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Day 1 - Thursday 24 February 2011

8:00

Registration & Refreshments

9:00

Welcome from ICIS

9:05

Chairmen’s opening remarks

Valentina Serra-Holm, Market Manager, NYNAS AB
David Wedlock, Technology Manager - Finished Lubes Base Oils, SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
9:15

The outlook for energy - a view to 2030

Todd Onderdonk, Senior Energy Advisor - Corporate Strategic Planning, EXXONMOBIL
9:50

Crude selection for improved base oil yield and quality

  • Best crudes for solvent processing and hydroprocessing
  • Crude prices: and why a lower priced crude may be a better choice for base oils
  • Regional observations - where the best crudes are located
Amy Claxton, CEO/Consultant, MY ENERGY
10:30

Contribution of high quality base oils for cleaner traffic

Matti Lehmus, Executive Vice President, Oil Products & Renewable Fuels, NESTE OIL
11:10

REFRESHMENT BREAK

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11:40

World's best lube refineries

Jamie Brunk, Senior Consultant, SOLOMON ASSOCIATES
12:15

Challenges for future (Euro VI) heavy-duty engines and powertrains

  • Engine technologies for Euro VI
  • Influence on lubricants
  • Fuel consumption optimisation and CO2
Meinrad Signer, Deputy General Manager, IVECO MOTORENFORSCHUNG
12:50

Petronas interactive forum

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13:15

LUNCH

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14:30

Chairmen
David Wedlock, Technology Manager - Finished Lubes Base Oils, SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
Jan Trocki, Technical Manager , SK LUBRICANTS EUROPE
14:30

Lubricants market outlook: Russia and CIS

Maxim Donde, General Director, LLK-INTERNATIONAL (LUKOIL LUBRICANTS COMPANY)
15:15

Selected trends on the Central European lube and base oil markets

  • Advantageous location of Central Europe at the crossroads of main economic zones
  • Impact of foreign industrial investments on the lube market
  • Growing role of reliability
  • Selected technological trends
Robert Uberman, Development Director, ORLEN OIL
16:00

REFRESHMENT BREAK

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16:30

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
17:15

Automatic transmissions: Market evolution and future challenges

  • Current market and expected evolution short/med/long term  - global overview and regional differences
  • Drivers for market change and technology evolution
Mike Nelson, Global Segment Manager for PTF products, INFINEUM
18:00

Close of day one

18:05

Drinks reception

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Day 2 - Friday 25 February 2011

9:00

Chairmen’s opening remarks

Stephen Ames, Managing Director, SBA CONSULTING LLC
Valentina Serra-Holm, Market Manager, NYNAS AB
9:05

From crude to lubes - how challenges and opportunities facing refiners will impact base oil supply globally

  • This talk will explain base oil supply from the refiner’s point-of-view.  It will identify external drivers for production and how they translate into day-to-day decisions on base oil.  It will also show how the move to global availability of fungible base stocks from large suppliers will increase supply reliability and potentially reduce formulating costs for many products. 
Tom Kovar, General Manager, CHEVRON PASCAGOULA REFINERY
9:45

Dexos insights and future engine oil challenges – A perspective from a light duty automotive manufacturer

  • Dexos development and specification details
  • Performance comparison and application
  • Future challenges
Michael Seemann, Development Engineer Engine Oils, Fuels & Chemical Lab, ADAM OPEL AG
10:30

Base oil supply and the independent blender/marketer

  • Buy direct or via trader, what works for you?
  • Matching additives and base oils
  • Emergence of new specifications, what does it mean for your base oil slate?
Tony Lawton, Manager – QA and Technical Services, PENRITE OIL COMPANY
11:15

REFRESHMENT BREAK

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11:45

Biofuels and the potential impact on the lubricants market

Sergio Luiz Viscardi, Technical Manager, Fuels & Lubricants, IPIRANGA
12:30

Evonik Rohmax de-waxing aids – increased profitability by optimizing wax/oil separation

Andre Unglert, Technical Sales Manager - Dewaxing Aids, EVONIK ROHMAX
13:00

LUNCH

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14:00

Chairmen
Stephen Ames, Managing Director, SBA CONSULTING LLC
Jan Trocki, Technical Manager , SK LUBRICANTS EUROPE
14:00

India – the new China?

  • Opportunities in lubricants – India market analysis
Geeta Agashe, Vice President - Energy Practice, KLINE & COMPANY
14:45

Base oil economics in a high-priced world

  • What has driven global crude oil prices to levels more than double those prevailing before 2005?
  • How have the relationships between base oils, crude oil and fuels changed as prices increased?
  • What drives these economic relationships in the new high-priced world?
BLAKE ESKEW, Senior Vice President, PURVIN & GERTZ
15:30

Chairmen’s closing remarks and close of conference

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme, speakers or venue should circumstances require.


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Feedco
 
 
Prista
 
 
 
Plasma Chem
 
Media Partners
 
 
 
 
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