| 8:00 |
Registration and refreshments
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| 9:00 |
Welcome from ICIS
Heather McGuire Doyle, Senior Editor Manager,
ICIS
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| 9:05 |
Opening remarks and review of the year
Gerry Jackson, Vice President, Sales & Marketing,
RENKERT OIL LLC
Ernest Henderson, Fluid Technology Manager,
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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| 9:25 |
Base oil refining and economics - a primer
Jamie Brunk, Senior Consultant,
SOLOMON ASSOCIATES
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| 10:00 |
A view of the Asian base oil market
Abu Hanzalah Abu Bakar, Senior Manager, Marketing & Sales,
PETRONAS BASE OIL
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| 10:40 |
Refreshments
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| 11:10 |
Premium lubricants in Latin America - an overview
Jorge Manes, Latin America Industry Liaison Advisor,
INFINEUM BRASIL LIMITADA
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| 11:50 |
Polyalphaolefins: an overview
Jim Herman, Global Business Manager, Polyalphaolefins,
CHEVRON PHILLIPS
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| 12:30 |
Lunch
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| 13:45 |
The Group I dilemma: the road ahead
Amy Claxton, Consultant,
MY ENERGY
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| 14:25 |
Re-refining : a concept whose time has come
Joshua Park, Engineering Manager,
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PARTNERS
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| 15:05 |
Refreshments
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| 15:35 |
Base oil overview in Brazil
Ricardo Palagi, Trader,
PETROBRAS
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| 16:15 |
A glance at the Argentinian lubricant market - base stocks and finished products
Mόnica Vázquez, Marketing Technical Service and OEMs Manager,
YPF S.A.
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| 17:00 |
Close of day one and drinks reception
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|
| 8:30 |
Registration and refreshments
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| 9:00 |
Opening remarks
Ernest Henderson, Fluid Technology Manager,
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Gerry Jackson, Vice President, Sales & Marketing,
RENKERT OIL LLC
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| 9:05 |
Approval system for lubricants and automotive fluids
Charles Conconi, Material Engineer,
MERCEDES-BENZ DO BRASIL LTDA
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| 9:45 |
Restructuring of paraffinic capacity and potential impact on heavy naphthenics
Valentina Serra-Holm, Market Manager,
NYNAS AB
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| 10:30 |
Refreshments
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| 11:00 |
Venezuela's lubricant market - an overview
Ricardo Barreto, President,
INDUSTRIAS VENOCO C.A
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| 11:45 |
Panel discussion
‘Adaptibility’ – what must the industry do to face the short and long term challenges, and where are we heading over the next 3-4 years? Jamie Brunk – Solomon Associates
Amy Claxton – My Energy
Ernest Henderson – CITGO Petroleum Corporation
Gerry Jackson – Renkert Oil
Joe Rousmaniere – Petronas Base Oil |
| 12:45 |
Lunch
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|
| 14:00 |
Higher VI Group III base oils for the merchant market
Mike Brown, Technical Manager, Lubricant and Base Oil Business,
SK LUBRICANTS AMERICAS
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| 14:45 |
Changes in the tire industry and their impact on aromatic extracts
William Downey , Vice President, Petroleum & Energy Practice,
KLINE & COMPANY
Scott Gould, Manager - Petroleum & Energy Practice,
KLINE & CO., INC.
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| 15:30 |
Close of conference
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The organisers reserve the right to change the programme, speakers or venue should circumstances require.
ICIS would like to thank the following for their great input and support:
Lisa Tocci, Lubes'n'Greases
Stephen Ames, SBA Consulting
Bill Downey, Kline & Co.
Gerald Jackson, Renkert Oil
Ernest Henderson, CITGO
Kleber Lins, Petrobras
Renato C. T. M. de Oliveira, Petrobras
