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24th International Aluminium Conference

24th International Aluminium Conference

14 September 2009 - 16 September 2009

While some of the tell-tale signs were there by mid-2008, few would have predicted the precipitous decline in aluminium market fortunes of the past few months. Prices have slumped and stocks have risen to the sort of levels not seen since the mid-1990s. While it appears the market may have bottomed, 2009 is certainly going to be a year of contemplation and constraint as producer cutbacks – enforced or voluntary – eat into inventories and consumer confidence starts to return – most analysts agree, later in the year. For anyone involved in aluminium, the best opportunity to gauge the timing and strength of recovery in the global industry is Metal Bulletin’s International Aluminium Conference taking place in Dusseldorf, at the heart of the European aluminium processing and consuming marketplace, from September 14-16. Sign up now to secure the best rates for the aluminium industry’s premier international forum for debate and networking.

Reasons to attend:

  • Find out where the best prospects for demand growth are – what products, what regions, and make sure your company is best placed to take advantage of these

  • Get a handle on smelter and downstream investment – which projects are back on track, when will they produce and how much, and what will they need in terms of raw materials, equipment and other inputs

  • Hear experts from key areas of supply and demand in the emerging and established markets give you their take on the near and longer-term picture for aluminium industry strength

  • Network with up 600 aluminium industry executives from around the globe to share news and views and maybe do some business

  • Visit some of Germany’s state-of-the-art aluminium producing and processing operations and enhance your knowledge of production dynamics and processes