Programme
Wednesday September 2nd
14:00 Registration desk opens
18:00 - 20:00 Cocktail party
Thursday September 3rd
08:00 Registration desk opens
Welcome
08:40 Welcome from CCCMC
08:50 Welcome from Metal-Pages
Keynote Presentations
09:00 "Chinese rare metals import and export trade policy analysis" - Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Department of Foreign Trade, China.
09:30 "Overview of the policy in the Chinese rare earth industry" - Wang Caifeng, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China
10:00 Coffee break
10:30 "Overview and forecast for the Chinese macroeconomic situation"Chen Quansheng, Counsellor, Counsellor Office of the State Council
11:30 "The challenges and opportunities for the Chinese rare metals industry under the current economic situation" - Xu Xu,President, CCCMC (China Chamber of Commerce of Metals Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters), China
12:00 Lunch
Rare Earths session 1 – Overview, trends and developments
14:00 "Rare Earths, The Current State of an Industry in Constant Flux" - Geoff Bedford Vice President Operations, AMR Performance Materials Division, Canada.
14:30, “Chinese RE resources and its applications”, Gong Jijun, General Manager, RE Dept.,China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd
15:00 "The Indian market for minor metals and rare earths" - Gaurav K.Chopra, Managing Partner, Zenith Metals, India.
15:30 Coffee break
Minor metals session 1
16:00 “Chinese antimony trioxide production, consumption and the antimony market expectation” – Yang Lingyi Director and General Manager, Hsikwangshan Twinkling Star Co.,Ltd,
16:30 “The germanium market – overview and prospects for the future,” Zhao Likui, Director, Nanjing Germanium Factory Co.,Ltd, China
17:00 "Where's the thorium going to come from?" Jack Lifton, industry consultant
17:30 Close of the first day’s session
19:30 Gala Dinner – Sample the food of the emperors and Chinese culture at our Chinese banquet open to all delegates
Friday September 4th
Minor metals session 2 – electronic metals
09:00 "Gallium is on the way home - the new situation of the global gallium market and the prospects for gallium output and consumption - Chan Fung, Managing Director, Beijing Jiya Semiconductor Material Co.,Ltd.
09:30 "Analysis of the Chinese Indium market", Feng Yuncong , Chief Analyst, Beijing Antaike Information Development Co., Ltd
10:00 "Minor metal resources for the solar industry", Jack Lifton industry consultant, U.S.A.
10:30 “Solar panels – the potential for Indium, Gallium and Selenium”, Malcolm Harrower, Commercial Manager, Mining & Chemical Products Ltd., United Kingdom
11:00 Coffee break
Rare earth session 2
11:30 “The rare earths market and the restart of Mountain Pass" – Mark Smith, CEO, MolyCorp, U.S.A.
12:00 “The Japanese Rare Earth market – update and future prospects”, Shigeo Nakamura, Advanced Material Japan Corporation, Japan
12:30 Lunch
Minor Metals session 3
14:30 “Chinese Molybdenum resources and the impact of the world financial crisis on the Chinese molybdenum market” – Peng Ruqing, Professor,Chinese Non-ferrous Technical and Economic Research Institute
15:00 "The Chinese cobalt market- raw materials supply and consumption"-- Mr Bao Xingwang, Marketing Dept. Manager Jinchuan Group International Trade Co., Ltd., China
15:30 “Tungsten: The outlook to 2013 with a focus on China”, Dirk Kotze, Senior Consultant – CRU Strategies, CRU Beijing
16:00 Conference close
