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“An excellent conference. The programme was very diverse and interesting. I took away a great deal of information and learning making the investment of time worthwhile” Warren Bartel, SeniorVPandAdvisor,Luvata
Can copper continue to defy gravity?
1 - 3 June 2010Marriott Marquis, New York
23rdInternational
CopperConference
OfficialPublication
PRESENTATIONS BY:• Donald Lindsay, CEO,Teck, Canada• Bernd Drouven, CEO,Aurubis, Germany• Steve Higgins, President, Freeport-mcmoRan Sales Co Inc, &VP
Marketing&SalesFreeport-mcmoRan Copper & Gold, USA• Guo Yong, MetalsAnalyst,R&DDept,
JCC Jinrui Copper Futures Co Ltd, China• mark Boyce, Vice-President,Avins Group, USA• Nicholas Snowdon, AssistantVicePresident,BaseMetals
Analyst,CommoditiesResearch,Barclays Capital,USA• David Waite, PresidentandNick Sarro-Waite,
Vice-President,CRm Associates, USA• Peter Hollands, Bloomsbury minerals Economics Ltd, UK• David Klein, Non-ferrousTrader,Alter Trading, USA• Ed Rottmann, VPSales/MarketingandProductDevelopment,
Luvata, USA• ArepresentativeofHatch,Canada
Tuesday June 109.30 Optional visit to see the Nymex/Comex trading floor
13.30 Optional field trip to Freeport-mcmoRan’s Bayway Operations wire and cable plant in New Jersey
17.00
Registration desk opens
18:00
Cocktail reception
Wednesday June 208:00
Registration desk opens
09.00
Chairman’s opening remarks
09.10
Session I: A mine side analysis: is the concentrate pipeline coping?• Coppercontinuestoconfound–howsafeabetforthe
mininghouseoverthelongerterm?• Coppermineprojects:aretheybeingdevelopedfastenough
tomeetmedium-termdemand?• Examiningtherisk-returnprofileinmining–doescopper
comparewelltoothersectors?• Willminecostscontinuetoprovechallengingtotheminer?• Arecostsfullyembeddedorcyclical–andwhatwillthismean
forfutureprices?• M&Aororganicgrowth–wheredothebestprospectslie?
10.30
Refreshment break
11.00
Session II: Do high prices translate to high returns for the copper smelter?• Coppersmelterdemandandcapacityutilisation–examining
theimbalances• Addressingongoingexcesscapacity:arelowTC/RCsheretostay?• WillChinesesmelterandrefineryoutputbehitby
concentrateavailability?• Cancustomsmeltingbeasustainableandprofitable
businesstodayandtomorrow?• Whatoftheenvironmentalandenergyburden–examining
thechallengesandpossiblesolutions
12.30
Lunch
14.00
Session III: Reviewing regional dynamics• DoesLatinAmericaremainkingoftheminesupply?Whatof
AfricaandAsia?• WhatoutlookforChinesedemandandimports–fromconcs
toscraptometal?• CanChinamaintainitscurrentgrowthrateswherecopperuse
isconcerned?• Hasfirst-usedemandpeakedinthematureeconomies?• WhatcantheBRICcountriescontributemovingforward?
15.00
Refreshment break
15.30
Session IV: Good market, bad market: a sectorial analysis• Wireandcable–industrystructure,applicationsand
substitution• Brass,bronzeandcopperalloys–whereisthegrowthand
whatarethedrivers?• Aresustainedhighpricesstartingtotaketheirtollonend-
usesforcopper?
17.00
Close of Day One
Copper Club Dinner(optionalandbookableseparately)
Thursday June 309.00
Opening remarks
09.10
Session V : market fundamentals and the commoditisation of copper• Weighingmarketbalances:supply,demandandstocksina
globalcontext• Whatimplicationsforbaselinepricesandpremiums?• Whatofthelonger-termscenario–isthereadownsideoris
itallup,up,up?• Thedominantroleofinvestmentfundsinthelong-term
economicsofthecopperindustry• Istheinfluxofspeculativemoneygoodforindustrial
commodities?• Willwestarttofeeltheweightoffinancialservices
regulation?
11.00
Refreshment break
11.30
Session VI: Recycling, technology and the environment in focus • Whatmorecanbedonetoboostcopperfromsecondary
sources?• Technologiesforcleanandsustainableproduction• ArethereanynewbreakthroughsontheSX-EWfront?• Responsiblemining–examiningthechallengesandfinding
solutions• Doescopperfaceaneco-challengeinanyofitsend-uses?
13.00
Close and lunch
Note: this programme is provisional and may be subject to timing and content changes
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Tuesday June 109.30 Optional visit to The CmE Group NYmEX/COmEX trading floor
Formorethan75years,copperfuturestradinghasmadeahomeinNewYorkCity.First,andformanyyears,undertheaegisoftheCommodityExchange,Inc.(COMEX),thenthroughitsmergerwithNYMEXandthemorerecentabsorptionintotheCMEGroup,theworld’sleadingandmostdiversederivativesmarketplace.IntheAmericas,COMEXisalmostsynonymouswithcopper,providingahedgingmechanism,physicalreferencepriceandarbitragebasisforcompaniesallalongthecopperindustrychain.Copperfuturesaretradedin25,000-poundlotswithactiveoptionsandhalf-sizeE-minicontracts.InadditiontoitsHighGradeCoppercontract,theExchangealsotradesgold,silver,platinum,palladiumandsteelcontractsinavarietyofformats,aswellasenergyderivatives.
OnthemorningofJune1,delegateswilldepartfromtheconferencehotel,takingashortbustriptotheWorldFinancialCenter,whichishometoCMEGroupNYMEXtradingfacility.ThevisitwillconsistofamuseumtourandoverviewofthehistoryoftheExchangefollowedbyaviewingofthetradingfloorfromthevisitors’gallery.
Numbersarestrictlylimitedsoearlybookingisrecommended.
Provisionalschedule09.30 Depart conference hotel
10.00 Arrive World Financial Center
11.30 Depart NYmEX
12.30 Arrive conference hotel
The CmE Group NYmEX/COmEX trading floor
Tuesday June 113.30 Optional field trip Freeport-mcmoRan’s Bayway Operations wire and cable plant in New Jersey
Freeport-McMoRanBaywayOperationsinElizabeth,NJ,providesuniqueproductsforindustry,transportation,andcommunications.ThisincludesacompletelineofETPcopperandoxygen-freecopperwireinassortedconfigurations:tubularbusconductors,billets,round,flatandtrolleywire,aswellascomponentsforresistancewelding.Additionalproductsincludecopperalloysforspecialapplicationssuchasaerospace,wherematerialsaresubjecttosevereenvironmentalconditions.
TheBaywayOperationssupplywiringsolutionstomanyindustries:aerospace,medical,electronics,transportation,energygenerationandexploration,aswellashighenergyphysics,welding,injectionmolding,inductionandindustrialheating,precisionmetalstamping,formingandmachining,etc.
DelegateswilldepartfromtheconferencehotelfortheshortbusdrivetoElizabeth,NJ,onthemorningofJune1,AfteranintroductionandtouroftheplanttheywillreturntoNewYorkintimeforconferenceregistrationandthewelcomereception.
Provisionalschedule13.30 Depart conference hotel
14.15 Arrive plant for introduction
14.45 Tour of plant
16.15 Depart for manhattan
17.00 Arrive conference hotel
Freeport-mcmoRan Bayway Wire and Cable Operations
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COCKTAILS • DINNER • DESSERT RECEPTION
NEW YORK CITYHonouring the 2010 Ankh Award Winner, Diego Hernandez, BHP Billiton
Questions? Please contact Kristen Kurtz: +1 212 297 2135or Stephanie Fraiman: +1 212 297 2129
www.copperclub.org
PLEASE SAVE THE DATEWEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2010
Reasons to attend:• Gaininsightintowhat–orwhoisdrivingthecoppermarkettoday• Hearexpertviewsfromkeyexecutivesfromthroughoutthecopperchain• Networkwithover150copperindustrydecision-makers• Bepartofoneofthebiggestget-togethersonthecoppercalendar• VisitalocalcopperprocessingoperationorseeComexcopperbeingtraded
Coppertodayismuchmorethanjustametal–itisverymuchacommoditywhosefortunesebbandflowwiththoseofthefinancialmarkets.Thehistoricalcorrelationbetweenlargestocksandlowerpriceshasbeenbroken.Theredmetalisdefyinggravity,withpricesholdingfirmatcloseto$3.50/lbwhileinventoriesrisetolevelsnotseenforanumberofyears.Thefundamentalsdostillcountbuthavebecomeobscuredbyinvestoractivity.Asaresult,coppermarketplayers–fromminerstorefiners,traders,recyclersandend-users–haveagreaterneedthaneverbeforeforclearinsightintoindustrydriversand,importantly,marketsentiment.MetalBulletinEvents’InternationalCopperConferencehasestablisheditselfasakeyforumforprovidingthisinsight,withitsexpertline-upofspeakersandpanellistsanditsbroadrangeofcopperindustrypractitioners.
Appropriately,thisyear’sconferencemovestooneoftheworld’smainfinancialcentres,NewYorkCity,hometotheComexcoppercontractandathrivinginvestorcommunity.BeingheldduringtheweekofthepopularCopperClubDinner,MetalBulletinEvents’InternationalCopperConferencewillprovideatimelyopportunitytodiscusstrendsandconductbusinesswithcopperandinvestorexecutivesfromaroundtheglobe.
Key conference themes:• Thecommoditizationofcopper–isinvestorinterestgood
fortheredmetal?• Whoisbenefitingmostfromhigh–andvolatile–copperprices?• Minesupply–whydoesitcontinuallyfallshortofexpectations?• DemandintheOECDcountries–ontheroadtorecovery?• BalancesinChinaandotherBRICeconomies–what
implicationsforglobalbalances?• Caughtbetweenarockandahardplace–challengesforthe
customsmelter• Whatcansecondarycopperbringtothesupplyside?
Source:Metal Bulletin Research
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What previous delegates had to say:“Excellent - very informative. Good quality of speakers/presentations. Interesting list of delegates”Vincent Nobile, DirectorTrade&CommodityFinancing,Societe Generale
“A conference which made it easy to network and make new contacts. Interesting offering in terms of papers and subjects”Carlos Pettinau, VPGlobalCommodities,AB Asea Brown Boveri
“Good speeches in general, impeccable organisation and a good opportunity for networking”Stefan Boel, ExecutiveBoardMember-CopperProducts,Aurubis
“A very good conference and I thought that the level of audience participation was particularly impressive”Joanne Peacock, British Sulphur
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