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End of Summit
The 3rd Annual Minor Metals Summit organized by Asian Metal came to successful conclusion at Horizon Resort Hotel, Sanya, Hainan on October 31, 2008.
The summit brought together more than 250 delegates from 200 companies who exchanged ideas and shared experiences on opportunities and challenges posed to minor metals industry.
Industrial officials gave presentations on China's Foreign Trade from the Perspective of the Current Global Economy and Challenges and Opportunities in Chinese Nonferrous Metals Industry.
Speakers from diverse executive and management backgrounds such as from China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co.,Ltd., JCC (GuiXi) Neo-materials Co.,Ltd., Taiyuan Tongxiang Magnesium Co., Ltd., Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industries, Inc., Nanjing Jinmei Gallium Co., Ltd., Hunan Reshine New Materials Co., Ltd., Hunan Coran Industry & Commerce Co., Ltd., Xiangtan Jvfa Chemcial Co., Ltd. and Hunan Xintian Zhenghe Co., Ltd. made presentations.
Officials from Dow Corning Company, Recapture Metals, Canada, Tosho Trading Co.,Ltd., UMC Trading Co.,Ltd., Indium Corporation of America and Germanium Corporation of America made presentations on market situations and prospects in minor metals industry.
The board of Asian Metal Ltd expresses its appreciations to all the delegates and companies who graced and supported the Minor Metals Summit 2008, and we are confident that we would hold a better Minor Metals Summit in the coming year.
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| Minor Metals Summit 2008 opened at Horizon Resort Hotel, Sanya, Hainan on Oct 30, 2008. |
Delegates are listening to presentations. |
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| Bai Ming, Director from International Market Research Dept. of Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, is giving a presentation on China's Foreign Trade from the Perspective of the Current Global Economy. |
As a member of I2A, China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd sent Mr. Tong Peng, the manager of the Antimony Department, is delivering a speech on behalf of I2A. Mr. Tong introduces the main purpose of I2A and the difference between EU members and non EU members for Reach. |
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| Jane Yang, General Purchasing Manager of Dow Corning China, is delivering a presentation about the global outlook of organic silicone market. Yang introduced their business arrangement of organic silicone around the world and the future market. After the presentation, Yang answered attendees’ questions. |
Delegates conduct broader and deeper exchanges in coffee break. |
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| Elsa Wang, the analyst from Minor Metals Dept, Asian Metal, and Cissy Sheng from Hunan Coran Industry & Commerce Co., Ltd are exchanging views on the market situation. |
Jujin Wang, president of Taiyuan Tongxiang Magnesium Co., Ltd. is delivering a presentation on current magensium market. Wang predicts that the magnesium market is going to endure a hard time affected by the economic recession but he is still optimistic about the market in the long run. |
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| Wenbing Liu, Director, Research and Development Dept., Nanjing Jinmei Gallium Ltd., is delivering a speech on gallium metal. The speaker appeals to cooperation between crude gallium companies, high purity gallium factory and chip manufacturers to lower production costs and sales prices, as an effective way to expand applications of gallium metal. |
Angelina Cao, the analyst from Minor Metals Dept, Asian Metal, studies the written presentations. |
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| Maria Teresa Nazzari, Purchasing Manager, A.M.P.I. SAS, is listening presentations and taking careful notes. |
Nakamura Soichiro, General Manager from UMC Trading Co., Ltd., introduces the new applications of germanium metal in Japan, such as the applications in solar cells, electronic equipments, CPU and phosphor powder industries. |
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| Claire Mikolajczak, the Business Unit Manager in the Metals & Chemicals dept., Germanium Corporation of America, analyzes the supply and demand situation in germanium market. The speaker concludes that potential new supply of germanium may not increase sharply in the coming two years and the reducing zinc outputs may negatively influence the supply of germanium. |
To put questions to speakers. |
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| Alex Iasnikov, Business Development Manager of Recapture Metals of Canada, is delievering a speech on Indium Application and Recycling in the summit. Mr. Iasnikov estimated that demand for indium from CIGS industry may increase by large margins in 2009. In terms of indium supply, China remains ranking the first on the list of world indium supplier with the amount accounting for 15% of the world total supply volume, while 62% of the indium comes from recycled indium. |
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