Minor Metals Americas

September 26-27 2013Conference

Confirmed speakers:

• Catherine Virga, Director of Research, CPM Group, USA

• Daniel McGroarty, Senior Advisor, US Chamber of Commerce, USA

• David Mayfield, Senior Toxicologist, Gradient, USA

• Doug Sherrod, Managing Director, CPM Group, USA

• Dustin Docter, Commercial Director, North and Latin America, Vital Materials, USA

• Gaurav Chopra, Managing Director, Zenith Metals, India

• Hugh Morrow, Senior Consultant, International Cadmium Association, USA

• James Johnson, Senior Scientist, General Electric Global Research, USA

• James May, CEO, Midland Silicon Company, USA

• Jasper Bertisen, Principal, Resource Capital Funds, USA

• John Lawrence, CEO, United States Antimony Corp, USA

• Kevin Cassidy, CEO, US Rare Earths, USA

• Kevin Pritchett, Head of Molybdenum Sales and Marketing, KGHM International, Canada

• Kris Rawls, Senior Economist, IHS Pricing and Purchasing, USA

• Lucie Duesterhoeft , Senior Researcher, Research and Development, General Motors, USA

• Malcolm Harrower, Sales Manager, Metal Compounds and Thin Film Materials, Indium Corporation , UK

• Mario Coracides, Vice President, Supply Chain North America, Finmeccanica, USA

• Noah Lehrman, Senior Vice President, Hudson Metals Corp, USA

• Shan Jiuliang, President, Fanya Metals Exchange, China

• Professor Juncong Feng, Chief Analyst Lead Zinc and Minor Metals, Antaike, China

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Day One: Thursday September 26

08:00 Registration desk opens

09:00 Chairperson’s opening remarks Doug Sherrod, Managing Director, CPM Group, USA

Session I: American minor metal market fundamentals

09:15 Keynote: future predictions, market overview and forecasts • What makes the American market unique and what

sectors are set to drive new growth and developments? • Is price volatility across minor metals going to settle

down, or will this be the new norm? • Why the metals environment will change over the next

few years• What can your business do to adapt to these

new challenges? Noah Lehrman, Senior Vice President, Hudson Metals Corp, USA

09:45 Minor metals heat map• Outlooks for cobalt, electronic manganese,

molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium: which minor metals have the tightest supply and demand fundamentals?

• Have changes in Chinese export policies influenced prices and supply availability?

• Are depressed prices weighing down the prospects for new supply growth?

• What are the catalysts necessary to improve end user demand?

Catherine Virga, Director of Research, CPM Group, USA

10:15 Getting the investors’ point of view on the minor metals world• Have minor metals attracted interest from the

finance industries? • Which metals might bring the most interest

from investors? • Can investor interest in base metals like copper equal

benefits for by-product minor metals? • Have new banking regulations affected the ability

of banks to provide financing to the industrial metals sector?

• How have tightening credit markets and corporate cost cutting measures changed the outlook for supply?

Jasper Bertisen, Principal, Resource Capital Funds, USA

10:45 Networking coffee break

Session II: Global trade and relationships: where do the Americas fit in?

11:30 Examining the trade relationship between the US and China • Why some metals industries in China are under pressure

from the government • How the overhaul of the power sector will change the

cost of doing business in China • Are Chinese producers moving towards more value

added applications? Will this mark new competition for US producers of these products?

Dustin Docter, Commercial Director, North and Latin America, Vital Materials, USA

Metal Bulletin Events in conjunction with CPM Group presents the inaugural Minor Metals Americas Conference, which is designed to address the topics and issues that are unique to this market.

Minor metals continue to be significant to modern life in both emerging and developed countries. Their use in day to day technologies and the automotive and aerospace markets ensure their increased significance to our modern way of life.

However, falls in demand, price volatility and recent questions over the supply security of some of these raw materials have dominated commodities news and have ensured minor metal’s position high up on the defence agenda for American governments.

Minor metals miners, producers, traders, buyers and investors have a chance to convene in one room and gain insight into what recent changes in the American markets truly mean for the minor metals community.

Minor Metals Americas

September 26-27 2013ConferencePlatinum Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Who should attend?

Benefits of attending• Network and engage with the numerous key players

in the American minor metals markets

• Examine US anti-dumping legislations

• Gain specialist knowledge of end user markets and new metals processes

• Get to grips with the giants of the American aerospace and automotive markets

• Learn about the changing nature of the metals business in China

• Discover if government policy on critical materials has failed to meet its objectives

• Understand the minor metals trading relationship between North and South America

• Minor and base metals producers

• Minor metal traders• Fabricators and

procurement managers• Metal recycling businesses• Automobile and

aerospace community• Technology companies• Investors and fund managers

12:00 How does the Fanya method of trading affect traditional spot trading? • An overview of the minor metals available on the

exchange: gallium, germanium, bismuth and rare earths • Can the exchange stimulate new interest and

opportunities in the market?• Have these new contracts filled a void left by the

spot market? • What will determine the success of these contracts? Shan Jiuliang, President, Fanya Metals Exchange, China

12:30 Networking lunch

14:00 Understanding the minor metals trading relationship between North and South America• Looking at the US-Chilean free trade agreement, how

does this affect trade relationships with the rest of the world?

• How will recent changes to Brazilian mining laws affect North American consumers?

• Is Mexico now more competitive than China for hosting metal production facilities?

14:30 Why India can deliver unique opportunities for the American market• How easy it is for North American minor metals

producers to do business in India? • Examining the key Indian industries that will

drive demand • Focus selenium : why this is the metal to watch in India Gaurav Chopra, Managing Director, Zenith Metals, India

Session III: What is the outlook for the cadmium market in 2013?

15:00 Has US government policy on critical materials failed to meet its objectives? • What are the results of the recent pentagon review into

the top 72 strategic metals? • Is the US set to begin stockpiling strategic materials for

the first time in 30 years? • What effect will this have on supply/

demand fundamentals? • Will the US ultimately remain too reliant on imports of

strategic metals? • How effective have US anti-dumping legislations been

in protecting the market from illegal imports? Daniel McGroarty, Senior Advisor, US Chamber of Commerce, USA

15:30 Networking coffee break

16:00 Environmental regulations for strategic metals: how can the industry navigate these challenges?• Will environmental controls limit the amount of

material processing that can be returned to the US? • Getting to grips with the stringent new regulations in

California, will other states follow suit? • Understanding REACH and what this means for the

US markets • How best to ensure that industry and regulators

communicate effectively David Mayfield, Senior Toxicologist, Gradient, USA

16:30 Focus cadmium 2013: outlook 2013• Will US regulatory bodies follow European patterns of

tightening restrictions on cadmium use? • Getting to grips with OSHA regulations on cadmium -

what does this mean for your business? • What role does nickel cadmium battery recycling play in

terms of overall supply? • Emerging markets may bring new growth for

industrial nickel cadmium batteries but will new safety regulations be adhered to?

Hugh Morrow, Senior Consultant, International Cadmium Association, USA

Session IV: Rare earths

17:00 Can rare earth producers in the Americas ever be truly competitive? • Why has the rare earth market seen such volatility in

the last few months? • Why it is vital to improve rare earth oxide

processing methods • Is vertical integration the only key to the success of

a project? • As Chinese environmental law tightens what will the

effect be on global supplies? • Case Study: Bear Lodge Rare Earth project in WyomingKevin Cassidy, CEO, US Rare Earths, USA

17:30 Networking drinks reception and close of day one

Day Two: Friday September 27

08:30 Registration desk opens

09:00 Chairperson’s opening remarks Catherine Virga, Director of research, CPM Group, USA

Session V: Minor metals and high performance alloys

09:15 Aerospace and super alloys: have the minor metals needed to produce super alloys been negatively affected by the slowdown in steel demand? • How the development of highly specified designer

alloys can help to facilitate improvements in technologies in the aerospace and automotive sectors

• Will cuts in the defence budget herald a downturn for demand in the aerospace sector?

• Will new methods of production such as radiolysis and nano particle synthesis soon become widespread in the industry?

• Which minor metals will feature most prominently in this sector over the next few years?

Mario Coracides, Vice President, Supply Chain North America, Finmeccanica, USA

Session VI: Molybdenum

09:45 Getting to grips with the supply situation • Why does demand continue to disappoint? • Why are US producers pulling back on production -

what will this mean long term? • How much has molybdenum demand benefitted from

the new energy drilling markets in the US - is this set to continue?

• Why market changes and rises in production costs may make the Chinese significantly less competitive as leading global molybdenum producers

Kris Rawls, Senior Economist, IHS Pricing and Purchasing, USA

10:15 Will increases in copper production push primary molybdenum producers out of the market? • If copper prices remain high, what will this mean for

secondary molybdenum production in the long term? • Can new moly projects truly be justified, or will some

new primary producers fail to come on stream?• Case study: the Sierra Gorda project and the US-Chilean

free trade agreement Kevin Pritchett, Head of Molybdenum Sales and Marketing, KGHM International, Canada

10:45 Networking coffee break

Session VII: Challenging the perceived threats to the indium market

11:30 Indium: abundance to meet the world’s needs• Where is indium supply going in the long term: are

world supplies really set to run out? • Future markets for indium: which electronic consumer

markets will see the most growth? • What are the long term effects of the US being 100%

dependent on indium imports? • How significant are recycled metal supplies to overall

volumes available on the market? Malcolm Harrower, Sales Manager, Metal Compounds and Thin Film Materials, Indium Corp, UK

12:00 OLED - the future for flat panel displays? • What are the main component materials in LCDs? • What will drive a market transition from LCD to OLED

and what will this mean for indium consumption? • Will graphene replace indium use in LCD applications?

If so, how far away is the market from this being implemented?

• Examining some of indium’s other key rivals, from conductive polymers, carbon nanotubes to zinc based semi conductive oxides

12:30 Networking lunch

Session VIII: Green technologies and renewable energy

14:00 Panel discussion: is the future bright for solar power? • How will raw material composition change in solar

panels over the next decade? • Identifying the differences of the Cigs versus CdTe solar

panels: which technology is set to dominate? • Why the solar market will benefit from global

industry cooperation• What have the after effects of the WTO ruling

on illegal imports had on the market? Is there a notable improvement?

• What is needed to get solar panel use off the ground in emerging markets?

• Will these markets provide good long term growth opportunities for the industry?

Panel Moderator: James Johnson, Senior Scientist, General Electric Global Research, USA

14:45 Electric vehicles and the battery markets• Why lithium ion batteries will continue to dominate the

market - despite recent safety concerns • Why the Department of Energy is pushing magnesium

use in cars as a solution for distance anxiety in electric vehicles

• How committed is the US government to encouraging mass uptake of electric vehicles?

• When is this demand likely to finally take off and will other battery materials benefit?

Lucie Duesterhoeft, Senior Researcher, Research and Development, General Motors, USA

Session IX:Metals specifics: which materials are bucking the trend?

15:15 Why germanium is the metal to watch• Does the market support current germanium prices? • How much growth will come from the fibre

optics market? • Is Chinese stockpiling the only reason germanium

prices remain strong? What will the effect be if policy changes?

Professor Juncong Feng, Chief Analyst Lead Zinc and Minor Metals, Antaike, China

15:45 Networking coffee break

16:15 US antimony: is there a future for antimony production outside of China? • A brief history of antimony production in the US • Why the Chinese continue to dominate world supply

and why this should change• What are the future industries that will hike up demand

for antimony products? • Outlining the growth of production in Canada

and Mexico John Lawrence, CEO, United States Antimony Corp, USA

16:45 Getting to grips with the silicon industry in North and South America • Why demand for poly silicon is on the rise • Why the power situation in Brazil has a deciding impact

on the market • Could the poly silicon industries be at risk in light of

changing regulations in China? James May, CEO, Midland Silicon Company, USA

17:15 Networking drinks and close of conference

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