Invitation

On behalf of the organizing committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the Seventh IBAAS International Conference & Exhibition (IBAAS-2018) being held in Mumbai, India during September 5 -7, 2018.

The title of the IBAAS-2018 conference is “Indian Aluminium Industry – Status, Strategies & Way Forward for Accelerated Growth”. The conference organizing committee is formulating a world class program focusing on key topics and issues in the bauxite, alumina, aluminium and aluminium downstream industry and secondary sectors.

Objectives of the Conference:

Industry Growth in India considering recent developments in highly consumer

centric markets.

Critical drivers for entire chain of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Industry.

To review the recent technological developments in the world and their

relevance to Indian Aluminium Industry.

To review the promising research and development activities aimed at

improving production and productivity.

Greenfield & Brownfield Activities of Aluminium Industry.

Non-metallurgical bauxite, alumina and special value-added products – options

for Indian producers.

Aluminium Recycling Industry and its contribution.

The market for bauxite, alumina and aluminium and value-added products.

Aluminium Alloys and Downstream Products.

The Conference and Exhibition will provide an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with International experts, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, equipment manufacturers, representatives of aluminium industries world over. Best Regards, IBAAS - Organizers

About IBAAS:

International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS) is set up and registered in

India [Registration No. MAH-820/12 (N)] by professionals active in various fields of

aluminium industry. The founders of this society have vast experience in organizing

similar conferences on bauxite, alumina and aluminium in India, China and Guinea.

IBAAS has successfully organized six International events of Aluminium Industry in Asia

and Africa during the 2012-2017 period. Details of these IBAAS International

conferences can be downloaded from the IBAAS website http://www.ibaas.info/.

Patrons Dr. Biswajit Basu, President, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)

Mr. Abhijit Pati – Chief Executive Officer - Aluminium Sector, Vedanta, India

Dr. Anupam Agnihotri, Director, JNARDDC, India

Mr. Yves Ocello, Director, Amber Development, France

Core Team

Mr. Vinod Sood

Mr. H. Mahadevan

Dr. Richard Flook

Dr. P.K. Banerjee

Mr. Shanker Gopalkrishnan

Mr. A T Mathew

Mr. Sanjib Roy

Mr. V. Balasubramanyam

Mr. Bimalananda Senapati

Technical Committee

Organizing Committee

Ms. Mohini

Ms. Megha

Convener

Dr. Ashok Nandi

Dr. Vilas Tathavadkar

Mr. R.N. Chouhan

Mr. J.V Bhatt

Mr. Garvesh Pal

Dr. T.R. Ramachandran

Mr. Sankar Sankaranarayanan

Mr. Michael Shenton

Mr. Alpha Barry

Dr. B. K. Sathpathy

Special Sessions

Apart from general topics on Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium, it is planned to have following special sessions to be coordinated by leading experts during IBAAS 2018 conference:

1. Low Grade Bauxite

• Resources and quality of low grade bauxite • Bauxite Beneficiation Processes mainly for silica removal • Challenges in processing low grade bauxite in Refinery

2. Non-Metallurgical Bauxite & Alumina- Coordinator Dr. Richard Flook & IBAAS

3. Raw Materials for Alumina and Aluminium Production - Coordinator Mr. Vinod

Sood of IBAAS with HINDALCO (Mr. Sanjay Agarwal), VEDANTA, NALCO & UNIMARK International

4. Value from Wastes– Coordinator Dr. Pradeep Banerjee of HINDALCO, Dr T. Kuamerasan of ABSTCPL with Primary Aluminium Producers, International companies, R&D centres & JNARDDC etc.

5. Pot Failures – Coordinator Mr. A.T. Mathew of HINDALCO, Mr. V. Balasubramanyam of NALCO & Dr. Amit Gupta of ABSTCPL

6. Energy Conservation in Smelters – Coordinator Mr. Abhijit Pati of VEDANTA with NALCO, HINDALCO & ABSTCPL

7. Aluminium Downstream: One full day special session – Coordinator Mr. Shanker Gopalkrishnan of Madras Consultancy Group in cooperation with HINDALCO, NALCO, JNARDDC & IIM with the following sub-topics: • Flat rolled products –Technology, Markets & Market Development (auto

sheet, can body/end stock, defence/aero-space)

• Foil - Sub-set of FRP

• Extrusions - Markets & market development, technology (automotive/rail

transport, electrical/electronic, high-rise buildings)

• Forgings - Sub-set of extrusions - markets & technology - automotive

• Recycled Aluminium - Technology upgradation, recycled aluminium billets,

environmental aspects

• Aluminium Dross Recovery - Markets and technology - white dross, black

dross, on-site/off-site processing, salt cake disposal, etc.

Media Partners

Participating Companies

Important Dates Deadlines for abstract and final manuscript

Topic with Abstract in English March 31, 2018

Final manuscript in English July 15, 2018

Presentations in English August 15, 2018 For young specialists and students, a special Poster Session will be organized to present poster papers at the venue of conference.

Prima Resources

Conference information Venue & Accommodation: Venue for the IBAAS-2018 conference is The Leela Mumbai. Contact details:

Hotel Tariff

Premier Rooms

Special Rates for IBAAS-2018 delegates

(Including Tax & Breakfast) Single Occupancy 9,552 INR per room per night

Double Occupancies 10,260 INR per room per night If accommodation is booked directly by delegates, kindly give reference of “IBAAS – 2018”. Please book your accommodation in this hotel before 31st July 2018 to avail these special rates.

Other Hotels There are other hotel/accommodation available near the conference venue. For more details, please contact: Ms. Gladys S, IBAAS Representative, Mumbai Cell No.: +91 9870188667 Email: gladys@plan-it-india.com Language The language of the Conference is English. Papers will be published in the Proceedings volume in English. Invitation Letter If requested by participants, official invitation letter would be sent by IBAAS. Visa invitations will be organized by IBAAS.

Ronald Fernandes Associate Head Sales The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts Sahar, Mumbai – 400059 India M: +91 9819667981 Email: ronald.fernandes@theleela.com

Proceedings Selected papers will be published in the form of PROCEEDINGS and handed over in a Flash drive, which will be available at the time of the Conference. All the presentations received before the conference will be compiled and circulated during the conference.

Conference fees

Delegate Fee

Please find below the fees for delegates, paper presenters and student/research scholar. Delegates from India and other countries can pay in INR and USD.

Participants Organizational Fee

INR US$

1. General Delegates 25,000 500

2. Paper Presenters 15,000 250

3. Students/Research scholar 7,000 120

4. Accompanying Spouse 7,000 120

Delegate fee includes conference materials, lunches and tea/coffee.

Sponsorship

By sponsoring this IBAAS-2018 International Event, you will raise your company profile and gain unparalleled access to the key decision makers in this industry. You can choose from various sponsorship packages as shown below:

Platinum Sponsor: INR10, 00,000 (US$18,000)

1. A 30 minute presentation on the first day of IBAAS conference. 2. Chairman of one session 3. A standard stall 4. Company logo on IBAAS webpage with a link. 5. Company name and logo on background board of conference venue,

advertisements and conference documents. 6. Company name in all the publications of IBAAS. 7. Sponsorship highlighted in updated conference circular that will be sent to all the

aluminium companies. 8. Projection of company name and logo in panel hall during tea break. 9. Full page colored advertisement in conference souvenir (booklet). 10. 8 delegates free from conference registration.

Gold Sponsor: INR 8, 00,000 (US$14,000)

1. A 25 minute presentation on the first day IBAAS conference. 2. A standard stall

3. Company logo on IBAAS webpage with a link. 4. Company name and logo on background board of conference venue,

advertisements and conference documents. 5. Company name in all the publications of IBAAS. 6. Sponsorship highlighted in updated conference circular that will be sent to all the

aluminium companies. 7. Projection of company name and logo in panel hall during tea break. 8. Full page colored advertisement in conference souvenir (booklet). 9. 5 delegates free from conference registration.

Silver Sponsor: INR 7, 00,000 (US$ 12,000)

1. A 20 minute presentation on the first day IBAAS conference. 2. Company logo on IBAAS webpage with a link. 3. Company name and logo on background board of conference hall, advertisements

and conference documents. 5. Company name in all the publications of IBAAS. 6. Sponsorship highlighted in updated conference circular that will be sent to all the

aluminium companies. 7. Projection of company name and logo in panel hall during tea break. 8. Full page colored advertisement in conference souvenir (booklet). 9. 3 delegates free from conference registration.

Conference Dinner Sponsor: INR 6, 00,000 (US$ 10,000)

1. Company name and logo on banners at the venue. 2. Company logo on lunch coupon. 3. Company logo on IBAAS webpage with a link. 4. Company name and logo on background board of conference hall, advertisements

and conference documents. 5. Company name in all the publications of IBAAS. 6. Sponsorship highlighted in updated conference circular that will be sent to all the

aluminium companies. 7. Projection of company name and logo in panel hall during tea break. 8. Full page colored advertisement in conference souvenir (booklet). 9. 3 delegates free from conference registration.

Support Sponsor: INR 5, 00,000 (US$ 8,000)

1. Company logo on IBAAS webpage with a link. 2. Company name in all the publications of IBAAS. 3. Sponsorship highlighted in updated conference circular that will be sent to all the

aluminium companies. 4. Projection of company name and logo in panel hall during tea break. 5. Full page colored advertisement in conference souvenir (booklet). 6. 2 delegates free from conference registration.

Exhibition

At the venue of IBAAS conference, exhibition is being organized showcasing the developments of aluminium industry in India and world over. Fully furnished aluminium framed stalls of 2mx2m size would be available for interested companies. More than 200 delegates from India and abroad are expected to participate in this International mega event. The tariff for exhibition stall is as follows:

*The exhibitor will get a free delegate on registration of each stall.

Advertisement

A Souvenir (booklet) will be brought out containing company profiles and advertisements. The tariff is as follows:

Sr. No.

Advertisement in Conference souvenir Fee

INR US$

1 Back Page Cover (Colored) 100,000 2,000

2 Front inside Page (Colored) 90,000 1,600

3 Back inside Page (Colored) 60,000 1,200

4 Full Page (Colored) 50,000 1,000

5 Half Page (Colored) 40,000 800

6 Black & White (Full Page) 40,000 800

Sr. No.

Exhibition module Tariff for 3 days conference

INR US$

1 1 stall 300,000 5,000

2 2 stalls 400,000 8,000

3 3 stalls 500,000 10,000

Past Conference Exhibition & Visual Scheme

Mode of Payment and Communication

All the Indian and Foreign companies and delegates can transfer the delegate, sponsorship and advertisement and exhibition fees directly to the bank account of IBAAS, India. While making payment, please specify IBAAS Conference-2018. The details of payment mode in India are as follows: By wire/ Internet transfer to IBAAS Current Account

No.2162002100010474 of Punjab National Bank (Bharat Nagar branch Nagpur-440001, branch code 2162), SWIFT CODE: PUNBINBBNKW, RTGS/NEFT IFS code: PUNB0216200

By multicity cheque or demand draft in the name of ''IBAAS'' and send it by post to IBAAS, Row House A/5, Rajat Utsav II, Kachimet, Amravati Road, Nagpur 440033, India

Receipt of payment will be provided by e-mail upon your request. The Permanent Account Number (PAN) of IBAAS for tax purpose is AAAAI5838B. Important Note:

Please confirm your payment on e-mails to info@ibaas.info and contact us for further queries on payments.

GST @18% extra will be applicable on Delegate fee, Sponsorship, Exhibition & Advertisement Fees for payments received in Indian currency.

Contact Information

IBAAS Office

International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS), India

Web site: http://www.ibaas.info/ Office E-mail: info@ibaas.info Contact Persons:

Mr. Vinod Sood Cell No.: +91 9870269851 vinod.sood@ibaas.info

Mr. H. Mahadevan

Cell No.: +91 9963611125 h.mahadevan@ibaas.info

You are requested to send all materials related to Conference "IBAAS- 2018", to the e-mail addresses shown above. Your participation in the Conference will be highly appreciated.

Organizing Committee

IBAAS – 2018

Dr. Ashok Nandi, Conference Convener Cell No.: +919823015772 ashok.nandi@ibaas.info

Ms. Mohini

Cell No.: +91 9860240380 info@ibaas.info

Ms. Megha Cell No.: +91 8983145387 info@ibaas.info

“Indian Aluminium Industry – Status, Strategies & Way Forward for

Accelerated Growth”

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