Wednesday, 18 October 2017 - 1st WORKING DAY 08.00 Registration10.00 Opening - Welcome remarks by the Organisers and Gold Sponsor10.30 Quo Vadis Engine and Gear Oils for Complete Electromobility? Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried J. Bartz, Technische Akademie Esslingen, Germany11.00 Coffee Break11.30 Developments and major trends affecting the lubricants industry

Dr. Peter Tjan, ATIEL, Bruxelles, Belgium Current trends for Food Grade Lubricants in Europe and quality

requirements from end-users Srdjan Stankov, NSF International, USA12.30 Lunch Break14.00 Engine Oil Pumpability in a Modern Engine Dr. Robert Kolb, Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH, Germany Driving Efficiency in Commercial Vehicle Engine Lubricants Jagraj Sidhu, Lubrizol Ltd, United Kingdom Why PCMO is no longer the best choice for 4-Stroke Motorcycles? Matthieu Vaslin, Chevron Oronite SAS, France15.30 Coffee Break16.00 Plenary lecture Terry Dicken, ELGI/Global Lubricants, United Kingdom16.30 The new GOMA Fuels & Lubricants Magazine promotion 17.00 Drinks Reception

Thursday, 19 October 2017 - 2nd WORKING DAY 10.00 Comparison of key fluid properties of Naphthenic-Paraffinic blends

versus Group I and Group II base oils for lubricant applications Prof. Thomas Norby, Nynas AB, Sweden Polyalkylene Glycols - A modern base fluid with exceptional

performance Dr. David Schäffel, CLARIANT Produkte GmbH, Germany11.00 Coffee Break11.30 Compressor lubricants based on Polyglycol Henrik Heinemann, BASF SE, Germany Turbine Oils - Trends and Additive Solutions Dr. Thomas Rühle, BASF SE, Germany12.30 Lunch Break14.00 Comparison of the quenchants properties measured with

Liscic/Petrofer and ASTM D6200 probes Prof. Dr. Božidar Matijević, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,

University of Zagreb, Croatia High performance cemented carbide grinding - challenges

and solutions Isabell Lange, Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Germany The impact of safety and environmental laws and guidelines

on the formulation and application of MWFs Ljiljana Pedišić, GOMA, Croatia15.30 Coffee Break16.00 POSTER SESSION17.00 Break19.30 Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception20.00 Gala Dinner & Entertainment

Friday, 20 October 2017 - 3rd WORKING DAY 10.00 Brand protection and quality assurance for the future lubricants Peter Heiman, LiQode Marking System GmbH, Austria SVM™ Stabinger Viscometer™ Technology: The Benefits for

Lubricants Dr. Jelena Fischer, Anton Paar GmbH, Austria11.00 Coffee Break11.30 The influence of structure and chemical functionalization on

efficiency of methacrylate pour point depressants Prof. Dr. Ante Jukić, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and

Technology, University of Zagreb, Croatia Selforganized nanostructural solid lubricant Prof. Dr. Sergey Fedorov, Kaliningrad State Technical University, Russia High Pressure Influence on Oil Solidification Jiří Valdauf, LUBRICANT s.r.o., Czech Republic13.00 Closing the Conference

SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME

THE 50TH

LUBRICANTS AND BASE OILS SYMPOSIUM

ORGANISED BY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

18-20 October 2017, Hotel Esplanade - Zagreb, Croatia

Sponsors & Exhibitors

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