The 4th
Asian Base Oils & Lubricants
Conference
8th - 9th June 2010, Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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Day 1 - Tuesday 8 June 2010

8:00	Registration & refreshments
9:00	Welcome ICIS
9:05	Chairmen’s opening remarks
9:15	Keynote paper: Economic recovery: what next for lubricants marketers and base oil suppliers 2009 – A roller coaster year What now for 2010? Long-term trends Impacts on the industry How can individual players respond? Tim Ford , Vice President Lubricants, Asia Pacific , SHELL EASTERN PETROLEUM (PTE) LTD
10:15	Outlook for the future and market trends: What is the outlook for each Group? Milind Phadke , Industry Manager, Energy, KLINE & COMPANY
11:00	Refreshment break
11:30	A perspective on Group III Base Oils Peter Kim , Marketing Manager - Base Oil Marketing Team, SK LUBRICANTS
12:15	Fuel economy retention in HDD applications: Base stock, additive technology and viscosity modifier contributions Methodology to measure heavy duty fuel economy for fresh and aged lubricants. How to offer guidance in formulating fuel efficient oils that retain their fuel economy throughout the life of the oil an HDD engine. Dhanesh Goberdhan , Crankcase Deployment Technologist, INFINEUM UK

13:00	Lunch Sponsored by
14:15	The role of engine oils in improving fuel economy GF-5: a new level of performance Hee Yong Oh , Engine Oil Product Manager, THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION
15:00	Oil & gas market: The Bangladesh perspective Azam Chowdhury , Chairman, EAST COAST GROUP
15:45	Refreshment break
16:15	Technology for high quality lubricants production Growth of Group II/III lubricants pressuring existing Group I plants Variety of technical approaches for new facilities Choices exist to modify Group I facilities to make high quality lubes while making best use of existing facilities High quality lubes alternatives need not require large hydrogen consumption Catalytic isomerization dewaxing (MSDW^TM) provides added option to expand flexibility and production Michael Davis , Licensing Director-Asia/Pacific , EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH & ENGINEERING
17:00	Thick but smart: new markets for heavy naphthenics Drivers behind Group I rationalization Impact on global heavy neutrals and bright stock availability Bright stock supply-demand outlook for Asia Bright stock alternatives Valentina Serra-Holm , Market Manager, NYNAS AB
17:45	Close of day one
18:15	Dinner reception hosted by

Day 2 - Wednesday 9 June 2010

9:00	Chairmen’s opening remarks
9:15	Honda motorcycle engine oil conception and promotion For market creation of CO₂ reduction for environmental protection Sumitaka Hirose , Chief Engineer, HONDA
10:00	Latest automotive manufacturer requirements and expectations for lubricants Power train trends Vehicle technology for CO₂ reduction Lubricant specifications Expectations for lubricant technology Minoru Yamashita , Group Manager, Fuel Lubricant & Tribology Material Dept, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
10:45	Refreshment break
11:15	New and future engine oil requirements Mike Brown , Technical Manager, Lubricant and Base Oil Business, SK LUBRICANTS AMERICAS Jan Trocki , Technical Manager , SK LUBRICANTS
12:00	0W-20 a new European full Group III lubricant? Can an improved Group III meet the requirements of European car manufacturers (that relax the HTHS requirement) as well as Asian car manufacturers? Mike Pisani , Head of Sales & Marketing, PETRONAS MARKETING (NETHERLANDS)
12:45	Lunch

14:00	The base oils & lubricants market in India
14:45	Industrial lubricants: today and tomorrow Industrial lubricants Additive packages Hydraulics Modern base oils Thomas Rühle , Product Group Manager Industrial Oil Additives, RHEIN CHEMIE RHEINAU
15:30	China II, III class status and development prospects of base oils The classification of base oils in China The production and supply of base oils in China Development market tendency of lubricants in China The development prospects of base oils in China Zhang Guo Sheng , Deputy Chief Engineer, ECONOMICS & DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EDRI), SINOPEC
16:15	Chairmen’s closing remarks and close of conference