Fluorspar 2012

Hector Valle, CEO, Mexichem Fluor, Mexico

Alan Smith, CEO, Sephaku Fluoride, South Africa

Alessandro Marino, Director, Fluorsid, Italy 

Maxim Doroshkevich, General Manager, HaloPolymer, Russia 

David Landry, Senior Engineer, Cameco Corporation, Canada

Dave Hodge, CEO, Zimtu Capital Corp, Canada

Hassan Nikkar, Managing Director, Fluorspar Production and Mining Company, Iran

Hadi Hami, General Manager, Norecom, UAE

Richard Clemmey, Operations Director, Tertiary Minerals, UK

Ray Will, Director, IHS Chemical, USA

Terence P. Stewart, Managing Partner, Law Offices of Stewart and Stewart, USA

Robert Baylis, General Manager, Roskill Information Services, UK

Peter Huxtable, Huxtable Associates, UK

Thomas Dahlke, Process Engineer, Buss Chemtech, Switzerland

M. Michael Miller, Fluorspar Specialist, National Minerals Information Center, US Geological Survey, USA

The only global conference dedicated to Fluorspar; Industrial Minerals Events’ Fluorspar Conference remains the most important event in the industry calendar. Fluorspar 2012 will explore and discuss a number of key topics surrounding the industry at present and the affects on supply and demand. Vancouver’s Sheraton Wall Centre will play host to this years conference, bringing together some of the market’s biggest players.

The conference will examine the growing trend for industry consolidation, new and niche applications in fluorspar end uses and the latest advances in technology and processing.  China, the world’s biggest producer and consumer, continues to dominate the global fluorspar industry. However, the future of this market is uncertain – in the aftermath of the WTO ruling it is unclear what shape the Chinese export system will take and how this will affect global market dynamics. What will be the impact of a faltering Chinese economy? New projects promise to bring more product to market – how are these operations developing and will they threaten China’s hold?

This is a valuable opportunity to examine the crucial issues faced by fluorspar and to network with the most important industry professionals.

Key topics include:

The outlook for supply, demand and pricing

The Chinese market and its impact on the rest of the world

Trends in the steel industry – the implications for metspar

New fluorspar projects in the pipeline – how will this affect supply and demand?

Developments downstream – new applications for fluoropolymers and fluorocarbons

Advances in technology and processing

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
Address: 1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2R9 Canada
Phone: +1 604 331 1000
Fax: +1 604 893 7200
Email: reservations@wallcentre.com

The Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre is ideally located in the centre of the city and within easy reach of nearby business and financial districts, art galleries, theatres and popular shopping districts. The hotel offers a shuttle service to and from the airport for guests upon request and is also conveniently located close to several major roadways.

The 733 guestrooms at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre feature floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the mountains or the ocean. All guest rooms offer complimentary wireless and wired high-speed internet.

Booking your accommodation:

Upon registration, delegates will receive an accommodation booking form by email to be completed and returned direct to the hotel