Beijing, Mar 20, 2008 (ABN Newswire) - The China Int'l Steel & Minerals Conference 2008, with the theme of mining development, will be held by UMETAL website in Nanjing, China on March 30. More than 400 delegates have been confirmed at home and abroad.

China's government officials show great interest and support to this conference. As a result, Mr. Wu Peiming, Director, Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, will attend and give a speech on this conference.

Given the support from China Iron & Steel Association (CISA), about 28 speakers will express their opinions on the conference as follows:

China's Steel Trade Policies & Outlook
-- Mr. Wu Peiming, Director, Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

China's Iron ore Imports in 2007 and Analysis on Import Tendency in 2008
-- Mr. Luo Bingsheng, Executive Vice Chairman & Secretary General, CISA

Harmonious Development and Positive Initiative - China's Steel Import & Export Status and Position
-- Mr. Liu Yinan, Vice President, CCCMC

Strengthen the Management of Raw Material Purchase Chain
-- Mr. Yang Siming, General Manager, Najing Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd.(SHE:600282)

Private Steel Enterprise Unite's Initiatives for Global Resource
-- Mr. Shen Wenrong, President, China Chamber of Commerce for Metallurgy Industry

Issues on Global Steel & Raw Materials and Outlooks for Korean Steel in 2008
-- Mr. Jin-seok Huh, Steel Business Analyst , POSCO Research Institute

The Iron Ore Market Outlook and Vale's Initiatives
-- Mr. Michael Zhu, President, Vale China

RTIO Will Further Expand to Meet the Strong Market Demand
-- Mr. Stern Hu, General Manager - China Operations, Rio Tinto Iron Ore (LSE:RIO)

An Australian Iron Ore Story - A World of Opportunity
-- Mr. Russell Scrimshaw, Executive Director, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG)

Australian Minnow Feeding the Dragon
-- Mr. Andrew Simpson, Non-Executive Director, Territory Resources Limited (ASX:TTY)

Iron Ore on China's Doorstep
-- Mr. Artur Bugulov, Marketing Director, ARICOM LLC

Global mining industry Booming
-- Mr. Tim Goldsmith, Global Mining Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Challenges Dream
-- Mr. Kevin Peng, CEO, Paili Bahia Mineração Ltda

Investment in mining in Australia - Opportunities and Challenge - Written Report
-- Ms. Elizabeth Barrett, Director, BZ Business Ventures Pty Ltd.

China's Supply-Demand Trend of Nickel Ores
-- Mr. Zhang Mei, Professor, Information Center, Ministry of Land and Resources of China

Reviews on China's Stainless Steel Market in 2007 and Market Outlook in 2008
-- Mr. Li Long, President, China Stainless Steel Council of CAMMT

China's Ferroalloy Industry Outlook in 2008
-- Mr. Zhang Zengchan, President Assistant, China Ferroalloys Industry Association

Retrospect and Prospect of China's Chromium and Nickel Ore Markets
-- Ms. Liu Jing, Vice General Manager, Sinosteel Raw Materials Co.

Manganese Ore & Manganese Alloy
-- Mr. Chang Shi, President - China Operations, Eramet Comilog (Shanghai) Trading Ltd .

Turkey's Chrome Ore Supply in 2008
-- Mr. Robert Yuksel YILDIRIM, President & CEO, ETI KROM Inc.

Deep Effect of New Smelting Technique on Global Market
-- Mr. Huang Ruitang, Executive Deputy General Manager, Huaguang Smelting Group

Nickel and Nickel Pig Iron in China - Review and Outlook
-- Mr. Chong Dahai, Associated Editor, Xinhua News Agency

Analysis on China's Manganese Ore Demand in 2008 (Written Report)
-- Mr. Liu Zhenguo, General Manager, Inner Mongolia Erdos EJM Manganese Alloy Co., Ltd.

Topic to be advised
-- Mr. Tad Watroba, Director, Hancock Prospecting Group

Iron Ore Spot Trade in India
-- Mr. V. K. Mishra, Chairman, India China Trade Centre

Seaborne Freight Market: Dynamics and Outlook
-- Dr. Henriette van Niekerk, Senior Dry Bulk Freight Analyst, Clarksons

Steel Industry Hedging: A 'Myth Busting' Overview
-- Mr. David Quarmby, Director-Commodity Marketing, Standard Charter Bank

The role of Ports to the Development of Iron Ore Trade
-- Mr. Zhang Zaichun, Vice General Manager, Shandong Qingdao Port Group Co., Ltd.

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