16-17 Oct, 2006 - Shanghai, CHINA
New Asia Ballroom
New Asia Ballroom
| Day 1 - Monday, 16th October | |
| 9:00 | Chairman’s Welcome & Introduction |
| Clint Raine, Head of Business Unit TPU APAC | |
| BayerMaterialScience Limited | |
| 9:10 | DEVELOPMENTS OF SPECIALTY ELASTOMER MARKETS IN CHINA |
| • Demand drivers for TPE, TPV, TPO, TPU, SEBS/SBS | |
| • Emerging markets | |
| Roger Young, Vice President Asia Pacific | |
| Robert Eller Associates | |
| 9:55 | CHALLENGES IN MANAGING A TPE PLANT IN CHINA |
| MC Tan, General Manager | |
| GLS Thermoplastic Alloys Suzhou Co., Ltd | |
| 10:30 | Discussion followed by Coffee |
| 11:00 | TPE COMPOUNDS: CHALLENGE IN A MARKET WITH SEVERAL NEEDS |
| • Latest advancements in compounding technology | |
| Allan Leung, Senior Sales Manager | |
| Kraiburg TPE | |
| 11:35 | MOLDING AND PROCESSING CHALLENGES WITH TPE IN CHINA |
| • Intergrating Design and Manufacturing | |
| William Wong, Senior Consultant | |
| Mold China | |
| 12:10 | CATALLOY PROCESS RESINS - INNOVATIVE REACTOR TPOs |
| Umberto Credali, Marketing & Innovation Manager (Catalloy Business) | |
| Basell | |
| 12:45 | Discussion followed by Lunch |
| 2:00 | Afternoon Chairman |
| Roger Young, Vice President Asia Pacific | |
| Robert Eller Associates | |
| 2:05 | UNIQUE INNOVATIONS IN HYDROGENATED STYRENIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS |
| Noboru Higashida, Senior Researcher | |
| Elastomer Development Dept., Elastomer Division, Chemicals Company | |
| Kuraray | |
| 2:40 | MARKET OUTLOOK OF TPU IN CHINA |
| Clint Raine, Head Business Unit TPU APAC | |
| Bayer MaterialScience Limited | |
| 3:15 | Discussion followed by Tea |
| 3:45 | TPV INNOVATIONS & MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION TRENDS |
| Kevin Cai , PhD, Technical Manager, Europe & Asia | |
| Solvay | |
| 4:20 | END-USERS PERSPECTIVE : SPECIALTY ELASTOMERS APPLICATION IN HOME/ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES |
| • Trends and considerations when selecting material | |
| • Expectations from Suppliers | |
| Panelists: Nick Sowden, Vice President Asia Purchasing Office | |
| Electrolux | |
| William Wong, Senior Consultant | |
| Mold China | |
| 4:50 | Discussion followed by End of Day One |
| NETWORKING RECEPTION 4:50-5:50 | |
| Day 2 - Tuesday, 17th October | |
| 9:00 | Morning Chairman |
| Umberto Credali, Marketing & Innovation Manager (Catalloy Biz) | |
| Basell | |
| 9:05 | CUSTOM TPE SOLUTIONS AS LATEX AND SILICONE ALTERNATIVES IN MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE MARKET |
| • Overview of application trends | |
| Esther Han, Marketing Manager for Asia Pacific | |
| Teknor Apex Company, Asia - Singapore Polymer Corporation (Pte) Ltd | |
| 9:45 | AUTOMOTIVE SEALING TRENDS THROUGH TPV INNOVATIONS |
| Technological advances in materials, design and testing | |
| Matthew Effron, Technical Leader | |
| JYCO Asia | |
| 10:25 | Discussion followed by Coffee |
| 10:55 | END-USERS PERSPECTIVE : SPECIALTY ELASTOMERS APPLICATION IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS |
| • Considerations when selecting materials | |
| • Potential Usage of TPEs | |
| How can suppliers help in the product development process? | |
| • Challenges in using new resins | |
| Li Zhong Bin, Material Engineer | |
| Chery | |
| 11:20 | INNOVATIVE SOLUTION ON GLASS RUN CHANNEL CORNER MOLDING WITH NEW TPVS |
| Hideki Tominaga, Asia Pacific Automotive Marketing Manager | |
| ExxonMobil (China) Investment Co. Ltd | |
| 12:00 | Final Discussion followed by Closing Lunch |
| 2:00 | End of Conference |
