AsianFerro-alloys25-27March 2009Kowloon Shangri-La,HongKong

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The largest trade based meetingfor the Asian ferro-alloy industry!

Over 500attendeesin 2008!

Simultaneous translation from Mandarin Chineseto English and vice-versa

Key speakers include:• Liu Guoqing, Vice President, Sinosteel Jilin Ferroalloy Co Ltd, China• Wang Feng, Executive Director, China Minmetals Corporation, China• Yoshiyuki Kita, Director for Planning Division, Rare Metals StockpileDepartment, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Japan

• Dr Danko Konchar, Vice-Chairman, Samancor Chrome Ltd, South Africa• Abdumalik Mirakhmedov, General Manager, ENRC Marketing Far East, China• Robert Yildirim, President, EtiKrom Inc, Turkey• Robert Bunting, Stratcor, USA• Greg Armstrong, Managing Director – Asia, One Steel Recycling, Hong Kong• Gao Xu, General Manager, Dragon Northwest Ferro-alloy Co, Ltd (Tengda),China

• Arnaud Tissidre, Vice President Marketing Mn Division, Eramet Comilog, France• David Ellwood, CEO,Metmar Limited, South Africa• Tatsuo Ota, Senior Manager, Non-Ferrous Metals Business Development Unit,Mitsubishi Corporation, UK

• Dan Horovitz, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan, Belgium

AsianFerro-alloys25-27March 2009Kowloon Shangri-La,HongKong

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25 March 2009Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong

Starting evening of 25 Marchto 27 March

Where did all the good times go?With global growth prospects slumping, a strengthening USdollar undercutting commodity prices and low oil prices you mustbe asking ‘what happened to the commodity bull market?’

As an executive trying to createvalue in the ferro-alloys industry in2009, what can you do?It goes without saying that in these tough economic conditionsgood relationships matter and there is no better place fornetworking than Metal Bulletin Events’ 10th Asian Ferro AlloysConference – over 550 of your fellow professionals are expectedto attend.

There are still opportunitiesout there!Analysts are predicting some restocking at the end of 2009 in thestainless steel market and trading will be rife at the 10th AsianFerro-Alloys Conference. Chinese steel production has been hit bythe global demand slump but these markets are very hard topredict and the conference will represent a great opportunity tohear up to the minute market information, strengthen existingrelationships and trade.

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Starting the morning of 25 March

Running alongside 10th Asian Ferro-alloys Conference, on25 March Metal Bulletin Events is delighted to announce itsinaugural Minor Metals Conference focusing on the latest trendsin demand/supply dynamics and price movement for variousminor metals including:

• Antimony • Bismuth • Cobalt • Gallium• Germanium • Indium • Molybdenum • Niobium• Selenium • Tantalum • Tellurium • Tungsten• Rare Earth

The negative economic outlook has dampened minor metaldemand and trade. Metal Bulletin Event’s Minor MetalsConference will offer you the chance to hear up to the minuteinformation on the supply and demand fundamentals for a rangeof metals and the opportunity to learn more about the LME’splanned cobalt and molybdenum contract.

Key issues to be covered include:•Will demand in the world market sustain?• Will China continue to supply and where arealternative sources?

• What are the new applications and recycling advancement?• Price movements and how to manage risk through hedging?

PLUS! Don’t miss the LMEWorkshopThe workshop will focus on practical examples for hedging yourmolybdenum and cobalt positions.

��DOUBLE DISCOUNTS��Don’t delay! Book before 27 February 2009for both conferences and SAVE US$600

Key reason’s to attend:• Over 550 producers, traders and end-users of bulk and noble ferro-alloys and their ores under one roof – it’s the best opportunityto network and trade in Asia this year.

• Leading producers, associations and government departments will discuss the carbon, stainless, speciality and bulk ferro-alloysmarket.With predictions increasingly difficult you will hear information that helps planning and strategy.

• Analyse the developing regulatory environment for business in Asia and explore your financing options in the currenteconomic environment.

Asian Ferro-alloys ConferenceWednesday 25thMarch 200916:00 Registration & bag collection only

18:30 Cocktail reception

Thursday 26thMarch 200908:00 Registration desk opens

09:00 Chairperson’s opening remarks

Keynote presentation: Will China leadthe recovery?

09:10 How will China’s stimulus package help the ferro alloys market?• Infrastructure development and demand for carbon steel• Will China spear head the global recovery?Liu Guoqing, Vice President, Sinosteel Jilin Ferroalloy CoLtd, China

09:40 Future directions of Chinese government policy in theferro-alloys market• Which alloys will benefit and which won’t?• Analysing ferro-alloy exports and Beijing’s tax policyWang Feng, Executive Director, China MinmetalsCorporation, China

Session 2: Focus on Japan10:10 Japanese strategic stockpiling policy on ferrous metals

Kita Yoshiyuki, Director for Planning Division, Rare MetalsStockpile Department, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals NationalCorporation, Japan

10:40 Trade and overseas investments in the chrome, nickel andmanganese markets• Implications of the current economic crisis for ferro-alloys producersand consumers in Japan

• How are Japanese companies benefiting from reduced asset prices?Tatsuo Ota, Senior Manager, Non-Ferrous Metals BusinessDevelopment Unit,Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan

11:10 Questions and answers

11:15 Refreshment and networking break

Session 3: Nickel, stainless and scrap11:45 Analysing the current status and outlook of the nickel market

• Macquarie’s price view• Supply and demand outlookBonnie Liu, Commodity Research Analyst,Macquarie Bank,China

12:15 Will China become the driving force for the global stainless andraw material market recovery?• China’s leadership in nickel, ferro chrome and stainless steel scrapHeinz Pariser, Owner, Heinz H. Pariser, Germany

12:45 Supply and demand fundamentals in the stainless steel scrapmarket• Key drivers and outlook for raw material pricesGreg Armstrong, Managing Director – Asia, One SteelRecycling, Hong Kong

13:15 Questions and answers

13:20 Lunch

14:50 Case study: The Implications of the financial crisis for Asianferro-alloy trade regulationDan Horovitz, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan, Belgium

Session 4: Chrome market outlook15:20 Technological developments for environmental protection and

plant cost reduction in the chrome industrySomdep Banerjee, Managing Director, Tata Steel (KZN)(Pty) Ltd, South Africa

15:50 Analysing Kazakhstan’s chrome market• Demand outlook from China’s stainless steel market• Exploring ENRC’s strategyAbdumalik Mirakhmedov, General Manager, ENRCMarketing Far East, China

16:20 The outlook in Turkey’s chrome ore and ferro-chrome domesticand export market• Market review of Turkish chrome ore & HC ferro-chrome• Forecast and outlook for 2009Robert Yildirim, President, EtiKrom Inc, Turkey

16:50 Refreshment and networking break

17:20 Panel discussion: Chrome ore and ferro-chromeChairperson: Dr Danko Konchar, Vice-Chairman, SamancorChrome Ltd, South AfricaDenny Sabah, Senior Metals Analyst,Metal Bulletin Research, UKAbdumalik Mirakhmedov, General Manager,ENRC Marketing Far East, ChinaRobert Yildirim, President, EtiKrom Inc, Turkey

17:50 Overview of the molybdenum market• With the sudden collapse in molybdenum prices, is there a future formolybdenum production?

• Is the molybdenum market now oversupplied?• How are molybdenum end-use sectors being affected by theeconomic downturn?

Denny Sabah, Senior Metals Analyst,Metal Bulletin Research,UK

18:20 Meet more people in less time!Speed networking followed by evening drinks

Friday 27thMarch 200908:00 Registration desk opens

09:00 Chairperson’s opening remarks

Session 5: Manganese ore and alloys09:10 The Manganese ore and alloy markets: Today and tomorrow

• World overview of manganese ore & alloys• Mn alloys: A global overview• South African ore• High grade ore perspectivesModerator: Anne Tremblay, Secretary General, IMnI, FrancePanellists: Arnaud Tissidre, Vice President Marketing MnDivision, Eramet Comilog, FranceDavid Ellwood, CEO,Metmar Limited, South AfricaMark Camaj, Market Analyst, IMnI, France

10:30 Examining the Chinese ferro-silicon industry• Supply, demand and price outlook• Revewing Beijing’s policyGao Xu, General Manager, Dragon Northwest Ferro-alloyCo, Ltd (Tengda), China

11:00 Refreshment and networking break

Session 6: Vanadium outlook11:30 Vanadium supply and demand: Examining barriers to entry for

new sourcesMichael Tamlin, General Manager, Precious MetalsAustralia Limited, Australia

12:00 Review of vanadium supply and demand• Key drivers for the Vanadium industry• Analysing the effects of the worlds financial crisisRobert Bunting, Stratcor, USA

12:30 Lunch and close of conference

Note: This programme is provisional only and both timings and content may be subject to change.© Metal Bulletin PLC

MinorMetals ConferenceWednesday 25thMarch 200907:30 Registration desk opens

Session I: Global and Regional Markets –Cobalt, Molybdenum, Tungsten etc.

08:30 Opening remarks:Global economic outlook and implications for minor metal tradeChairperson: Josephine Mason, Deputy Editor,Metal Bulletin, UK

08:40 International cobalt resources and market development• New project development status• Supply and demand pictureDavid Elliott, Vice President Cobalt sales,Freeport-McMoRan Sales Company Inc, USA

09:00 Development trends of Chinese cobalt market structure• Domestic consumption• Raw material imports• Future prospectsLi Xiaodong, Vice President, Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt CoLtd, China

09:20 The molybdenum market – trends and outlook• Supply and demand balance• Price outlook• Price hedging tool developmentsPr Melander, Head of Commodity Sales, Handels BankenCapital Markets, Sweden

09:40 World molybdenum market outlook• The changes in China’s molybdenum production and consumptionsince 2007

• 2009, oversupply or shortage?Nick Cao, Manager, Metallurgical Raw Materials Dept,Jinduicheng Molybdenum Marketing Corp, China

10:00 Japan’s stockpiling strategy on minor metals• Stockpiling system• Industrial supply/demand structure in JapanKita Yoshiyuki, Director for Planning Division, Rare MetalsStockpile Department, Japan Oil, Gas & Metals NationalCorporation, Japan

10:15 Japan’s rare metal production and consumption trends - impacton global market: molybdenum, tungsten, cobalt, rare earth,indium, tantalum, niobium etc.• Demand/supply of each rare metal• Recent issues for electro-materials and functional products• Future new development trends of rare metal industries in JapanShigeo Nakamura, President, Advanced Metal JapanCorporation, Japan

10:35 Challenges and opportunities in Japan’s minor metal trade andoverseas investment• Points changed and unchanged in minor metals in Japan after thefinancial shock

• Overview of investment from Japan in the minor metals industriesTatsuo Ota, Senior Manager, Non-Ferrous Metals BusinessDevelopment Unit,Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan

10:45 Panel discussion

11:00 Refreshment break

Session II: Antimony, Germanium, Indium etc.Chairman: Norman Ting, Managing Director,Wogen Pacific

Limited, China11:30 China’s antimony market

• 2008 production, consumption and trade review• 2009 outlookLiu Yuebin, Manager, Sales Dept, Hsikwangshan TwinklingStar Co Ltd, China

11:50 Germanium market and applications• Demand growth direction in China and overseas• Applications in infrared optics and solar cell wafer etcZhao Likui, President, Nanjing Germanium Co Ltd, China

12:10 Recycling of indium and gallium – implication for demand and price• Growing necessities• AdvancementDr Alex Iasnikov, Business Development Manager, RecaptureMetals Limited, Canada

12:30 Panel Discussion: Will the demand growth for indium and otherminor metals sustain?• Supply/demand balance• Will supply from China continue and where are the alternative sources?• Will the recycling affect demand in Japan?• What are the new applications?• End-user’s perspective on high-purity metal demandPanellists include:• Morikazu Ohno, General Manager, FPD Department,Electronic Materials Group, Nippon Mining & Metals CoLtd, Japan

• Wei Min, Deputy General Manager, Torch Metals Ltd(Hong Kong), subsidiary of Zhouzhou Smelter Group CoLtd, China

13:00 Lunch

Session III: Bismuth, Selenium, Tellerium14:15 Strategic planning of Chinese bismuth industry

• Raw material supply• Domestic capacity: Is integration the trend?• Consumption and price trend• Expanding export market: Where and how?Liu Yuanming, Chairman, Hunan Bismuth Co Ltd, China

14:40 Panel Discussion: Where is the market heading for bismuth,selenium and tellurium?• Impact of global financial crisis on demand and pricing• Resources development• Demand drivers: Europe, North America, Japan, SE Asia etc.• New applications and challenges of substitution• Global sourcing strategiesPanellists include:• Sean Fuller, Commercial Director,MCP (Asia) Limited, China• Jiang Jinghui, Deputy General Manager, Yunnan CopperGroup (Kunming) Bismuth Industry Co Ltd, China

• Daniel T. Hisshion, Vice President, Sales and Marketing,Raw Materials, Pacific Rare Specialty Metals andChemicals Inc, Phillipines

• George Zhu Shihui, President, Vital Chemicals Co, China• Michael Benson, Business Development Manager, 5N plusInc, Canada

15:30 Refreshment break

Session IV: LME in Focus16:00 Risk management of minor metals through LME’s molybdenum

and cobalt contracts• A guide to the new contracts• How futures contracts can help industry reduce its price riskChris Evans, Business Manager – New Products, LondonMetal Exchange, UK

16:30 LME Workshop: Hedging molybdenum and cobalt price volatility• Physical and future markets• LME pricing and physical delivery• Benefits of hedging• Hedging exampleCatherine Markey, Marketing Development Manager, LondonMetal Exchange, UK

18:30 Close of conference and cocktail reception jointly held with10th Asian Ferro-alloys Conference

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