Salt 2017

Global opportunities in a new era for the salt supply chain
Roskill’s Salt 2017 conference was held from 28–29 March 2017 at the Renaissance Hotel, Düsseldorf, Germany.
An international salt conference looking at trends in the salt industry, this prestigious event attracted 120+ salt delegates from all over the world. As shipping rates hit historical lows, long distance markets for salt are becoming more accessible and salt producers and consumers need an international forum to meet and discuss business.
Companies that registered as attendees include:
- Agrocel
- AkzoNobel
- Alpha Commodities
- Al-Zahid Industrial & Mining Group
- Andritz Fliessbett Systeme
- Arab Potash Company
- Archean Group
- Atisale
- Azelis
- Bain
- Ciech Group
- Cristal Global
- Devsalt
- Ebner
- Egyptian Minerals and Salts Company EMISAL
- Euragglo
- European Bulk Services
- Eurosalt
- EuSalt European Salt Producers’ Association
- Evatherm
- GEA Group
- Ghadan Company
- Häring & Co
- IHS Markit
- Industrial Minerals
- Inovyn Chlorvinyls
- Irish Salt Mining
- K+S Salt
- K-UTEC
- Lapace Salt
- M&B Global
- Maritime Strategies International
- Merpa Metal
- Ministry of Marine and Fisheries, Government of Indonesia
- Norsal
- Qatar Vinyl Company
- Rankers International
- Roskill
- Rotterdam Bulk Logistics
- Saddam Minerals
- Salinity
- Salt of the Earth
- Salt Partners
- Salt Research and Consulting
- Satyesh BrineChem
- Saudi Automatic Salt Refinery
- SEP Salt and Evaporation Plants Limited
- Shihlien Chemical Industrial Jiangsu Company
- Shree Ambica Salt Works
- Siebtechnick
- Sirius Minerals
- Sojitz Corporation
- Solex
- SRK Chemicals
- Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG
- TM Amir
- Veolia
- Vulcan Minerals
- Vynova
- Wacker Chemie
- Walvis Bay Salt
- Zuunnaiman Suvraga Co Ltd
Venue
With a convenient location and exceptional amenities, the Renaissance Düsseldorf Hotel is a perfect venue for Salt 2017.
Contact Details
Renaissance Düsseldorf Hotel
Nördlicher Zubringer 6,
Düsseldorf 40470,
Germany
+49 211 62 16 0
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Programme
Day 1 — Monday, 27th March 2017
17.00
Registration desk opens
18.00–19.30
Welcome Reception
Day 2 — Tuesday, 28th March 2017
08.00
Registration and welcome coffee
09.25
Opening announcements
Session 1 — European Perspectives
09.40
European policy, burden or opportunity for the European salt industry
Wouter Lox, Managing Director, EuSalt Salt Producers’ Association, Belgium
10.10
European salt and chloralkali industry—recent trends and outlook
Vladimir M. Sedivy, President, Salt Partners, Switzerland
10.40–11.10
Morning coffee
Session 2 — De-icing Markets
11.10
Vulcan Minerals — A New Atlantic Canadian high grade salt resource — moving to feasibility
Patrick J. Laracy, President and CEO, Vulcan Minerals, Canada
11.40
Supply chain of salt — perspectives from a major distributor
Per H. Nygaard, International Principal Manager, Salt, Azelis, Denmark
Session 3 — Transport and Dry Bulk Logistics
14.10
A perspective on salt / dry bulk shipping market trends and outlook
Denny Sabah, Senior Dry Bulk Analyst, Maritime Strategies International Ltd, United Kingdom
14.40
Innovations in dry bulk logistics
Robert van Muiden, Managing Owner, Rotterdam Bulk Logistics, Netherlands
15.10
Port of Rotterdam dry bulk logistics
Hugo du Mez, Advisor, Dry Bulk & Energy, Port of Rotterdam Authority, Netherlands
15.40–16.10
Afternoon tea
Session 4 — Asian Salt — Adding Value
16.10
Status of the salt industry in India
DS Jhala, Chairman, Dev Salt Pvt Ltd, India
16.40
A new 300,000tpy facility for China and Asia’s growing needs in pharmaceutical salt applications
Dr. Chung H Lau, Senior Vice President, Biotech Salt Business Division, Shihlien Chemical Jiangsu Company, China
19.00
Meet in the lobby for conference dinner
Day 3 — Wednesday, 29th March 2017
08.30
Registration and welcome coffee
09.00
Opening announcements
Session 5 — Solar Salt Supply
09.10
The establishment and implementation of a high-quality project from the Red Sea
Essam Madbouly, Manager, Project Execution Solar Salts, CRISTAL Global, Saudi Arabia
09.40
Salt industry and the environmental impact of Lake Qarun project
Abd EL Latef El Kordy, Chairman & CEO The Egyptian Salt & Minerals Co. (EMISAL), Egypt
10.10–10.40
Morning coffee
Session 6 — Chloralkali Trends
10.40
Caustic soda scenario — Indian perspective
Mayank Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer — Chloralkali, Aditya Birla, India
11.10
Chloralkali trends to 2025
Kerry Satterthwaite, Division Manager, Roskill, United Kingdom
11.40
PVC and sustainability — turning salt into white gold
Dr Jason Leadbitter, Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, INOVYN ChlorVinyls Ltd., United Kingdom
12.10
Closing comments
Roskill, United Kingdom
Roskill reserves the right to alter the programme without notice
Downloads
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