International Tantalum-Niobium Summit 2016--Asian Metal

Content: --When will the end user demand recover in the context of a global economic downturn and weakening rigid demand for tantalum and niobium products?; --For tantalum, capacitors are one of the major downstream applications. However, the demand continues to decrease with the development of new alternative materials like ceramic capacitors in recent years. How will capacitor producers deal with the current dismal market and will this industry see new developments in the future?; --Overseas demand for tantalum powder, tantalum wire, and other tantalum products remains sluggish while the situation in the United States stands out. Can the U.S. market prop up the overall tantalum market based on its market demand?; --The surging inventories of niobium oxide and tantalum oxide in China throw stumbling blocks in the way of consumption while tantalum and niobium alloys are in short supply in the overseas market. How will Chinese enterprises get out of the bottom of the industrial chain by transforming and upgrading their products?; --How will the global tantalum raw material supply be impacted by the mushrooming foreign tantalum ore projects? How do overseas miners locate the Chinese market?