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Key speakers:

• Rongqing WU, Chief Engineer, China Mining Association, China

• Luiz Meriz, China President, Vale, China

• Sam Walsh, Chief Executive – Iron Ore and Australia, Rio Tinto, Australia

• Michiel Hovers, Vice President Marketing, Iron Ore, BHP Billiton, Singapore

• Simon Wandke, Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, ArcelorMittal Mining, UK

• Senior Official, China Iron and Steel Association, China

• Senior Representative, FMG, Fortescue Metals Group, Australia

• Donald Gallagher, Executive Vice President, President – Global Commercial, Cliff Natural Resources, Canada

• Roger Allan Downey, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Board Member & Director of Investor Relations, MMX Minerao e Metlicos, Brazil

• John Kearsey, Head of Research, Simpson, Spence & Young, UK

• Senior Executive, China Minmetals Corporation, China

• Senior Official, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China

• Graeme Train, Commodity Analyst, Macquarie Research, China

• Ian Roper, Commodity Strategist, CLSA, China

In conjunction with China Minmetals Corporation2012

Grand Millennium Hotel, Beijing, China27-29 February 2012

2012 2 27-29

Simultaneous translation from

Mandarin Chinese to English and

vice-versa

POLISH ASSOCIATION OF STEEL STOCKHOLDERS

Where do delegates come from?China Iron Ore attracts a truly international audience of over 350 participants. The pie chart shows you a breakdown of where previous delegates have come from.

Who attends?China Iron Ore attracts the most senior decision-makers from the iron ore and steel industry to network and generate new business.

With China busily building iron ore inventories over the past few years on the speculation of continued demand from steel manufacturers, the price of global iron ore prices has continued its upward journey. But with growth comes both opportunity and challenge. Can China effectively play the role of market driver? How are the increasing costs affecting future supply sourcing by miners? Will the logistical challenges presented by China’s insatiable demand for steel lead to delivery bottlenecks? And behind the prices, where is the market heading in terms of effectively pricing iron ore supply? In association with China Minmetals Corporation, Metal Bulletin Events’ China Iron Ore 2012 will address the major challenges and opportunities facing professionals working with, or within China. With over 350 attendees in 2011 and many more expected in 2012, attend this event in February 2012 and secure your opportunity to:

• Be updated on China’s latest iron & steel industry development policies in its 12th Five-Year Plan Period

• Analyze China’s economic data to understand its implications for China’s steel consumption• Review global iron ore indexes pricing mechanisms and discuss market reaction to the new

Chinese Iron Ore Index• Hear development strategies from global major iron ore suppliers and understand where we

might see new supply coming from• Gain a comprehensive overview from senior market players on all elements of the Chinese

– and global – iron ore markets, and meet with old clients and new counterparts to win future business

America 5%

Asia and Australia (except China) 27%

Europe 22%

Africa and Middle East 2%

China 44%

DAY ONE: Tuesday 28 February

08:00 Registration and morning coffee

08:50 Opening remarks from the Chairperson

SESSION 1: Iron ore and China – China’s development and iron ore market outlook

09:00 Update on China’s steel industry development for 2012-2015

• Impact of industry restructuring and industrial upgrades

• Increased support for merger and acquisition programs

• Where are we with eliminating outdated production capacities?

• What measures have been introduced for saving energy and reducing emissions and what has been the impact on crude steel production in China?

Senior Official, China Iron and Steel Association, China

09:30 Assessing China’s macroeconomic environment and the impact on China’s steel industry development

• Is China’s robust economic growth sustainable – GDP and industrial add value growth studies

• How is steel demand from China? Developments in China’s real estate, automotive and machinery industries

• Measures to control of the real estate market and inflation concerns for economic growth slow-down – impact on steel industry development?

• Forecasting China’s monetary and credit policies in 2012 and beyond and the implications

Senior Economist, China

10:00 China as the driver: Vale’s perspectives on the global iron ore market

• Status of global iron ore projects – project progress and production capacity

• China’s iron ore market forecast • Perspectives on quarterly-based iron ore pricing

systems and iron ore index pricing environment • Competing with the industry – development

blueprints in shipping and logistics Luiz Meriz, China President, Vale, China

10:30 Refreshments and networking break

11:00 Analysts Panel: Where is iron ore going next? Chairperson: Paul Gray, Principal Iron Ore Market

Analyst, Wood Mackenzie, UK

Supply/demand dynamics and forecasts • Global iron ore supply under scrutiny: – Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton’s expansion

plans and output predictions – Indian iron ore supply and export conditions in

2012 and beyond – Recent iron ore resource discoveries in China

and other emerging regions – Will higher costs, delays of mining projects

and logistical problems prevent miners from sufficiently boosting supply?

• How high can iron ore prices go? Forward price forecasts

Graeme Train, Commodity Analyst, Macquarie Research, China

Strong for how much longer? – Steel and iron ore outlook

• Why China’s steel demand won’t rise forever? – Steel demand drivers – How leveraged is steel to construction,

infrastructure and social housing? – At what level and when will steel demand peak? • How scrap will hurt the iron ore market in the

long run? – How long before scrap generation accelerates? – Why scrap will displace iron ore? • How much Chinese domestic ore will be displaced

by rising imports, and what this will do to prices? – Iron ore seaborne supply outlook – Declining need for domestic iron ore – Global costs and price expectations Ian Roper, Commodity Strategist, CLSA, China

12:30 Networking lunch

SESSION 2: How are international counterparties doing? Global scenarios

14:00 Developments of the iron ore industry under the new quarterly pricing mechanism

• Is China still the biggest stimulator of global iron ore markets?

• BHP Billiton’s iron ore projects expansion in Brazil • Will the pricing system change into monthly

pricing method? Michiel Hovers, Vice President Marketing, Iron Ore,

BHP Billiton, Singapore

14:30 Strategic plans for iron ore production: Project updates and ore production capacities

Simon Wandke, Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, ArcelorMittal Mining, UK

15:00 Tackling challenges in today’s volatile business environment

• Key challenges facing worldwide steel mills • Iron ore reserves – a headache to steel mills? • How to deal with volatility in iron ore pricing?

What are the solutions? • Securing stable iron ore suppliers through industry

consolidation and globalization strategies • Assessing strategic tactics to reduce raw

material costs • Financial derivatives tools – an effective and

necessary tool for hedging price risk and locking in the iron ore price?

Senior Representative, Management Company METALLOINVEST LLC, Russia

15:30 FMG iron ore Senior Representative, FMG, Fortescue Metals

Group, Australia

16:00 Transparency in the physical iron ore market Louis Fel, CEO, globalOre, Singapore 16:30 Refreshments and networking break

SESSION 3: Iron ore index pricing and swaps market

17:00 Iron Ore Indexes Panel discussion: Flexibility, transparency and convenience of index-based physical pricing

• Iron ore index methodologies: – How are Platts IODEX, TSI and MBIOX price

assessments derived? – How are those price assessments used for iron

ore pricing? • Physically settled against Platts and finacially

settled against TSI – what is the basis risk? How will the market develop after the Platts merger?

• The introduction of the Chinese iron ore index: – What manipulation is used? – The acceptance of CISA index into the global iron

ore market – How to ensure independence of CISA index? • Iron ore pricing evolution – how has the pricing

system developed? Are we expecting a more short-term based pricing system?

Monday 27 February

18:00 Pre-event registration and networking drinks reception

17:45 Speakers from major iron ore index providers Iron ore swaps: Controlling risks through index-

based pricing mechanisms • Addressing iron ore trading risks in today’s

volatile market • Understanding how index-based pricing enables

risk management and hedging • Explaining the basics of swaps • How have iron ore swaps developed in China and

other Asian countries? • How to get steel mills involved?

18:15 Close of day one followed by cocktail reception

DAY TWO: Wednesday 29 February

08:30 Registration and morning coffee

08:50 Opening remarks from the chairperson SESSION 4: Global expansion in the challenging

world of mining

09:00 Rio Tinto – meeting the demands of the global iron ore market

• Global demand – is strong demand remaining? • Working with customers to get the right

portfolio mix • Expanding a global suite of operations – projects

progress and expected output • Continued cooperation between Rio Tinto

and China Sam Walsh, Chief executive – Iron Ore and Australia,

Rio Tinto, Australia

09:30 China’s battle for iron ore in global landscape • Reducing dependency of iron ore imports as a

long term strategy • Enhancing exploration for domestic iron

ore and increasing investment in overseas mining operations

• Updates on China’s investment in West Africa, Russia, Australia, and Southeast Asia

• Will the monopoly have ended by the end of 2015? Senior Executive, China Minmetals

Corporation, China

10:00 MMX’s investment in iron ore projects in the global markets

Roger Allan Downey, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Board Member & Director of Investor Relations, MMX Minerao e Metlicos, Brazil

10:30 Refreshments and networking break

11:00 Cliff Natural Resources iron ore investment and Asian development

• Cliff Natural Resources’s perspective on global iron ore market: supply/demand and price forecast

• Iron ore production and supply in North American market

• Demand from China • Investment in iron ore projects in the global market • Strategic plans for Asian market expansion Donald Gallagher, Executive Vice President, President

– Global Commercial, Cliff Natural Resources, Canada

11:30 Iron ore reserves in China – current status and future development

• Iron ore resources in China – locations, quality/grade

• New projects in the pipeline • China’s investment in overseas iron ore resources

– opportunities and challenges Rongqing WU, Chief engineer, China Mining

Association, China

SESSION 5: Iron ore demand under scrutiny –downstream industries development &steel scrap market development

12:00 Forecast on China’s automotive market and steel demand for 2012-2015

• China’s automotive industry growth and output: market overview and future outlook

• Is the market growth reflective of growth in crude steel consumption and demand?

Senior Official, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China

12:30 Networking lunch SESSION 6: Shipping and freight market outlook and

iron ore logistics

14:00 Dry bulk shipping market outlook and freight rates analysis

• Global shipping market outlook • What is the effect of oversupply of tonnage on

the market? • BDI & freight rates monitor – analysis and

future forecasts • New building tonnage of Capesize vessels and

impact on shipping market and freight rates • China’s iron ore international trading and shipping

market development • How freight indexes are affecting iron ore indexes

and prices John Kearsey, Head of Research, Simpson,

Spence & Young, UK

SESSION 7: Junior miners’ showcase

14:30 New iron ore projects continued……

Be updated on new iron ore mining projects in emerging markets with presentations from junior miners answering your questions and discussing key issues including:

• How will new projects fit into the global supply/demand picture? Project progress and output forecasts

• Logistical challenges – local infrastructure construction and how to export to China?

• The effect on the long term price of ore Speakers from junior iron ore miners

16:00 Refreshments and close of the conference

Note: This programme is provisional only and both timings and content may be subject to change.© Metal Bulletin PLC

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