Day one | 27 March 2018 | Tuesday
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End
- 08:30
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- 09:00
- Registration and refreshments
- 09:00
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- 09:10
- Chairman welcome remarks
Session one: Extension of China’s emissions control plan to the alternative fuels industry
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- 09:10
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- 09:40
- China’s government policies and future projections
- Nationwide E10 bioethanol policy by 2020
- Implications of ethanol self- sufficiency to China and global biofuel economics
- 09:40
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- 10:10
- Chinese transportation appetite and its need for ethanol: Is domestic production sufficient?
- Rapid growth in vehicle numbers and its effects on ethanol needs
- The feasibility of reaching a 4mn t ethanol production target by 2018
- 10:10
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- 10:40
- China’s domestic and international ethanol trade landscape and price dynamics
- 10:40
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- 10:50
- Questions and answers
- 10:50
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- 11:20
- Networking refreshments
Session two: Discussing ethanol feedstocks market
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- 11:20
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- 11:50
- Effects of E10 policy on feedstocks agriculture
- Government goals to reduce corn crops in China
- Alternative feedstocks and capacity used
- 11:50
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- 12:20
- Panel discussion: Price relationship of gasoline, corn and ethanol economics
- 12:20
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- 14:00
- Networking lunch
Session three: Production methods, feedstocks and new refineries
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- 14:00
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- 14:30
- New and planned ethanol refineries in China and expected capacity
- 14:30
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- 15:00
- Feedstocks and production process options for maximum capacity
- 15:00
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- 15:30
- A study of blendstocks availability for gasoline
- Use of MTBE versus ethanol as a blending component in ethanol - cost efficiency, production and emissions control
- 15:30
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- 15:40
- Questions and answers
- 15:40
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- 16:10
- Networking refreshments
- 16:10
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- 16:40
- Using coal for ethanol production in China
- Overview of production and capacity
Session four: Technical session for new production innovations
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End
- 16:40
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- 17:10
- Sponsorship topic one
- 17:10
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- 17:40
- Sponsorship topic two
- 17:40
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- 17:50
- Questions and answers
- 17:50
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- 18:00
- Chairman’s closing remarks and end of conference day one
- 18:00
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- 19:30
- Cocktail reception
Day one | 27 March 2018 | Tuesday
Start
End
- 08:30
- -
- 09:00
- Registration and refreshments
- 09:00
- -
- 09:10
- Chairman welcome back remarks
Session five: Market study of the global ethanol landscape
Start
End
- 09:10
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- 09:40
- Ethanol demand drivers and their latest mandates and trade routes
- 09:40
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- 10:10
- Geographical study of ethanol producers and their feedstock use
- 10:10
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- 10:40
- Global ethanol exports to China
- US and Brazil views and opinions of China’s political mandates and hefty import tariffs
- US ethanol price reduction - Will this open up the arbitrage to China?
- 10:40
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- 10:50
- Questions and answers
- 10:50
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- 11:20
- Networking refreshments
- 11:20
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- 11:50
- Ethanol shipping, logistics and updates on China tariffs
- 11:50
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- 12:00
- Questions and answers
- 12:00
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- 12:30
- Panel exclusive! Development of electric cars in China - What will be its impact on gasoline and ultimately on ethanol?
- 12:30
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- 12:40
- Chairman’s closing remarks
- 12:40
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- 14:00
- Networking lunch and end of conference