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Metal Bulletin Events inassociation with ITRI is delightedto announce details of the 9thInternational Tinplate Conference.

Tinplate manufacturers are facing increasinglychallenging and competitive markets. Higherraw materials prices, alternative packagingmaterials and new sustainability drivers are allputting pressure on the world’s tinplateproducers. On the other hand there are newopportunities in emerging markets, innovativetechnologies and global cooperation.

Downgauging is a continuing trend along withincreasing line speed, creating new steel gradeand improving efficiency further down thesupply chain. Are these enough to ensurehealthy profit margins? Where is theinvestment and technology coming from andwho is leading in new developments?

With concerns over a declining consumer basefor tinplate where are the new markets? Howare manufacturers retaining existing customersin an increasingly competitive industry andwho are their new targets?

This conference will address not only thebusiness critical issues facing the industry, butalso hear from those involved in driving thegrowth of tinplate in new and existing markets.

VenueThe hotel is surrounded by multinationalcorporate office buildings and the leadingbank headquarters. It is 10 kilometres from thecity centre, five kilometres from the Bosphorus,and 30 kilometres from Istanbul AtaturkInternational Airport. The underground stationin Levent is just five minutes away and twobig shopping centres, Kanyon and Metrocity,are just 15 minutes from the hotel.

Address: Buyukdere Caddesi, 49 · Istanbul · Turkey

9th InternationalTinplateConferenceAssessing business critical factors facing the industry

Sponsorship &ExhibitionOpportunitiesInternational Tinplate Conference provides aunique opportunity for you to promote yourproducts and services to the global tinplatemarketplace. If you want to raise yourcompany profile, be seen to be a key playerin the industry and ensure your company isvisible during some of the most importantdates in the tinplate calendar, then talk to usabout becoming a sponsor or exhibitor.

To discuss a package tailored to meet your needs, please contactRoger eon +44 (0) 20 7779 8107or Thomas Willatton +44 (0) 20 7779 8127

Reasons to attend:

Understandthe key technical and commercialdevelopments in the tinplate andsteel packaging industry

Examinehow manufacturers are innovatingto remain competitive

Networkwith key decision makers shapingthe tinplate industry

Hearfirst class analysis on marketdevelopments

Call for papersMetal Bulletin Events in association with ITRI isnow calling on all interested participants whowish to deliver a presentation at the world’slargest specialist tinplate gathering to contact:

Jitendra GillEmail: jgill@metalbulletin.comTel: +44 (0) 207 779 8122

Prospective authors wishing to present papersare invited to submit paper titles and anabstract of about 400 words in English thatprovide sufficient information for a fairassessment.

Topics include• Where are the new markets for tinplate?

• Soaring raw material costs: how are theseimpacting the industry?

• How is the tinplate industry workingtogether in a competitive market place?

• Packaging: is tinplate competing effectively?

• Understanding and improving the supplychain to maximise efficiency and minimisecost

• Sustainability: is the tinplate messagegetting through?

• Emerging markets: are low costmanufacturers a threat?

• An analysis of tin demand and supply:pricing forecasts

• Drivers for innovation: how are producersstreamlining?

• New tinplate production methods

• New low energy, clean technologies for theindustry

• New developments in canmaking technology