Speakers include:

• Rob Scargill, Managing Director, Magellan Metals & Executive Vice President Operations, Ivernia, Australia

• Paolo Cabrejos, Commercial Manager, Volcan Compania Minera, Peru

• Senior Representative, The Doe Run Company, USA

• Sachin Shridhar, Managing Director, The Starlit Group, India

• Andy Bush, Director, International Lead Association, UK

• Duncan Hobbs, Senior Commodities Analyst, Macquarie Bank, UK

• Senior Representative, Johnson Controls, USA

• Frode Hagen, Director, AS Batteriretur, Norway

• Bart van der Hoek, European Sales Director, CSB Battery Europe B.V, Netherlands

• Stephen Hughes, Global Sales & Marketing Manager, Outotec, Australia

• Dr Lakshman Jayaweera, Chairman & Technical Director, Hydromet Corporation Limited, Australia

• Robin Bhar, Metals Strategist, Credit Agricole CIB, UK • Dick Amistadi, Consultant, Amistadi Associates, USA

• Raino Erlich, Sales & Purchasing Manager, Ecometal, Estonia

• Alfons Westgeest, Secretary General, EUROBAT, Belgium

• Professor Chen Hongyu, School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, China

• Huw Roberts, Director, CHR Metals, UK

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“Interesting and complete approach to the lead industry and its future” Paolo Cabrejos, Volcan Compania Minera S.A.A

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Following the great success of last year’s event Metal Bulletin Events is delighted to present the 4th World Lead Conference. This is your chance to meet the highest calibre of delegates from across the lead world, from miners and smelters to recyclers and end users.

In turbulent economic times there is much to discuss in the lead industry. The last year has seen extreme volatility in price, a major concern to many players in the supply chain. The closure of battery producers in China, industry legislation and continued environmental concerns means the outlook for lead remains uncertain. The conference will provide a forum for insightful and informative comment and debate about the crucial issues within the industry.

Over two days the conference will feature presentations from key industry figures and unparalleled networking opportunities. If you mine, produce, trade or buy lead you cannot afford to miss it.

Reasons to attend:

• Network with lead industry suppliers and users from around the globe

• Understand China’s influence on the global lead market and how it will impact you

• Keep abreast of new applications for lead

Who should attend:

• Lead smelters

• Lead recyclers

• Battery producers

• Lead miners

• Lead sheet, tube, cable makers

• Lead traders and brokers

• Equipment/technology suppliers

• Warehouse and logistics providers

Key topics for discussion include:

• What is the forecast for supply, demand and price?

• How concerned should we be about falling primary production in the West?

• Regulation and environmental concerns – what does the future hold?

• The outlook for the industry’s largest player, China

• Recent advances in battery technology and what this means for lead

• Challenges facing secondary producers – illegal scrap, price and availability

Industry breakdown of 2011 delegates

Smelters 15%

Recyclers 29%

Miners 8%

Battery producers 12%

Lead sheet, tube, cable makers 2%

Traders & brokers 20%

Analysts & consultants 7%

Equipment/ technology suppliers 4%

Warehouse & logistics providers 3%

4% 3% 15%

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“Great Event” Daniel Leach, Gopher Resource

DAY ONE: Tuesday 17 April

08:15 Registration desk opens

09:00 Chairman’s opening remarks

SESSION I: Market dynamics: global production, demand & pricing

09:15 Examining global supply and demand • Primary and secondary production globally • Is the supply-demand relationship

in balance? • Will demand in Asia continue to drive global

refined lead consumption? • Global trade patterns and predicted trends

for the future? • How is the lead industry affected by the

current economic situation? Sachin Shridhar, Managing Director,

The Starlit Group, India

09:45 Depleting reserves and falling output: where next for primary lead production?

• Reasons for the fall in mine output • Where are mines being planned outside

of China? • What are the implications for the developed

world in regard to supply and price? • Will secondary production be ramped

up further? Paolo Cabrejos, Commercial Manager,

Volcan Compania Minera, Peru

10:15 Predicting prices in uncertain times • Explanations for volatility in price – is price

linked to physical demand? • Reasons for backwardation, is this expected

to become a trend? • Are lead prices ‘recession-proof’ due to

sustained demand in Asia? • High storage of lead in LME warehouses –

what effect does this have on price? Robin Bhar, Metals Strategist,

Credit Agricole CIB, UK

10:45 Refreshment break

SESSION II: Industry regulation

11:30 Magellan Metals: what can the industry learn?

• Update on the status of the Magellan mine operations

• Is best practice good enough when it comes to lead?

• The difficulty in overcoming reputational issues for the company and lead

• How Magellan Metals is developing a new quality culture to address the strict environmental conditions placed upon it

• What are the implications for lead mining elsewhere and the lessons for the lead industry?

Rob Scargill, Managing Director, Magellan Metals & Executive Vice President Operations, Ivernia, Australia

12:00 Working in a ‘REACH’ environment • Progress to date • Recent developments affecting the

lead industry • What are the consequences for

manufacturers and importers and how does this affect the downstream and end users?

• How can the industry respond to the current challenges?

• Is REACH spreading? Adoption of legislation in other regions

Andy Bush, Director, International Lead Association, UK

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Five years on: has the EU Battery Directive been a success?

• Has the directive provided the structure for the collection and production of batteries as was intended?

• How can better practice be established and reinforced?

• What has been the effect on different players in the market?

Frode Hagen, Director, AS Batteriretur, Norway

14:30 The impact of the US Air Lead Standard on the North American lead market

• How is the US lead industry responding to the new air standard?

• What are the implications of the standard on North American and global lead supply?

Dick Amistadi, Consultant, Amistadi Associates, USA

15:00 Refreshment break

SESSION III: New technologies in primary & secondary production

15:30 Panel discussion: will lead production be transformed by ‘clean’ technologies?

• What are the new processes for primary and secondary production?

• Is it feasible for new technologies, such as Doe Run’s hydrometallurgical smelter to be used on a global scale?

• Environmental and cost benefits Stephen Hughes, Global Sales & Marketing

Manager, Outotec, Australia Senior Representative,

The Doe Run Company, USA Dr Lakshman Jayaweera, Technical Director,

Hydromet Corporation Limited, Australia

SESSION IV: Challenges in secondary lead production

16:30 Sourcing scrap metal: difficulties with supply and the impact on price

• Why is the price of scrap lead so high and what is the forecast for the future?

• What are the reasons for limited scrap availability?

• How can producers establish an undisturbed flow of raw material?

17:00 Used lead-acid battery collection in Baltic States: legal aspects and impact to markets

• Differences in collection systems of neighbouring countries – how are producers affected in different locations?

• Movement of hazardous waste between countries – legal or illegal methods?

• Consequences of illegal scrap movement within Baltic States – relation to other EU markets?

• Battery recycling vs. dismantling • What measures are currently in place to

prevent the illegal movement of scrap and how effectively are these being enforced?

Raino Erlich, Sales & Purchasing Manager, Ecometal, Estonia

17:30 Close of day one followed by evening drinks reception

DAY TWO: Wednesday 18 April

08:45 Registration desk opens

09:15 Chairman’s opening remarks

SESSION V: The Chinese market

09:30 China’s appetite for lead: forecast for the coming year

• How much lead does China require and where will it be sourced?

• Will automotive and e-bike demand continue to rise?

• Models for growth – what pattern can we expect China to follow and how will this affect lead demand?

Duncan Hobbs, Senior Commodities Analyst, Macquarie Bank, UK

10:00 China’s influence on the global market • As the biggest player in the market how

much influence does China have on global lead prices?

• The impact of huge expansion of smelting capacity

• The development of China’s secondary lead industry and its influence on the world lead market

• China’s refined lead export – is the 10% export tax expected to change in the near future?

Huw Roberts, Director, CHR Metals, UK

10:30 The pressure to raise environmental standards

• The extent of environmental problems in China

• Consequences of the closure of battery producers and recyclers: are the closures significant or will capacity be increased elsewhere?

• How will manufacturers elsewhere in the world be affected?

• New laws regarding minimum capacities for recyclers: how will this impact supply?

Professor Chen Hongyu, School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, China

11:00 Refreshment break

SESSION VI: Challenges and opportunities in the battery sector

11:45 Developments in start/stop battery technology

• Recent advances to start/stop batteries • What has been the impact of new battery

types on the lead industry? • Expected demand for start/stop batteries

and where? • To what extent is EU legislation on CO2

emissions a driver? Senior Representative, Johnson Controls, USA

12:15 Battery technologies and future markets • Role of batteries in automotive and

industrial applications • How will lithium-ion technology develop for

Hybrid and EV? • Performance analysis and testing of batteries • What other markets are expected to

see demand? Alfons Westgeest, Secretary General,

EUROBAT, Belgium

12:45 Renewable storage batteries: the future for energy?

• Movement away from nuclear power – implications for renewable storage in batteries?

• How does the technology work? • Current and future needs – in what markets

is the most demand expected? • Are there any competing technologies? Bart van der Hoek, European Sales Director,

CSB Battery Europe B.V, Netherlands

13:15 Lunch and close of conference

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