Ballroom B
| Day 1 - Tuesday, 13 June | |
| 8:00 | Registration & Coffee |
| 8:50 | Chairman’s Welcome Remarks |
| Timothy Earl Madden, Business Director | |
| Noveon | |
| 9:00 | Opening Address |
| POLYURETHANES — A SUCCESS STORY CONTINUES GLOBALLY AND IN ASIA PACIFIC | |
| Frank Grunert, Executive Vice President, Business Unit Polyurethanes, Asia Pacific | |
| Bayer MaterialScience | |
| 9:40 | CHINA’S RESILIENCE TO THE OIL PRICE SHOCK |
| • Impact of high oil prices on Asia and China | |
| • Chinas growth challenges and outlook | |
| • The rise of Chinese consumerism | |
| • Investment and market implications | |
| Chi Lo, Economic Strategist | |
| Author of “Phantom of the China Economic Threat, 2006” | |
| (Former Chief Economist of HSBC & SCB) | |
| 10:20 | Discussion followed by Coffee |
| 10:50 | PU MARKET OUTLOOK IN CHINA |
| • Update on PU projects | |
| • Joint venture opportunities | |
| Demand/Supply projections | |
| • Isocyanates supply status | |
| Zhang Jie, Secretary-General | |
| China Polyurethane Industry Association | |
| 11:25 | CHALLENGES FACING EAST ASIA/CHINA ISOCYANATE MARKETS IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS |
| Song Yun Feng, Sales & Marketing Manager | |
| Wan Hua PU Group Co. Ltd. | |
| 12:05 | PO & POLYOL MARKETS ANALYSIS IN CHINA |
| • Supply/Demand in Chinese PO Markets | |
| • Import/Export of PO Analysis | |
| • Forecast of PO Domestic Demand in the next 4 years | |
| • Analysis of Polyols consumption | |
| • Forecast of Polyols Consumption in the next 4 years | |
| Xu Xiao Song, Market Analyst | |
| P.H. Consultant | |
| www.puworld.com | |
| 12:40 | Discussion followed by Lunch |
| 1:50 | Afternoon Chairman |
| Kishore B Chhabria, Managing Director | |
| VCM Polyurethanes Pvt Ltd. | |
| 2:00 | NEW ENERGY SAVING REGULATION IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - ITS IMPACT ON PU |
| Zhang Tsing Feng, Director | |
| Science & Technology Development, Promotion Centre | |
| Ministry Of Construction, China | |
| 2:40 | BUILDING THE FUTURE THROUGH APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT |
| Timothy Earl Madden, Business Director | |
| Noveon | |
| 3:20 | Discussion followed by Coffee |
| 3:50 | PU MARKET OUTLOOK IN JAPAN |
| • Update on PU industry | |
| • Demand/Supply situation | |
| • Trend of market segment | |
| Isamu Onuma, General Manager | |
| Sanyo Chemical Industries | |
| 4:20 | PROSPECTS FOR NEW PU APPLICATION IN AUTOMOTIVE SECTORS |
| • Specification & norms | |
| • New mold technologies | |
| • Performance standards | |
| Wang Tsing Guo, Supervisor | |
| Technical Centre (Non-metal materials) | |
| First Automotive | |
| 4:50 | PU MARKETS & ITS APPLICATIONS IN S.E. ASIA |
| • Bedding/Furnishing industry - Requirement & Demand for PU foams | |
| • Updates on other applications | |
| Mr Erman Tan, CEO | |
| Asia Polyurethane Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. | |
| 5:20 | Discussion followed by End of Day One |
| 1730 - 1830 hrs. Networking Reception for Speakers & Delegates | |
| Day 2 - Wednesday, 14 June | |
| 9:00 | Chairman’s Welcome |
| Erman Tan, CEO | |
| Asia Polyurethane Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. | |
| 9:05 | PU MARKET OUTLOOK IN KOREA |
| The present state and trend of PU industry | |
| • Scale of PU market | |
| • Material demand/supply | |
| Richard Kim, General Manager/Team Leader of PU Business Team | |
| Kolon Chemical Co., Ltd | |
| 9:45 | PU MARKET OUTLOOK IN INDIA |
| • Update on PU projects | |
| • Demand/Supply Projections | |
| • Isocyanates supply status | |
| Kishore B Chhabria, Managing Director | |
| VCM Polyurethanes Pvt Ltd | |
| 10:20 | Discussion followed by Coffee |
| 10:50 | PALM OIL-BASED POLYOL FOR PU APPLICATIONS |
| Dr Ooi Tian Lye | |
| Head, Oleochemical Products Development Unit | |
| Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) | |
| 11:20 | APPLICATION OF HIGH-PERFORMING ELASTIC BONDING IN INDUSTRY AND CONSTRUCTION |
| Frank Wang, Industry Director | |
| SIKA | |
| 11:50 | OVERVIEW OF PU APPLIED ON REFRIGERATOR TRADE AND FOAMING TECHNOLOGY ON REFRIGERATOR |
| Hu Feng, Engineer | |
| Kelon | |
| 12:20 | Final Discussion followed by Lunch |
| 2:30 | Close of Conference |