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OVERVIEW
In 2024, the minor metal market represented by indium, bismuth, germanium and gallium was exceptionally hot. Indium ingot prices since the beginning of the year began to rise strongly, once stood on RMB3,000/kg (USD418/kg) nearly five-year high; coincidentally, bismuth ingot prices also ushered in an outbreak in the middle of the year, breaking through the RMB100,000/t (USD6.32/lb) mark after the high fall; germanium metal prices in the policy and downstream demand outbreak of the multiple benefits of a new record high towards the RMB20,000/kg (USD2,788/kg) mark; gallium metal prices since the beginning of the year shocked up, the market maintained a high level of operation. 2025, at the vibrant beginning of the year, facing the new pattern and new opportunities, Asia Metal invites you to gather in Xiamen to explore the new direction of the industry!
With the 1st forum hosted by Asian Metal in 2008, the annual In Bi Ge Ga Forum has been witnessing active participation of around 150 countries from all over the world. Recognized by all insiders as the “No. 1 forum in indium, bismuth, germanium, and gallium industries”, the forum has been successfully held for 14 years in Changsha, Nanjing, Kunming, Ningbo, Sanya, Zhuhai, Hangzhou, Qingdao, etc. The past honor is history, new glory lies in front of us. Let us welcome the coming 17th gathering to jointly write a new chapter and start a new journey.
The 17th In Bi Ge Ga Forum would be held in Xiamen, China on April 17-18, 2025. The forum will provide a face-to-face opportunity for market participants to meet new clients, maintain regular clients, discuss and share market situation, and listen to brilliant analysis and insightful views from insiders on market focus and hot topics, in order to inspire wisdom and seize opportunities.
Highlights:
[Advantageous Brand] The exclusive and special international forum held by Asian Metal for 17 consecutive years that integrates indium, bismuth, germanium, and gallium industries
[Authoritative Forum] The most authoritative forum acknowledged globally
[Cutting-edge topics] Discussion on new ideas to lead industry development
[High-end connections] Insight and experience from industry leaders
[In-depth exchanges] Opportunities to provide in-depth two-way communication
PROGRAM
April 17, Thursday 16:00-19:00 Registration
18:00-20:00 Welcoming Banquet
April 18, Friday 08:30-09:00 Sign-in
09:00-09:30 Global Indium Supply and Prospects
09:30-10:00 ITO Target Market Review and Trends
10:00-10:30 Tea Break
10:30-11:00 Bismuth Ingot Market Current and Future
11:00-11:30 Bismuth Oxide Market Review and Development
11:30-12:00 Germanium Market Status and Development
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Germanium Product Development and New Applications
14:30-15:00 Gallium Supply Status and Opportunities in the Semiconductor Industry
15:00-15:30 Tea Break
15:30-16:00 Future Capacity Additions and Aftermarket Development of Gallium Metal
16:00-16:30 Prospects for High Purity Minor Metals
16:30-17:00 Future Trends in Minor Metals
Closed
18:00-20:00 Reciprocal Dinner
SPEAKERS
    Junpeng Bu
  • Junpeng Bu
    Board Chairman
    Zhejiang Kangpeng Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
  • Junpeng Bu, an MBA from Renmin University of China, entitled as a researcher of Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a member of National Standard Committee of Artificial Crystal Materials, once served as Executive Deputy General Manager of CAS Jiaying Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and General Manager of China Crystal Technologies Co., Ltd. Engaging in semiconductor scientific research for over 35 years, he has been committed to R&D of semi-insulating GaAs and other crystal materials and made outstanding contributions to the rapid development of GaAs materials. At present, Mr. Bu works for Kangpeng Semiconductor as Board Chairman, leading to establish systems of technology R&D, production management, production schedule, sales and after-sales service.
  • Zhejiang Kangpeng Semiconductor Co., Ltd., established on November 5, 2018, mainly focuses on R&D, production and sales of GaAs materials. The company is jointly invested by Junpeng Bu's Beijing team that is responsible for investment, technology and operation, Xiamen Changelight Co., Ltd. and Anxin Capital which is responsible for investment. After Series-A funding, its company valuation reaches RMB700 million (USD103 million). Currently, the domestic market basically sources semi-insulating GaAs substrate materials by importing, while, to some degree, Kangpeng liberates GaAs substrate materials for RF chips from dependence on imports by developing products equivalent to Japan's Sumitomo. It's also worth noting that Kanpeng's semi-insulating products have been sold to EPISTAR Corporation, and will embrace a promising future because they have entered the international market already. In addition, Kangpeng's GaAs wafers are supplied to downstream manufacturers to mainly produce Huawei's face recognition terminal products, therefore, marking that Kangpeng becomes the upstream supplier of Huawei's industrial chain.
    Christian Hell
  • Christian Hell
    Former Managing Director
    IV IR Optics
  • Christian Hell graduated from the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg and has a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry. Since 2004, he was working for Photonic Sense as technical director. He has mainly been focused on material analytics and the Czochralski crystal growing process. After the change of ownership of the company, he became Managing Director of IV IR Optics in 2021.
    Haiguang Ou
  • Haiguang Ou
    Chairman
    Foshan Weijun Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd./ Guangdong Qingyuan Lianzhou Tapsun New Energy Co., Ltd.
  • Haiguang Ou, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Rare Metal Branch of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association and the Chairman of China Selenium-rich Agricultural Industry Technology Innovation Alliance, has a long career of producing selenium and researching selenium applications in the fields of industry, agriculture, medicine and health care, promoting extensive applications of selenium in national functional agriculture.
  • Foshan Weijun Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd., founded in 2000, has been honored as the business enterprise of observing contract and valuing credit in Guangdong for 21 consecutive years. It mainly engages in selling non-ferrous rare metals and rare earth alloys, and producing industrial fine selenium and selenium dioxide. The company focuses on R&D and production of organic selenium and nano-selenium fertilizer, and at same time improves agricultural production, income and quality by virtue of the excellent performance of its self-developed nano-selenium fertilizer in agriculture.
    Shuyan Peng
  • Shuyan Peng
    Global Supply Chain and Regional Sales Manager
    Indium Corporation
  • Shuyan Peng serves as the Global Supply Chain and Regional Sales Manager at Indium Corporation in the United States. In this role, she oversees the purchase of raw materials, including indium, gallium, germanium, tin, silver, bismuth, antimony, and recycled materials, for the company's global manufacturing operations. Additionally, she manages the sales of metals, compounds, and recycling services in the Asia Pacific region. Since joining the metal industry in 2017, she has focused on diversified metal sourcing and closed-loop supply chain management. She is dedicated to achieving global coordination and efficient allocation of resources, ensuring the stability and sustainability of the supply chain.
  • She holds a degree in Logistics Management from Dalian Maritime University and a Master's degree in Operations Research and Supply Chain from Case Western Reserve University in the United States. She is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt professional and actively participates in industry exchanges and collaborations as a member of the Asian Committee of the Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA).
  • Indium Corporation, founded in 1934, has solidified its position as a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of materials, catering to the global electronics, semiconductor, thin film, and thermal management markets. Its comprehensive product portfolio encompasses solder materials, thermal interface materials, a wide range of metals and inorganic compounds such as indium, gallium, germanium, and tin, as well as closed-loop recycling services. With a strong global presence, Indium Corporation boasts technical support facilities and factories across multiple countries, including China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the UK, India, and the United States.
    Jack Huang
  • Jack Huang
    Chairman and founder
    Shaanxi Injay Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
  • Xiaohua Huang, with master degree on chemical engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, has been working in the semiconductor-related engineering and management field for fifteen years. He organized and participated in a number of major research projects and localization projects on crystalline materials with extreme high system integration degree. He owns over fifty patents, of which nearly 20 are patents for invention. In 2025 Xiaohu Huang was selected as a high-level talent introduced to Shaanxi under the Qinchuangyuan High-level Technical Talent Introduction Program. He boasts outstanding experience in technical research, technical direction, program designing, team building, production and operation.
  • Shaanxi Injay Semiconductor Co., Ltd. is a high-tech company focusing on research, development and industrialization of compound semiconductor materials. The company now is working on industrialization of high-quality indium phosphide (InP) polycrystalline semiconductor materials. The project has achieved a breakthrough in China’s high-quality InP polycrystalline material industrialization. The company owns full and independent intellectual property rights on the project’s equipment, technics and controlling system, and has automatic mass production capacity of highly integrated InP polycrystalline materials. InP polycrystalline materials produced by the company has internationally high quality with all indicators of high consistence and stability.
CONTENT
Global Indium Supply and Prospects
ITO Target Market Review and Trends
Bismuth Ingot Market Current and Future
Bismuth Oxide Market Review and Development
Germanium Market Status and Development
Germanium Product Development and New Applications
Gallium Supply Status and Opportunities in the Semiconductor Industry
Future Capacity Additions and Aftermarket Development of Gallium Metal
Prospects for High Purity Minor Metals
Future Trends in Minor Metals
(Topics subject to final conference agenda)
ACCOMMODATION

Shangri-La Hotel XIamen

一、The Shangri-La Xiamen is an ideal spot for travelers wanting to discover the city. The Shangri-La Xiamen is an ideal choice for travelers who want to take in the sights and sounds of Xiamen.

The hotel is only 12km from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and 12km from Xiamen Railway Station, giving guests a number of convenient transportation options. The closest major public transportation, Guanyinshan Metro Station, is only 500m away. Seeing Xiamen's sights from this hotel is easy with Sailboat Sailing Experience, Wuyuan Bay Yacht Club and Wuyuan Bay Sailing Harbor all close by.

When guests have some time on their hands they can make use of the onsite facilities. This Xiamen hotel features parking on site.

According to our trusted guests, the facilities at this hotel are first-rate. This hotel is a popular accommodation for guests traveling with families.
二、Hotel Location
Shangri-La Hotel, Xiamen is located within the city's newly developed financial and IT zone, Guanyinshan Business Centre. Just a 10-minute and 20-minute drive away, respectively, are the Conference and Exhibition Centre, and Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport. The soon-to-open line 2 subway station with walking distance and the bus station just right outside the hotel main entrance are the best ways to unlock the city.
Address:No. 168 Taidong Road (Guanyinshan International Business Center), Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Shangri-La Hotel XIamen

Xiamen Gaoqi International    --Airport --11km --20min
Xiamen Train Station --11.4km --20min
Xiamen North Train Station --22.6km --30min
Xiamen International --3km --6min
Conference and Exhibition
Centre
Xiamen Software Park     --4.2km --10min
Wanda Plaza --4.2km --12min
Wutong Ferry    to Jinmen   --5.7km --10min
Tzengtsu Mount --11.8km --15min
Xiamen University --14.1km --20min
Nanputuo Temple --17.2km --20min
三、Hotel reservation
1. Shangri-La Hotel XIamen upplies special room offers for all Forum attendees.Please book hotel in time, as room supply is limited.
Room Type and Preferential Price
Room Type Preferential Price
Deluxe Twin Room RMB900 nett with one or two daily breakfasts
Deluxe Sear-view Twin Room RMB1000 nett with one or two daily breakfasts
Horizon Sea View King Room RMB1450 nett with one or two daily breakfasts
Executive Sea View Suite Room RMB2000 nett with one or two daily breakfasts
2. Notes:
1). Meetings' representatives book rooms by yourselves at your own expenses
2).Click the following URL to book rooms: click here If you have some problems, please call 0592-838 5888 to Reservation Department .
3). Rooms are limited and the specific accommodation is subject to the reservation confirmation.
Fees for Representatives from outside China
  Before Apr. 17 On-Spot
AM members USD2,280 USD2,580/person
Non-members USD2,480 USD2,780/person

Account name: Asian Metal Ltd
Account Number: 0200003819200109260
Swift Code: ICBKCNBJBJM
Bank: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Beijing Municipal Branch
Add: 100 Balizhuang Xili
Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100025, China
P.S.: Please note "The 17th In Bi Ge Ga Forum" in the purpose column.

Notes:
1. We suggest that representatives fill the registration form and pay for the fees of attendance in advance;
2. The representative capacity can only be confirmed when the registration and fees of attendance have been received. Representatives can obtain the representative credentials and conference materials.
3. The fees cover conference attendance, conference materials, banquet, lunch, tea break and simultaneous interpreting, excluding accommodation and transportation
4. For those who cannot attend the conference for some reason, the fees refund will be processed as per the rules as follows:
The representatives inform the conference organizing committee in the written form in advance. The fees will be fully refunded with four weeks prior to the opening date of the conference. The fees will be refunded by half with two weeks prior to the opening date of the conference. Fees will not be refunded for the rest other situations. 10% of the fees will be charged on the refund.
5. In case of force majeure (wars, natural disasters, plagues, governmental orders, etc.) that causes the suspension of the forum, the organizing committee will refund the paid fees and the contract of the forum will be automatically rescinded.

The In Bi Ge Ga Forum is an annual event that hosted by Asian Metal for global indium, bismuth, germanium and gallium companies to communicate with each other. On 17-18 April, 2025, the 17th Forum will be held in Xiamen, China. During this forum, you can not only have in-depth discussion and smooth communication with Chinese and overseas indium, bismuth, germanium and gallium companies, but also have an opportunity to show your remarkable achievements and unique charm to all participants from all over the world.
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