Schedule

Our event schedules are listed below


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Global Macro Outlook: Tariffs, Trade Shifts and Demand Signals

  • Global growth pockets and industrial demand shifts
  • Tariffs and the reshaping of metal trade routes
  • China’s export behaviour and price transmission
  • Energy, raw materials, and interest-rate pressures


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India 2030: Non-Ferrous Demand–Supply and Global Markets

  • 2030 demand trajectory across across key base metals
  • Energy transition as a structural demand driver
  • India capacity additions and production outlook
  • Policy support, investment pipelines and the road to 2047
  • Supply security: aligning capacity with sectoral demand growth
  • State-wise demand centres and emerging production clusters


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Primary Aluminium: Cost Pressures, Import Competition and Demand Outlook

  • Infra, power, and auto demand: where primary consumption is growing
  • Cost competitiveness: energy, alumina, and logistics pressures
  • Export outlook amid global tariffs and carbon policies 
  • Green aluminium demand and export opportunities
  • Primary–secondary balance in India’s metal supply mix
  • Downstream demand: extrusions, conductors, flat products
  • Domestic capacity expansion and investment pipeline


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Secondary Aluminium: Scrap Supply, Policy Gaps and Alloy Market Outlook

  • Automotive and die-casting demand for secondary alloys
  • Scrap availability: domestic collection vs import dependence
  • Quality challenges and need for standardised scrap norms
  • Primary–secondary spreads and substitution economics
  • Impact of import duties and policy distortions on recyclers
  • Emerging global scrap trade shifts and their impact on India
  • Role of recycling in meeting India’s rising aluminium demand


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Hedging & Risk Management in Non-Ferrous Markets

  • Managing metal price and currency volatility in physical trade
  • Using exchange-based tools for price and margin protection
  • Hedging practices among Indian producers, traders and consumers
  • Case studies: practical hedging outcomes in Indian metal companies
  • Integrating market data into trading and risk management strategies


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Policy Outlook: EPR and the Future of India’s Non-Ferrous Value Chain

  • EPR rollout and its impact on scrap flows, recycling capacity and material costs
  • Balancing primary production and secondary supply in policy design
  • Import duties, scrap regulations and their effect on domestic competitiveness
  • Taxation, incentives and policy support across the value chain
  • Industry recommendations for a stable, long-term non-ferrous policy framework


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India’s Critical Minerals Policy: Securing Supply for the Energy Transition

  • India’s import dependence across key critical minerals
  • Government strategy: overseas assets, strategic reserves and KABIL initiatives
  • Domestic opportunities in mining, processing and refining
  • Recycling and circular supply as a secondary source of critical minerals
  • Trade policy direction and long-term mineral security roadmap


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Price Volatility in Non-Ferrous Metals: What are the Key Drivers?

  • Regional premiums and import parity shaping domestic price benchmarks
  • Sectoral demand shifts across power, auto, construction and packaging
  • Raw material and scrap availability influencing cost structures
  • Primary–secondary spreads and substitution trends in key metals
  • Short-term price risks and opportunities across major non-ferrous markets


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Use-cases of AI in the Non-Ferrous Value Chain

  • AI-driven forecasting, pricing analytics and trading copilots
  • Agentic AI in procurement, logistics and automated trade execution
  • Process automation in smelting, recycling and downstream operations
  • Digital traceability for scrap sourcing, quality and compliance
  • Smart plants: predictive maintenance, energy and yield optimisation
  • Adoption barriers, cybersecurity and ROI from AI investments


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Copper: Demand Shifts, Supply Constraints and Price Outlook

  • Power, EV and grid expansion driving copper consumption
  • Concentrate availability and treatment charge pressures on smelters
  • Scrap supply constraints and quality challenges for recyclers
  • Primary–secondary price spreads and their impact on alloy makers
  • Wire rod and alloy market margins amid volatile input costs
  • New investments in smelting, refining and recycling capacity


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Zinc Outlook: Demand Strength and Emerging Opportunities

  • Galvanizing demand outlook and implications for refined zinc consumption
  • Zinc dross & scrap flows, recovery economics and secondary supply integration
  • Zinc oxide demand from tyre, chemical and specialty sectors
  • Smelter efficiency, energy management and cost competitiveness
  • Zinc’s evolving role in energy storage and advanced applications


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The EV Effect: How Rising Electric Vehicle Demand Is Transforming Battery Metals Markets

  • Battery chemistry shifts and metal intensity trends (Li, Ni, Cu, Al, Pb)
  • EV and electrification demand — real volume growth or specification shift?
  • India’s cell manufacturing growth and raw material demand outlook
  • Recycling economics: lead’s mature model vs lithium-ion recovery
  • OEM sourcing strategies and long-term metal contracting
  • Battery demand impact on non-ferrous price cycles


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India’s Non-Ferrous Downstream: Where Are the Margins and Growth Shifting?

  • Scrap - primary spread volatility squeezing conversion margins.
  • Semi-finished imports- threat or trigger for value addition?
  • Working capital stress reshaping procurement decisions.
  • Capacity expansion and automation- risk or margin opportunity?


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India’s Metals Leadership Journey: From Crisis to Competitiveness

  • Where are leaders placing their biggest strategic bets for the next decade?
  • Growth vs balance sheet: how are capital allocation priorities evolving?
  • Decarbonization investments as a cost centre or competitive moat?
  • Managing global trade volatility and raw material risks.
  • Leadership lessons shaping long-term industry positioning.

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