VXL are presenting here...... 2nd International Minerals...

VXL are presenting here......

2nd International Minerals Conference
Maritim pro-Arte Hotel, Berlin, Germany
Find out the latest developments in lithium, alumina, graphite, rare earths and boron – all materials necessary in green technology and expecting good future demand in applications for water treatment, renewable energy, batteries, glass and ceramics.

What developments are going to boost consumption? Where are the growth opportunities? Where will the materials come from – where are the new projects?

September 21-22 2015

10:30 – 11:30 Registration & Coffee
Session 1: Outlook and developments
11:30 Welcome remarks by Rachel Carnac, Managing Director, Metal Events Ltd., United Kingdom;
11:35 “The development and market for specialty aluminas for refractories”, by Mike Rodgers, Director Marketing Business Development & Communication, Alteo Alumina, France;
12:05 “The importance of securing a raw materials base for minerals & rare earths”, by Elbert Loois, Business Development Manager, Rohstoff Allianz, Germany;
12:35 “The Kvanefjeld Project – European rare earth self sufficiency”, by John Mair, Managing Director, Greenland Minerals & Energy Ltd., Greenland;
13:00 Luncheon

Session 2: Ceramics
14:15 “The outlook for boron”, by Bayram Ankarali, General Manager, Etimine SA, Turkey;
14:45 “Developments in bio-ceramics and overview of future growth and applications”, by Frank Kern, IFKB- Universitat Stuttgart, Department High Performance Ceramics, Germany;


15:15 “Manufacturing our carbon future: advanced manufacturing of graphite powders for high performance ceramics and specialist markets”, by Chris Whiteley CMO & Chris Darby, CEO of Valence Industries, Australia”

17:00 – 19:00 Evening reception

Tuesday September 22

Session 3: Markets and developments for graphite
09:30 “The outlook for EVs and future potential demand for graphite”, by Christoph Frey, Managing Director, ProGraphite GmbH, Germany;
10:00 “The potential for Europe as a graphite supplier”, by Mikael Ranggard, Manager Sales & Marketing, Woxna Graphite AB, Sweden;
10:30 “World natural and synthetic graphite supply to 2020 – where will the focus be?”, by Alison Saxby, Director, Roskill Information Services Ltd., United Kingdom;

11:00 – 11.45 Coffee

Session 4: Markets and developments for lithium
11:45 “The outlook for lithium and markets for lithium”, by Reiner Haus, Managing Director, Dorfner Anzaplan, Germany;
12:15 “The Nemaska project and role as a supplier to the battery sector”, by Jean-Francoix Magnan, Technical Manager, Nemaska Lithium, Canada;
12:45 “The outlook for Chinese lithium and graphite demand”, by Hanmei Jiang, Head of Specialty Metals and Minerals, SMM, China