- 08:30
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- 09:00
- Registration and refreshments
- 09:00
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- 09:15
- Opening remarks and antitrust reminder Roel Salazar - Methanol & Derivatives Consultant, Argus
- 09:15
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- 09:45
- Petrochemical economics overview in times of uncertainty and volatility Shahrom Muhammad Yusof - Head of Marketing & Sales (Methanol, Aromatics and MTBE), Petronas
- Global energy market outlook—Impact of slowing economy, geopolitical issues on petrochemical sector and new capacities adding to global pool of supply for methanol
- Commodity market outlook: Crude oil, natural gas and coal
- Methanol market overview and impact to MTBE as feedstock
- 09:45
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- 10:15
- Global MTBE outlook – Opportunities ahead in MTBE’s challenging market
- Market review for MTBE, gasoline and ethanol
- Latest updates on MTBE projects and production capacity
- Will Asia face an MTBE oversupply glut in the near future?
- 10:15
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- 10:40
- Topic to be advised Gabriel Okmian - Product Manager, Tricon Energy
- 10:40
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- 10:45
- Q&A session
- 10:45
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- 11:25
- Networking refreshments
- 11:25
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- 11:55
- Feedstock and economics of MTBE production Roel Salazar - Methanol and Derivatives Consultant, Argus
- What are the criteria for considerations in choosing feedstock for MTBE
- How would increasing consumption methanol in other applications affect MTBE production margin
- 11:55
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- 12:25
- Global ETBE outlook – prospects of ETBE as a competitor to MTBE Clarence Woo - Executive Director, Asian Clean Fuels Association
- Review on the global outlook for ETBE supplies and demand
- A comparison of the economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages in ETBE and MTBE as oxygenates
- Future prospects of ETBE replacing MTBE as the mainstream oxygenates
- 12:25
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- 12:35
- Q&A session
- 12:35
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- 14:00
- Networking lunch
- 14:00
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- 14:30
- Ethanol gasoline policies and its impact on MTBE demand Lingo Fan - Senior Associate, COFCO Futures
- The right balance for corn consumption as feedstock for ETBE and food in China. Could this be a bottleneck to E10 adoption?
- 14:30
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- 15:10
- Panel Discussion: Are fuel policies and mandates posing a challenge to MTBE demand? Alcotra, COFCO Futures, Argus, Sinopec Hong Kong (Singapore)
- Implementation challenges for China’s E10 policy
- Impact of US-China trade war on China E10 policy implementation
Moderator:
Lee Toong Shien, Petrochemical Reporter, Argus
Panelists:
Cedric Bourdon, Trading Manager, Alcotra
Lingo Fan, Senior Associate, COFCO Futures
Jonathon Wong, Head of Gasoline, Sinopec Hong Kong (Singapore)
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- 15:10
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- 15:40
- Networking refreshment
- 15:40
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- 16:10
- Impact of high-octane gasoline on MTBE demand Saw San Naing - Manager, Downstream, Stratas Advisors
- Will high-octane gasoline emerge as a mainstream fuel for road transport?
- Do economics allow for high-octane gasoline to compete with MTBE?
- 16:10
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- 16:40
- Development of electric vehicles (EVs) and the impact on gasoline and MTBE demand Richard Chatterton - Head of Oil Demand Analysis, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
- Outlook of global EV market
- Global initiatives in pushing for EV adoption
- Forecast on global EV market growth rate and impact on gasoline and MTBE demand
- 16:40
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- 16:50
- Q&A session
- 16:50
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- 17:00
- Chairman's closing remarks Roel Salazar - Methanol & Derivatives Consultant, Argus
- 17:00
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- 19:00
- Conference cocktail reception