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Full details of 59th General Assembly released

12 July 2018

The T.I.C.'s 59th General Assembly (conference and AGM) will take place from October 14th to 17th, 2018, in Kigali, Rwanda.

• Booking form. Special early-bird booking rates are available - save 15% by booking before August 20th

• General information about the event

• Technical programme (list of presentations)

Our 2018 conference will explore issues such as:

• How by-product tantalum from lithium mining could affect the supply

• Technological developments in tantalum and niobium applications

• Key factors affecting tantalum and niobium consumption in its core markets

• How recycling impacts supply

• The supply chain from the consumer’s perspective

• Due diligence essentials ahead of the EU's conflict mineral regulation coming into force in January 2020
  

The 59th General Assembly has been generously sponsored by:

Cronimet Central Africa (gold)	Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co. Ltd (silver)	Krome Commodities (welcome reception)

Companies which attended the T.I.C.’s 58th General Assembly in October 2017 included:

A&R Merchants, Advanced Material Japan Corp., Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (AMG), Alfred H. Knight International Ltd, AMT Burundi, Apogee Precision Parts, Argus Media Ltd, AS International Corporation Ltd, ATI Specialty Alloys & Components, AVR Metals, B.W. Minerals (s) Pte Ltd, Better Sourcing Program, BGR, Buss & Buss Spezialmetalle GmbH, CBMM, Chee Ng Minerals Sdn Bhd, CellMark, CNMC Ningxia Orient Group Co., Ltd, Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative, CP Metals Inc., Cranfield University, Cronimet Central Africa AG, D Block Metals LLC, Dell Inc., EcoWhite Trading Ltda, Empresa Mixta Oro Azul S.A., Ethiopian Mineral, Petroleum and Biofuel Corporation, European Commission, Exotech, Inc., FIR Metals & Resource Ltd, German Technical Cooperation (GIZ), Global Advanced Metals (GAM), Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co. Ltd, H.C. Starck, ICD Alloys & Metals LLC, Imerys Ceramics France, Jiujiang Jinxin Non-ferrous Metals Co. Ltd, Jiujiang Nonferrous Metals Smelting Corp. Ltd, Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co. Ltd, KEMET Electronics Corp., Kielsinn Inc., Krome Commodities Ltd, Kuala Ketil Metal Sdn Bhd, LCT Resources GmbH, Maboumine, Malaysia Smelting Corporation, MERSEN Deutschland Linsengericht GmbH, Metal Do Co. Ltd, Metalink International Co. Ltd, Metallurgical Products India Pvt Ltd, Mineração Taboca S.A., Minerals Resources International AG, Mines, Minerals, Metals & Markets Ltd, Mining Mineral Resources Sarl, MMTA, Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd, Niobras Mineração Ltda, NPM Silmet AS, Pacific Particulate Materials Ltd, Pact Inc., Panda Hill Tanzania Ltd, Paumanok Industrial Research, Pilbara Minerals Ltd, Plansee SE, Praxair Inc., RC Company SAS, Rittenhouse International Resources LLC, Roskill Information Services Ltd, Rwanda Mines, Petroleum & Gas Board, Rwanda Mining Association, Société Minière de Bisunzu (SMB), Specialty Metals Resources S.A., Standard Die International, Stapleford Trading Ltd, Sumitomo Corporation, Taike Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd, Tantalex Resources, Tantec GmbH, Telex Metals LLC, Thailand Smelting & Refining Co. Ltd, ThreeArc Mining LLC, TMT Metals AG, TOKIN Corporation, Trademet S.A., Traxys, Treibacher Industrie AG, Ulba Metallurgical Plant, U.S. Department of State, USGS, Vishay, Wogen Resources Ltd, Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co. Ltd, Yano Metals Co., Ltd, and Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Works Imp. and Exp. Co.