2015 International Lubricants and Waxes Conference

Thursday, November 12 - Friday, November 13, 2015
Hilton Post Oak
2001 Post Oak Boulevard
Houston, TX 77056

Schedule of Sessions and Special Events

Wednesday November 11, 2015
04:00 pm - 06:00 pm	Registration

Thursday November 12, 2015
07:30 am - 08:30 am	Coffee Service

07:30 am - 05:30 pm	Registration

08:00 am - 09:30 am	Wax Session - Candelilla Wax Fernando Montano, Multiceras S.A. Licocene Performance Polymers and Waxes Sebastijan Bach, Clariant Corporation

09:30 am - 10:00 am	Coffee Break

10:00 am - 11:30 am	Wax Session (continued) - Paraffins’ Proven Performance Partner… PE Wax John Brindle, Westlake Chemical Corporation U.S. Waxes – Factors Affecting Wax Pricing and Supply Louise Burke, Argus Media, Inc.

11:30 am - 02:30 pm	Lubricants & Waxes Committee Meeting - Committee members and invited guest only

02:30 pm - 04:30 pm	Base Oils Session - Part 1 - Review of Brightstock Market, Ernie Henderson, K&E Petroleum Consulting The Global High VI Base Oil Market – Going Even Higher? Amy Claxton, My Energy

04:30 pm - 05:30 pm	Reception

Friday November 13, 2015
08:00 am - 09:00 am	Coffee Service

08:00 am - 10:30 am	Registration

08:30 am - 10:30 am	Base Oils Session - Part 2 - An ILMA Member’s View of the Industry Barbara Bellanti, Battenfeld-Grease & Oil Corporation of New York An Astronaut’s Tale of Lubricants in Space Captain Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, U.S. Navy (ret.)