- 08:30
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- 09:20
- Morning registration and exhibition opens
- 09:20
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- 09:25
- Conference welcome Tonika Campbell - Bitumen and Asphalt, Senior Project Manager
- 09:25
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- 09:35
- Chairperson’s opening address Jonathan Weston - Editor, Argus Bitumen, Argus
- 09:35
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- 10:05
- Outlook of bitumen in light of IMO 2020 Carlos Ordóñez - Bitumen Trader, Repsol
- How will IMO regulation influence production and supply
- Bitumen pricing and the disconnect from fuel oil
- Changing routes of supply
- Changing patterns in bitumen trading
- Refinery changes affecting fuel oil and bitumen production
- What will be the pricing index for bitumen in the coming years?
- 10:05
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- 10:35
- Russia and the CIS Yury Burenko - Trading Director, DYM Resources
- Russian material’s quality and availability
- Update on tax legislation and regulation that will affect exports
- Addressing challenges in transportation and delivery logistics
- Price competition with regional producers
- 10:35
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- 11:20
- Morning coffee break
- 11:20
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- 11:50
- Beyond IMO2020: How can bitumen and asphalt thrive through the energy transition? Audny van Helden - General Manager, Shell
- How will IMO regulation influence production and supply
- Market outlook and prospect
- Assessing other pressures in the industry
- 11:50
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- 12:20
- The needs of the bitumen and asphalt market in Norway Eivind Olav Andersen - Technical Director, Veidekke
- Analysing the change in bitumen supply over the past 10-15 years
- Asphalt and bitumen volumes: Market trends and outlook
- How a shift in contract types is affecting the industry in Norway
- IMO 2020, market shifts and availability: Bitumen quality, price regulation and hedging
- Logistical challenges
- Assessing the differing requirements of bitumen products used in the region
- Carbon footprint, HSSE: Why WMA is taking off in Norway and the rest of Scandinavia
- 12:20
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- 12:50
- Breaking the mould of bitumen as a commodity Sergio Bovo - General Manager, Alma Petroli
- Overview of bitumen production in Italy: Consumption
- Creating a customer-centric product
- Adding value to the product and for the user
- Enhancing the performance of road bitumen and reducing environmental impacts
- Environmental sustainability in production and storage
- Results of changing stakeholder's mind-sets to help the context
- 12:50
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- 14:20
- Networking lunch break
- 14:20
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- 14:50
- Opening opportunities in the Med: Post-IMO Tayfun Ozatalay - General Manager, EnergyPro Petrol Trading
- An overview of shipping dynamics
- Supply and demand overview
- Refinery modernisation
- Minimising HSFO product while producing bitumen
- Analysing how IMO has affected the region
- How have rising exports supported stability in the global picture?
- Can streamlining regional operations help increase market share and supply post-IMO?
- 14:50
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- 15:20
- Outlook for bitumen in the construction industry Carl Robertus - Technical Director Bitumen, Nynas
- Grade availability
- Future uses of different specifications and grades
- 15:20
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- 16:05
- Afternoon coffee break
- 16:05
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- 16:50
- Regional focused roundtables
Roundtable one: Central European trading update
Expert Leader: Vasile Paraschiv, Managing Director, SC Bitholder
Roundtable two: Northwest European logistics
Expert Leader: Emmanuel Cornet, Bitumen Manager, Colas
Roundtable three: Eastern European tax and regulation impact on bitumen supply
Roundtable four: Opportunity to increase supply in the Mediterranean
Expert Leader: Carlo Giavarini, Honorary President, SITEB
- 16:50
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- 17:05
- Roundtable summaries and conclusions
- 17:05
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- 17:10
- Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of day one Jonathan Weston - Editor, Argus Bitumen, Argus
- 17:10
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- 19:30
- 10-year anniversary drinks reception
- 10:00
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- 10:30
- Morning registration and exhibition opens
- 10:30
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- 10:35
- Chairperson’s recap Osvaldo Speranza, - Senior Consultant Global Asphalt and Latin American Markets, Argus
- 10:35
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- 11:05
- Comparing imports and exports on a regional and global scale Aabha Gandhi - Asia Asphalt Editor, Argus
- Assessing regional imports: Where does this sit in relation to global traffic?
- Specification, grades and cooling temperatures: Exporting vs. importing to ensure a competitive price, timely delivery and the correct specification
- Analysing trade, import and export flows from Europe and the Middle East
- 11:05
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- 11:35
- Panel discussion: Market development in regulation, tax and exports
- Reviewing the bitumen industry outlook in light of implementation of the revised IMO bunkering regulations
- Future regulatory challenges
- Tax regulation and trading areas
- Increasing exploration and development tax: How will this impact price?
Panellists include:
Yury Burenko, Trading Director, DYM Resources
Tayfun Ozatalay, General Manager, EnergyPro Petrol Trading
Vasile Paraschiv, Managing Director, SC Bitholder
- 11:35
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- 12:05
- Morning coffee break
- 12:05
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- 12:35
- Ukrainian road development Anna Yurchenko - Head of Ukravtodor International Department, Ukravtodor
- Specification availability
- Trends and supply forecasts
- New roads and maintenance: Project investment and budget allocation
- Improving road development
- 12:35
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- 13:05
- Asphalt demand and requirements in the Nordics Fredrik Norrman - Nordic Bitumen Manager, Skanska
- Demand for asphalt in Norway
- Specification and grade availability
- Fossil-free transportation to 2030 in Sweden
- Regional logistical challenges
- 13:05
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- 14:05
- Networking lunch break
- 14:05
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- 14:35
- Future mobility needs and their effect on road and pavement requirements Carlo Giavarini - Honorary President, SITEB
• An update on European road construction investment and projects
• Assessing future mobility
• What changes will be needed to meet the needs of new transportation?
• How can we change the image of asphalt to increase public investment?
• Assessing future mobility
• What changes will be needed to meet the needs of new transportation?
• How can we change the image of asphalt to increase public investment?
- 14:35
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- 15:05
- Low-noise pavements with mastic asphalt on bridges in Switzerland Jean-Bernard Duchoud - Vice-Director, Federal Office of Roads, Switzerland
- Strategies to reduce traffic noise: Laying porous asphalt wearing courses or SDA asphalts with lower void content
- Developing a mastic asphalt wearing course with a surface structure that achieves a reduction in traffic noise
- Noise reduction through surface chippings on mastic asphalt
- Project summary and outlook
- 15:05
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- 15:35
- Afternoon coffee break
- 15:35
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- 16:05
- National MURE project Claude Giorgi - Technical Director, Eiffage Infrastructure
- The differences and similarities between hot and warm recycling
- Innovation for materials and processes
- Improving the multi-recycling mixes
- The combination of recycling and the lowering of mix manufacture temperatures
- The advent of multi-recycling
- 16:05
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- 16:35
- Innovation in asphalt recycling Stephen Hall - Assistant Director Highways and Transport, Economy and Infrastructure, Cumbria County Council
- How will bitumen be used in the future?
- Assessing the usage of recycled plastics in asphalt
- Analysing the role of government in asphalt recycling
- How sustainable are roads when plastics are used?
- 16:05
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- 16:10
- Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of conference Osvaldo Speranza - Senior Consultant Global Asphalt and Latin American Markets, Argus