Day 1 - Tuesday 14 June 2011

8:00 Registration & Refreshments 9:00 Welcome 9:10 Chairmen's opening remarks 9:15 A fast track to Group III base oils Harry Kwon, Manager, Base Oil Marketing Team, SK LUBRICANTS 9:55 The base oils market in China Jenny Kong, Marketing Dept. Senior Engineer, PETROCHINA PLANNING & ENGINEERING INSTITUTE 10:40 Refreshment break 11:10 Future requirements from the automotive manufacturers and prospects for ultra-low viscosity engine oils Masashi Maruyama, Chief Engineer, Technology Research Division, HONDA 11:50 Synthetic biology to create high performance lubricant base oils Jeffrey Brown, Vice President - Lubricant Products, AMYRIS 12:30 Petronas interactive forum Have your say via voting handset on key market questions Learn what the majority of your peers think

13:00 Lunch 14:15 SBOX - New physical base oil trading opportunities with common trading platform Current market situation and challenges SBOX - Its new approach to the spot market Benefit to players and the market   Machiko Kawata, Base Oil Broker, GINGA PETROLEUM (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD 15:00 Future prospects for Group I base oils in China and Asia-Pacific region China Group I base oils market: the supply and demand review for 2010 and prospects for the next five years. The grade consumption forecast of China base oils market, 2011-2015. Asia Group I base oils market: the capacity review for 2010 and prospects for the next five years. Associated products: the impact of the rapid Naphthenic base oil growth Nancy Shi, Information Manager, C1 ENERGY 15:45 Refreshment break 16:15 Indian wax markets: challenges and opportunities The import market for wax in India Domestic production v imported product Aditya Rasiwasia, Director, WAXINDIA 17:00 Technical Understanding and Minimising Complexity: Key to future EO success in Asia Asia is the fastest growing and divergent EO market, resulting in unique technical and commercial challenges:  it requires a focussed approach to service this need Fundamental technical understanding is key to developing fit for purpose products:  There is no one solution that meets all needs, but the application of technical capability is a sustainable approach Afton will show how aligning deeper market and technical understanding in key performance areas provides customers with products that meet local needs Dr Alisdair Brown, Global Engine Oil Product Development Manager, AFTON CHEMICAL 17:45 Close of day one

Day 2 - Wednesday 15 June 2011

9:00 Chairmen’s opening remarks 9:15 Automotive technology trends and lubricant trends MINORU YAMASHITA, Group Manager, Fuel, Lubricant & Tribology Material Dept. Metallic & Inorganic Material Engineering Division, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 10:00 Base oil supply and the independent blender/marketer Tony Lawton, Manager – QA and Technical Services, PENRITE OIL COMPANY 10:45 Refreshment break 11:15 Lubricant formulations for spark ignition direct injection (SIDI) engines OEMs are producing vehicles with SIDI engines that achieve improved fuel economy -- an important area in the automotive industry -- when compared with Port Fuel Injection gasoline engines. OEMs are concerned that 'soot like' particles that may be produced by combustion methodology of SIDI engines may cause soot-induced, abrasive wear. After investigating the structure of these 'soot like' particles, Infineum conducted a field trial to evaluate the performance of low SAE viscosity grade, reduced-SAPS oils in SIDI engines. Results will be presented. Dr Simon Chung, Crankcase Deployment , INFINEUM SINGAPORE PTE LTD 12:00 Shipping of baseoils - trends and challenges Morten Nystad, Senior Vice President, ODFJELL TANKERS 12:45 Lunch

14:00 Group III base stock technology and performance Main manufacturing processes and characteristics Comparison with other API base stock groups Mike Brown, Technical Manager, Lubricant and Base Oil Business, SK LUBRICANTS AMERICAS Jan Trocki, Technical Manager , SK LUBRICANTS EUROPE 14:45 The base oils and lubricants market in India Giriraj Bagri, Vice President, Marketing, CASTROL INDIA 15:30 Refreshment break 16:00 Base oil flexibility Thomas Smith, Vice President, Branded Lubricant Technology, ASHLAND CONSUMER MARKETS Neal J. Zuzick, Director of Global Procurement, ASHLAND CONSUMER MARKETS 16:45 The outlook for base oils 2011-2016: Life beyond the recession and a few other things New production around the world Which groups are being produced New GTL production Impact on Asia-Pacific region Stephen Ames, Managing Director, SBA CONSULTING LLC 17:45 Chairmen’s closing remarks and close of conference

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