Lubricants and Additives Conference 2027

The Lubricants and Additives Conference is a two-day technical forum in Dammam on how lubrication and tribology affect equipment performance, reliability and lifecycle costs in heavy industry. It brings together asset owners, maintenance and reliability engineers, OEMs, lubricant blenders, additive suppliers and technical experts from Saudi Arabia's manufacturing, energy, oil and gas, mining, power, cement, steel and food sectors.

Key topics

The conference programme centres on practical lubrication problems in industrial plants.

• Extending lubricant drain intervals without hurting reliability
• Balancing OEM requirements with real operating conditions
• Preventing lubrication failures that cause unplanned downtime
• Choosing viscosity for high-load and high-temperature applications
• Optimizing metalworking fluids for machining performance and tool life
• Protecting bearings and rotating equipment
• Lubricant storage, contamination control and waste management

What to expect

Alongside the conference sessions, panels and case studies, an exhibition shows lubricants, additives, condition monitoring tools and maintenance technologies. Attendees can earn CPD credits and a CPD certificate. Speakers come from S-Chem, Ma'aden, Almarai, Savola, KPMG Middle East, Advanced Petrochemical Company, the Saudi Council of Engineers and the European Lubricating Grease Institute, whose chairman Terry Dicken sits on the technical advisory committee.

Who attends

The audience is senior and specialist staff in plant and factory management, maintenance, reliability, rotating equipment, asset integrity, lubrication, oil analysis, condition monitoring, procurement and operations, from government and industrial authorities, manufacturing, oil and gas, petrochemicals, power and utilities, mining, ports, fleets, cement and steel, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and HVAC.

Tickets & passes

• Primary Delegate — USD 25: Sale price, plus 5% VAT. For government, oil & gas, energy & utilities and industrial organizations
• Buy 2 Get 1 Free — USD 50: Group offer for the same delegate groups, shown as USD 50 (regular USD 75), plus 5% VAT
• Vendor Delegate — USD 999: Plus 5% VAT. For vendors and solution providers
• Industry Partner — USD 4,000: Plus 5% VAT. 2 passes plus event branding