STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP
ON
ALTERNATIVES TO HCFC 141b IN FOAM MANUFACTURING SECTOR
AGENDA
Venue : Gulmohar Hall, Convention Centre Date : 8 February 2019
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
| Registration | ||
| 0930 – 1015 | Registration of Participants | |
| 1015 – 1045 Opening Session | ||
| Welcome | Dr. Amit Love, Joint Director, Ozone Cell, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India | |
| Address by UNDP India Office | Ms. Naida Rasheed, Deputy Country Director, UNDP India | |
| Address by UNDP Montreal Protocol and Chemicals Unit | Ms. Xiaofang Zhou Director, Montreal Protocol and Chemicals Unit, UNDP | |
| Address by Joint Secretary Dept. of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Govt. of India | Ms. Aparna Sharma, Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India | |
| Inaugural Address | Mr. A.K. Jain, Additional Secretary, MoEF&CC | |
| Vote of Thanks | Dr. Amit Love, Joint Director, Ozone Cell, MoEF&CC | |
| 1045 – 1100 | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 1100 – 1115 | Collaboration between Ozone Cell, MoEF&CC and CIPET for competency enhancement of enterprises including Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in foam Manufacturing Sector | Dr. S.N. Yadav, Principal Director / Dr. Smita Mohanty, Director, LARPM, CIPET |
| 1115 – 1125 | Implementation of HCFC-141b Phase-out in Foam Sector in India | Prof. R.S. Agarwal, Retd. Professor, IIT, Delhi |
| 1125 – 1135 | HCFC phase out in foam sector – Global perspective Key decisions and guidelines of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for implementation of HPMP Stage II and implementation modalities | Mr. Anderson Alves Technical Specialist UNDP Montreal Protocols and Chemicals Unit, Bangkok |
| 1135 – 1215 | Key issues and challenges for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in foam manufacturing sector Alternative non-HCFC Low GWP options, Formulated Systems and equipment requirements of non-HCFC blowing agents to India MSMEs | International Experts in foam sector: Mr. Paulo Altoe (Brazil) Mr. Giorgio Rossi (Italy) ( 2 Presentations ) |
| 1215– 1245 | HCFC phase out in foam manufacturing sector – Industry experiences of technology conversion under HPMP Stage-I | · Mr. Dilip Jadhav, Senior General Manager, Blue Star Limited (Discontinuous Sandwich Panel sub sector) · Mr. Rohit Dhiman, Director, Projects, Whirlpool of India Limited (Domestic Refrigeration sub sector) |
| 1245– 1330 | Interaction and Discussions | UNDP/MPU, International Experts, Industry |
| 1330 – 1430 | Lunch | |
| 1430 – 1600 | Interaction with experts by enterprises – To be facilitated by Ozone Cell, MoEF&CC | The slot will allow opportunities for interested stakeholders to hold small groups, or bilateral, discussions on technologies and strategic issues required for the conversion of PU Foam manufacturing companies. |