Thi event was going on this week and finished yesterday, in the USA,
Notice the section on Nickel and Chrome.
32nd Stainless & its Alloys Conference, Hyatt, Chicago, USA Oct. 30-31
https://www.amm.com/events/stainless-and-its-alloys-conference/agenda.html
Session II: Raw Materials - Nickel
8:45am Impact of the Booming Battery Industry on the Global Nickel Multiverse
9:05am Panel Discussion: Nickel
Moderator: Markus Moll, Managing Director,
SMR - Steel & Metals Market Research
10:05am Networking Coffee Break
Session III: Other Raw Materials
10:50am Molybdenum industry trends and new factors to consider
Chris Gnann, Director Of Metallurgical Sales & Commercial Operations,
Climax Molybdenum
11:10am Stainless Steel Recycling - yesterday, today & tomorrow
11:30am Chrome industry overview
Victor Constant, Market Research Analyst,
ICDA - International Chromium Development Association
11:50am Panel Discussion: Other Raw Materials
Moderator: Markus Moll, Managing Director,
SMR - Steel & Metals Market Research
Chris Gnann, Director Of Metallurgical Sales & Commercial Operations,
Climax Molybdenum
Victor Constant, Market Research Analyst,
ICDA - International Chromium Development Association
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below are the attendees..
https://www.amm.com/events/stainless-and-its-alloys-conference/attendees.html
- I noticed something "different" this year. If you go back year after year ..you'll see the ususal attendees.
Outokumpu is always there.And Baosteel USA is normally there.
But this year I notice Baosteel is NOT there and there is the surprise Name of RIO TINTO as attendee.
I have not seen them attend this event. Strange to see them attend this year.
This could be something or nothing...
But I think back to this link
Baosteel and Rio Tinto have a good relationship
Rio Tinto was one of the 4 mining companies that signed a confidentiality agreement with Noront back in Nov. 2007. There was interest in Noront even way back then.