Europe's Path Forward Amid Global Market Volatility
The 12th ICIS World Polyolefins Conference will bring together senior decision-makers, industry strategists and innovators from across the global polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) value chains for two days of high-level discussion, insight and networking from 21 - 22 April 2026 at the Thon Hotel Brussels City Centre in Brussels, Belgium.
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