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HISTORY
World Aluminum Raw Materials Summit 2013
May 15-17, 2013 Xining, China
World Nickel Industrial Chain Summit 2013
April 10-12, 2013 Hangzhou, China
World Aluminum Raw Materials Summit 2012
May 9-11, 2012 Taiyuan, China
World Nickel Industrial Chain Summit 2012
April 25-27, 2012 Taiyuan, China
World Aluminum Raw Materials Summit 2011
May 18-20, 2011 Luoyang, China
World Alumina Forum 2010
May 13-14, 2010 Qingdao, China
- Overview
- ♦Part Asian countries issued export control policies on bauxite & nickel ore, which influenced the downstream countries including China
- ♦In order to encourage aluminum industry development, Asian countries who own rich resources manages to attract investment
- ♦In order to maintain steady sources and normal alumina production, Chinese investors are looking for potential investment opportunities worldwide
- ♦Rising bauxite prices challenging Chinese alumina industry
- ♦Investors in China focus on cooperation with nickel mines to build ferronickel plant in Indonesia or Philippine.
- ♦Changeable Indonesian export polices of ores have troubled Chinese consumers. With more large-sized ferronickel smelters appearing in China, nickel ore demand will definitely increase. Investors focus on how to obtain reliable source of high quality lateritic nickel ore.