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Join Fastmarkets in Seoul to meet industry leaders from across Asia, discuss partnerships and identify areas of collaboration with over 250 international delegates. You’ll also leave with the latest insights into battery chemistries, supply and demand dynamics, and how to future-proof your business.
● This is the only battery supply chain conference in Asia with more than 40 sessions and 50+ industry-leading speakers
● 2 days of in-depth presentations revealing the very latest market intelligence addressing Asian battery materials and deep insights into market trends
● Network with over 250 potential suppliers and clients, create future partnerships and discover new investors
● Stay informed about the latest innovations in material extraction and processing technologies, battery innovation, recycling technology and ESG considerations
Hear from industry leaders
Kevin Chan
Vice President Commercial, APAC
Albemarle
Kevin Chan is Regional Commercial Vice President – Lithium APAC at Albemarle. In this role, Kevin is leading overall commercial activities including commercial strategy and implementation for Albemarle’s Lithium business in Asia Pacific. His has strong business acumen and an extensive experience in the chemical industry. Prior to joining Albemarle, Kevin worked as VP, Head of BU Catalysts for Clariant China being responsible for commercial P&L management, strategy implement and new business development. Before Clariant, Kevin worked for BASF and Lyondell in his early career. Kevin obtained his bachelor’s degree of Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Anthony Kim
CEO
EcoPro Innovation
Anthony is the President & CEO of Ecopro Innovation. Prior to his appointment in 2009, Anthony served as Executive Managing Director of the Board of Directors for Ecopro and was formally Ecopro Innovation. He has been involved in the purchasing of raw materials and oversight activities of Ecopro since 2012. Anthony has also been an active volunteer with numerous leadership roles in different organizations, including Spirax Sarco UK Group. Before joining Spirax Sarco, Anthony was a process engineer at Hyundai. He has gained a lot of experience in the Hyundai Oil Refinery plant. Anthony holds a Bachelor of Mechanics degree from Inha University, South Korea. He has PMP(Project management professional), a member of PMI (Project Management Institute of US)
Raj Surendran
Tianqi
Dale Henderson
Pilbara Minerals Limited
Mr Henderson is an experienced mining executive with a strong track record of delivering positive financial outcomes for resource businesses and complex operations. Since joining Pilbara Minerals in 2017 as Chief Operating Officer, and then becoming Managing Director and CEO in 2022, Mr Henderson has played an instrumental role in leading the Company from project developer to become an ASX50 company, now operating the largest independent hard-rock lithium operation in the world, the Pilgangoora Operation in Western Australia.
Ulderico Ulissi
PhD, Manager
CATL
Carsten Obermann
Project Manager
Gotion Global
Carsten Obermann, Project Manager at Gotion Global Carsten Obermann specialized in the field of lithium-ion batteries and could gather experience along the whole battery value chain in various positions since 2017. Having worked at automotive OEMs, battery cell manufacturers and on battery recycling, he is currently driving Gotion’s ambitious strategic expansion plans outside of China. For the European market, he especially focuses on establishing Gotion’s manufacturing and recycling footprint. He holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration from RWTH Aachen and studied MBA programs at Yonsei University in Korea and at NTUST in Taiwan.
Jonathan Lafontaine
Strategic Advisor
Quebec’s Ministry of Natural Resources
Mr Jonathan Lafontaine started his current role as the Mining exploration activity monitor for the ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts in August 2020. Mr Lafontaine graduated with a B.Sc. in geology from Laval University in 2001 including an academic exchange with the University of Alberta, and graduated with a M.Sc. in geology from the University of New Brunswick in 2007. He began his professional career in Saskatchewan for a uranium exploration and mining company and pursued professional interests as a geologist in New Brunswick, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Among his successes, he contributed to the discovery of the Matoush project, Quebec’s discovery of the year in 2008, which helped him convince the IAEA to now recognize it as a new deposit type. Between 2013 and 2020, he has assumed several different roles in the fields of corporate development and mining investments, and he managed technical committees in the field of hydrogen standardization at both the international and Canadian levels for ISO and SCC respectively, with hydrogen a significant path in the field in electrification. Since the beginning of his career, he has been involved with several commodities and numerous projects representing the entire mineral development process. Mr Lafontaine is a registered professional in Québec, du New-Brunswick and Saskatchewan.
Tanya Moon
Associate and Board Member
New Electric Partners & The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea
Fern Morrison
Product Manager
Mitra Chem
Andy Jeong
Managing Director
Sebit Chem
Andy Jeong is the Managing Director at Sebit Chem, with over 20 years in metallurgy and a focus on sustainable battery recycling. His work, marked by numerous patents, has significantly advanced energy-efficient recycling processes. Holding an MBA from Aalto University, Jeong leads strategic planning and business management at Sebit Chem, driving the company towards eco-friendly recycling innovations and sustainable energy solutions.
Shaun Verner
Syrah Resources Ltd
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Fastmarkets Battery Material Conference is the most prominent with largest attendees providing networking and marketintelligence acquisition
As a technical person I gained a better insight into the downstream manufacture and potential supply chain of the batterymetals such as Li, Ni, Co and Mn. Useful in understanding where the potential future projects will likely be in terms ofcommodity and location
Excellent event for networking with industry participants
Platinum Sponsor
Albemarle leads the world in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health. We partner to pioneer new ways to move, power, connect and protect with people and planet in mind. We are committed to building a more resilient world.
We’re advancing the future of movement by being the leading provider of materials that make mobility better and cleaner. We pioneer better lithium use through reliable supply and consistent quality. Our diverse, world-class resource base is geographically situated in low-risk environments with robust infrastructure and top performance in health and safety. We are committed to supply the growing market with a global expansion of hydroxide and carbonate conversion facilities that serve the needs of regional supply chains. We maintain the strongest vertical position in the industry, from raw material extraction to specialty product manufacturing, and we possess deep and broad process technology expertise.
We are a responsible partner that acts with humility and integrity to deliver results. We care for what we leave behind and the communities of which we are part. From the battery in electric vehicles, to the aluminum frame of an airplane, to the initiator for airbags, Albemarle is fundamental in the development of mobility products and solutions. We’re powering the energy transition to meet rising energy needs so we can ensure the world has critical resources for years to come.All the elements for a better world.
Gold Sponsor
Established in 1998, Ecopro Group has evolved into a global leader in battery materials. A leader in high-nickel cathode active materials(CAM) production, Ecopro BM achieved the world’s largest High-Nickel CAM output by 2022. Our diverse portfolio includes battery precursors(Ecopro Materials), lithium hydroxide production(Ecopro Innovation), and sustainable battery recycling operations(Ecopro CnG). Expanding globally, we’ve initiated CAM production facilities in Hungary, slated for operation in H1 2025, and a joint venture CAM factory with Ecopro-SK-Ford in Canada, under construction since 2023. Ecopro Group thrives on innovation, sustainability, and advancing the future of energy material.
Silver Sponsor
KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission critical roles in 34 countries.KBR has two business units: Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology SolutionsKBR Sustainable Technology Solutions offerings include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets. The combination of KBR’s offerings provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle.· Technology: With a proven history of developing and commercializing innovative process technologies for refinery, olefins, chemicals, inorganics and fertilizer industries, KBR’s Technology team provides efficient, sustainable solutions. · Consultancy: A leading global provider of professional consulting solutions for our customers in the natural resources and industrial markets. Consulting’s value proposition is based on thought leadership, through technical excellence and understanding of industry, technology and market trends. · Technology-Led Industrial Solutions (TLIS): TLIS combines KBR’s unparalleled asset life cycle domain expertise with disruptive digital solutions to be our client’s trusted partner for safe delivery of enhanced sustainable business performance, in terms of improved production, maximized reliability and optimized energy consumption at reduced OPEX. Integrated Solutions: Integrated Solutions is the engineering and project delivery group within Sustainable Technology Solutions. Services include front-end engineering, detailed engineering, procurement services, construction management services and program management
The London Metal Exchange is the world centre for industrial metals trading. Most of the world’s global non-ferrous futures business is conducted on the LME’s three trading platforms totalling $15.2 trillion, 134.2 million lots and 3.1 billion tonnes in 2022. Participants can transfer or take on price risk against aluminium, copper, nickel, tin, zinc, lead, molybdenum, cobalt, lithium, steel scrap, rebar and hot-rolled coil as well as aluminium premiums and alloys. In December 2022, approximately 650,000 tonnes of material were held on LME warrant in more than 450 storage facilities in 14 countries across 32 global locations The LME is a member of HKEX Group.
Mitra Future Technologies Inc. (“Mitra Chem”), a leading innovator in North American production of lithium-ion battery materials. Mitra Chem is the first lithium-ion battery materials manufacturer focused on shortening the lab-to-production timeline by over 90%, addressing the largest barrier to innovation: R&D and scale-up speed.
For more than 150 years, Rio Tinto has been looking for new ways of doing things. This drive for innovation and continuous improvement is at the heart of our purpose: Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. These metals and minerals are found everywhere in everyday life: Aluminium for cars, copper for renewable energy technologies, iron ore for the steel in our cities, and lithium for electric vehicles. Rio Tinto is a home for curious people, who care about their work and colleagues, and are courageous about finding better ways to quickly solve problems and meet opportunities.
SCT is the world’s leading engineering firm for the lithium refinery. We can provide turnkey solution to lithium salt production line ranged from 5,000 tons to 60,000 tons per year (single line capacity). Up to date, we have altogether done over 20 lithium conversion plants globally where we are ranked 1st in lithium salt design capacity, which covers more than 85% of the global spodumene refinery market share. We can provide a full life cycle lithium refinery solution including the following works: ●Testworks Including Laboratory, Pilot and Demo Plants●Scoping and Feasibility Studies●Engineering Project Consulting●Engineering Design●Equipment Design and Manufacturing●Project Management●EPC Service●Plant Commissioning and Production Management●Process and Performance Guarantees
Bronze Sponsor
Abaxx Commodity Futures Exchange and Clearinghouse (Abaxx Exchange) introduces centrally cleared, physically delivered futures contracts and derivatives to deliver better price signals, better risk management and an enhanced market ecosystem enabling energy and commodity markets to accelerate the energy transition. Licensed as an Recognised Market Operator (RMO) and an Approved Clearinghouse (ACH) by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Exchange’s initial focus is global LNG and Carbon and Nickel benchmarks followed by continued solutions for Battery Metals
Canada Nickel is currently focused on its 100% owned flagship Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project in the heart of the prolific Timmins, Ontario mining camp. Crawford is the world’s largest nickel sulphide discovery since the early 1970s, and the second largest nickel reserve and resource globally. The Company is advancing its Crawford project towards a construction decision in 2025 and will invest $35 million in 2024 to unlock the Timmins Nickel District and demonstrate its potential to be one of the world’s largest nickel sulphide districts. Canada Nickel also has a strong shareholder base with Agnico Eagle (11%), Samsung SDI (8.7%), and Anglo American (7.6%) as cornerstone investors.
As the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes including interest rates, equity indexes, FX, energy, agricultural products and metals.
Since its establishment in 1996, DYPNF has presented a new paradigm in the field of material handling systems (Pneumatic / Mechanical Conveying System) and has grown into the No. 1 company in the field in Korea through independent technology development.By expanding 28 years of accumulated specialized material handling systems and technologies into rechargeable batteries, we can provide creative and innovative EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) solutions based on DYPNF’s capabilities and experience to domestic and overseas customers planning to introduce equipment and build factories such as specialized waste battery recycling, pre-cursor manufacturing, anode and cathode active materials, battery manufacturing, etc.
E3 Lithium is unlocking a new source of North American lithium for a sustainable energy future. With Canada’s largest high confidence lithium resource, advanced technology proven at pilot scale, a best-in class team and strong global partners, E3 Lithium is at the forefront of developing a new hub for the intercontinental critical mineral supply chain.
Li-FT is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of lithium pegmatite projects located in Canada.The Company’s flagship project is the Yellowknife Lithium Project located in Northwest Territories. The Yellowknife Lithium Project is comprised of mineral leases that cover the majority of the lithium pegmatites that make up the Yellowknife Pegmatite Province. Numerous spodumene-bearing pegmatites with strike lengths up to 1,800 meters and widths up to 37 meters outcrop within the Project are prominent enough to be easily visible from satellite imagery.Li-FT also holds three early-stage exploration properties in Quebec, Canada with excellent potential for the discovery of buried lithium pegmatites, as well as the Cali Project in Northwest Territories within the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group..
Nth Cycle is a metal processing technology company that works with recyclers and miners. We are the heart of metals processing – the crucial step that profitably separates critical minerals from other elements, transforming them into production-grade feedstocks for the energy transition. At Nth Cycle, we believe all the critical minerals needed for the energy transition are already in circulation today. We just didn’t have a clean, profitable way of retrieving them, until now. For more information, please visit us at: www.nthcycle.com
Pursuit Minerals Limited (ASX:PUR) is an ASX-listed lithium development company. Pursuit’s flagship asset the Rio Grande Sur Project is located within South America’s famed ‘Lithium Triangle’ at the Rio Grande Salar in Argentina. The Rio Grande Sur Project holds a maiden JORC inferred resource of 251.3kt @ 351mg/Li and is complimented by a Lithium Carbonate Pilot Plant located in the city of Salta. The Rio Grande Sur Project is in close proximity to Arcadium Lithium’s (NYSE:ALTM) Fenix operation at the Hombre Muerto Salar and Olaroz Lithium mine at the Olaroz Salar in a strategically located Tier 1 Address. Pursuit Minerals is led by an executive management team providing extensive in-country Argentina and resource development experience with significant exposure to the development of junior lithium companies.
SIEBTECHNIK TEMA is part of a globally operating group of companies with around 3,500 employees in more than 50 companies with a clear focus on the processing of mineral bulk solids as well as solid-liquid separation in the chemical and food industries. A company policy of controlled, self-financed growth, which has been consistently implemented in 100 years of company history, not only ensures a healthy economic base and an exceptionally good strategic position, but also an impressive worldwide presence. We see the challenges of the globalized world market as an opportunity for further positive corporate development.
Exhibitors
Aquatech is a recognized global leader in end-to-end process solutions to produce technical and battery grades of lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium salts. Leveraging its experience and know-how, Aquatech offers holistic solutions to produce critical mineral-based chemicals and salts for EV batteries and from battery recycling, providing applied development and testing with demonstration-scale process units to engineering and design, project management and execution, through post-installation operations and maintenance. Aquatech has delivered over 2,000 facilities across 60 countries and helps the world’s most recognized companies reduce their water, carbon, and environmental footprint, helping them achieve and sustain their sustainability goals. Learn more at www.aquatech.com.
JRS were founded in 1878 and leading manufacturer of cellulose fiber in the world.We have been increasing our market share in Korea especially battery and chemical market.Organic filter aids from JRS are efficient and economical alternatives to diatomaceous earth and perlite offering the user a variety of technical and cost-saving advantages.Cellulose filter aids are especially economical, can be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner, and are medically harmless, reliable and highly effective.
KopperChem (Kopper Chemical Industry Corp., Ltd.) is an international renowned manufacturer of special surfactants, focusing on the research and development of copper metal, new energy battery metal extraction , mineral flotation, electrolytic electroplating acid mist treatment, etc., producing special surfactants products such as copper metal extractant, new energy battery metal extractant, mineral flotation reagent, acid mist suppressant, ceramic filtration plate cleaning agent, defoamer, etc. At present, KopperChem provide technical solutions and customized products for global customers that are mainly used in mining hydrometallurgy, new energy battery metal regeneration and recovery, urban mineral resource recycling, etc.
Myande has been deeply involved in the battery raw materials industry, providing MVR evaporation crystallization and freezing crystallization equipment and solutions for lithium extraction from ores and salt lakes, power battery recycling, and lithium iron phosphate production. With over 20 years of engineering experience, Myande is committed to providing energy-efficient and stable systems to create value for customers and drive industry development.Myande focuses on supplying one-stop engineering service covering general layout plan, process design, R&D, equipment manufacturing, automatic control system, data integration, installation, supervision, commissioning, training and etc.
NanoNord A/S is a Danish privately owned company with unique strong bonds to the world of science and university research. We specialise in the development of real-time, online analysis systems for an array of industries.NanoNord was founded by owner and CEO Ole Jensen. Ole previously founded the company Digianswer, who were the first in the world to introduce the revolutionary Bluetooth™ technology.The latest product to be introduced is Tveskaeg NMR materials analyzer. This revolutionary Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) technology is ideal for measuring lithium (also Na, Cl, Al, Br and B and potentially other isotopes) in brine and lithium production.
Sunresin is an innovation oriented high-tech enterprise, specialized in supplying Ion exchange resins, adsorption & separation resins, equipment solutions and relevant technical services. With almost 20 years of manufacturing experience, it is the listed company in the IER industry (Shenzhen Stock code 300487) which provides a high level of transparency to its customers. Sunresin manufactures about 50,000M³ of ion exchange resins and adsorbers annually, supplying furthermore customers with tens of adsorption and separation equipment. Sunresin’s resin portfolio include about 25 product categories and more than 200 different resin types.
Media Partners
Established in 2010, EnergyTrend focuses on industries associated with renewable energy, analyzes new energy solutions, energy storage systems, and plug-in vehicles, while tracking the prices and shipments of lithium batteries. Particularly, we specialize in photovoltaic industry research, track prices of solar PV cells/modules, changes in global solar PV capacity, economic conditions, and policy/strategy updates, helping the energy sector make decisions on solar PV investments. For more information, please visit https://www.energytrend.com/
Partnering Associations
The International Manganese Institute (IMnI) is the global trade association of the manganese industry and is representing the whole manganese value-chain: IMnI Members include more than 120 manganese producers, users, traders, and recyclers based in 30+ countries. Founded in 1975 as at not-for-profit association, and headquartered in Paris, France, IMnI’s mission is to provide vision and guidance to the Manganese industry by promoting economic, social and environmental responsibility and sustainability to all stakeholders. With a staff of 6 experts based in Europe, India and China, the IMnI is the best source of market research and sustainability information on Manganese. Manganese is a metal used to make steel, and to a lesser extent fertilisers for the agriculture industry and batteries for the electric car industry. Manganese is considered a critical and strategic raw material in many countries, including the USA and the European Union.