8-10 November, 2009 • The Fairmont Monte Carlo, Monaco

The silver anniversary of the world’s largest and mostinfluential gathering of the global ferro-alloy community

“The conference helped us to increase newbusiness and develop new sources.”Valcy Carlos Zangueri, Purchaser, Villares Metals S/A, Brazil

Speakers confirmed:• Danko Konchar, Chairperson, Kermas, South Africa• Wes Hanson, President and CEO, Noront Resources• Francois-Gabriel Sauvage, Executive Vice President, ERAMET• Rob Edwards, Managing Director, Renaissance Capital • Chris Evans, New Products Manager, London Metal Exchange• Kevin Fowkes, Business Manager, Steel & Ferroalloys, Integer• Brian V. Tobin, Senior Business Advisor, Fraser Milner Casgrain• Anne Tremblay, Secretary General, International Manganese Institute • Keven Harlow, Consortium Manager, Manganese REACH Administration (MARA)

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“Very well-attended.”Marco De Bakker, Sales, Pacorini Rotterdam BV, Netherlands

“The event is a chance to get toknow new customers involved withinthe ferro-alloys industry.”Zhai Suping, General Manager, Ore Alloy Development Crop Ltd, China

• AB Ferrolegeringar• Arrandene Intl• Asia Steel & Metals Ltd• Bhutan Ferro Alloys Ltd• BHP Billiton• Bozel Europe• Chevron Mining Inc• China Molybdenum Co• China NationalNonferrous MetalsImport & Export JiangxiCorp Ltd

• Climax MolybdenumCompany

• Colakoglu Metalurji AS• Cometal SA• Cometals Australia• Commexim Group AS• Corporate Ispat Alloys• Corus Staal BV• Cronimet GmbH• Cunico Resources• DARYAL• Delachaux SA• Duferco SA• ENRC Marketing AG• Eramet• Euroinvest International• European Silicon Sp.z.o.o

• Exiros• FerroatlanticaDeutschland GmbH

• Ferromet AB• Ferropem• Fondel Metals BV• Gansu Rich Minmetals • Gerdau Acos Longos• Gerdau Ameristeel• Gfe-MIR Alloys andMinerals SA Pty Ltd

• GFM Fesil GmbH• Glencore International AG• Gotha SpA• Hermes AlloysSwitzerland

• Hernic Ferrochrome• ICI Ukraine IndustrialCommodities Inc

• Insimbi Alloys• Iran Ferroalloy IndustrieCompany

• Isoalloys• Italmagnesio SA• JinZhou GuoTai Industrial • London & ScandinavianMetal

• Macquarie Bank• Marubeni Tetsugen Co

• Mefos• Merafe Resources Ltd• Mercon Trading LLC• Metalink International Co • Metalleghe SpA• Metap Sarl• Metco Srl• Metmar Trading (Pty) Ltd• MFG mbH• Mineracao Buritirama S/A• Mobarakeh Steel Co• Molymet• Monarch International• Nevoro Inc• Niref• Noble Europe Ltd• Nordstahl Sro• NZMS Ltd• OdermathStahlwerkstechnik

• OJSC MC Russian SuperAlloys

• Olmi Metals SA• OMK – Steel• Ormet AS• Petromina Ltd• Picart & Beer• PIMASA• Posco

• Prometal Corporation• Ruschrome Trading • Rio Tinto MarketingServices

• Samancor Chrome Ltd• Seddco Trading Ltd• Sinosteel Germany • Stemcor Ferro Alloys AG• Shanghai JinnengInternational Trade Co

• Shriram Steels• Skandinaviska Metmo AB• Scandinavian Steel AB• The Egyptian Ferroalloy • ThyssenKruppMetallurgie GmbH

• TIMA Tungsten GmbH• Tinfos Nizi Iberica SA• Toyota TsushoCorporation

• Traxys Europe SA• Unimetal SpA• Vale International• Veritas Alloys + Metals• Wogen Resources Ltd• Woojin Industrial Co Ltd• Xstrata Alloys

Just some of the companies who attended in 2008Where did 2008delegates come from?

Europe 42%

Asia & Australasia 21%

Americas 19%

Middle East & Africa 18%

The silver anniversary of the world’slargest and most influential gathering ofthe global ferro-alloy community.Metal Bulletin Events invites you to the 25th InternationalFerro-alloys Conference. The conference is the major fixturein the steel-making raw materials calendar and represents anot-to-be-missed educational and networking opportunity.

The knock-on effects of the downturn in global steel demandfor the raw materials industries have been severe and pricesfor ferro-alloys have plummeted in the last year. Yet with ferro-alloy prices stabilising and Chinese demand for rawmaterials remaining strong, 2010 looks to be a much betteryear for our industry.

Facing the unique challenges of this downturn requires acautious and informed approach whilst making sure that yourcompany can swiftly take advantage of any opportunities thatpresent themselves. In the current environment, it is morecrucial than ever to hear the major players present theirstrategies to emerge from this crisis.

The 25th International Ferro-Alloys conference will set theagenda and provide unprecedented business opportunities justat the time when demand should be returning.

We look forward to seeing you in Monte Carlo.

Benefits of attending:• The leading conference of its kind in the world: Seize key networking opportunities

with over 800 leading industry players expected this year

• Unrivalled networking: A one-stop-shop to meet with and hear from the entirespectrum of the global ferro-alloy sector

• Choose your content: Focused presentations from the key decision-makers in the industry

Topics for discussion include:• What will the post-crisis steel landscape look like and how can your

company benefit?

• The new realities in stainless steel markets

• Market forecast, volumes and prices of major ores and alloys

• Energy supply in emerging producer countries

• Environmental concerns and their importance in post-crisis production

• Choose to attend the clearly-marked sessions relevant to you! Themed sessionsthroughout the day:

• International steel markets• Chinese purchasing policy and internal demand drivers• Chrome ore and ferro-chrome• Manganese ore and ferro-manganese• Silicon and ferro-silicon• Nickel and ferro-nickel• Cobalt and nolybdenum• Special ferro-alloys: Vanadium and niobium

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Sunday, 8th November18:00 Pre-conference welcome reception and early registration

Please note – this year all delegates will be given a security tagand they must retain this overnight if they register the night beforethe conference. The security tag must be presented on themorning of day one, to gain access to the conference venue.

Day One:

Monday, 9th November08:00 Registration desk opens and refreshments

09:15 Chairperson’s opening remarks

09:30 Session 1:International steel markets• The affect of the downturn on global steel and steel rawmaterial markets

• Stainless steel demand: What’s in store for 2010?• Green shoots? Looking for signs of economic recovery• Iron and steel scrap markets• Future drivers of demand and industry consolidation

• Kevin Fowkes, Business Manager, Steel &Ferroalloys, Integer, UK

• Rod Beddows, Chief Executive Officer, Hatch Corporate Finance, UK

• Markus Moll, Managing Director & Senior MarketAnalyst, SMR Steel & Metals Market ResearchGmbH, Austria

• Tobias Kämmer, CEO, Oryx Stainless, Germany

11:00 Morning refreshment and extended networking break

12:00 Session 2:A closer look at China’s effect on globalsupply and demand • Chinese buying strategy for steel-making natural resources• International vs. domestic pricing• Where will the surplus stocks eventually be used?• Environmental policy and how it might affect local mining• Homogenising pricing across Chinese provincial production • For how long will China continue to drive global demand forsteel-making raw materials?

• Rob Edwards, Managing Director, Renaissance Capital, UK

• Merve Harzadin, General Manager, CVK Group,Turkey

• Senior representative, Sinosteel,China

13:00 Networking lunch sponsored by

14:30 Session 3:Chrome ore and ferro-chrome• South African electricity supply: Is this a surmountable problem in the medium-term?

• Can China’s appetite for chrome persist through until the end of the economic downturn?

• Looking at Indian supply and demand• New technologies to improve efficiency of ferro-chromeproduction

• UG2 and its potential as a source of chrome ore

• Andrew Jones, Analyst, Resource-Net, Belgium• Robert Yuksel Yildirim, President & CEO,

ETI KROM Inc., Turkey• Mark Midgley, Marketing Director,

ENRC, Switzerland• Wes Hanson, President and CEO,

Noront Resources, Canada• Danko Konchar, Chairperson, Kermas,South Africa

16:00 Afternoon refreshments and networking break

16:30 Session 4:Manganese ore and ferro-manganese• Carbon steel outlook and demand drivers• Manganese-alloy price outlook• Chinese domestic pricing and the affect on exports• New capacity coming online for manganese ore• How will consolidation in the Australian mining sector affect supply?

• Environmental considerations and the new REACH standards

• Anne Tremblay, Secretary General, International Manganese Institute, France

• Helen O’Malley, Senior Consultant, Steel-makingRaw Materials, CRU Analysis, UK

• Manish Sarda, Director-Commercial, Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd, India

• Keven Harlow, Consortium Manager, Manganese REACH Administration (MARA), France

17:55 Chairperson’s closing remarks followed and end of day one

18:00 Gala cocktails night and mainnetworking reception. Your chance to network with the major players in global steel raw materials.

Social ProgrammeNetworking Drinks Reception Sunday, 8 November 2009Join your peers from 7pm for a pre-event networking and cocktail reception.

The registration desk will be open during this time, for you to register and collect the conferenceinformation you will need for the next two days.

It's a unique chance to meet other delegates and network before the conference programme begins.

Gala Cocktail NightMonday, 9 November 2009This is an excellent opprtunity for networking with fellow delegates and speakers from the ferro-alloys industry in an informal setting.

For more information please keep checking the website for updates at:www.metalbulletin.com/events/fa

Please note, this year there is no need to register your interest for this Reception.

Day Two:

Tuesday, 10th November08:45 Registration desk opens and refreshments

09:25 Chairperson’s opening remarks

09:30 Session 5:Vanadium and niobium • Stimulus plans and new energy: Vanadium’s role in the greenrevolution

• Emerging new deposits: Madagascar and Mozambique• What is the anticipated effect on medium-term pricing

• Brian V. Tobin, Senior Business Advisor, Fraser Milner Casgrain, Canada

10:10 Session 6:Cobalt and molybdenum• How have miners and producers coped with the globaldownturn in demand and pricing?

• The need for improved risk management for cobalt and molybdenum

• The new LME cobalt and molybdenum contracts: Could this become a new price reference point?

• Brazilian aspect to Cobalt production and consumption

• Chris Evans, New Products Manager, London Metal Exchange, UK

• Jitendra Gill, Metals Analyst, Metal Bulletin Research, UK

• Francisco Martins, General Manager, Votorantim Metais, Brazil

11:30 Morning refreshments and networking

12:15 Session 7:Nickel and ferro-nickel• Output and mine closures• Current and future price trends• Recent issues with the hedging of nickel prices and how thishas affected global steel producers

• Francois-Gabriel Sauvage, Executive VicePresident, ERAMET, Belgium

• Robert Cartman, Senior Consulting Analyst, Hatch Europe, UK

13:15 Session 8:Silicon and ferro-silicon • Price volatility: Where next?• Export quotas• The future of production of ferro-silicon• Outlook for demand in 2010

13:45 Chairperson’s closing remarks and end of conference

14:00 Networking Lunch

Sponsorship &Exhibition OpportunitiesAre you looking to generate new business?Use this unique chance to promote your products and services to senior decision makers in the ferro-alloysindustry. Raise your company’s profile, stay ahead of the competition and ensure maximum exposure at theevent by becoming a sponsor or exhibitor...

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Platinum Sponsor...The Platinum Sponsorship package provides thebest EXCLUSIVE opportunities to profit from theevent and be recognised as a global leader aheadof your competition. You can choose the bestoptions for your company from the EXCLUSIVEopportunities that include hosting the eveningcocktail reception, hosting the delegate lunch orbranding the delegate bags.

Gold Sponsor...EXCLUSIVE opportunities include sponsorship ofthe networking breaks, sponsoring the delegatebadges or juice drinks bar or internet lounge.

Silver Sponsor...EXCLUSIVE opportunities include sponsoring aconference session or providing a delegate gift.

For moreinformation...about sponsorship or exhibitionpackages, tailored to suit yourcompany’s requirements,contact Manjit Sandhu on+44 (0) 20 7779 8188 or emailmsandhu@metalbulletin.com

Venue infoThe Fairmont Monte Carlo Hotel, Monaco12 Avenue des Spelugues, MC 98000 MonacoTel: (377) 93 50 65 00 Fax: (377) 93 30 01 57E-mail: montecarlo@fairmont.com

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