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Day 1 - Thursday 21 February 2013

8:00

REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS

9:00

Welcome

9:05

Opening remarks from the Chair

Brian Crichton, Global Industry Liaison Manager, INFINEUM
Geeta Agashe, Senior Vice President - Energy Practice, KLINE & COMPANY
9:15

Global refining - where next?

  • Oil demand growth by product and key regions
  • Outlook for crude oil supply developments
  • Refinery projects – the "where" and "what type"
  • Refinery utilisation and margins
  • Implications on the base oil industry
Alan Gelder, Head of Oils Research, WOOD MACKENZIE
10:00

The right tool for the job … basestock optimisation to minimise cost and complexity

X B Cox, Basestocks & Specialties Planning Manager, EXXONMOBIL
10:45

REFRESHMENT BREAK

11:15

Automotive 2025 - key global trends and the impact on lubricants

William Downey Jr, Partner, ROLAND BERGER STRATEGY CONSULTANTS
12:00

GF6, ACEA 2012 and PC11:

  • Base oil and lubricant scenario 2015 + to support the new lubricant specifications
Paul Basar, Regional Business Manager - Heavy Duty Diesel, LUBRIZOL
12:45

LUNCH
14:30

Panel Discussion:

‘How will Group II be received in Europe, and what is the potential impact on Group I and II?’

15:15

Challenges facing the smaller blending companies

Jan Trocki, General Manager - Marketing & Technology, MORRIS LUBRICANTS
16:00

REFRESHMENT BREAK

16:30

Reviewing the landscape and drivers of the grease market

  • Grease market, size, growth and main players
  • Growing (and declining) markets and applications
  • Types of base oils utilized for various grease applications
  • How greases have had to adapt to lower solvency base oils
  • Future technologies 
Constantin Madius, Group Product Manager, AXEL CHRISTIERNSSON INTERNATIONAL
17:15

An update on the PAO and synthetic base oils market

  • Latest developments and drivers of the market
  • How these products can meet the changing landscape of the base oils market
Frank Jan de Rudder, Product Manager - Polyalphaolefins, CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICALS
18:00

DRINKS RECEPTION

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Day 2 - Friday 22 February 2013

9:00

Welcome

9:05

Opening remarks from the Chair

Mike Brown, Vice President of Technology Lubricant & Base Oil Business, SK LUBRICANTS AMERICAS
Jan Trocki, General Manager - Marketing & Technology, MORRIS LUBRICANTS
9:15

Complexity - friend or foe?

Trevor Russell, Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President - Marketing & Sales, INFINEUM
9:45

Variable economic recovery: what next for lubricants?

Colin Abraham, Vice President - Marketing, Lubricants & Commercial Fuels, SHELL LUBRICANTS
10:20

Powertrain lubricants - an automotive OEM perspective on base oils

  • Drivers & constraints for new developments
  • Challenges for future base oils
Sébastien Vautier, Technical Manager - Automotive Lubricants, PSA PEUGEOT CITRÖEN
Cyril Bastian, Technical Advisor - Powertrain Lubricants, PSA PEUGEOT CITRÖEN
11:00

REFRESHMENT BREAK

11:15

The restructuring of the global Group I production and the impact on napthenic oils

  • Future outlook of global Group I supply
  • Impact of Group I supply decline on lubricant blenders: solvency and viscosity challenges
  • Napthenic oils as solution providers: heavy napthenics as paraffinic bright stock alternatives; synergies with Group II and III paraffinics (blends) 
Valentina Serra-Holm, Marketing Director, NYNAS
12:10

The future of Group III (for better or worse?)

  • The future of Group III supply/demand
  • Potential impact on the European market
Nicholas Clague, Technical Manager - Lubricants, SK LUBRICANTS
Paul Kerwin, Sales Manager, SK LUBRICANTS
12:45

LUNCH
14:00

An overview of the main base oils and lubricants markets in South America

  • Important countries and emerging markets
  • A supply/demand overview
  • An outlook for the future
Sérgio Rebêlo, Managing Director, FACTOR DE SOLUÇÃO/KLINE GROUP LATIN AMERICA
14:45

Future availability of Group II and Group III base oils based on latest growth projections

Stephen Ames, Managing Director, SBA CONSULTING
15:30

Closing remarks from the Chair

15:35

Thank you and close of conference

15:40

REFRESHMENT BREAK

15:45

Base oils pricing methodology and market outlook session

Complimentary (optional) session hosted by ICIS

During this session, ICIS will take you through how the editors derive the base oils price assessments and provide insights as well into the dynamics that can influence the price movements. All base oil grades will be covered as well as looking in detail at specific regions - Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Attending the session will enable you to get a good overview of price drivers and fluctuations, anticipate market developments that may affect your business and meet all of our regional base oils experts in one place and talk about the market and your other areas of interest.

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


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