1st DAY

Registration

Welcome to the Conference
Pedro Nelson Belmiro, Event Technical Coordinator
Gustavo Eduardo Zamboni, Director - EDITORA ONZE
Judith Taylor , Senior Editor - ICIS

Opening conference: The Brazilian economic scenario.
       • Analysis and outlook of the economics for 2016
       • Impacts on the commercial trade balance
       • Perspective and evolution of the Brazilian economy
Guilherme Mercês, Manager of Business and Infrastructure - FIRJAN - FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO

10:30

REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING

11:00

The Global Finished Lubricants Industry
Sergio Rebêlo, Managing Director - FACTOR/KLINE GROUP

11:30

Spotlight on the Brazilian and South America lube oil market
       • Numbers and breakdown of market share in Brazil
       • Analysis of the product value chain
       • Perspectives for Brazilian lubes market
Pedro Nelson Belmiro, Coordinator of the Lubricants Technical Committee of Brazilian Petroleum Institute and Lubes Em Foco Editor - LUBES EM FOCO

12:00

Changing Tides Hit Base Oils
       • What goes up must come down – and it did.
       • Rough ride in prices in Q1.
       • Cautious outlook for second-half 2016.
Judith Taylor, , Editora Sênior - ICIS

LUNCH AND NETWORKING

Reverse Logistics for Plastic Packages
Ezio Camillo Antunes, Executive Secretary - INSTITUTO JOGUE LIMPO

Legal aspects of the Brazilian Lubricants Market
Francisco Nelson, Superintendent of SAB - ANP (National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency)

ATIEL: Protecting European Engine Lubricant Quality Standards
       • Overview of the European Engine Lubricant Quality Management System (EELQMS) and the ATIEL Code of Practice..
       • Quality surveys ATIEL undertakes to assess levels of quality compliance among products in the market.
Olivier Denizart, - Technical & Business Process Manager (Lubricants) - TOTAL LUBRICANTS AMERICAS

REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING

16:00

The global group III market
Mike Brown, Vice-President of Technology - SK LUBRICANTS AMERICAS

Advancements in bright stock refining technology
Timothy Langlais, Marketing Technical Manager - ERGON

17:00

The Brazilian Base Oils Market
Ricardo Mussa - CEO - COSAN LUBRIFICANTES

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Liquid Amide: A New Group V Technology
Martin Curran, Market Applications Specialist - Lubricants - CRODA Latam

Foaming Control in Metalworking Fluids.
Eduardo Lima, Technical Assistance and Product Development Manager Latin America - DOW CHEMICAL

Advantages of the use of PIB in lubricants and greases
Giancarlo Roxo - Application Engineer for specialties - BRASKEM

10:30

REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING

11:00

Low Temperature Performance of Modern Engine Oils
Charles Dustman Global Business Intelligence Manager - EVONIK OIL ADDITIVES

11:30

Cost/benefit related to the performance of antioxidant additives
Wagner Carvalho, Technical Service Manager for Petroleum Additives - CHEMTURA

LUNCH AND NETWORKING

Trends in Technology for the Lubricant Industry
This session will comprise 4 x 20 minute presentations from the world's leading additive companies.
       • Jorge Manes, Industry Liaison Advisor, INFINEUM
       • Marcos Davi, Product Manager Latin America, CHEVRON ORONITE
       • Fabio Araujo, Product Manager Latin America, LUBRIZOL
       • William B. Anderson, R&D Engineering Specialist, AFTON CHEMICAL

Panel session with the above speakers about the trends in technology
Coordinator: Pedro Nelson Belmiro - LUBES EM FOCO’s Editor

Raffle and close of conference

CLOSING