14th Annual Fuels & Lubes Asia Conference
Seoul, Korea - Network with key industry suppliers, OEMs, buyers and decision makers in Seoul, South Korea, home to the world’s largest high-quality base oil manufacturers, shipbuilders, construction equipment builders and the world’s fifth largest automotive producer.
Theme: Balancing growth with environmental concerns
Network with key industry suppliers, OEMs, buyers and decision makers in Seoul, South Korea, home to the world’s largest high-quality base oil manufacturers, shipbuilders, construction equipment builders and the world’s fifth largest automotive producer.
Listen to the latest in additive, fuel and lubricant technology. Plus dedicated sessions on Metalworking Fluids, Marine, Railroad, Construction Equipment and Next-Generation Transportation Fuels.
Tentative Schedule
as of December 6, 2007
March 4, 2008 (Tue)
8:00 AM-5:00 PM STLE’s ABCs of Lubrication
This course supports people preparing for STLE’s Certified Lubrication Specialist exam.
March 5, 2008 (Wed)
8:00 AM-12:00 Noon SAE Asian Steering Committee Meeting (members only)
1:00 PM-5:00 PM SAE Open Forum (Open meeting)
5:00 PM-8:00 PM Conference Registration Opens
6:00 PM-8:00 PM Welcoming Cocktail Reception/Poster Session Opens
March 6, 2008 (Thu)
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Speakers' Breakfast
9:00 AM-12:00 Noon Plenary Session
Keynote Address: "Global Refining Sector Challenges and Opportunities: The Drive towards Cleaner and Renewable Fuels", Ashok Krishna, Vice President of Technology, Chevron Global Downstream
C.W. Cho, Chairman and CEO, BASF Company Ltd. Korea (Paper TBA)
Tae-Han Jung, Vice President, Base Oils, SK Energy (Paper TBA)
"Trends in Environmentally Friendly Lubricants," Jinichi Igarashi, General Manager of Lubricants Research Laboratory, Nippon Oil Corp.
Nam-Ho Yun, Deputy Director, Air Quality Policy Division, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea (Paper TBA)
12:00 Noon-1:30 PM Lunch
2:00-5:00 PM Concurrent Session: Commercial Session
"Ciba Additives Supporting the Growth of Green Fuels and Biofuels", Natalie Li, Global Marketing Manager, Ciba Corp.
"The Role of Lubricant Additives in Fuel Efficiency and Reduction: Viscosity Effects," Evonik Rohmax Additives (Speaker TBA)
"Automatic Transmission Fluids with Enhanced Friction Durability and JASO Performance," Kenji Yatsunami, Drive Line Reaserch and Development, Afton Chemical Japan
"Controlled Architecture Viscosity Modifiers for Driveline Fluids: Enhanced Fuel Efficiency and Wear Protection," Barton Schober, Technology Manager, Viscosity Modifier, The Lubrizol Corp.
"The use of Esters in Advanced Engine Oils," Steven James Randles, Global Application Director-Lubricant, Croda, UK
"How Lubricant Additives can Enable the Use of Biodiesel," Maarten Boons, Research Engineer, Chevron Oronite
"Next Generation ATF Development with Ultra-S Base Oil," S-Oil Corp. (Speaker TBA)
2:00-5:00 PM Concurrent Session: SAE Colloquia
Program TBA
March 7, 2008 (Fri)
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Speakers' Breakfast
9:00 AM-12:00 Concurrent Session: Metalworking Fluid
Chairman: Alan Savidge
"Metalworking Fluid Additive Technology: Global Trends," Robert Stubbs, Group Technical Director, Polartech
"Advanced Industrial Lubricants: The Influence of Legislation of Future Developments in Metalworking Fluids," Dietrich Horner, Head of Corporate Product Management- Metalworking and Quenching Lubricants, Fuchs Petrolub AG
"An Environmentally and Machinery Friendly Synthetic Metalworking Fluid," Mamoru Aoyama, Technical Manager of Industrial and Lubricants Services, BP Japan K.K.
"Double Comb Polymer Esters as Metalworking Additives: Performance Examples in Emulsions and Neat Oils," Luca Santini, Marketing Manager for Arese Lubricant Additives and Specialty Chemicals, Italmatch Chemicals Arese
Jake Pajak, Houghton International ( Paper TBA)
9:00 AM-12:00 Concurrent Session: Marine & Railroad
Roelf Drijfholt, Fuels & Lubricants Expert, Wartsila Switzerland (Paper TBA)
"Challenges and Solutions for Marine Engine Oil Technology," Dick Vrolijk, Staff Engineer in the Marine Lubricant Additive Group, Chevron Oronite Technology b.v.
Anil Kumar, Executive Director, Diesel Engine Directorate, Research Design and Standards Organisation (Invited)
12:00 Noon-1:30 PM Lunch
2:00-5:00 PM Concurrent Session: Next-Generation Transportation Fuels
Chairman: Masahiko Nakada
"NExBTL-Premium Quality 2nd Generation Renewal Diesel," Markku Honkanen, Technical Advisor, biofuels, Neste Oil Corp.
"Low-temperature Vehicle Operability of Biodiesel-Diesel Fuel Blends," Masahiro Dairaku, Fuels Development & Deployment Technologist, Infineum Japan Ltd.
2:00-5:00 PM Concurrent Session: Technical
"Development of an Engine Oil for Biotechnology Fuel," Kazuhiro Teshima, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
"Gas Engine Emission Trends, Lubrication and its Challenges," P. Rajagopalan, Regional Product Line Manager-Industrial Engine Oils and Specialties, Chevron Oronite Pte. Ltd., Singapore
"Development of a New Transmission Fluid for Six-Speed Automatic Transmission," Hanh Soo Kim, Industry Liaison and Development Advisor, Infineum Korea Ltd.
"Impact of Antioxidant Chemistries on Sludge Formation in Thermo-oxidatively Stable Turbine Oils," Anil Choudhary, Ciba Specialty Chemical India Ltd.
"Can Gear Oil Failures in High Performance Gears Cure? If YES- How?," Prof. Wilfried Bartz, Consultant, Technische Akademie Esslingen
