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Meet key voices from bauxite exporting regions Guinea, Jamaica, Ghana and Australia
How will the push for green aluminium impact the raw materials side of the supply chain? Learn where the opportunities are within sustainability to be capitalized on.
Gain insights from the industry’s leading minds with diverse sessions from across the supply chain on Bauxite production to Non-Met uses. Hear discussions on Sustainability, non-met, China and Government insights on Bauxite production.
Hear pricing trends and forecasts from Fastmarkets experts, to enable you to better strategize and negotiate deals.
As refinery closures have been announced in Australia, while new refineries are being built in Ghana and China, trade flows are changing and new trading partnerships are emerging.
Hear the latest trends in logistics and how freight rates are influencing purchasing decisions in a new logistics panel.
Experts already confirmed include:
Simon Storesund
Chief Supply Chain and Business Development Officer
EGA
Simon Storesund is Chief Supply Chain and Business Development Officer of Emirates Global Aluminium. Mr. Storesund joined EGA in 2022. Mr. Storesund previously worked for Norsk Hydro for 32 years, leading areas such as metal sourcing & trading, bauxite & alumina, LME trading, and procurement. Most recently, Mr. Storesund served as Senior Vice President Commercial & Business Development, Bauxite & Alumina. During his career Mr. Storesund also spent five years in the United States and five years in Switzerland, where he was responsible for setting up a new entity and offices managing Norsk Hydro’s Bauxite & Alumina trading activities. Mr Storesund holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration & International Marketing from Oslo Business School, Norway.”
Shanti Persaud
Senior Environment Officer
Jamaica Bauxite Institution
Ron Knapp
Special Advisor
Hongqiao Group
Ron joined China Hongqiao Group in January 2020, following 11 years as Secretary General of the International Aluminium Institute (London). Previous roles include Executive Director of the Australian Aluminium Council (2002 to 2008), Chief Executive of the World Coal Institute London (1997 to 2001) and senior positions with the Minerals Council of Australia (1987 to 1996). Prior to these appointments, Ron was an economist with the Australian Government (1976 to 1987). Ron is an Australian with a small beef cattle farm in Australia. China Hongqiao Group is one of the largest fully integrated aluminum company in the world with extensive activities along the whole production chain, based on major direct investments and long-term strategic partnerships. Production is dominated by operations in China, combined with key resource developments in Indonesia and Guinea. China Hongqiao attaches great importance to environmental protection, energy conservation and sustainable development, with clean green production and higher value products as core business goals. China Hongqiao seeks to continuously improve the full industrial chain by building unique aluminum industry clusters. Central to the industrial cluster philosophy is the development of surrounding enterprises and the cities in which the clusters are located. China Hongqiao is committed to helping achieve China’s carbon peak and carbon neutral goals – and has adopted a roadmap to take positive actions to optimize the energy structure, carry out industrial upgrading, and promote low-carbon transformation of the industry.
Ami Shivkar
Principle Analyst: Aluminium Markets
Wood Mackenzie
Mark Roggensinger
Head of Market Analysis
Hydro
Mark Roggensinger, of Swiss nationality, is Head of Market Analysis in Hydro Bauxite and Alumina in Switzerland. With its recent acquisition of Sapa, Norsk Hydro is now the world leading company of Aluminum worldwide with 35’000 employees. Mark graduated in 1998 from the Geneva University in Switzerland with a Master of Science and Mineralogy. He started his career as a mine geologist in South Africa, and after two years he became a mining analyst for local financial companies. Mark then moved to Merryl Lynch as Vice-President of Metal & Mining Equity research analyst in South Africa and the US. Back in Switzerland in 2003, he joined UBS Asset Management as Executive Director, Emerging Markets Equity Research before starting at Hydro in 2014. With more than 30 years of experience in the commodities market analysis, Mark Roggensinger has a strategic vision for developments worldwide which he will share with you.
Carlos Neves
Chief Operations Officer and CEO Norsk Hydro Brazil
Norsk Hydro
Derek Langston
Global Head of Dry Research
Braemar
Derek Langston was appointed Global Head of Dry Research at Braemar in April 2023, one of the world’s largest shipbroking companies. Previously, Derek was Head of Research at shipbroker SSY from 2019 to 2023 as part of a 19-year career at the company, working in London and Singapore. Derek has been engaged in shipping research and consultancy work by a diverse client base, including shipowners, operators, trading houses, utilities, mining companies, agricultural producers, government departments, banks and investment funds. He has spoken at a wide variety of conferences and industry events around the world.
Saurabh Khedekar
President & CEO
Hindalco Industries Ltd
• Joined HIndalco as CEO for Specialty Aluminas business in Aug 21 (7 months ago) • 15 years in Aditya Birla Group in various roles – immediate prior role was Chief of Staff at the Group Chairman KM Birla’s office • Also worked as Head of Strategy and M&A for the Group’s Apparel & Retail business and before that with Ultratech Cement – our building materials company which is also the 4th largest globally • Qualification: Chartered Accountant, Masters in Business Administration from the Indian School of Business
Ben Lindsey
VP Bauxite & Alumina Sales
Alcoa
Benjamin Lindsey is Alcoa’s global Vice President of Bauxite & Alumina Sales, including both metallurgical and non-metallurgical grade alumina products. Prior to this role, he held various positions in Alcoa’s corporate strategic planning teams and inside the alumina commercial groups. He began his career at Alcoa Inc. in 2013 in business development for the Alcoa Defense business. Prior to joining Alcoa, he held private label product development roles at Dick’s Sporting Goods and back office and trading responsibilities at JP Morgan. He also served as an intern for United States Senators George Voinovich (Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio). He holds a patent for the ornamental design for a channel for a golf club head. He earned his bachelor’s of science in business from Miami University, with focuses on finance and marketing.
Denis Miller
Director, Mineral Economics & Development
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Jamaica
Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor
Minister of Lands & Natural Resources, Ghana
Elisabeth Rousseau
Director Commercial Sales Marketing and Supply Chain B&A, Aluminium
Rio Tinto
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Platinum Sponsor
Hydro is a leading aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future. We’re turning natural resources into a material vital for developing modern society – through transparency, working to decarbonize production, social justice and contributing to nature-positivity. As we progress our industry into a greener future, we’re bringing those industries that rely on aluminium, like automotive and construction, with us. We start to change the aluminium game. Since 1905, Hydro has developed industries that matter to people and society, creating a safe and secure workplace for our 33,000 employees in more than 140 locations and 40 countries. Today, we own and operate various businesses and have investments with a base in sustainable industries. Hydro is through its businesses present in a broad range of market segments for aluminium, energy, metal recycling, renewables, and batteries, offering a unique wealth of knowledge and competence. Our aluminium production kicks off in Brazil, where we run our Bauxite & Alumina operations. Our bauxite is processed in Hydro’s mines in Brazil and mixed with water, forming a pulp that is pumped through a 244-Km pipeline to our refinery, Hydro Alunorte, where bauxite is refined and transformed into alumina, the raw material for aluminium. Hydro Alunorte is the world ‘s largest certified alumina refinery.Brazil operations are an important part of Hydro’s strategy as a global provider of innovative and sustainable aluminium solutions.
Gold Sponsor
Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products with a vision to reinvent the aluminum industry for a sustainable future. With a values-based approach that encompasses integrity, operating excellence, care for people and courageous leadership, our purpose is to Turn Raw Potential into Real Progress. Since developing the process that made aluminum an affordable and vital part of modern life, our talented Alcoans have developed breakthrough innovations and best practices that have led to greater efficiency, safety, sustainability and stronger communities wherever we operate.
GH Power specializes in creating green metal oxide compounds from recycled materials, employing innovative technology for circular manufacturing. Operations produce high-quality green alumina suitable for lithium-ion batteries and advanced semiconductors, plus significant volumes of green fuel cell quality hydrogen and green thermal steam energy, co-products vital for deep industrial decarbonization. GH Power aims to contribute significantly to the reduction of carbon emissions in the manufacturing sector. The company competed full system testing in 2023 and is currently ready to start commercial operations in the summer of 2024.
Ghana Bauxite Company Limited (GBC) has operated in Awaso, in the Western North Region of Ghana, West Africa, since the 1940s.GBC produces high-quality bauxite with typical alumina (Al2O3) content of 52% and low silica of 1.5%.GBC has estimated reserves of 100 million MT and is working on two additional hills capped with bauxite, with reserves estimated at 90 million MT.Over the past decade, GBC has shipped an average of 1.2 million MT of bauxite per annum.Production is expected to exceed 5 million MT per annum from 2024 due to ongoing expansion works at the mine. The new bulk jetty expansion and high-speed conveyor loading infrastructure at the Takoradi shipping port have facilitated the loading of Cape Size Vessels with reduced time.
Rio Tinto is one of the world’s leading metals and mining companies with a global workforce of over 57,000 and an extensive portfolio of operating assets spanning across Australia, Asia, North and South America, Europe and Africa. We find better ways to provide the materials the world needs to grow and decarbonise. These metals and minerals are found everywhere in everyday life: aluminium for cars, copper for renewable energy technologies, iron ore for the steel in our cities and lithium for electric vehicles.
Silver Sponsor
The Centre for Mining Promotion and Development (CPDM) is a department attached to the Minister of Mines and Geology.In particular, it is responsible for: Examine applications for mining titles and authorisations;Examine the applications of mining companies and projects for exemption from mining lists;Organize and participate in mining forums and mining promotion seminars in Guinea or abroad; Participate in the negotiation of mining conventions and agreements and;Receive, verify and validate the compliance of mining permit or concession application files.
As the only deepwater seaport located directly on the U.S.-Mexico border, the Port of Brownsville is strategically positioned to efficiently serve and connect industries across North America and beyond. This logistical advantage has catapulted the Port of Brownsville as the major gateway for steel into Mexico, moving more than 5 million tons of steel commodities in 2023. The movement of cargo across the border is made easy thanks to the port’s direct connectivity to USMCA interstate corridors, offering a fast route to non-congested international bridge crossings. The Port of Brownsville also claims conceptual ownership of Texas’ first overweight corridor, allowing trucks crossing the border in either direction to load to the legal weight limits of Mexico – 125,000 pounds – (45,000 pounds heavier than domestic limits). The port’s foreign trade zone remains a leader in exports, ranking second in the nation with exported goods valued at over $8.2 billion. The FTZ has consistently placed in the top three for exports out of 193 FTZs nationwide since 2012.
Over the years, Société Minière de Boké (SMB) has firmly established itself as Guinea’s leading bauxite producer and exporter. Since its premises in 2014, SMB has been at the forefront of developing essential road, rail, and logistics infrastructure crucial to the bauxite value chain. As part of the SMB-Winning Consortium, it achieved a production of 34 million tons in 2022, followed by nearly 48 million tons in 2023. Presently, SMB’s significant contribution accounts for 38,5% of Guinean production, propelling Guinea as the world’s largest bauxite producer. As a prominent mining entity, SMB actively drives advancements in the bauxite value chain, serving as a catalyst for investment across various sectors. The company plays a pivotal role in constructing major infrastructure, facilitating the growth of local industries, as well as generating opportunities for employment and growth – A Decade of Impact.
Exhibitor Sponsor
Hebei Wenfeng Industrial Group Co. is a privately owned Chinese conglomerate with businesses spanning steelmaking, alumina refining, industrial parks and ports, pharmaceuticals, and international mining investments. As at the end of June 2023, the group had total assets of US$6.5 Billion and over 10,000 employees in China and overseas. In March 2022, the group commissioned a high-tech alumina refinery located in Caofeidian District, Hebei Province, China, with annual capacity of 4.8 million tons of metallurgical-grade calcined alumina. With plans to increase alumina production capacity in the future, the group is currently open to partnership opportunities with bauxite producers and developers.