International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS), China Aluminium International Engineering Corporation Limited (Chalieco) and Suzhou Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals (SINR) have jointly announced that the Fourth IBAAS symposium (IBAAS-CHALIECO-SINR 2015) will be held in Suzhou (Near Shanghai), Jiang Su, China from November 25-27.
The international aluminium industry conference titled "The Development and Future of Aluminium Industry in China - Reality and Dream” will be sponsored by Rusal, Allied Mineral Products, Shandong JingjinEnvirmental Protection LLC, Cytec Industries, Taiyuan Heavy Machinary Group co. Ltd., Szheattop Technology Co., Ltd and Xian Heavy Machinery Research Institution Ltd.
The list of participants who have already registered for the event features names like Vedanta Resources Plc, Hindalco Industries, Alcoa, National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Nalco), Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (Balco), Rio Tinto, UniMark International, and Outotec. Big brands from the aluminium industry end user segments such as Jaguar have also lined up for participation in the three-day symposium.
The organizing committee is working on a world-class programme that focuses on key issues in the global bauxite, alumina, primary aluminium and aluminium processing industry with special reference to China. The symposium will provide an excellent platform for the international experts, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of various companies to network, exchange ideas, brainstorm possibilities, and discuss possible solutions to the problems currently faced by the industry.
The organizers have so far received about 50 abstracts on various aspects of aluminium industry value chain. Some of the important topics to be discussed at the event are: Present Status of Aluminium Industry in China by Wen Xianjun, Vice President, China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association; Indian bauxite alumina industry and potential of its growth by Mukesh Kumar, President, Vedanta, India; and New Red Mud Flocculants for High Silica Bauxites by D. J. Stigers, Cytec, USA.
A series of post-conference visits (chargeable) has been planned by the IBAAS-CHALIECO-SINR team to the Pingguo bauxite mine and alumina refinery and Xinjiang Nongliushi Aluminum Smelter. Visits to the aluminium downstream facilities, however, will be confirmed later, said the organizers.
Worldhotel Grand Dushulake Suzhou in China has been selected as the proposed venue for the symposium. A circular to this effect was published by the organizing team last week.
