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In the last 12 months, the ferroalloys sector of the metal industry has been generally active with increasing demand from end-users, but surprisingly, prices have not been as high as it did the previous few years.

While the world economy still keeps strong prospects, policy directions from China aimed at preventing overheating in the economy and reducing energy consumption keep sending mixed signals to the metal world.

And with the announcements by major steel mills shutting down blast furnaces in the U.S. and in Europe, thereby indicating a rough estimate of 8-10million tons of steel being out of production, it will impact negatively on demand for ferroalloys. It is also a common knowledge that steel output has increased over the last two years in addition to the fact that oil prices is softening despite supply worries over Iran and instability in Iraq.

The questions that naturally arise are, how big is the slowdown, if any, and what should the world expect?

China, as a traditional major ferroalloys producer, is changing its role in the relationship between demand and supply in the world metals industry. To better serve the great domestic market demand for industrial raw materials brought by the rapidly and seemingly long-lasting economic growth, China frequently rolled out new policies and regulations in recent years on mining, environmental protection, energy saving innovation and export duty, all of which have had and will have a profound impact on the structure of world metals industry development. How will the new policies further shape the metals world?

Being its maiden ferroalloys conference, Asian Metal, at this well-timed summit, will put stakeholders that include governmental authorities, policy and market experts, industry regulators, influential associations, industry leaders and top producers/consumers to make presentations on and discuss Chinese energy strategy, mining and environmental protection policies, as well as world demand and supply, market competition, Chinese export policy, transnational industry transfer, product substitute and anti-dumping policies.

Topics to discuss in the summit.

Chinese Macro-controlling Policies on Ferroalloys Industry, Yang Yongxin, Director, Industry Policy Dept. of China National Development and Reform Commission

The Direction of Chinese Export Policy Adjustments on Ferroalloys Industry, Zhang Yan, Director, Foreign Trade Dept. of the Ministry of Commerce

China Economic Analysis and Forecast for 2007, Zhu Baoliang, Chief Economist; Director General of Economic Forecasting Dept. of China State Information Center

2007 Prospect for Chinese Ferroalloys Industry, Zhang Zengchan, Secretary General, China Ferroalloys Indsutry Association

Chinese Steel Industry's Development and Demand for Ferroalloys, Qi Xiangdong, Vice Secretary General of China Steel Industry Association and Chairman of China Steel Products Price Association

Chinese Market Demand and Supply for Ferromolybdenum and Molybdenum Conc, Jia Liusheng, Marketing Executive, Luoyang Luanchuan Molybdenum Group

Analysis of Production and Consumption of Molybdenum in the Western World and the Need of Chinese Material to Fulfil Global Demand, Francisco Ruiz , Vice-President, Molymet, Chile

Export Market Analysis for Chinese Molybdenum, Jinduicheng Molybdenum

An Outlook on International Ferrochromium Market, Abdumalik Mirakhmedov, GM, Beijing Office, Eurasian Natural Resources Corp, Switzerland

Ferrophosphorus' Supply and Export Market, Yunnan Jiangchuan Xinglong

South Korean Ferroalloys Market Analysis, Ju Hyun, President, KTC, South Korea

Multi-utilizing, Power-saving, Environmentally Friendly -- Development and Outlook for Chinese Ferromanganese Market, Xue Guodong, General Manager, Shanxi Dongfang Resources Development Co

A Mn Ore and Alloy Overview, with a Focus on Asia , Li Yongzhi, Representative of International Manganese Institute

Factors to Influence Chinese Silicomanganese Market, Wang Fayuan, Vice General Manager, Guangxi Xinzhen Manganese Industry Co

Global Outlook for the Bulk Ferroalloys Market, Konstantin Golovko, Senior Consultant, CRU, UK

Technology Innovation and Consolidation of Chinese Ferrosilicon Industry, He Yaozhong, Vice General Manager, Qinghai Wutong Group

World Manganese Ore Market, Peter Allen , General Manager, Marketing, Consolidated Minerals, Australia

Ferroniobium's World Supply and Chinese Demand , Wang Weizhe, Senior Engineer and Director of Niobium Dept. of CITIC

Turkish Chrome Ore's Role in Chinese FeCr Production and Future Outlook, Robert Yuksel Yildirim, President and CEO of Eti Krom Inc, Turkey

Development and Prospect for Ferroboron Market, Huang Zhanwen, General Manager, Liaoning Donggang Boron Alloy Co.

Analysis of Chinese Vanadium Market and Outlook for 2007, Sun Jian, General Manager, Chengdu Jiyun Metallurgical Co.

Review and Outlook of Chrome Ore and Ferro Chrome Market in China, Sun Jianliang, Managing Director , Shanghai J. Sun Trading Consultants Ltd.

Stainless Steel's Demand Prospect for Noble Ferroalloys, Cai Ergong, Assistant to Purchasing Executive, Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group

Prospect for China as Global Pricing Center for Ferroalloys, Yu Bo, President, Boyu Nonferrous Metal & Ferroalloy Co