Updates On 10th Asia Cementrade 2008
Dates: 23-24 April 2008
Venue: Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore
Asia’s Role in the Evolving Global Cement Trade Dynamics
Highlights:
• Focus on China, India, Pakistan, Middle East, etc.
• Managing the escalating freight rate
• Global efforts on capping CO2: Impact on the cement sector
• Green technology: A case study
• High performance concrete & cementitious options
Confirmed Speakers
• Sanghi Industries Limited
• Elkem Materials SEA
• Maple Leaf Cement
• Institute of Technology Information for Building Materials, China
• Grasim Industries Limited
• Zag International, USA
• Wak Technology
• Eurasia Group of Companies
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10th Cementrade Asia - Timetable Update
Day - 1 [23 Apr, Wednesday]
08:00 Registration & Coffee
09:00 Chairman’s Welcome & Introduction
Mr. Martin Wilkes, Consultant
Satterward Group
09:10 ASIA’S CEMENT MARKETS: BRACING THE GLOBAL WHIRLPOOL
• Challenges for trade – freight factors
• Cement industry outlook and prospects
Mr. IMRAN AKRAM, ANALYST, BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
DEUTSCHE BANK
09:40 DRY BULK CARGO TRADE
• Which sector will continue to drive its growth?
• Trade pattern evolvement & freight rates movement
• Future prospects of the industry
• Trends in bulk ship design
Capt. Firoze Mirza, Assistant Vice President
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (HK) Ltd
10:10 SINGAPORE’S BUILDING PROJECTS FOR 2008 & BEYOND
• Other project updates
• Cement & building materials demand
10:30 Discussion followed by Refreshment Break
11:00 CHINA CEMENT OUTLOOK
• Update on consolidation progress
• Cancelation of cement export rebates – Impact on trading
Prof. CUI YUAN SHENG, VICE PRESIDENT
INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY OF CHINA
11:30 INDIA – WHEN WILL IT BECOME A NET IMPORTER?
• Economic progress and foreign investments updates
• Demand/supply balance
12:00 PAKISTAN’S CEMENT IN FOCUS
• Post privatization capacity expansion and A&M
• Growth of regional markets
• Major challenges – Increasing fuel price, freight costs, political situation & globalization
• Export challenges & achievements
• Technological advancements in cement industry – manufacturing, environmental issues and waste heat recovery
Mr. S.M. IMRAN, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
MAPLE LEAF CEMENT FACTORY LIMITED
12:30 Discussion followed by Networking Lunch
14:00 Chairman’s Remarks
Mr. Willy Kay, Managing Director
WAK Technologies Pte Ltd
14:10 READY-MIXED CONCRETE MARKETS UPDATE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
• Raw materials and quality of RMC
• Growth prospects for the sector
• Challenges: Concrete vs. other building material, building costs
Dr. Lee Yee Loon, Deputy President
Concrete Society of Malaysia
14:40 SUPPORTING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE WITH MICROSILICA CONCRETE
• Sources and availability
• Properties of microsilica in achieving high strength concrete
• Sustainable applications and environmental benefits
Mr. Desmond King, Technical/Marketing Manager - SEA
Elkem Materials SEA
15:10 DURABILITY OF UNDERGROUND CONCRETE STRUCTURE
• Advances in concrete repair technology
Mr. Willy Kay, Managing Director
WAK Technologies Pte Ltd
15:40 Discussion followed by Refreshment Break
16:10 LATEST GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS ON CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS
• Growth in applications & usage
• Regulatory trends– Emissions & tax credits
• Availability – Strategic supply & demand
• Logistics impact
Mr. Charles M Zeynel, President
ZAG INTERNATIONAL
16:40 ROLE OF CEMENT ADDITIVES IN:
• Reduction of CO2 emission
• Reduction of material cost in cement
• Increasing availability of cement
• Increasing use of secondary materials
Mr. Ibsen Barlongay, Regional Technical Manager
Grace Construction Products
17:10 Discussion followed by end of Day 1
17:20 Networking Reception for Speakers & Delegates
Day - 2 [24 Apr, Thursday]
09:00 Chairman’s Remark
Mr. Charles M Zeynel, President
ZAG INTERNATIONAL
09:10 ASIA: DECOUPLING OR RECOUPLING
• US slowdown & depreciating currency – What has been the impact?
• Where are the growth spots in Asia?
• Subprime meltdown - Real-estate/construction sectors review
Ms. Prakriti Sofat, Economist
HSBC
09:40 CDM AND CARBON TRADING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CEMENT PRODUCERS
Mr. Oivind Hoidalen, Technical Director
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk
10:10 MAKING CEMENT INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE
• Clean Fuel and Raw Materials for Cement Industry
• Emergence of eco-friendly cement
• Technology updates
Mr. S.K.MAHESHWARI, GROUP EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT
GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD
10:40 Discussion followed by Refreshment Break
11:10 SOUTH EAST ASIA CEMENT OUTLOOK
• Regional trade and consumption
• Trends and challenges
Mr. Martin Wilkes, Consultant
Satterward Group
11:40 INDONESIA: CHALLENGES FOR THE DOMESTIC AND EXPORT MARKET
Mr. IRWAN SUARLY, MARKETING DIRECTOR
PT SEMEN GRESIK PERSERO TBK
12:10 VIETNAM/AUSTRALIA MARKET UPDATES
12:40 Final Discussion followed by Closing Lunch
14:00 End of conference ■
10th CemenTrade Asia , 23-24 April 2008
“Asia’s Role in the Evolving Global Cement Trade Dynamics”
• Focus on China, India, North Asia, Middle East, etc.
• Managing the escalating freight rate
• Global efforts on capping CO2: Impact on the cement sector
• Green technology: A case study
• High performance concrete & cementitious options
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Ms. Ying Ying
Event Marketing Executive
CMT Singapore
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Email: ying@cmtsp.com.sg ■