- 08:45
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- 09:15
- Registration and coffee
- 09:15
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- 09:20
- Chairman’s opening remarks and antitrust reminder Nicole Willing - Editor, Argus Metals International, Argus
- 09:20
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- 09:40
- Welcome address Senior representative - China Minmetals Corporation
- 09:40
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- 10:10
- Quick review of the top performers in the specialty metals sector Nicole Willing - Editor, Argus Metals International, Argus
- What is the current state of the industry and what does the future hold for key strategic metals?
- What does the industry see as the biggest threat to resource supply?
- Key substitute products that could affect demand dynamics
- 10:10
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- 10:40
- Challenges and opportunities in recycling of batteries, automotive catalysts and fuel cells Michelle Lynch - Director, Enabled Future Limited (EFL)
- Review of recycling infrastructure and technologies
- Environmental assessment of process
- 10:40
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- 10:50
- Q&A
- 10:50
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- 11:30
- Morning refreshments
- 11:30
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- 12:00
- Establishing a sustainable supply chain for rare earths
- What is shaping the investment landscape now?
- Role of RE supply outside of China
- 12:00
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- 12:40
- Opportunities and challenges in matching projects to investment capital
- Betting big on battery demand – should we be worried about a bubble?
- How will minor metals stocks from the now bankrupt Fanya metal exchange affect the spot market?
- Innovation in the mining sector — the factors influencing operating costs and the impact of exchange rates
- Structured trade finance and mining finance for non-ferrous metals trade and rare earth minerals
Panelist: Yu Bingsheng, Business Development Manager, Lanxess GmbH
- 12:40
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- 14:00
- Networking lunch
- 14:00
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- 14:30
- Situation and prospects of rare earth industry and market Dr Chen Zhan Heng - Deputy General Secretary, Association of China Rare Earth Industry
- Five-year plan for REEs — review of ambitious production and market-share goals for the domestic industry to be met by 2020
- 14:30
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- 14:50
- An update on MP Materials – plans ahead James H. Litinsky - Co-Chairman, MP Materials
- 14:50
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- 15:00
- Q&A
- 15:00
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- 15:40
- Afternoon refreshments
- 15:40
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- 16:10
- Stable and reliable supply of tantalum, now and going forward Roland Chavasse - Director, Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center (T.I.C.)
- 16:10
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- 16:40
- Production or rare earths – perspectives from a Chinese producer
- 16:40
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- 16:50
- Q&A
- 16:50
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- 17:00
- Chairman’s closing remarks Nicole Willing - Editor, Argus Metals International, Argus
- 17:00
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- 19:00
- Cocktail reception
- 09:00
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- 09:20
- Refreshments and coffee
- 09:20
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- 09:30
- Chairman’s remarks and antitrust reminder Ohmin Zhao - China Editor, Non-Ferrous Metals, Argus
- 09:30
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- 10:00
- Demand of RE magnets and expectations on production outlook Joey - Jingci Material Science Co
- 10:00
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- 10:30
- Highlights and value generation for bismuth, tellurium and selenium Wu Shijun - Chairman, Guixi Grand Sanyuan Industry Group Co.
- Tellurium application in solar energy
- Development of bismuth instead of lead in brass
- 10:30
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- 10:40
- Q&A
- 11:10
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- 11:45
- Panel discussion: How will downstream applications evolve and drive demand of minor metals?
Moderator: Ohmin Zhao, China Editor, Non-Ferrous Metals, Argus
Panelists:
Yu Bingsheng, Business Development Manager, Lanxess GmbH
Li Feifei, Sales Vice Director, Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co
- 11:45
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- 12:15
- Increasing use of blockchain to track supply chain Fei Zhang - China Blockchain and Fintech Lead, Deloitte Asia Blockchain Lab, Deloitte Digital
- 12:15
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- 12:20
- Q&A
- 12:20
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- 12:30
- Chairman’s closing remarks Ohmin Zhao - China Editor, Non-Ferrous Metals, Argus
- 12:30
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- 14:00
- Networking lunch followed by end of conference