Event Schedule: May 18-19, 2015
May 18, Monday
9:30-10:30 | Registration | |
10:30-10:50 | Opening address | Mr. Soichi Inoue (Chairman of International PU Forum Committee & INOAC Corporation) |
10:50-11:25 | Keynote Address Ⅰ | Product Stewardship of Polyurethane polymers – Current and future challenges. Professor Gunnar Skarping (Vice-Chairman of International PU Forum Committee & Stockholm University) |
11:25-12:25 | Lunch | |
12:25-12:50 | Environmental Technology | Product Stewardship of Polyurethane in Japan, - Environmental, Health and Safety Issues Relative to Polyurethane Raw Materials and Products Mr. Koichi Wada (Japan Urethane Industries Institute) |
12:50-13:15 | Environmental Technology | Polyurethane foam 60th anniversary in Japan / Technology development related to safety and environment Mr. Mitsuo Bono (Senior advisor for Polyurethane Technologies) |
13:15-13:40 | Environmental Technology | Development and progress of Bio-Polyurethanes Mr. Yasuhiro Matsuzaka (Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.) |
13:40-13:55 | Break | |
13:55-14:20 | Market | Polyurethanes - Yesterday, today and tomorrow Dr. Wolfgang Friederichs (PU Magazine International) |
14:20-14:45 | Market | Innovation Management for Polyurethane by BMS Dr. Ulrich Liman (Bayer MaterialScience AG) |
14:45-15:10 | Market | India an emerging economy and the growing polyurethane market in India Mr. Rohit Relan (Relan Group of Industries) |
15:10-15:35 | Market | Development Situation of Polyurethane Industry in China Mr. Zhu Changchun (China Polyurethane Industry Association (CPUIA)) |
15:35-15:50 | Break | |
15:50-16:15 | Automotive | Light-Weight Vehicle Development to realize Sustainable Mobility Mr. Tatsuya Hattori (Toyota Motor Corporation) |
16:15-16:40 | Automotive | A new automotive seat PU application trend in Korea Mr. Joung Yun Ko (SKC Co., Ltd.) |
16:40-17:05 | Automotive | Today and tomorrow for Polyurethane foam in the automobile seat Mr. Osamu Kito (Toyota Boshoku Corporation) |
17:05-17:30 | Automotive | Polyurethane foam development and future of acoustic, sound insulation and noise reduction Mr. Fuminori Horio (INOAC Corporation) |
18:00-20:00 | Reception | Foyer, SHINAGAWA INTERCITY HALL & CONFERENCE |
May 19, Tuesday
8:30-9:30 | Check-in | |
9:30-10:05 | Keynote Address Ⅱ | Future prospects in Polyurethanes Professor Emeritus Mutsuhisa Furukawa (Vice-chairman of International PU Forum Committee & Nagasaki University) |
10:05-10:30 | Basic Research | Phase Structures and Properties of Polyurethanes introducing Various Aromatic Imide bonds Professor Eisuke Yamada (Aichi Institute of Technology) |
10:30-10:55 | Basic Research | Studies on Compatibilization of Thermoplastic Polyurethane/Polypropylene Blends Assist. Prof. Dr. Duanghathai Pentrakoon (Chulalongkorn University) |
10:55-11:20 | Basic Research | Application of CO2-based cationic polyhydroxyurethane for Biomaterial Professor Bungo Ochiai (Yamagata University) |
11:20-11:45 | Basic Research | The present conditions of the noise and vibration problem and the countermeasure in the railroad Dr. Masanori Hansaka (Railway Technical Research Institute) |
11:45-12:45 | Lunch | |
12:45-13:10 | Comfort | The environment-friendly product example with high reactivity polyol "PRIMEPOL" Mr. Kohei Maeda (Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.) |
13:10-13:35 | Comfort | The Past, Present and Future trends for Polyols in Furniture and Bedding Mr.Brad Beauchamp & Mr.Scott Pugh (Carpenter Co.) |
13:35-14:00 | Comfort | Polyurethane foam application of women's brassier Mr. Y. Y. Hung (Regina Miracle International Ltd.) |
14:00-14:25 | Building & Construction | Innovations - a key driver for PU market growth Dr. Karl-Rudolf Kurtz (BASF Advanced Chemicals Co., Ltd., China) |
14:25-14:50 | Building & Construction | Pascal™ Pro - innovative processing technology for Rigid construction PU foam Ph.D.Si-Ho Lee (Dow Polyurethanes) |
14:50-15:05 | Break | |
15:05-15:30 | Building & Construction | Use of low GWP blowing agents in polyurethane foam Ms. Mary Bogdan (Honeywell International) |
15:30-15:55 | Building & Construction | Formacel® 1100: Unlocking the Advantages in Rigid Foam Applications Dr. Ernest B Wysong (DuPont Company) |
15:55-16:20 | Building & Construction | Application of urethane foam sandwich panel to earthquake-proof renovation and bridges field Mr. Kouichi Shibata (Nippon Steel & Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation) |
16:20-16:45 | Building & Construction | Today and tomorrow for Spray Polyurethane Foam Mr. Kenji Ikuma (BASF INOAC Polyurethanes Ltd.) |
16:45-17:10 | Process | Lightweight meets High Pressure Mr. Jens Winiarz (Hennecke GmbH) |
17:10-17:35 | Process | Applying the polyurethane equipment technology to RTM injection machine for CFRP Mr. Takayoshi Yamakawa (Polymer Engineering Co.,LTD.) |
17:35-17:45 | Closing address | |