The13th Aluminum Raw Materials Summit organized by Asian Metal closedin success on the afternoon of May 19, 2023. The Summit was sponsored by GhanaBauxite Company Limited (GBC), Tianshan Aluminum Group Holdings Co., WansaGroup Commodities (WGC) UK Ltd., Winning International Group Co. and Xiamen XiangyuAluwin Co.

Over300 delegates coming from more than ten countries attended the Summit,including China, Guinea, Ghana, Australia, Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Singapore,India, UAE, UK, US, Canada, Switzerland, France and Indonesia, etc. Thosedelegates consist of bauxite producers, traders and service providers oflogistics, inspection, equipment and financing, as well as alumina producers,traders and primary aluminum producers, etc.

At9am of May 19, Mr. Ron Knapp, Adviser, Office of the Chairman, China HongqiaoGroup Limited (HK) started with the opening speech. He pointed out that it wasthe first aluminum chain summit he attended after the pandemic and summarizedthe big change on the aluminum market structure over the past two years withthe bauxite supply in particular. Ms. Evita Sanda, Director of Indonesia InvestmentPromotion Center, Beijing, Ministry of Investment/BKPM made a presentation on theinvestment policy and opportunities in Indonesia, outlining the directinvestment from China while introducing potential investment projects of metalslike aluminum and nickel. At 10am, Mr. Ron delivered a brilliant speech towardsthe global bauxite supply change and Chinese demand by summarizing Chinesealumina production capacity and the demand for imported bauxite as well as theglobal supply change. Mr. Jingkun Fang, Sales Manager of Ghana Bauxite CompanyLimited (GBC) presented Ghana bauxite project operation status and the developmentstrategy in the near future. Mr. Jiankang Liu, Deputy General Manager of JingxiTiangui Aluminum Co. made a report on the alumina growth advantages in Guangxiby explaining imported bauxite application. Mr. Zhaowei Zhang, General Manager,Shandong Port International Development Group Co. introduced the operatingmanagement and supply chain service in Guinea by Shandong Port. As the lastspeaker in the morning, Mr. Craig Andrew Coughlan, Chairman, Wansa GroupCommodities (WGC) UK Ltd. introduced the main business of Wansa Group as wellas the bauxite operation and development plan of Alufer Mining project inGuinea.

Inthe afternoon, Ms. Bessy Wang, General Manager, Cargill Shipping (China),Cargill Investments (China) Ltd. analyzed the freight charge movement bydifferent types of bulk cargo vessels and the outlook for demand growth whilesummarizing the carbon emission action in the shipping industry. Ms. Rong Wang,Director Assistant & Chief Researcher, Guotai Junan Futures Co. made anaddress surrounding the Chinese primary aluminum production capacity resettlementand the hydro-power supply in southwest China as well as the alumina market. Mr.Simon Wensley, CEO & Managing Director, Metro Mining Limited made a speechon the Australian bauxite reserves by locations and the shipping advantage. Mr.Yves Occello, CEO, AMBER Development delivered a report on carbon emission inthe aluminum industry and the technology solutions in processing low gradebauxite. Finally, Mr. Ashok Nandi, President, International Bauxite, Aluminaand Aluminium Society (IBAAS) introduced the alumina and aluminum productioncapacities by locations and major companies in India.

Focusingon Aluminum Raw Materials, Asian Metal will continue to work on an "International and Featured Summit".

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