**STOP PRESS!! NOBUO TANAKA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY TO GIVE KEYNOTE INVITATION AT COALTRANS CHINA**
Unparalleled networking opportunities including TWO EVENING RECEPTIONS
19th April 2009: WELCOME EVENING RECEPTION
Dinner 18:30-21:00 Performance 18:40-19:30
All delegates and their spouses are invited to attend the Welcome Evening Reception which will feature traditional Chinese entertainment and the opportunity to meet your fellow conference attendees in a relaxed, informal environment.
Venue - JW Marriott Hotel Beijing
Transport provided
Sponsored by Datong Coal Mine Group
20th April 2009: EVENING NETWORKING RECEPTION
Dinner 18:30-20:30
Capitalise on enhanced networking opportunities by attending the main evening reception at Coaltrans China 2009 where you can spend time in the company of other coal industry executives. Attendance is complimentary to all delegates and their spouses.
Venue - Park Hyatt Beijing
Transport provided
Sponsored by CHINA NATIONAL COAL GROUP CORPORATION
China looms over the global coal markets, leaving the international industry in shadow as to where the Chinese coal import / coal export boundaries will lie in 2009. Net coal exports towards the end of 2008 directly contradict the 14% year-on-year reduction of coal tonnages leaving China shores in recent history. Could the turnaround in the global economy act as a jump-start to a net-exporting China? Or, will China’s power demand be strong enough to rein back the swing of the pendulum?
Coaltrans China encompasses the leading players in the industry at China’s largest international coal conference, to reveal their thoughts on the future of the coal market.
Key topics from top industry speakers include:
Coaltrans China is the meeting point of China’s coal market players. The global economy has been turned on its head, leading to a sharp decline in coal and steel demand across the world. Coaltrans China provides the views of China’s coal producers and the domestic buyers of Chinese and sea-borne coal to address the biggest questions facing the world’s largest coal industry.
- How is the economic situation impacting on Chinese demand for steel and power?
- Domestic coal production and demand – where will the demand / supply balance be in 2009?
- How are international coal producers participating in the Chinese coal market?
- Infrastructure challenges – planned rail and port developments to overcome constraints in delivering coal to the end-user
- How does the international market view China – a potential buyer or a threat to coal pricing and stability?
- Examination of new clean-coal technologies and international cooperation to develop alternative uses of coal in China
- New frontiers for coal production –investing in Mongolia, Indonesia and Australia to ensure long-term stability of coal supply
- And many more features