Introduction

• development strategy and modernisation in the commodity sector;
• export and import of raw materials;
• largest suppliers and consumers;
• investments, price forecast, analytics and new technologies;
• who will retain its market share in the future in the world market;
• transport infrastructure development and transport tariffs.

Conference programme

1. The Federal Energy Agency of Russian Federation, Shumakov Valentin, Head of Department, Coal Mines Department
2. The McCloskey Group, Colin Gubbins, Director of Finance & Consultancy
3. Department of Energy, Engineering Infrastructure and Industry of the Rostov Region, Mikhalev Sergei, Minister
4. Institute of Natural Monopolies Research, Kulagin Vyacheslav, Deputy Director General
5. OOO “Evrosibenergo”, CEO
6. Raspadskaya Coal Company, Alexander Andreev, Deputy Director of Strategic Development Department
7. ZAO “Siberian Antracite” - “Antracite Consumption and Production in Power Industry and Metallurgy”

1. Enel ESN Energo, Zvegintsev Stephan, Head of Moscow Department
2. SUEK AG, Geoff Grocker, Chairman of Board of Directors (waiting for the confirmation)
3. UC “Mechel”, Malanichev Alexander, Head of Strategic Development Department
4. RAO “UES of Russia”, Head of Economic Policy Department
5. FORTUM Power Heat Oy, (waiting for the confirmation)
6. ÎÎÎ «RasMin», Nikishichev Dmitry, CEO, Company Executive - “Russian Coking Coal Market”
7. ÎÀÎ “Belon” Dobrov Andrey, General Director

1. “Ukrkoks” Association Partnership, Starovoit Anatoly, Executive Director – “Metallurgical Coal Supplies Into Ukraine”
2. ÎÎÎ «Financial Bridge» Investment Company, Alexandrov Dmitry, analyst - ”Investment Tools of Financial Support in Russian Coal Industry”
3. ZAO «GazPromBank», Dmitry Popov, executive officer of corporate finances–Investments in Russian Coal Industry and Economical Prospects”
4. “Sibtermo” Energy-Technological Company, Islamov Sergey, Company Executive, – “High-Temperature Processing of Thermal Coal as a New Metallurgical and Energy Raw Material Resource”
5. “Antanta Capital” Investment Company, Analyst
6. Alpfa-Bank, Analyst

1. Federal Antimonopoly Service, Head of Transport Control and Connection Administration
2. ÎÎÎ «Mechel Trans», Deputy Director General
3. Wagon Constructers Association, Deputy Director General

Growth of world steel output and the supply balance of iron ore. Evraz Holding, Georgy Eliseev, Head of Analytical Department
• Prospects for growth of ore in the world, new players and new deposits. UNCTAD, Aleksey Mojarov, Senior Expert, Department of Raw materials, The Fund for Iron Ore
• The market for iron ore pellets in Russia. Production, consumption, future prospects. Severstal Resurs, Evgeny Shmakov, Senior Manager
• Market prospects of goryachebriketirovannogo iron in Russia and Europ. Metalloinvest-Ruda, Sergei Kalinkin, Sales Director
• Marketing policy of Industrial Metallurgical Holding: current status and development. Industrial Metallurgical Holding, Sergei Frolov, Head of Marketing;
• Government policy on protecting interests of local iron ore producers and export companies, consolidation in Russia and international markets. Minpromenergo of Russian Federation, Alexey Pinchook, Head of the Department

11.50-12.30

Coffee break

• Explored reserves of iron in Russia and Ukraine. When and where will the Japanese and Chinese investors enter the market? Infomine, Gennady Avdeev, Deputy Director
• Competitiveness of ore mining companies. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Eric Rasmussen, Head of Representative office
• What price decline will oversuplly of iron ore cause in the world? Rusmet. Ru, Chesalov Lew Aronovitch, Chief Editor; Alfa Bank, Valentina Bogomolova, Metallurgy Analyst.
• Presentation is currently being confirmed Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant

1. Is there a future for the long-term agreements on the supply and prices between steel and mining companies?
2. Trade off between supply and demand in the world market for iron ore. The demand for iron ore - the main component in the production of steel.

14.00-15.00

Lunch

• Indian involvement in the steel market. Artem Zverev, Independent Expert
• Scrap or briquettes? What choice will producers make (20 million tons) in 2008 - 2012?Rusmet. Ru, Mikhail Rodionov, Deputy Director
• Is there a probability of supply failure to foreign consumers? About business cooperation between raw material companies with the national railways of the CIS: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus.
• Industrial safety in mining production of Russia "Mining expert", General Director A. Ilyin
• Presentations from sea ports. Invited: South Port (Ukraine), Ukrainian port (Ukraine)

1. Who will be the buyer of an additional 1 million tonnes of briquettes - new capacity and marketing policies of Lebedinskogo GOK
2. Features of European and Middle Eastern iron ore markets.
3. Chinese dragon: a bet on new and traditional types of raw materials?
4. Conference summary and conclusions.

17.00-19.00

Evening drink reception from the organisers

Who should attend

• Raw material producers
• Iron & steel producers
• Traders
• Distributors
• Logistic and shipping companies
• Consultants and analytics
• Investors and financial institutions

The following companies have been invited to attend the event

• Coal and coking coal:
  The Kuznetsky coal basin, Yuzhkuzbassugol JSC, Neryungriugol JSC, Kuzbassugol JSC, Yuzhnyi Kuzbass Company, Altai-koks JSC, Gubakhinsky koks JSC, Koks JSC, Moscow Coke-Oven Plant, Krasnodonugol JSC, Avdeevsky Coking Plant, Krivorozhstal Metallurgic Plant, Zaporozkoks JSC, Alchevskkoks JSC, Markokhim JSC, Donestskkoks JSC, and others.
• Iron ore raw materials:
  Lebedinsky GOK, Mikhajlovsky GOK, Bogoslovskoye Rudoupravlenie JSC, Karelsky okatysh JSC, Olkon JSC, Korshunovsky GOK, Kachkanarsky GOK, Stoylensky GOK, KMA-Ruda Plant, Sokolovsk-Sarbaysk Ore-Dressing Industrial Association JSC, Yuznyi GOK, Krivorozhstal Iron-Ore Plant, Severnyi GOK, Poltavsky GOK, Sukhaya Balka JSC, Tsentralnyi GOK, and others.
• Ferroalloy producers:
  Chelyabinsk Electro-Metallurgical Plant, Kuznetskie Ferrosplavy JSC, Serobsky Ferroalloys Plant, Klyuchevsky Ferroalloy Plant, Kazkhrom Transnational Company, Nikopolsky Ferroalloy Plant, Zaporozhsky Ferroalloy Plant, Stakhanovsky Ferroalloy Plant, and others

Organising commmittee

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