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IMnI Board Meets in Monaco

The IMnI Board met for its third and final meeting of the year in Monte-Carlo last week. Major announcements made and decisions taken during the meeting included:

  • Peter Allen (ConsMin Trade) stepped down as Chairman of the Marketing & Communications (M&C) Committee. He will be replaced by Brett Suann, formerly of BHP Billiton and recently recruited by ConsMin Trade.
  • The results of the first phase of the IMnI’s Life Cycle Assessment for Environmental Performance will be presented at next year’s February Board meeting. This project led by BHP Billiton, involves providing a first set of metrics on energy consumption in all smelters operated by the 6 participating companies: BHP Billiton, Eramet, Ferroatlantica, OM Holdings, Ore & Metal and Vale.
  • Plans are underway to hire an India representative. The job description and candidate profile will be developed by the Marketing & Communications Committee and the Secretary General, before being vetted by the Executive Committee.
  • A safety workshop will be held at BHP Billiton’s TEMCO alloy plant in Tasmania during the 1st half of 2010. The plant boasts a new, cutting-edge technology for detecting water leakage in furnaces. The 2-day workshop will also feature presentations on other safety issues, to be made by participating companies.
  • The IMnI’s newly redesigned website presented to the Board is increasingly user-friendly, with the market research area now housing a database query facility. 
  •  The 7th EPD China Conference will take place at the end of March 2010, in Nanning. 
  •  The IMnI Draft Budget for 2010 was approved.