UMT Congress

UMT Congress

  • Tuesday, April 08, 2025
    09:00 Check-In/Exhibition opening
    09:30 Opening

    Dipl.-Ing. Edwin Leber, General Management, UNITI-Services GmbH
    Day Sponsor: PURAGLOBE Germany GmbH
    Greetings: Immo Kosel, Speaker UNITI Lubricant Committee, SK Enmove Europe

    09:45 Plenary session: Macro Trends impacting the Fuels and Lubricants Industry

    Maurizio Abbondanza, Sustainability & Business Executive Director, Infineum UK Ltd
    Mourtaza Taheraly, Industry Liason Advisor, Infineum France SNC

    10:30 Propulsion technologies in the light of the energy mix of the future

    Prof. Dr. Uwe Dieter Grebe, Head of the Institute Technische Universität Wien

    11:00 Networking Break

    Sponsor: FRIEDRICH SCHARR KG

    11:30 Alternative Drive Concepts and Fuels for Liebherr Machines

    Jürgen Appel, Head of Technology Coordination, Liebherr-International

    12:00 The Evolving Fuels Landscape & Shifting Dynamics of the EU Base Oil Markets

    Kevin Schäfer, CEO SVP, Germany & Central Europe, Argus Media Germany GmbH
    Christian Hotten, Market Reporter, Base Oils, Argus Media Ltd.

    12:30 Potential of Low Carbon Fuels and their Impact on Engine Oil Dilution

    Dipl.-Ing. Anton Wächter, Senior Engineer - Sustainable engine - FIE & Fuels, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH

    13:00 Lunch

    Sponsor: Wolf Oil Corporation NV

    14:15 Fuels and Lubricants - Challenges for Future Powertrains

    Dr. Marcus Gohl, Senior Manager Advanced Develpment, APL Automobil-Prüftechnik Landau GmbH
    Peter Scholl, Team Manager - Light Vehicles Lubricants, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants SA

    14:45 Challenges regarding Elastomer compartibility for future fuels and lubricants

    Dr. Matthias Adler, Director Global Material Development Fluid Power, Freudenberg FST GmbH

    15:15 Future Lubricating Oil Technical Requirements: A Caterpillar Viewpoint

    Sarah Bellingham, Engineering Specialist, Caterpillar

    15:45 Networking Break

    Sponsor: Zeller + Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG

    16:15 Methodology Landscape for PCF-calculations in the lubricant sector

    Markus Garb, Chairman of the ATIEL&UEIL Joint Sustainability Committee/VP Sustainability (CSO), FUCHS SE

    16:45 Beyond the Battery - A Holistic View of Thermal Management Fluids in BEVs

    Dr. Gareth Brown, Strategic Technology Manager, Lubrizol Ltd.

    17:15 Industrial Lubricants - Challenges and Opportunities

    Patrick Bell, Industrial Sales Director Central Europe, Castrol Germany GmbH

    17:45 ´After-work´-Drink

    Sponsor: Castrol Germany GmbH

    19:15 Get-together

    Sponsor: Lubrizol Deutschland GmbH

    22:30 END
  • Wednesday April 09, 2025
    09:00 Greetings 2nd day

    Dipl.-Ing. Edwin Leber, General Management, UNITI-Services GmbH

    9:05 Novel sulfurized algae oil based extreme pressure agent for sustainable formulations of lubricants and metal working fluids

    Hironobu Matsueda, Technical Group Manager, DIC Corporation
    Ryoya Ohkubo, Assistant Sales & Marketing Manager, DIC Corporation

    09:35 Landscape of Engine Oil Industry specifications in Europe, North America and Aisa for Passenger Cars

    Paul Decker-Brentano, ACEA LD-Chair, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe GmbH

    10:05 Ready for maximizing CO₂ reduction - Three steps for engine oil efficiency

    Michael Seemann, OEM Relation Manager, Evonik Operations GmbH

    10:35 Networking Break

    Sponsor: FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY GmbH

    11:00 EV Fluids: Future Prospects, Efficiency and Testing

    Ed Keighley, CTS Technologist - Driveline, Afton Chemical Limited

    11:30 Formulating Gas Engine Oils to meet future requirements

    Christophe Rouet, Global Customer Technical Specialist Industry Engine Oils, Chevron Oronite

    12:00 Advanced Synthetic Base Stocks for Industrial and Automotive Gear Oils

    Dr. Sven Meinhardt, Global Technology Advisor, ExxonMobil Chemical Central Europe GmbH

    12:30 Lunch

    Sponsor: OEST LUBRICANTS GmbH & Co. KG

    13:30 SEW-Eurodrive Lubricants to Increase Perfomance and Service Life

    Katrin Alt, Group Manager Technology department Tribology & Sealing Systems, SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG

    14:00 Preparing for the future of Industrial Gear Oils

    Matthew Thom, Industrial Product Manager for Europe, Lubrizol Ltd.

    14:35 Networking Break

    Sponsor: VSI Verband Schmierstoff-Industrie e.V.

    15:00 A new framework to analyse the used oil and re-refined lubricants market

    Gabriel Tarle, Senior Consult, Project Lead Kline & Company

    15:30 Novel Esters for the Formulation of High-Performance Industrial Lubricants

    Isobel Priest, Sales Manager, Patech Europe B.V.

    16:00 Closing
As of March 2025. Both errors and program are subject to change.