30-31 October 2013 3rd Asian Bauxite & Alumina Conference
30-31 October 2013 3rd Asian Bauxite & Alumina Conference
30-31 October 2013 3rd Asian Bauxite & Alumina Conference
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<strong>3rd</strong> <strong>Asian</strong><br />
<strong>Bauxite</strong> &<br />
<strong>Alumina</strong><br />
<strong>Conference</strong><br />
<strong>30</strong>-<strong>31</strong> <strong>October</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
Singapore Marriott Hotel , Singapore<br />
Confirmed speakers and VIP guests:<br />
• Soemantri Widagdo, Special Advisor, Ministry of Industry, Republic of Indonesia<br />
• Andrew Wood, Manager Corporate Strategy & Development, <strong>Alumina</strong> Ltd<br />
• Ron Knapp, Secretary General, International Aluminium Institute<br />
• William Chin, Vice President, Business Development and Risk, London Metal Exchange<br />
• Ric Dawson, Managing Director, Australian Minerals and Mining Group Ltd.<br />
• Dr Zhonglin Yin, Director of <strong>Alumina</strong> Division, Zhengzhou Research Institute, Chalco<br />
• Graeme Sherlock, CEO, Cape <strong>Alumina</strong><br />
• Peter Canterbury, CEO, <strong>Bauxite</strong> Resources Ltd<br />
• Alan Clarke, Managing Director, CM Group<br />
• Eric Perez, Policy Manager, Australian Aluminium Council<br />
• Mahmood Daylami, Secretary General, Gulf Aluminium Council<br />
• Karim Karjian, Chairman, Global <strong>Alumina</strong> Corporation<br />
• Benny Raahauge, General Manager, FLSmidth<br />
• Dr. Ashok Nandi, Secretary, International <strong>Bauxite</strong>, <strong>Alumina</strong> & Aluminium Society<br />
• Sandy Kong, Senior Metal Analyst, BGRIMM<br />
• Richard Flook, Managing Director, Shinagawa Refractories Australasia<br />
• Thomas Bradtke, Partner and MD, The Boston Consulting Group<br />
• Ralph Leszczynski, Head of Research, Banchero Costa<br />
• Yuehua Jiang, VP, Shenyang Aluminium and Magnesium Research Institute<br />
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<strong>3rd</strong> <strong>Asian</strong> <strong>Bauxite</strong> &<br />
<strong>Alumina</strong> <strong>Conference</strong><br />
<strong>30</strong>-<strong>31</strong> <strong>October</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
Singapore Marriott Hotel , Singapore<br />
Given the impending Indonesian ban on bauxite exports, coupled with China’s<br />
increasing dependence on the ore, there is an increasing focus and uncertainty over<br />
where the middle kingdom will source its new imports. Equally the situation presents<br />
itself with new opportunities for miners across the region and the industry finds itself<br />
at an important crossroads in its development.<br />
The bustling commodities hub of Singapore will once more play host to the premier<br />
international gathering of the bauxite and alumina industry in the <strong>Asian</strong> region. The<br />
conference provides a unique forum for key players to discuss and gain insight into<br />
all the latest developments in the industry, covering both metallurgical and non<br />
metallurgical sectors. This is the perfect opportunity to meet with your potential<br />
customers and suppliers and strengthen your business for the year ahead.<br />
Key sessions include:<br />
• The outlook for Chinese consumption of bauxite<br />
• Regional focus on Indonesia, Australia and India<br />
• Coverage of emerging export markets such as Guinea and Vietnam<br />
• Discussion on the impact of the Indonesian export ban and its ramifications for the<br />
<strong>Asian</strong> bauxite market<br />
• Overview of the primary aluminium industry<br />
• New technological developments regarding alumina refining<br />
• Analysis regarding the future pricing of bauxite and alumina<br />
• Outlook for the non metallurgical and specialty alumina markets<br />
Informative and a good<br />
opportunity for networking<br />
Supravo Kundu, Supply Chain Manager,<br />
Calderys India Refractories<br />
Organized to the very high<br />
standards we have come to<br />
expect from Metal Bulletin<br />
Howard Epstein, Technical Consultant,<br />
RVA<br />
Good networking opportunities<br />
Li Hui, Director, Almatis<br />
Market sectors 2011-2012<br />
End users 4%<br />
Producers 39%<br />
Miners 11%<br />
Traders 19%<br />
Equipment & Service Suppliers 13%<br />
Shipping & Financiers 14%<br />
Geographic attendance 2011-2012<br />
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South East Asia 18%<br />
Europe 18%<br />
China 13%<br />
Japan & Rest of Asia 13%<br />
Australia 12%<br />
Middle East 11%<br />
India 7%<br />
North America 3%<br />
Russia/CIS 2%<br />
Africa 1%<br />
Others 2%
Day One, Wednesday <strong>30</strong> th <strong>October</strong><br />
08<strong>30</strong> Registration and welcome refreshments<br />
0850 Opening remarks from the chairperson<br />
SESSION 1: Keynote Presentations<br />
0900 <strong>Bauxite</strong> and alumina: the global and regional overview<br />
• Developments in the supply and demand of bauxite<br />
and alumina<br />
• Impact of structural change in the aluminium sector<br />
• Regional supply and demand imbalances<br />
Ron Knapp, Secretary General, Aluminium<br />
Association<br />
09<strong>30</strong> Global trends in alumina<br />
• Macro overview of the alumina market – is overcapacity<br />
set to continue?<br />
• Current capacity and long term capacity requirements<br />
for alumina<br />
• How are alumina refineries attempting to reduce costs?<br />
• Refinery cost curve analysis<br />
Andrew Wood, Manager Corporate Strategy &<br />
Development, <strong>Alumina</strong> Ltd<br />
1000 Implications of the Indonesian export ban on the<br />
industry - what will be the tangible impact?<br />
• What form will the ban take and what will be the<br />
timescale?<br />
• How will the government’s policies affect the domestic<br />
bauxite mining industry?<br />
• What will be Indonesian policy in the next two or three<br />
years?<br />
Soemantri Widagdo, Special Advisor, Ministry<br />
of Industry, Republic of Indonesia<br />
10<strong>30</strong> Networking refreshment break<br />
SESSION 2: Market Overviews<br />
1100 The view downstream – what is the state of the primary<br />
aluminium market?<br />
• Will we see continued overcapacity in the midterm?<br />
• How will the downturn continue to affect bauxite and<br />
alumina markets?<br />
• How sustainable are new smelters and projects in<br />
China such as in Xinjiang?<br />
Thomas Bradtke, Partner and MD, The Boston<br />
Consulting Group<br />
1200 Australia – evolving into a greater exporter of bauxite?<br />
• Will Australia become a bigger bauxite exporter to<br />
China?<br />
• Are Australia’s strengths in alumina or bauxite?<br />
• What are the critical factors that will determine<br />
Australia’s role in global supply chains?<br />
Eric Perez, Policy Manager, Australian<br />
Aluminium Council<br />
12<strong>30</strong> Networking lunch<br />
SESSION 3: Technology and <strong>Alumina</strong><br />
Refining<br />
1400 AMMG’s innovative aluminous clay to high purity<br />
alumina (HPA) processing technology<br />
• What are the cost efficiencies and how does it minimize<br />
waste?<br />
• Comparison and differentiation from other HPA<br />
processes<br />
• What are its uses and applications?<br />
Ric Dawson, Managing Director, Australian<br />
Minerals and Mining Group Ltd.<br />
14<strong>30</strong> Technological developments in China<br />
• Overview of the international developments in<br />
aluminium and alumina<br />
• What technological developments are taking place in<br />
China?<br />
• What value can China bring to the global alumina and<br />
aluminium industry?<br />
Yuehua Jiang, VP, Shenyang Aluminium and<br />
Magnesium Research Institute<br />
1500 Trends in Chinese production of alumina and changes in<br />
raw materials usage<br />
• Future viability of using coal ash to produce alumina<br />
• Where are the projects being undertaken in China?<br />
• Case study of projects in Inner Mongolia<br />
Sandy Kong, Senior Analyst, BGRIMM<br />
15<strong>30</strong> Smelter grade alumina quality - wishful thinking against<br />
Mother Nature and economics<br />
• Overview of major technology trends over time<br />
• Assessing Mother Nature’s impact on refiners and<br />
calciners<br />
• Economics – who picks up the bill?<br />
Benny Raahauge, General Manager, FLSmidth<br />
11<strong>30</strong> Outlook for the Chinese alumina industry<br />
• Overview of current bauxite reserves in China<br />
• <strong>Alumina</strong> production capacity and output in China<br />
• Solutions for the sustainable development of the<br />
Chinese alumina industry<br />
Dr Zhonglin Yin, Director of <strong>Alumina</strong> division,<br />
Zhengzhou Research Institute, Chalco<br />
Note: Metal Bulletin Events reserves the right to alter venue, timings and/or speakers.
1600 Networking refreshment break<br />
SESSION 4 : Regional Analysis and pricing<br />
Chair: Shivani Singh, Journalist, Metal<br />
Bulletin<br />
16<strong>30</strong> GCC as the emerging aluminium hub – its implications<br />
for bauxite and alumina<br />
• Overview of alumina production and capacity in the<br />
GCC<br />
• Where are GCC refineries sourcing their bauxite?<br />
• What will be the impact of the EMAL/DUBAL merger?<br />
Mahmood Daylami, Secretary General, Gulf<br />
Aluminium Council<br />
1700 Value-in-use considerations in bauxite pricing<br />
• The market need for a bauxite index – what are the<br />
challenges to indexation?<br />
• Overcoming challenges indexing differing grades and<br />
high vs. low temperature bauxite<br />
• What mechanisms can facilitate price indexation and<br />
how can they be applied?<br />
Alan Clarke, Managing Director, CM Group<br />
17<strong>30</strong> Pricing on the LME<br />
• Trading update on the LME’s aluminium contract<br />
• Hedging on the LME<br />
• What next after the LME acquisition by the HKEx<br />
William Chin, VP, Business Development and<br />
Risk, London Metal Exchange<br />
1800 End of day one and cocktail reception<br />
Day Two, Thursday <strong>31</strong> st <strong>October</strong><br />
08<strong>30</strong> Registration and welcome refreshments<br />
0850 Opening remarks from the chairperson<br />
Ron Knapp, Secretary General, Aluminium<br />
Association<br />
SESSION 5: Regional Analysis and Junior<br />
Mining<br />
0900 Guinea – assessing the risks<br />
• How serious is the political instability for domestic<br />
production?<br />
• How realistic are plans to triple bauxite production by<br />
2020?<br />
• Are current infrastructure projects on schedule?<br />
Estimated completion times.<br />
• Can Guinean exports to China be competitive on price<br />
vis a vis Australasian bauxite?<br />
Karim Karjian, Chairman, Global <strong>Alumina</strong><br />
Corporation<br />
09<strong>30</strong> Can Indian alumina refineries afford to import bauxite?<br />
• Processing cost of imported bauxite vis-à-vis planned<br />
source<br />
• <strong>Bauxite</strong> Export from India and Problems/Prospects<br />
• Position of Indian Refineries vis-à-vis Chinese alumina<br />
plants<br />
• Available Options for new Indian Refineries plans<br />
Dr. Ashok Nandi, Secretary, International<br />
<strong>Bauxite</strong>, <strong>Alumina</strong> & Aluminium Society<br />
1000 Junior mining panel<br />
A series of junior miners will discuss their projects and<br />
share their views on the current market.<br />
Graeme Sherlock, CEO, Cape <strong>Alumina</strong><br />
Peter Canterbury, CEO <strong>Bauxite</strong> Resources Ltd.<br />
1100 Networking refreshment break<br />
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SESSION 6: Non Metallurgical Market and<br />
Shipping<br />
11<strong>30</strong> Evolution of the global refractory industry – implications<br />
for bauxite and alumina<br />
• Analysis of market shifts – continuing towards China?<br />
• What are the current changes taking place in the<br />
refractory industry?<br />
• How will the changes affect raw material demand for<br />
bauxite and alumina?<br />
Richard Flook, Managing Director, Shinagawa<br />
Refractories Australasia<br />
1200 Dry bulk freight market: prospects for recovery?<br />
• A review of the <strong>2013</strong> freight market<br />
• Impact of Indonesian export restrictions on rates<br />
• Outlook for the dry bulk sector<br />
Ralph Leszczynski, Head of Research,<br />
Banchero Costa<br />
12<strong>30</strong> Close of conference<br />
Note: Metal Bulletin Events reserves the right to alter venue, timings and/or speakers.
Sponsorship &<br />
exhibition opportunities<br />
Showcase your company, increase your brand awareness and enhance<br />
your networking opportunities by becoming a sponsor of the <strong>3rd</strong> <strong>Asian</strong><br />
<strong>Bauxite</strong> and <strong>Alumina</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>.<br />
Sponsorship opportunities developed by Metal Bulletin and Industrial<br />
Minerals Events have become essential tools for organisations in<br />
fulfilling their marketing objectives. There are a range of sponsorship<br />
opportunities which will enable your company to raise your brand<br />
profile before and at the event as well as highlighting your company to<br />
an audience of senior executives and key decision makers from across<br />
the sector. Whether you buy or sell bauxite or alumina, this is an ideal<br />
opportunity to use a new channel to reach your customers and make<br />
new business contacts.<br />
Use this unique opportunity to:<br />
• Promote your products/services<br />
Raise your company’s profile to your key audience<br />
• Generate new business<br />
Meet many international and local customers face-to-face<br />
• Enhance your presence<br />
Stand out from the crowd – separate yourself from your<br />
competitors<br />
Sponsorship gets your brand in front of a senior, decision making audience.<br />
It associates your company with the premier industry event of its kind,<br />
right through our pre- and post- event marketing campaigns. Metal Bulletin<br />
and Industrial Minerals Events boasts an unparalleled international reach<br />
and attract large audiences of high level executives.<br />
This is a unique chance to raise your company’s profile, stay ahead of the<br />
competition and to be seen as a leading player in the bauxite and alumina<br />
industries with maximum exposure prior, during and after the event.<br />
There are also opportunities for exhibition stands in the refreshment area<br />
alongside the conference. This gives you the platform to meet face to face<br />
with key industry figures and discuss the products and services that your<br />
company has to offer. In addition to this, exhibition stands are located in<br />
a prominent position visible to every attendee.<br />
What’s available?<br />
• Host a delegate lunch<br />
Entertain a large number of existing and potential clients<br />
• Coffee break sponsor<br />
Get your message across with high visibility branding<br />
• Delegate bag sponsor/delegate writing folders<br />
Your company logo on the move for maximum effect<br />
• Ample networking opportunities for face-to-face<br />
interaction and debate with all players within the<br />
bauxite and alumina markets<br />
For sponsorship & exhibition opportunities, please contact:<br />
Jason Coles phone: +852 2842 6906<br />
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Some of the companies that<br />
attended last year:<br />
• Alliance Mining Commodities Ltd<br />
• ALTEO<br />
• Alufer Mining Ltd<br />
• Aluminium Bahrain (Alba)<br />
• Auto Chartering International JLT<br />
• Aziana Ltd<br />
• <strong>Bauxite</strong> Angola<br />
• Bellmar Shipping and Trading Ltd<br />
• Bhoomi Resources Pvt Ltd<br />
• BHP Billiton<br />
• Bosai Minerals Group Co Ltd<br />
• C Steinweg Warehousing (FE) Pte Ltd<br />
• Calderys India Refractories Ltd<br />
• Calucem Group<br />
• Carborundum Universal Ltd<br />
• Cargill<br />
• Chalco Hongkong Ltd<br />
• China Aluminium International Trading Co Ltd<br />
• Credo Mineral Industries Ltd<br />
• Crefu Ltd<br />
• Cytec Industries Inc<br />
• Dubai International Capital LLC<br />
• Emirates Aluminium Co Ltd<br />
• Global <strong>Alumina</strong> Corporation<br />
• Hindalco Industries Ltd<br />
• Hydromine Inc<br />
• Instituto Superior Tecnico<br />
• Karinya Trading Pty Ltd<br />
• Lhoist Vietnam<br />
• Mahachai Chemicals<br />
• Marubeni Corporation<br />
• Mid Ship<br />
• Midal Cables Ltd<br />
• Mitsubishi Corporation Unimetals Ltd<br />
• Mitsui & Co (Asia Pacific) PTE Ltd<br />
• MRI Trading AG<br />
• Mubadala Development Company<br />
• Mumtalakat<br />
• Nippon Light Metal Company Ltd<br />
• Noble Europe Ltd<br />
• North Onega <strong>Bauxite</strong> Mine<br />
• Oldendorff Carriers (Singapore) Pte Ltd<br />
• Ormet Corporation<br />
• Paradice Investments<br />
• Parthnon Derivatives Pte Ltd<br />
• PT Indonesia Chemical <strong>Alumina</strong><br />
• PT Indonusa Dwitama<br />
• PT Mitsui Indonesia<br />
• Qingdao Almatis Co Ltd<br />
• Rio Tinto Exploration<br />
• Rusal Global Managmenet BV<br />
• SNC Lavalin Inc<br />
• Sojitz Corporation<br />
• Torvald Klaveness<br />
• Trafigura<br />
• Weir Minerals Netherlands<br />
• Xinfa Group Australia Pty Ltd
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