| Day 1 - [19 Nov, 2008 - Wednesday] |
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09:00
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Chairman’s Welcome and Remarks
Dr. Bing Lu, Product Development Chemist
Ticona Engineering Polymers (Americas HQ & R&D Center)
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09:10
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THE RELEVANCE OF THE 97/98 ASIAN CRISIS TO THE 07/08 SUB-PRIME CRISIS
- Asian crisis and sub-prime crisis
- The post-crisis adjustment and its impact on Asia
- Will Chinese demand hold up?
HFT Investment Management (HK) Ltd
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09:50
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GLOBAL MARKET OUTLOOK & DEVELOPMENT OF TPE
Crude price movement & the impact on TPEs industry - M & A trail - more to come?
- Market shift & role of China in global TPE
Robert Eller Associates Inc (REA Pacific Office)
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10:30
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Discussion followed by Coffee
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11:00
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DESIGN TRENDS IN THE 3C INDUSTRY AND POSSIBLE IMPACT ON CHOICE OF MATERIAL SELECTION [END USER]
• Trends in 3Cs industry (Computer, Communication and Consumer Electronic)
• Ergonomic usage in power tools
• How can resin suppliers help in the product development process?
• What is the potential usage for “soft touch plastics”
Mr. An Luo, Co-President Asia Pacific
Teams Design Shanghai
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11:35
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DISCOVERING LATEST INNOVATIONS IN TPE THAT DELIVER HIGHER PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES TO AUTOMOTIVE SEALS
• Trends in emerging performance based applications
• Case study: an asset to Peugeot Citroen for TPV seals
Mr. Gilbert Saillard, Sales & Marketing Director
CTS Cousin-Tessier SAS
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12:10
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SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR COMPETING IN CHINA
• Market forces affecting pricing and profitability
• Intermaterials competition
• Global influences on markets and technology
• Opportunities for extracting higher value
• Shifts in industry structure
Robert Eller Associates Inc (REA Pacific Office)
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12:45
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Discussion followed by Lunch
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14:00
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Chairman's Remarks
Mr. Roger Young, Vice President of Asia Pacific
Robert Eller Associates Inc (REA Pacific Office)
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14:05
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EVOLUTION IN TECHNOLOGY OF FLOCKING WITH TPE MATERIALS IN AUTOMOTIVE SEALS APPLICATIONS
- Trends and innovative solutions
- New techniques versus traditional EPDM direct flocking
Dimontonate Floccati Spa
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14:40
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COPE EXTRUSION FOAMING TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Bing Lu, Product Development Chemist
Ticona Engineering Polymers (Americas HQ & R&D Center)
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15:15
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NOVEL ELASTOMER TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TPE COMPOUNDING INDUSTRY
Ms. Mahalia Soediono, TS&D Leader of Elastomer, Greater China/Specialty Packaging & Film, Asia Pacific
Dow Chemical (China) Investment Ltd (China HQ)
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15:45
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Discussion followed by Tea
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16:15
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LATEST ARKEMA INNOVATIONS IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELASTOMERS (PEBAX TYPE) INCLUDING BIOBASED PRODUCTS
. Jerome Allanic, Asia-Pacific Market Development Manager
Arkema (China) Investment Co Ltd - Shanghai Branch
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16:50
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SPECIALTY POLYMERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY & MISSION CRITICAL APPLICATION [END USER]
Dr. Mohd Nor Azmi, Senior Engineering Manager- Physical Design
Motorola Technology Sdn Bhd
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17:25
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Discussion followed by End of Day One
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17:30
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Networking Reception for Speakers & Delegates
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| Day 2 - [20 Nov, 2008 - Thursday] |
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09:00
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Chairman’s Remarks
Dr. Mohd Nor Azmi, Senior Engineering Manager- Physical Design
Motorola Technology Sdn Bhd
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09:10
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LATEST INNOVATIONS IN TPU AND THEIR MARKET PROSPECTS
Mr. Clint Raine, Head Business Unit TPU APAC
Bayer MaterialScience Ltd
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09:45
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BIO-BASED TPU DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION
Mr. David Pascual, Elastomers Area Sales Manager
Merquinsa
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10:15
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TPE’S APPLICATION IN FOOTWEAR APPLICATION [END USER]
Mr. Charles Huang, MD
Pou Chen Corporation (PCC Chang Hua Office)
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10:45
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Discussion followed by Coffee
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11:15
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LATEST INNOVATIONS IN Q AND LA POLYMER AND THEIR MARKET PROSPECTS
• Discovering Latest Novel Class TPE (SEPTON, Q series): generates outstanding performance such as light weighted and scratch resistant materials.
• Novel (meth) acrylic thermoplastic elastomer (LA polymer): which shows good weatherability, good transparency, good paintability and good compatibility & adhesion to polar resins.
• Market Prospects
Mr. Kazushige Ishiura, Elastomer Div
Kuraray Co Ltd (Tokyo HQ)
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11:45
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NOVEL DEVELOPMENTS IN TPEs IN CONSUMER AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
A Universal Overmold TPE s which bond to both non-polar polyolefin and polar engineering polymers substrates geared towards various consumer appslications. A phthalate free and PVC free TPE for various medical application Barrier and Superbarrier TPE s for consumer and medical applications.
GLS Thermopastic Elastomers, a PolyOne Company
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12:15
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TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND TPE APPLICATIONS IN SPECIAL MARKET DEMAND AND APPROVAL
Mr. Saiful Islam, Senior Technical Manager and Technical Engineer
Kraiburg TPE China Co. Ltd
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12:45
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Final Discussion followed by Closing Lunch
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14:15
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End of Conference
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