Program

Event Schedule: May 18-19, 2015

May 18, Monday

9:30-10:30Registration
10:30-10:50Opening addressMr. Soichi Inoue
(Chairman of International PU Forum Committee & INOAC Corporation)
10:50-11:25Keynote Address ⅠProduct Stewardship of Polyurethane polymers
– Current and future challenges.
Professor Gunnar Skarping
(Vice-Chairman of International PU Forum Committee
& Stockholm University)
11:25-12:25Lunch
12:25-12:50Environmental
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)
12:50-13:15Environmental
Technology
Polyurethane foam 60th anniversary in Japan
/ Technology development related to safety and environment
Mr. Mitsuo Bono (Senior advisor for Polyurethane Technologies)
13:15-13:40Environmental
Technology
Development and progress of Bio-Polyurethanes
Mr. Yasuhiro Matsuzaka (Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.)
13:40-13:55Break 
13:55-14:20MarketPolyurethanes - Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Dr. Wolfgang Friederichs (PU Magazine International)
14:20-14:45MarketInnovation Management for Polyurethane by BMS
Dr. Ulrich Liman (Bayer MaterialScience AG)
14:45-15:10MarketIndia an emerging economy and the growing polyurethane market in India
Mr. Rohit Relan (Relan Group of Industries)
15:10-15:35MarketDevelopment Situation of Polyurethane Industry in China
Mr. Zhu Changchun (China Polyurethane Industry Association (CPUIA))
15:35-15:50Break 
15:50-16:15AutomotiveLight-Weight Vehicle Development to realize Sustainable Mobility
Mr. Tatsuya Hattori (Toyota Motor Corporation)
16:15-16:40AutomotiveA new automotive seat PU application trend in Korea
Mr. Joung Yun Ko (SKC Co., Ltd.)
16:40-17:05AutomotiveToday and tomorrow for Polyurethane foam in the automobile seat
Mr. Osamu Kito (Toyota Boshoku Corporation)
17:05-17:30AutomotivePolyurethane foam development and future of acoustic,
sound insulation and noise reduction
Mr. Fuminori Horio (INOAC Corporation)
18:00-20:00ReceptionFoyer, SHINAGAWA INTERCITY HALL & CONFERENCE

May 19, Tuesday

8:30-9:30Check-in 
9:30-10:05Keynote Address ⅡFuture prospects in Polyurethanes
Professor Emeritus Mutsuhisa Furukawa
(Vice-chairman of International PU Forum Committee
& Nagasaki University)
10:05-10:30Basic ResearchPhase Structures and Properties of Polyurethanes introducing Various Aromatic Imide bonds
Professor Eisuke Yamada (Aichi Institute of Technology)
10:30-10:55Basic ResearchStudies on Compatibilization of Thermoplastic Polyurethane/Polypropylene Blends
Assist. Prof. Dr. Duanghathai Pentrakoon (Chulalongkorn University)
10:55-11:20Basic ResearchApplication of CO2-based cationic polyhydroxyurethane for Biomaterial
Professor Bungo Ochiai (Yamagata University)
11:20-11:45Basic ResearchThe present conditions of the noise and vibration problem and the countermeasure in the railroad
Dr. Masanori Hansaka (Railway Technical Research Institute)
11:45-12:45Lunch 
12:45-13:10ComfortThe environment-friendly product example with high reactivity polyol "PRIMEPOL"
Mr. Kohei Maeda (Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.)
13:10-13:35ComfortThe Past, Present and Future trends for Polyols in Furniture and Bedding
Mr.Brad Beauchamp & Mr.Scott Pugh (Carpenter Co.)
13:35-14:00ComfortPolyurethane foam application of women's brassier
Mr. Y. Y. Hung (Regina Miracle International Ltd.)
14:00-14:25Building & ConstructionInnovations - a key driver for PU market growth
Dr. Karl-Rudolf Kurtz (BASF Advanced Chemicals Co., Ltd., China)
14:25-14:50Building & ConstructionPascal Pro - innovative processing technology for Rigid construction PU foam
Ph.D.Si-Ho Lee (Dow Polyurethanes)
14:50-15:05Break 
15:05-15:30Building & ConstructionUse of low GWP blowing agents in polyurethane foam
Ms. Mary Bogdan (Honeywell International)
15:30-15:55Building & ConstructionFormacel® 1100: Unlocking the Advantages in Rigid Foam Applications
Dr. Ernest B Wysong (DuPont Company)
15:55-16:20Building & ConstructionApplication of urethane foam sandwich panel to
earthquake-proof renovation and bridges field
Mr. Kouichi Shibata (Nippon Steel & Sumikin Coated Sheet Corporation)
16:20-16:45Building & ConstructionToday and tomorrow for Spray Polyurethane Foam
Mr. Kenji Ikuma (BASF INOAC Polyurethanes Ltd.)
16:45-17:10ProcessLightweight meets High Pressure
Mr. Jens Winiarz (Hennecke GmbH)
17:10-17:35ProcessApplying the polyurethane equipment technology
to RTM injection machine for CFRP
Mr. Takayoshi Yamakawa (Polymer Engineering Co.,LTD.)
17:35-17:45Closing address 

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