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International Lead & Zinc Industrial Summit
March 12 – 13, 2009 -
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Beijing, China
The summit will stimulate exchange of insightful information
and discussion on various key topics from upstream to
downstream.
In 2008 global lead-zinc industry experienced
unprecedented test. The price of zinc hit the record low
by a 38% reduction and that of lead underwent intense
fluctuations with piles of uncertainties in the growth of
its downstream consumption.
Please click here for program registration
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Galvanized and Painted Rolled Products: Trends in Production and Consumption
4th International Conference
March 16-17, 2009 – Moscow, Russia
The conference will feature the impact of the financial crisis on the launching of new production facilities planned for the coming years; forecasts and prospects for the galvanized and painted rolled products markets in 2009; and how metal and steel traders and producers of galvanized and painted rolled products managed to cut expenses in the second half of 2008. The conference will also cover prospects of building steel service centers for processing of galvanized and painted rolled products in Russia.
The conference will bring together managers and experts of steel companies, steel service centers, mills producing further conversion products for construction, the automotive industry, home appliances manufactures etc.
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Fertilizer Use: The Effect of Zinc Fertilization on Nutrition and Food Quality
(participation by invitation only!)
March 26-27, 2009 – Windsor Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Organized by IZA/IZASA (International Zinc Association/IZA Southern Africa), CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture), TSBF (Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute) and KARI (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute).
This conference aims at collecting information and mapping out a way forward increasing the awareness of the importance of zinc in our soils, plants and diets and food quality. Key note speakers will include renowned scientists, food industry executives, development experts and government officers from Kenya and South Africa. Scientists, industry representatives and policy-makers are invited to attend this conference.
A public session highlighting the relation between the nutritional quality of food crops and the health of children will be held on March 27, 2:30 pm at College of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Kabete Campus, University of Nairobi.
For further information please click here or contact robwhite@icon.co.za |
