Conference Papers

The impact of increasing zircon prices on ceramics and zirconia markets - Short term and long term effect of prices on different end markets - Ceramic tiles - Fused zirconia - Zirconium chemicals - Options for substitution of zircon - Case study for zirconia Alister MacDonald, Director, Technical Ceramic Marketing Services Pty Ltd, Australia Download

Dealing with Market Protectionism in Times of Crisis and Recovery - The crisis: impact of market contraction and falling demand - What do international trade rules say - Stimulus packages and domestic preference - Market realities: number of trade protectionist actions (primarily anti-dumping) increasing world wide, with emerging economies in the lead… - Transforming market risks into business opportunities - Impact of new and more liberal EU case-law on future Chinese imports into Europe and other WTO members’ markets Dr Dan Horovitz, Managing Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP, Brussels and Asia Download

Dealing with Market Protectionism in Times of Crisis and Recovery - The crisis: impact of market contraction and falling demand - What do international trade rules say - Stimulus packages and domestic preference - Market realities: number of trade protectionist actions (primarily anti-dumping) increasing world wide, with emerging economies in the lead… - Transforming market risks into business opportunities - Impact of new and more liberal EU case-law on future Chinese imports into Europe and other WTO members’ markets Dr Dan Horovitz, Managing Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP, Brussels and Asia Download

Overseas investment into China – successful joint ventures - Understanding the Chinese domestic market - Working with local companies to enter the market - Why China is such an attractive proposition Dennis Meseroll, Founding Partner and Director, Tractus Asia, China Download

Value added development for regular minerals - Newly developed special sorbent material composed of 100% of various minerals - Better performance but similar market value to Activated Carbon (AC) Richard Zhou, President & CEO, MinTech International Inc, USA Download

Pre-mix, a smart strategy for raw material exporting in China - Pre-mix exporting advantage and relative custom rules - Definition of Pre-mix made by CCCMC - A brief introduction for blending equipment, produce procedure and quality control system - The current pre-mix exporting situation and problems that may be faced Jack Gao, General Manager, Refmin China Co. Ltd, China Download

Talc applications in the Asia Pacific region Lance Mitchell, Market Manager – Asia Pacific, Mondo Minerals B.V, Australia Download

Fillers in plastic for domestic appliances Liu Yingjun, Vice Secretary, China Plastic Industry Association, China Download

Chairman’s opening remarks Mike O’Driscoll, Editor, Industrial Minerals, UK Download

Overview of the Chinese graphite market - Why graphite export is not encouraged - Increases in custom tax and domestic VAT - The great increasing and decreasing of graphite prices between 2007 and now - New uses for flake graphite – the battery industry, especially Lithium batteries Qiang Cui, Director, Qingdao Everest Carbon Co Ltd, China Download

Trends in ceramic raw materials in Asia Pacific - Key materials used in Ceramics - An overview - Trends in clay usage in tiles, sanitaryware and tableware. - Fluxes used in tiles, sanitaryware and tableware - Trends in grinding ceramic materials - Summary by major ceramic-producing countries - What has made China such a leader in ceramics? Murray Lines, Director, Stratum Resources, Australia Download

Talc in automotive applications - Evolution in automotive applications - The increment of plastic parts in car production - The role of talc in PP and plastics. - Trends in Automotive and talc applications Piergiovanni Ercoli Malacari, Product & Application Development Manager, IMI Fabi, Italy Download

Refractories; between a rock and a hot place - The refractories industry has grown and adapted particularly to the changes and growth in the steel industry - Unfortunately it has also followed the recent collapse in steel production - Significant changes in both the steel industry and the refractories industry are expected to emerge from the current recession - Forces at work that will shape the future of the refractories industry Dr Richard Flook, Managing Director, Shinagawa Refractories Australasia, Australia Download

Natural Graphite in energy and environment protection Shen Wanci, Professor, Tsinghua University, China Download

More than ten years of producing and supplying speciality alumina in China: Experience and outlook Dr Yoke Fong, Commercial Director, Almatis, China Download

Chinese coal series kaolin processing, development and applications - Distribution of Chinese coal series kaolin sources - Current production levels - Research analysis of the processing techniques and equipment - Market analysis of calcined coal series kaolin in recent years - Further development of the coal series kaolin industry Ming Zhang, Vice-chief Engineer, Suzhou Research And Design Institute of Non-metallic Minerals, China Download

Minerals in environmental care - Bentonite landfill linings - Industrial Water treatment: Clay, MgO - Water filtration media Zheng Liming, Dr. Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing, China Download

Diatomite – current trends and predictions - Market conditions and outlook - Use as an absorbent, filter media or mild abrasive Zheng Shuilin, Professor, China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing, China Download