Aluminium India 2008 Moves Into Fast Track

"Aluminium India 2008", scheduled for February 2008 in Mumbai has moved into the fast track with 50 multinational Aluminium giants confirming participation. The conference-cum-exhibition acquires special significance at this time as India, the ninth largest economy in the world, is poised to join the elite superpowers. Manufacturing plays a critical role in this transformation. And India's rich mineral resources of several primary metals, accelerates the growth. In particular, aluminium, the third most abundant element on earth, is increasingly being used in more and more applications. In India, the full potential is yet to be explored and exploited. Freed of price and distribution controls the aluminium industry has seen the influx of a number of new players, especially in the secondary downstream sector. There is a sharp demand curve but unfortunately the supply curve is not rising as rapidly. Energy cost is 40% of manufacturing cost for metal and 30% for rolled products and nearly all the plants are still using the 100 year old Bayer technology. – In this scenario, Aluminium India 2008, the first International Trade Show and Conference to be held in India, acquires added importance. It offers a platform for exchange of Best Practices, new technology trends, and first hand experiences from various industry sectors across the aluminium chain. The three-day event is scheduled for February 22-24, 2008 at Bombay exhibition centre in Mumbai. This exhibition / conference is designed to highlight the present and future scenario of Aluminum Industry, showcasing products and latest technologies to 5000+ visitors. The participants and visitors who will benefit most are primary & secondary producers, extruders, casters, manufacturers and users of aluminium products, technology developers & finally stakeholders of the transport, construction, telecommunication, electrical and electronic, utensils and home appliances industries. The show has moved into high gear with Fifty multi-national Aluminium giants including the likes of Rusal, HINDALCO, BALCO, NALCO, Pyrotek, Fata Hunter, Wagstaff, ABB, KAMPF, Eural, Holcker Polytecnik Gmbh, Spradecom Electro Control and Kromschröder etc confirming their participation. About1500Sq m space area is already booked. The Aluminium industry is highly concentrated, with just five plants accounting for the entire production capacity of around 1.2 m tonnes per annum. The per capita consumption of aluminium in India is only 0.8 kg as against 25 kg. in USA, 19 kg. in Japan and 10 kg. in Europe. Even the World's average per capita consumption is about 10 times of that in India. One reason of low consumption in the country is because consumption pattern of aluminium in India is vastly different from that of developed countries. The demand for aluminium is expected to grow by about 9 % per annum from present consumption levels. This sector is going through a consolidation phase and existing producers are in the process of enhancing their production capacity so that a demand supply gap expected in future is bridged. A high profile Advisory committee has been formed; the chairman of this Advisory Committee is Dr. S. K. Tamotia, Director, Vedanta Resources, India. The Conference Chairman is Dr. M. Nilmani, Managing Director, NCS, Australia. The Co-Chair will be held by Mr. S K Banerjee, ex-CMD, Nalco, India. The other key members are, Mr. S. Majumdar, Head - Operations, Hindalco, and Mr. Mike Allsopp, CEO, Reed Exhibitions, India. The Technical Committee formed has experts from all over the world .Mr. Marc de Zelicourt, Vice President, Alcan Technology, France, Dr. A Tropeano, President, Fata Hunter, Italy, Mr. Jan De Groot, M.D., Poly-Eng & Consulting B.V., Netherlands, apart from professionals from China, Sweden, U.K. and U.S.A .With such an able technical committee , the show is going to be beneficial to all.