Schedule：

Keynote lectures

Over 20 experts and enterprisers concerned will give lectures. Participants can exchange magnesium information and data, display update technologies and products, share successful experience, and probe into international co-operation to revitalize magnesium industry. Key contents cover:

Current status and revitalization

• Opportunity and challenge of automobile weight reduction by China’s development in automobile industry and new energy-driven automobile
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• Key development and common challege of global magnesium industry in 2008
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• Influence of global economic crisis on magnesium industry & market and its future
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• Market and investment trend of magnesium industry in the course of temptuous change of global commodity market
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• Current status and growth lay-out of Taiyuan magnesium industry
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• Re-evaluation of automobile-oriented magnesium upon the background of global economic crisis, and the suggestion on the program of Shanxi Automobile-Oriented Magnesium Products Centre

Growth and sustainable development

• Challenge and resposibility of magnesium R & D in China
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• Technological update and innovation of Pigeon magnesium-smelting process in China
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• Study on magnesium life period and its contribution to environmental protection
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• Environmental protection of magnsium industry and the opportunity of CDM program

Successful enterprises and experiences

• Production and quality control of high-performance magnesium alloy
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• Innovation and development of China’s magnesium fabrication segment
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• Road to sustainable developent of magnesium plants
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• Experience and thought of promoting magnesium industry by international capital market

Scientific update and future market

• Current status and future of automobile-oriented magnesium in Japan
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• Development of new casting magnesium alloy
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• Development of automobile-oriented magnesium alloy in Europe
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• Manufacture of forging magnesium alloy hub
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• R & D and market future of magnesium alloy extrusion technology
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• Magnesium alloy and extrusion alloy for new automobile
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• Production and application of magnesium alloy plate & sheet