March aluminium events to look out for

The winter is slowly over and brighter days are ahead. The aluminium industry has experienced some of the brightest days in the month of February till the first week of March. LME aluminium closed at $ 1,934 per ton on March 1 Wednesday, the highest in 2017 till date and 35% higher than the trough seen in late 2015. This is all more a reason to attend the events in the month of March, hunt new business opportunities and reap the benefits of rising aluminium prices.  The End-User market is ever growing and expected to drive aluminium demand over the year. Here is a list of the major aluminium events in the month of March that are expected to draw a large number of aluminium players around the world.

1.       Window Door Facade Expo 2017

Date: 11^th –13^th March, 2017

Location: Guangzhou, China

As the first sourcing event for window, door, and facade products in China, Window Door Facade Expo has been dedicated to bringing new business and creating new partnerships in the industry for over 22 years. The event provides a best solution to all exhibitor and visitors to develop the new ideas for the business and to meet the leading organization people.

2.       South African Metal Casting Conference 2017 

Date: 14^th –17^th March, 2017

Location: Gauteng, South Africa

Foundries are resource intensive businesses (material, energy, labour) and compete globally in a very competitive market. In view of this, the theme of the conference programme is World Cast in Africa – Innovate for Sustainability.

3.     Metal Bulletin’s 23rd Bauxite and Alumina Conference 

Date: 14^th –16^th March, 2017

Location: Miami, USA

Metal Bulletin’s 23rd Bauxite & Alumina Conference is a highlight on the bauxite and alumina calendar every year. The only event of its kind to analyse both metallurgical and non-metallurgical markets, Metal Bulletin’s 23rd Bauxite & Alumina Conference continues to bring the entire met and non-met supply chains together as they discuss the production and consumption trends for these important raw materials.

The events presentations would cover new regions, growing markets, key trading and pricing concerns and other industry hurdles to overcome.  

4.       UzMetalMashExpo-2017 

Date: 15^th –17^th March, 2017

Location: Uzexpocentre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

The 9th International Exhibition dedicated to Metallurgy, Metalworking and Machine Building, Machine-Tool Construction, Welding would attract companies that work in the field of production and deliveries of industrial equipment, rolled metal product and metal structures and enterprises of ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy. The event would open up endless possibilities for establishing of business connections and step to the new and promising market of Uzbekistanand entire Central-Asian region.

5.       ACMA Automechanika New Delhi 2017 

Date: 21^st –23^rd  March, 2017

Location: New Delhi, India

ACMA Automechanika New Delhi 2017 is India’s only focused and dedicated exhibition on automotive aftermarket and it is part of the global 'Automechanika' brand.

This is one of the most successful trade fair brands of Messe Frankfurt. It is the meeting place for the sector and renowned for third-country business. Worldwide, the shows present the entire process chain in the automotive aftermarket, from point-of-sale, via services, to recycling and waste disposal.  The exhibition spotlights innovations and solutions in the fields of parts, systems, tuning, workshop equipment, bodywork & paintwork, car wash, IT & Management and the latest automobile services.

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6.       20th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2017

Date: 21^st –22^nd  March, 2017

Location: Xuhui District, Shanghai, China

This event aims to build a procurement negotiation, market analysis, technical communication platform for the foundry industry. The conference will attract several hundred delegates from the domestic Chinese industry and abroad.

7.       17th International Automobile Recycling Congress IARC 2017

Date: 22^nd-24^th March, 2017

Location: Berlin, Germany

The congress is a platform to exchange the latest information, to meet your business partners and to get easy access to new potential clients. A few topics that the event will focus on are:

• Circular economy & resource efficiency
• Innovation in the recycling sector
• How can car manufacturers and the dismantling industry close the recycling loop?
• How to recycle electronics and destruct data in cars?
• New materials in cars, e.g. carbon fiber, rare earth elements etc. and how to recycle them
• Next generation recycling processes and equipment

Block your dates and prepare your itinerary for the month in order to squeeze the best out of these industry events.