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The UNITI Mineral Oil Congress thatwill take place from April 1-2, 2014has aroused a great deal of interest.

Besides the high participation emergingfor 2014, the ever increasing number ofsponsors and exhibitors reflect just howunique this international branch meetingof its kind in Europe is.

With the introduction of the newconcept in 2010, the traditional Congresshas become considerably more attractiveand is pleased about the growingnumber of participants ever since. Theincreased international orientation inparticular has been very well received, asit corresponds to the ongoing globali-sation of companies dealing with fuelsand lubricants.

The Congress will open on April 1, 2014with a plenary lecture on futurepowertrain and fuel strategies to complywith emissions and fuel consumptionstandards given by an expert of theEuropean Automobile Manufacturer'sAssociation ACEA. In the course of themorning, experts from different industrysectors will point out requirements forfuels and liquid fuels.

The lectures given in the afternoon willfocus on base oils for lubricants whichwill also be in the main focus on thesecond day of the event.

Thus, the second day will open with alecture on the European lubricant marketand continue with current topics onautomotive and industrial lubricants.Besides interesting lectures fromrenowned mineral oil and additive

companies, presentations from majorautomobile companies (GM, Peugeot,VW) will be one of the special highlightsand are eagerly awaited. The presence ofthe automobile and suppliers industry iswhat makes the Congress unique. This isvalued by participants as being a specialbenefit.

This provides the best possiblenetworking opportunities to promote theexchange between different stakeholders. In view of future challenges suchas the current energy debate there is anurgent need to do so.

The Congress will be accompanied by adiversified trade exhibition, which willbe accessible to members only andprovide you efficiently with furtherinformation.

In order to meet and more importantlyoptimise the high standard even with an

increasing number of participants, thetrade exhibition and lectures will takeplace in the Kultur- & KongresszentrumLiederhalle (Cultural and Congress CentreLiederhalle) next to the Maritim hotel.The popular evening gala will continue tobe held in the Historische StuttgarterReithalle (historical riding hall) due to thespecial atmosphere.

A further innovation – apart from theevent-App – to improve communicationis a Meeting Point as well as a BusinessLounge.

Please visit our homepagewww.umtf.de to find any informationregarding the UNITI Mineral OilTechnology Congress as well as thepossibility for a direct online registration.

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The lubricant industry is looking forward to the UNITI Mineral Oil Technology Congress

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