16th Aluminum Raw Materials Summit
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OVERVIEW
★ Rapid Increase in China’s Alumina Supply, Significant Changes in Supply-Demand Dynamics
China’s new alumina production capacity is being rapidly released, while electrolytic aluminum capacity remains stable, making the oversupply of alumina increasingly prominent. Chinese alumina producers urgently need to expand export markets to balance the domestic supply-demand structure.
★ Long-Term Contract Prices Gradually Exceed Spot Prices, Procurement Strategies May Adjust
Since late 2025, China’s long-term alumina contract prices have gradually exceeded spot prices. Some electrolytic aluminum producers have begun to reduce the proportion of long-term contract purchases while increasing spot alumina procurement, aiming to optimize cost structures and enhance purchasing flexibility.
★ Potential of Indonesia’s Aluminum Industry Unleashed, Chinese Enterprises Accelerate Overseas Investment
Leveraging resource supply and overall cost advantages, Chinese enterprises are accelerating investments in alumina and electrolytic aluminum projects in Indonesia, which will further drive the export growth of auxiliary materials such as aluminum fluoride and prebaked anodes.
★ Guinea Strengthens Mining Permit Management, Supply Growth May Slow
From mid-2025, Guinea has strengthened mining permit management and revoked a large number of permits, slowing the growth of bauxite supply. To ensure supply chain security, Chinese alumina producers need to actively develop diversified import channels from Australia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Turkey, Brazil, and other countries.
Thursday May 28 16:00-19:00 Sign-in
18:00-20:00 Buffet Dinner
Friday May 29 09:10-09:20 Opening Speech
09:20-09:50 Report on current alumina supply and prospect in South China
Dongliang Zhao, General Manager, Tianshan Aluminum Group Jingxi Tiangui Aluminum Co.
09:50-10:10 Chinese Aluminum Investment Overseas
Zhiguo Li, Deputy General Manager, Shenyang Aluminum & Magnesium Engineering and Research Institute Co.
10:10-10:40 The aluminum supply and growth in India
Dr. Ashok Nandi, President, International Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium Society (IBAAS)
10:40-11:00 Tea Break
11:00-11:20 The Alumina industry development and bauxite demand in India
David Paris, Chief Operation Officer, Rescom Mineral Trading FZE.
11:20-11:40 Report on the alumina supply and bauxite demand in North China
Dan Liu, Deputy General Manager, Liulin Senze Coal & Alumina Co.
11:40-12:00 Guinean bauxite development review and prospect analysis
Africa Oil Supply Co. (AOS)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:30-15:00 Report on the bauxite and alumina industry growth in Ghana
Ghana Bauxite Company Limited (GBC)
15:00-15:20 The alumina industry growth in Indonesia
Jiahui Zhu, Deputy General Manager, PT. Bintan Alumina Indonesia (BAI)
15:20-15:40 The bauxite development in Brazil
Mineracao Curimbaba Ltd
15:40-16:00 Tea Break
16:00-16:20 The bauxite and alumina development in the Philippines
Aluminum Mining Philippines Inc.
16:20-16:40 Report on bauxite barging demand and outlook in Guinea
Yuhong Zhao, General Manager, IMC Shipping (China) Co.
16:40-17:00 The aluminum supply and development in Ghana
Abu Hassan Mahama, Deputy CEO, Volta Aluminium Company Ltd. (VALCO)
18:00-20:30 Business Dinner
(Subject to final agenda)
SPEAKERS
    Yuhong Zhao
  • Yuhong Zhao
    General Manager
    IMC Shipping (China) Co.
  • IMC Shipping (China) Co. has evolved from a traditional shipping company into a multinational conglomerate integrating shipping, logistics, supply chain solutions, real estate, and cultural sectors. Since the early 2000s, the Group has been deeply engaged in the coal transshipment market in Indonesia, establishing itself as a leading player in the country's barge transportation industry. In 2024, it commenced its transshipment operations in Guinea.
    Dongliang Zhao
  • Dongliang Zhao
    General Manager
    Tianshan Aluminum Group Jingxi Tiangui Aluminum Co.
  • Jingxi Tiangui Aluminum Co. was established in February 2017 in Baise City, Guangxi China, and is a subsidiary of Tianshan Aluminum Group. With an annual alumina production capacity of 2.5 million tons, the company is recognized as one of the top 100 private enterprises in Guangxi and a national high-tech enterprise.
    Dr. Ashok Nandi
  • Ashok Nandi
    President
    International Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium Society (IBAAS)
  • The International Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium Society (IBAAS) comprises leading scientists and engineers. This international society is dedicated to addressing the key technical and related challenges faced by a wide range of primary and secondary aluminium producers, as well as non-metallurgical bauxite and alumina manufacturers worldwide. Besides, they organize international aluminum events as well each year.
    Zhiguo Li
  • Zhiguo Li
    Deputy General Manager
    Shenyang Aluminum & Magnesium Engineering and Research Institute Co.
  • Shenyang Aluminum & Magnesium Engineering and Research Institute Co. was established in March 1951 as the first state-owned design enterprise in China. It is an international engineering technology company with comprehensive capabilities in the engineering application of light metals, new energy materials, digital delivery, and intelligent applications. The company has long been dedicated to the technological research and development, engineering consulting and design, core equipment development, and EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) services in the fields of aluminum, magnesium, silicon, titanium, and carbon materials. It has achieved numerous industry-first accomplishments, pioneered the path of independent technological advancement in China's aluminum and magnesium industries, and its core business spans over 40 countries and regions worldwide.
    Dan Liu
  • Dan Liu
    Deputy General Manager
    Liulin Senze Coal & Alumina Co.
  • Shanxi Senze Energy Technology Group is built on a foundation of coal production, with its pillars being the mining, processing, and sale of bauxite resources. The group boasts total assets of RMB 11 billion, an annual output value of RMB8 billion, and a workforce of over 4,000 employees. It oversees seven subsidiaries and operates 18 independent bauxite mines, with total reserves of 120 million tons and a combined production capacity of 4 million tons per year. Additionally, its alumina production capacity stands at 1.3 million tons annually.
    David Paris
  • David Paris
    Chief Operation Officer
    Rescom Mineral Trading FZE
  • David has over 40 years' experience in the bauxite and alumina industry including operations, commercial and logistics. He joined Rescom Mineral Trading in 2024 as Chief Operating Officer – Trading after a career spanning almost 40 years with Rio Tinto’s Bauxite and Alumina product group.
    Abu Hassan Mahama
  • Abu Hassan Mahama
    Deputy CEO
    Volta Aluminium Company Ltd. (VALCO)
  • VALCO is a P69 technology aluminium smelter owned by the Government of Ghana with the nameplate capacity of 200,000tpy. VALCO continues to play a pivotal role in the efforts of the Ghana Government to develop an Integrated Aluminium Industry (IAl) in Ghana.
    Yunpeng Zhao
  • Yunpeng Zhao
    China Market General Manager
    EVOX Resources Metal Trade Joint Stock Company
  • EVOX Resources Metal Trade Joint Stock Company is a commodity trading company headquartered in Turkey, with an office in Shanghai, China. The company specializes in the investment, mining, trading, and export of Turkey's mineral resources, dedicated to building an efficient supply chain system that connects Turkish mining resources with the international market. As one of China's primary exporters of Turkish bauxite, the company focuses on exporting high-grade, low-titanium bauxite from Turkey and is also capable of supplying bauxite of other specifications.
    Michael Ansah
  • Michael Ansah
    Advisor
    Ghana Bauxite Company Limited (GBC)
  • Ghana Bauxite Company Ltd. (GBC) is Ghana's premier bauxite producer. Established in 1921 and operating continuously since the 1940s, the Company is based in Awaso, Ghana's Western North Region. GBC produces high-grade trihydrate bauxite with indicative quality parameters of A2O3 52%min and SiO2 1.5%max. Material is prepared and shipped to meet refinery requirements, supported by ongoing operational improvements and investment.
ACCOMMODATION
  Before Mar 31 Before Apr 30 Before May. 28 On-Spot
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2、Conference fee includes attendance at all sessions, refreshments, lunches, dinners and conference documentation, but accommodation and traveling costs are excluded.
3、A substitute delegate will be accepted.
Prospective attendees can, subject to an administrative charge of 10%, claim a refund on the following terms:
a. 100% refund if application for refund is received 30 days prior to the conference date
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c. No refund if application for refund is received less than 15 days prior to the opening of the conference
d. In the event that the summit is postponed or cancelled by forces outside of Asian Metal's control, the organizing committee will directly refund all paying participants.

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Attendees: Approximately 400 delegates
Producers & traders of bauxite, alumina and aluminum;
Producers of aluminum fluoride and prebaked anode
Financial companies like securities and futures
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Summit in 2025
The 15th Aluminum Raw Materials Summit, hosted by Asian Metal, was successfully held in Xiamen on May 23. The Summit received strong sponsorship and support from France IB2 Company, Ghana Bauxite Company Limited (GBC), Henan Zhengxin Win-Win Trading Co., Tianshan Aluminum Group Holdings Co., Wirtgen (China) Machinery Co., and Shandong Tianrui Heavy Industry Co. Twelve speakers at the summit came from China, Ghana, Australia, France, Guinea, and Brazil.
More than 400 representatives attended the conference, hailing from nearly 20 countries including China, France, Guinea, Australia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Brazil, and Switzerland. These delegates represented bauxite producers, traders, logistics providers, equipment suppliers, financiers, as well as alumina producers and traders, aluminum fluoride producers and traders, prebaked anode manufacturers, and aluminum producers.
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