World Coke & Anthracite Summit

Steel Guru as media partner is proud to present World Coke & Anthracite Summit on March 16^th to 17^th 2009 which is organized by Coatrans at Juliusz Stowacki Theatre, Krakow, Poland.

Building on the success of the 2004 and 2007 World Anthracite Conferences in Hanoi and Kiev, the 2009 Summit will investigate key trends in the global anthracite markets with renewed acuity. In particular, it will consider major challenges to production; the effect of Vietnam’s decision to limit anthracite exports in the future; and the possibility of creating an anthracite index

The one and only event for the international coke and anthracite markets

Coaltrans is going to Krakow for its first ever World Coke & Anthracite Summit. This event will provide delegates with a comprehensive overview of the key coke and anthracite markets, analysis of supply and demand, end-user procurement strategies, influence of the steel and coking coal markets and studies of technological innovations.

World Coke & Anthracite Conference Highlights:

1. Comprehensive reviews of all the key coke & anthracite markets

2. In-depth analysis of coke and anthracite supply & demand

3. Comparisons of end-user procurement strategies

4. Forward-thinking assessments of the influence of steel and coking coal markets

5. Case studies of technological innovations

Plus: Full Day Fieldtrip to Silesia’s Coke Plants & Steel Mills

Plus: Pre-Conference City Tour of Krakow

Plus: Exceptional Evening Gala Reception in the Salt Mines

Event Description

Who should attend?

Coke & anthracite producers, end-users and traders

Coking & PCI coal producers

End-users: steel, foundry, calcium carbide, ferroalloys, base metals, stone wool, electrodes, soda ash, sugar, mineral sands

Plant equipment suppliers

Shipping & logistics professionals

Speakers already confirmed include:

1. Dipak Agarwalla, Director, Saurashtra Fuels Pvt Ltd

2. Andrew Aloe, President, Andrew Aloe LLC

3. Chris Barrington, Chairman, International Pig Iron Association

4. Franz Blancquaert, General Manager, Arcelor Mittal Sourcing

5. Dan Brebner, Executive Director – Commodity Research, UBS AG

6. Rudolf Cieslar, President, Koksoprojekt

7. Benoit de Meeulemeester, Mechel Carbon AG

8. Philippe Gay, Energy Purchases Manager, Eramet

9. Jeffrey Gliem, Director of Operations, Reading Anthracite Company

10. Alex Goldin, Head of the Commercial Development, Metcoal S.A.

11. Art Gommers, President, Interamerican Coal N.V.

12. Zugui Hua, CEO, China Coal & Coke Holdings and President, China Northwest Coke Association

13. Jan Hladky, Marketing Manager, RPG Industries

14. Tran Xuan Hoa, President and CEO, Vinacomin

15. Andrew Jones, Analyst, Resource-Net

16. Xianhong Li, Deputy General Manager, Sinosteel Raw Materials Company Ltd

17. Dr Hans-Bodo Lüngen, Senior Manager – Metallurgy & Team Production, Steel Institute VDEh

18. Daniel Marenne, Mechel Carbon AG – Belgium

19. Richard Marston, President and CEO, Marston & Marston

20. Zbigniew Paprotny, Vice-President, Kompania Weglowa SA

21. Xiping Pei, Vice President, Yangquan Coal Group

22. Erwin Pilarczyk, Head of Expert Body Air Pollution Control, DMT GmbH & Co. KG

23. Henrique Pinheiro, Group Technical Director, Petmin Limited

24. Jörg Rode, Director, Evonik Trading Dr Marek Sciazko, Director, Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal

25. Dr Aleksander Sobolewski, Deputy Director – R & D, Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal

26. Dr Zygmunt Stompel, Coal-Chem-Trade Enterprise, Poland

27. Romuald Talarek, President of the Board, Polish Steel Association

28. Steve Thomas, Chief Financial Officer, Riversdale Holdings (Pty) Ltd / Director, ZAC

29. Jim Truman, Senior Analyst - Americas Coal Research, Wood Mackenzie

30. Tiaan van Aswegen , Group Consulting Metallurgist, Assore Ltd

31. Andrzej Warzecha, Vice-President and Commercial Director, Polski Koks

For further details

Romain Ollichon

Tel +44 (0)20 7779 8731 | Fax: +44 (0)20 7779 8946

Email: rollichon@euromoneyplc.com

Website: www.coaltrans.com