Meeting Program:

1. Topic: Consumer trends and marketing strategies for detergents, cosmetics and personal care products in Asia. Speaker: Croda Singapore Pte Ltd.
2. Topic: Low foam biodegradable nonionic surfactants for industrial and institutional cleaning formulations. Speaker: Dr David Robert Karsa, Business Development Manager, Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry
3. Topic: New breakthrough in personal care application - capryl / capramidopropyl betaine. Speaker: Dr Klaus R Jenni, Senior Technical Manager, Th Goldschmidt
4. Topic: Low foaming surfactants for high alkaline cleaning products. Speaker: Mr Claes Lagergreen, Marketing Manager, Surface Chemistry, Akzo Nobel Chemicals Pte Ltd.
5. Topic: Mild surfactants as multi-functional ingredients in skin care applications. Speaker: Ms Lynn Yap, Technology Manager, Oleochemical Derivatives Group, Witco Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
6. Topic: Chemistry in detergency - role of R&D in ensuring quality of consumer products. Speaker: Dr Merle S Regino, Analytical Division, Research & Development Department, Procter & Gamble, Philippines, Inc.
7. Topic: An introduction to phosphate esters and their use in detergent and personal care products. Speaker: Dr David Robert Karsa, Business Development Manager, Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry

Workshop Program:

Applied Surfactant Technology - New Materials, New Applications, and Future Business Prospects in Asia

This workshop is intended to provide a solid background in the fundamentals of surfactant properties and phase behavior, leading to a clear understanding of their use in detergent, cleaning, personal care and cosmetic formulations. New surfactants and their properties will be discussed, and possible future directions in formulation will be explored, considering raw materials, costs, and environmental impact.

• fundamentals of surfactant technology
• application of surfactants to detergents and household cleaning products
• application of surfactants to personal care and cosmetics formulations
• review of other materials used in surfactant containing consumer product formulations
• new surfactant materials
• new surfactant applications and technologies
• analysis of world surfactant industry: production, end use, future projections
• business projections for the southeast Asian surfactant markets

Web registration form available at http://www.intbuscom.com/asia/regyform.htm