| 9:00 | Opening Remarks from Conference Co-Chair
Anil Kumar, President, PVTI CARBON BLACK (P) LTD, India
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| 9:15 | Reliability and Importance of U.S. Gulf Coast Carbon Black Feedstock in an Unpredictable Worldwide Oil Market
- Importance of the U.S. Gulf Coast region to the carbon black feedstocks market
- Reliability of and advantages of refineries in the U.S. gulf coast region as compared to other major refining hubs i.e. Singapore and NW Europe
Kavan Mehta, TAUBER OIL, US |  |
| 9:45 | Current Conditions & Global Outlook for Carbon Black
- Current conditions in carbon black market
- Future prospects for growth
- Leading suppliers
Paul Ita, President, NOTCH CONSULTING, US |  |
| 10:15 | Trends of China Carbon Black Feedstock
- Supply of coal tar based feedstock
- Supply of ethylene tar
- Supply of decant oil
- Demand of carbon black feedstock
Professor Bingyan Li, Senior Advisor, CHINA CARBON BLACK INSTITUTE (CCBI), China |  |
| 10:45 | Networking & refreshment break for all speakers and attendees. Sponsored by Enjet. | |
| 11:25 | Opportunities and Challenges of Carbon Black Business in Indian Subcontinent
- Indian subcontinent is poised for an explosive growth in the coming years with advent of GBP growth more than 7% and a 25%+ growth in passenger vehicles
- The tire industry will grow 9-11% as many new global companies gain entry to the Indian tire market. Existing Indian tire companies are pursuing aggressive growth measures.
- Non-tire and non-rubber market is also projected to grow +/- 11%
- Pakistan, Bangladesh Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldeep etc. are also expanding their infrastructure resulting in a growth for the tire industry
- India ranks 4th in the world for carbon black production and could soon move up to # 3
- R&D activities will also be discussed
Dr Soumen Chakraborty, JT President, HIMADRI CHEMICALS & INDUSTRIES LTD., India |  |
| 11:55 | The Benefits of Commodity Exchange for Carbon Black
- Benefits available to carbon black producers through the commodities exchange process
- Synergies and the means to use exchange resources to further develop commercial opportunities for carbon black
- Means to increase trade to the benefit of producers subservient to regional and global characteristics
- Using methodologies to offset the impact of adverse price moves and global currency
Charles McGovern, CEO, INSCX EXCHANGE (INTEGRATED NANO-SCIENCE AND COMMODITY EXCHANGE), UK |  |
| 12:25 | Roundtable luncheon for all speakers and attendees
Sponsored by PULVA CORPORATION | |
| 14:00 | Heat Recovery Options - Technical Advances in High Temperature Heat Exchangers
- Modern carbon black production facilities have become industry standard-bearers for energy efficiency
- Heat recovery options include highly engineered quench boilers, high-temperature air preheaters and tail gas fired boilers
- Improvements to air preheater operation
- Discussion items will include tubular expansion join service procedures, forced tubesheet cooling and on-line cleaning systems
James Geisler, Senior Marketing Manager, ALSTOM POWER ENERGY RECOVERY, US |  |
| 14:30 | Expand Market Reach by the use of Innovative Grit Reduction Technologies
- Current market challenges
- Shortcomings of incumbent grit reduction technologies
- The next generation of grit reduction
- Actual performance and operational data
- Process integration possibilities
William Brown, Division Manager, Chemicals & Minerals, HOSOKAWA MICRON POWDER SYSTEMS, US |  |
| 15:00 | Networking & refreshment break for all speakers and attendees. Sponsored by Enjet. | |
| 15:40 | Energy recovery with low-fouling Air Preheaters
- Double shell vs single shell air preheaters
- Design and temperature differences
- Lower fouling provides lower life-cycle costs
Dr. Ingo Ehmann, Senior Technical Advisor, EKSTRÖM & SON, Sweden
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| 16:10 | How will the Future Chemical Legislation Potentially Impact Carbon Black Use in Rubber Articles?
- Changes in European chemical legislation
- Impact on chemicals manufacturers and end-users
- Specific implications for carbon black producers and the rubber industry
Lorenzo Zullo, Coordinator, Chemicals & Environment Legislation and Advocacy
EUROPEAN TYRE AND RUBBER MANUFACTURER'S ASSOCIATION (ETRMA), Belgium |  |
| 16:40 | Carbon Black Panel Discussion | |
| 17:10 | Day 1 Concludes | |
| 18:00 | Grand Evening Reception
Sponsored by TAUBER OIL | |
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks from Conference Co-Chairs
Anil Kumar, President, PVTI CARBON BLACK (P) LTD, India
Igor Levenberg, CEO, MAKROCHEM SP. Z.O.O., Poland |
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| 9:15 | CBFS Supply/Demand in Europe
- Carbon black capacity
- European CBFS situation
- U.S. CBO supply
- CBFS comparison
Vincent Guercio, Petrochemical Consultant, CTC INTERNATIONAL, US |  |
| 9:45 | The Future of Carbon Black
Reg Adams, Managing Director, ARTIKOL LTD & Associate Consultant, INTERTECHPIRA, UK |  |
| 10:15 | Russian Carbon Black Review
- Feedstock
- Production
- Export
- Press releases
Igor Levenberg, CEO, MAKROCHEM SP. Z.O.O., Poland | |
| 10:45 | Networking & refreshment break for all speakers and attendees | |
| 11:25 | Carbon Black and Feedstock Oil Scenario in Iran
- Carbon black production and consumption
- Iranian feedstock oil producers, production, capacities and its future
- Tire manufacturers, capacities and production
Mehrdad Khansari Atigh, Commercial Manager, DOODEH SANATI PARS COMPANY, Iran |  |
| 11:55 | Roundtable luncheon for all speakers and attendees
Sponsored by ALSTOM POWER ENERGY RECOVERY GMBH | |
| 13:30 | 950C APH Accessory Design and Operational Safety
- Thermal expansion design solution
- Temperature monitoring provisions
- Hot air pipe design
- Safety operation
Jianbo Cui, Research and Development Director, DORIGHT CO, China |  |
| 14:00 | On-Line Monitoring of Abatement Systems to Reduce Operating Costs and Minimize Particulate Emissions to Air
- Technology overview of on-line monitoring
- Feasible solutions for the carbon black industry
- Reduce product loss and avoid shut down time
- Minimize emissions
Volker Schmitz, International Business Development Manager, PCME LTD, UK |  |
| 14:30 | Optimization of Dust Collection Systems in the Carbon Black Industry
- Dust collection in carbon black manufacturing
- Filtration system optimization
- Membrane filtration technology
- Latest membrane developments and test results
- 100% PTFE filters for purge gas filters
- Filter cages, installation supervision,on-site / off-site support
Ole Petzoldt, Global Market Leader Chemicals, W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GMBH, Germany |  |
| 15:00 | Tail Gas Sulfur Capture and Use as a Reactor Fuel
- Gail gas sulfur capture technologies
- Tail gas preheating through heat reat recovery
- Tail gas as fuel for reactor?
- Tail gas combustion in reactor
C.P. Natarajan, Consultant, GANPADS, US |  |
| 15:30 | Co-chairs closing remarks and conference adjournment | |