14th World Aluminium Conference
10-12 May 2009
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai
CRU Events’ 14th World Aluminium conference will give you a comprehensive update and insight into the latest movements of the worldwide aluminium industry brought to you by the leaders in the field. This event gives you the opportunity to network with senior level decision makers in the aluminium industry from around the world.
The sharp slowdown in world economic growth and ensuing issues has thrown up a number of key challenges for the global aluminium industry:
How will the aluminium industry respond to short-term challenges and constraints? Who will be the winners and losers from this process?
Managing the aluminium industry through the economic cycle - how will or should the industry respond along the entire value chain?
Will the current downturn alter the longer term prospects and opportunities for the aluminium industry.
CRU's World Aluminium Conference will be the first global aluminium industry event to address these and other vital issues.
The event has attracted widespread international interest; nearly 250 delegates from over 38 countries have already registered.
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Four simple ways to register:
1) Online
2) Call us on: +44 20 7903 2167
3) Email us with your full contact details to:
4) Fax the registration form to +44 20 7903 2432
Do you want to raise your company's profile in front of senior decision makers from the Aluminium industry?
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NEW FOR 2009
• Pre-conference online networking
• 2 free workshops
• Complimentary site visit to DUBAL
• 10% Discount on flights with Emirates
SUNDAY 10 MAY
09:00 - 13:00 - Site Visit to DUBAL plant
Further details below
14:30 - 17:00 - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP A - Lessons from Past Downturns
and Strategies for the Upturn
CRU's pre conference Workshop will focus on how previous economic downturns affected the aluminium industry and what lessons we have learnt. The Workshop will look at the nature and extent of previous recessions and how it impacted demand and supply, and what to look for in spotting the beginning of the upturn. The workshop will also consider what strategies to adopt in coping with the downturn and as importantly preparing for the upturn.
The workshop will be conducted by:
Colin Pratt, Managing Consultant, CRU Strategies
Kelly Driscoll, Head of Cost Analysis, CRU Analysis
Paul Williams, Research Manager, CRU Analysis
WORKSHOP B - Aluminium Price Risk Management
• An overview of PRM
• Transaction Hedging – How much margin is protected?
• Discretionary Hedging – Risk Management or Speculation?
• Governance Issues – How well is your Price Risk Management Programme functioning in this environment?
The workshop will be conducted by:
Mary Lou Southwood, Managing Consultant,
CRU Price Risk Management
WELCOME RECEPTION
18:30 - 20:30 Grand Hyatt Hotel
MONDAY 11 MAY
08:00 Registration & Coffee
09:00 Welcome Remarks
Robert Perlman, Chairman, CRU Group
Welcome Address
Abdulla Kalban, President &CEO,
Dubai Aluminium Company Ltd, Dubai
Chairman Day One - Opening Remarks
Malcolm McHale, General Manager, Special Projects,
Dubai Aluminium Company Ltd, Dubai
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND
THE ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY
Bernt Reitan, Executive Vice President – Alcoa,
Group President – Global Primary Products, USA
Gaining and sustaining markets for a gulf aluminium industry
Walid Al Attar, Vice President, Marketing & Sales,
Dubai Aluminium Company Ltd, Dubai
Clearing the air - technology as part of the solution
Hilde Merete Aasheim, Executive Vice President,
Aluminium Metal, Hydro, Norway
SESSION 1 – SUPPLY, DEMAND AND METALS MARKET OUTLOOK
Outlook for primary aluminium prices – short, medium and long-term.
Where will new capacity be located? Has the role of funds diminished?
China’s growth and the global economic recovery
Ted Plafker, China Correspondent and Author
Short term outlook
Robin Bhar, Metals Strategist, Calyon Crédit Agricole CIB, UK
Long term outlook / cost drivers
Marco Georgiou, Principal Consultant, CRU Analysis, UK
London Metal Exchange:
• Strategic role of an exchange in a recessionary environment
• The value of hedging in a downturn
• Current activity on the exchange and future developments
George Adcock, Business Manager for Non-Ferrous & Membership,
London Metal Exchange, UK
Aluminium's six price drivers revealed - how funds and
fundamentals affect the price
Jim Southwood, President, CRU Price Risk Management, USA
GALA DINNER
Khan Murjan, Wafi Centre
Buses depart from the Grand Hyatt at 18:30
Hosted By:
TUESDAY 12 MAY
08:30 Coffee
09:00 Conference starts
SESSION 2 – MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
How sustainable is a Middle East downstream sector?
Is a new round of M&A activity underway? Raising finance
in a tight credit environment and the role of private equity –
how difficult will this be? Where is the next set of untapped
regional markets?
China’s post-stimulus demand prospects -
carrying the weight of the world
John Johnson, CEO, CRU, China
Towards a sustainable downstream Aluminium industry
in the Middle East
Uday Patel, Consultant Aluminium, CRU Analysis, UK
Project evaluation
Colin Pratt, Managing Consultant, CRU Strategies, UK
Current environment for M&A and
investment opportunities †
SESSION 3 – ALUMINIUM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Is aluminium a help or a hindrance to sustainable development?
Role of scrap and secondary. Limiting the carbon footprint of the aluminium industry
Aluminium a sustainable future
Ron Knapp, Secretary General,
International Aluminium Institute, UK
Metal packaging – solution to food waste and hunger?
Neil Cormack Robson, Former Senior Adviser,
Export Packaging, International Trade Centre
(UNCTD/WTO), Canada
SESSION 4 – NEW FRONTIERS FOR TECHNICAL INNOVATION
Efficient power conversions systems reduces aluminium
production costs
Max Wiestner, Industry Manager Primary Aluminium,
ABB, Switzerland
Responding to R&D challenges in a changing industry
Tom Farley, Managing Director, Innoval
Carbon Dynamics: Working Together to meet the
requirements of the Modern Smelter
Robert H. Wombles, Vice President, Koppers Inc, USA
16:00 Closing Remarks and conference ends
†Speaker to be confirmed
Comments from 2008:
"This is an excellent event to get an expert's perspective on the
aluminium industry and also a good opportunity for networking within
the industry".
Michael Ren, Outotec Ltd, Canada
"Very good conference to attend which will provide a good
understanding of the variety of different aspects in the overall
aluminium supply chain".
Richard Edelstein, Amcor, Australia
"Great event to network and hear of views of counterparts in
the industry"
Xuan Yong Soh, Strategic Value Partners, Hong Kong
and guarantee your place at the CRUcial Aluminium event
of the year!
Four simple ways to register:
1) Online
2) Email your full contact details to conferences@crugroup.com
3) Telephone Sabine Sebode on: +44 20 7903 2167
4) Fax your registration form to: +44 20 7903 2432
COMPLIMENTARY SITE VISIT TO DUBAL
10 MAY 2009
Start - 09:00
Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL) is the seventh largest producer of primary aluminium in the world, and currently ranks as the largest single-site aluminium smelter complex in the Western world. Built on a 480-hectare site, DUBAL’s major facilities comprise a 960,000 tonne-per-annum primary aluminium smelter, a 2,400 megawatt power station, a large carbon plant, three casthouses, a 30-million-gallon-per-day water desalination plant, laboratories, port and storage facilities.
DUBAL serves 280 customers in 46 countries predominantly in the Far East, Europe, the ASEAN region, the Middle East and Mediterranean region, and North America. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification; and has twice won the Dubai Quality Award in the Production and Manufacturing sector (1996 and 2000).
DUBAL’s total annual production of high quality finished aluminium products is expected to exceed one million tonnes by the end of 2008, driven by a long-term strategy focused on upstream investments, ambitious expansion plans and a constantly growing portfolio of high value aluminium products. Three main product lines are manufactured: foundry alloy for automotive applications; extrusion billet for automotive and construction purposes; and high purity aluminium for the electronics industry.
11 MAY 2009
GALA DINNER
Khan Murjan, Wafi Centre
Buses depart from the Grand Hyatt at 18:30
Hosted By:
For programme speaking opportunities, please contact Nicola Coslett, CEO, CRU Events, on tel: +44 20 7903 2238 or email her directly on: nicola.coslett@crugroup.com
By sponsoring or exhibiting at this CRU Event, you will raise your company profile and gain unparalleled access to the key decision makers in this industry. You can choose from various sponsorship packages, which include exhibition space, additional events and conference packs.
For sponsorship & exhibition opportunities contact:
Michelle Fisk
Sponsorship and Exhibition Manager
Tel: +44 20 7903 2159
Email: michelle.fisk@crugroup.com
Download our sponsorship and exhibition brochure
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai
www.dubai.grand.hyatt.com
Upon registering delegates will receive details on the preferential rates we have secured at the hotel.
For more information on this conference, please contact:
Sabine Sebode, CRU Events,
31 Mount Pleasant, London WC1X 0AD, UK
Tel: +44 20 7903 2167
Fax: +44 20 7903 2432
Email: conferences@crugroup.com
Registrations received after 3 April 2009:
£995 / $2040 / €1395
Terms of booking
Payment policy
Registrations can only be confirmed upon receipt of payment or proof of payment and discounted fees will only apply when payment is received within the offer period. If payment is not received before the conference, delegates will be asked to guarantee payment at registration with a personal credit card. Late payments made after the conference will be subject to an additional administration fee of GBP £60.00 /
USD $130.00* / EURO €90.00*.
Cancellation policy
Cancellations must be received in writing prior to 10 April 2009 to qualify for a full refund less GBP £60.00 / USD $130.00* / EURO €90.00*
administration fee. It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control
of the organisers to alter content, timing and venue. In the unlikely event
of the conference being cancelled or curtailed due to any reasons
beyond the control of CRU Events, or it is necessary or advisable to
relocate or change the date and/or location of the event, neither CRU
Events, nor its employees will be held liable for refunds, damages
and/or additional expenses which may be incurred by delegates. We
therefore recommend prospective delegates to arrange appropriate
insurance cover.
Disclaimer
This conference is an open forum and the content of papers and presentations given by guest authors and speakers from companies other than CRU and its subsidiaries and any opinions expressed therein are the responsibility of the authors and speakers concerned and are not endorsed by CRU Events. CRU Events disclaims all liability for any tort or damage arising out of any statement or opinion made in any paper or presentation by any guest author or speaker.
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