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2nd Annual
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Iron Ore Conference
16–17 November 2009 | Intercontinental Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18 November 2009 | Post Conference Workshops
Workshops pós conferência
Americas premier networking event for the iron ore & steel industry
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2. 2nd Annual Amer
DAY ONE Monday 16 November 2009 11:40 Pre-feasibility studies for the development of greenfield mine
operations, expansions, beneficiation plant & EPCM services
8:15 Registration & morning coffee Flavio Galvao, Global Managing Director, Americas & Europe, Hatch
9:00 Opening remarks 12:20 Lunch
ECONOMIC, PRICE & MARKET OUTLOOK STEEL MARKET UPDATES
9:10 Iron ore market outlook – What can we expect from 2010 & beyond? 1:40 The changing steel market and investment planning
I The future supply / demand balance Fernando Cosme Rizzo Assunção, Director, CGEE – Centro de Gestão
e Estudos Estratégicos (Management and Strategic Studies Center)
I Changing struture and powers in the iron ore market
2:00 Global steel demand outlook for 2009 and beyond
I Iron ore price analysis and new alternatives
I Move towards vertical integration in the steel industry
Senior Steel Analyst, Credit Suisse Commodities
I America’s place in the global steel industry
9:50 Iron ore price indexing - Platts IODEX I China’s impact on Brazil’s market place
I Normalising the value of different iron ore grades to a neutral 62% Fe I Steel industry's challenges in the current market
is the basis of the IODEX
Christopher Plummer, Managing Director, Metal Strategies Inc.
I Daily assessments show the structure of the market and its
relationship with freight complex 2:40 Investments and driving development in the steel projects
I Transparency is not just naming names Raphael Biderman, Senior Analyst – Natural Resources Equity
Research, Bradesco Equity Research
I Introduction to Platts Furnace economics (Fe) a 'cracker' model for
iron & steel 3:20 Maritime investments and freight overview
I What now for the benchmark system? I What can iron ore companies in South America do to try and
reduce freight costs?
Francis Browne, Global Managing Editor, Platts - Steel Markets Daily
I Enhancing port infrastructure
10:30 Morning break
I Building their own fleet/ achieving economies of scale
11:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION – Iron ore outlook
Leonardo Filgueiras, Mining Planning Manager, CSN
Zoë Yujnovich, President, Rio Tinto Brazil *
4:00 Closing remarks & close of conference
11:40 Government policy for Brazilian mining sector
12:20 Lunch SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES
To profile and brand your company through sponsorship Exhibitor:
1:40 Meeting the seaborne market’s demand for pellet supply
or exhibition, please contact:
I Company update - mining, beneficiation, pelletizing and exportation
All Americas – Ahura Stamato, Informa Latin America – Tel: +55 11 3017-6868,
of iron ore
Mobile: +55 11 8389-5217, Email: ahura.stamato@ibcbrasil.com.br
IRON ORE PROJECTS IN SOUTH AMERICA Rest of the world – Deen Haniff, International Mining & Metals (IMM), Informa –
Tel: +61 2 9080 4357, Mobile: +61 407 487 282, Email: deen.haniff@informa.com.au
2:20 MMX and emerging iron ore company
Roger Downey, CEO, MMX Mineração e Metálicos S.A SEPARATELY BOOKABLE POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
3:00 Afternoon break
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3:30 NAMISA – A new iron ore force from Brazil
8:30 Registration commences
I NAMISA: how it was created, stockholders, production level & selling
I Project expansion and outlook in the future WORKSHOP 1 9:00 – 12:30
I Market conditions and how to conduct business
Optimising blast furnace use emphasizing the best
agglomeration process
Charles Putz, CEO, Namisa (CSN group)
I Equipments and resources to optimise blast furnace process
4:10 Project update
I Challenges facing the blast furnace operation including coke use
Mozart Litwinsky, CEO, Ferrous Resources Limited
I Iron ore quality requirements for blast furnace
5:00 Closing remarks
I Alternative ironmaking processes
I Sintering an pelletising iron units
DAY TWO Tuesday 17 November 2009 I How to decide the best agglomeration process to be used
8:30 Coffee and networking Erick Torres Bispo dos Santos, Blast Furnace Manager, ArcelorMittal
9:00 Opening remarks 10:30 Morning break
9:10 Legal challenges in developing iron ore projects WORKSHOP 2 2:00 – 5:30
Carlos Vilhena, Partner, Pinheiro Neto Advogados Development of iron ore pipes construction projects in Brazil and
planning for achieving expected results
IRON ORE PROJECTS IN NORTH AMERICA I Nowadays situation: timing is not enough for basic project development
9:50 Update from Canada's leading suppliers of iron ore to steel I Analysis lacking and stakeholders management
markets around the world I Client resources restrictions for basic project
Joaquim Eleutério, Vice-President Sales & Marketing, I Specification of project quality
ArcelorMittal Mines Canada
I Claims after construction as consequences of engineering project,
10:30 Morning break and financial impacts in the business
11:00 An update on the Bloom Lake Project Cláudio Magalhães Alvim, Construction and Inspecting Manager,
Richard Quesnel, President, CEO & Director, Ausenco do Brasil Engenharia Ltda. - PSI Division
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Limited * to be confirmed 3:30 Afternoon break
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