Minor & Strategic Metal Conferences 2010

Two upcoming conferences will provide some highly demanded insight into the minor and strategic metal industries, including rare earths. The first of these is AsianMetal.com’s Minor Metals Summit 2010, which is being hosted in Shanghai this year between September 27th and 29th. The headline speaker for the Minor Metals Summit is Chinese economist Lang Xianping. The second, organized by Metal-Pages.com, is Minor Metals & Rare Earths 2010 and will be held between October 18th and 21st in Xiamen, China. This conference will provide more coverage of the rare earth industry and scheduled presentations include speakers from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, as well as both major Chinese and international producers. (Details below)

SMI Ltd. will have a presence at both conferences, and we will do our best to provide updates and coverage of the presentations here on SM Report. Looking at the presenters and topics to be covered, there is a lot to look forward to. Here are some that we have circled on our schedule:

“Gallium Market Development in the New Economical Background” - Chen Feng, General Manager, Beijing Jiya Semiconductor Material Co.,Ltd.
“Analysis on Current Situation of Global Tantalite Resource Exploitation and Chinese Tantalum Development Environment” - Ningxia Non-ferrous Metals Smelter
“Meeting Global Rare Earth Demand: Opportunities for East-West Cooperation". - Mark Smith, CEO, Molycorp Inc., USA
"Recycling - "Exploring the challenges in closing the loop for Special Metals" covering In, Se, Ga and Te. - Kris Van den Broeck, Umicore Precious Metals Refining, Belgium
"Chinese antimony trioxide production, consumption and the outlook,” - Liu Chun, Director, Guangxi Youngsun Metals & Chemicals Corp. Ltd.

Minor Metals Summit 2010 – Shanghai, China
Asianmetal.com (Sept. 27-29, 2010)

Summary: Strategic minor metals play a key role in high-tech products, which have drawn the attention of the whole world. Asian Metal held the first Minor Metals Summit in Beijing successfully in October 2006, and the fifth conference will be held in Shanghai on Sept 27-29.

Gallium Market Development in the New Economical Background - Chen Feng, General Manager, Beijing Jiya Semiconductor Material Co.,Ltd.
Lithium Battery Development Tendency and Prospect on Cobalt Demand - Tang Shunguo, CEO, Hunan Reshine New Materials Co., Ltd
Current Status and Outlook on Magnesium Industry - Daniel Chu, Marketing Director, Yulin Tianlong Magnesium Industry Co., Ltd.
Current Situation and Prospect for Rare Earth Permanent Magnets Materials - Ningbo Konit Industrial Co., Ltd.
Economic Trends Affecting Minor Metal Supply & Prices - Terence Bell, President, Strategic Metal Investments Ltd.
Development Environment Analysis on 2010 Titanium Market and Prediction on 2011 Titanium Products Market -Cao Haiying, Manager, Shanghai Huaxia Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.

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Minor Metals & Rare Earths 2010 – Xiamen, China
Metal-Pages.com (October 18-21, 2010)

Summary: Minor Metals & Rare Earths 2010 is the tenth in a series of successful conferences organized by Metal-Pages that focus on the commercial aspects of the world's minor metals and rare earth industries. We will be focusing on three key areas:

    1. China’s key role in the minor metals and rare earths industry
    2. The growing strategic importance of materials that could potentially be in short supply in the future
    3. Technical development – changes in technology that could influence supply and demand

Keynote Presentations

“Rare Metals Import & Export Policy changes and the influence”, MOFCOM, China, speaker to be announced
"The Chinese rare earth industry, the current situation and future outlook," MIIT, China, speaker to be announced
"The challenges and opportunities for the Chinese minor metals and rare earth industries," CCCMC, China, speaker to be announced
“Overview and forecast for the Chinese economy” Zhou Shijian Professor. Tsinghua University Sino-US Relations Research Centre, China
"Metal pricing for non terminal markets" Suzanne Cammell and Dirk Hemelings, Metal-Pages, UK

Rare Earth session 1

“Meeting Global Rare Earth Demand: Opportunities for East-West Cooperation". Mark Smith, CEO, Molycorp Inc., USA
"A Japanese perspective for the stable supply of rare earths," Yasushi Watanabe, Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, Japan
"Applications for rare earths," Geoff Bedford, Executive Vice President, Performance Materials Division, Neo Material Technologies Inc., Canada

Minor metals session 1

"Development of the Ga, In and Ge battery and new applications of rare metals in the energy industry" Sun Yun. Professor, Nankai Unversity, China
"Tantalum Feedstock – the next decade," Jack Telford Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Gippsland Ltd, Australia
"The tungsten market outlook", Cao Junyi. Xiamen Tungsten, China

Minor metals session 2

“The role of Tellurium and Selenium in Solar PV Industry,” Michael Xiong, Managing Director, Vital Chemicals Co., Ltd., USA
"Recycling - "Exploring the challenges in closing the loop for Special Metals" covering In, Se, Ga and Te, Kris Van den Broeck, Umicore Precious Metals Refining, Belgium
“Will future demand for FPD and solar cells put a strain on indium supply?”, speaker to be confirmed, Indium Corporation, USA
"Ruthenium and Rhodium market update" Terry Harris, Regional Sales Manager, Asia, Johnson Matthey, U.K.

Rare Earth session 2

“The outlook for Rare Earths in the Japanese market,” Shigeo Nakamura, Advanced Material Japan Corporation, Japan
"New applications for Rare Earths," Professor Huang Jiaohong, China
"Recycling of rare metals, including gallium, indium and rhenium," Larry Seeley Vice President, Corporate Development, Neo Material Technologies Inc., Canada
"Chinese antimony trioxide production, consumption and the outlook,” speaker to be announced 15:00
"The Chinese cobalt market and future outlook" speaker to be announced15:30 "The molybdenum market, trends and opportunities," Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Co.,Ltd., China speaker to be announced