IMnI 2025 Annual Conference in Tokyo: a great success!
👏 This year again, the IMnI Annual Conference remained the world’s largest manganese-only event, gathering in Tokyo more than 240 delegates from 123 companies based in 34 countries!
This event attracted major manganese miners, alloy, metal and chemicals producers, in addition to traders, consultancies, logistics companies and prominent participants in the battery and steel value chains.
Industry experts presented their views on the latest dynamics in the battery, steel and manganese sectors (presentations are available for IMnI members on the IMnI extranet https://extranet.manganese.org/home):
The global reset – new paradigms, Robert Ward, Director of Geo-Economics & Strategy - Japan Chair, IISS, THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES
How carbon-accounted steel reshapes the industry, Lu Han, Senior Editor, S&P Global
The way forward: balancing risk and rewards, Steven Vercammen , Senior Expert - BMI, McKinsey & Company
Manganese in lithium-ion battery precursors, Takahiro Hayakawa, General Manager Raw Materials Procurement, Tanaka Chemical Corp
The impact of geopolitics on battery (and manganese) supply chains, Tanisha Grace Schultz, Senior Analyst, Project Blue
How batteries reshape the manganese chemicals market, Jean-Thibault de Besombes, Senior Director, Strategy & Product Management – Advanced Materials, Vibrantz Technologies Inc.
Perspective on the Indian manganese alloy industry, Manish Sarda, Deputy Managing Director, Sarda Metals & Alloys Ltd.
Outlook for China’s silicon-manganese alloy industry, Jason Wang, Manager of Manganese Ore Purchase, Bosai Minerals Group Co., Ltd.
Key developments and expectations for the manganese ore and ferroalloy markets, Clare Hanna Clare Hanna, Senior Analyst, CRU
Panel discussion on manganese with Manish Sarda (Sarda Metals & Alloys Ltd.), Clare Hanna (CRU), jian zhou (Shanghai Fengri International Trading), Sonja De Klerk (Ore & Metal SA)
Decarbonization dynamics for the manganese industry, Julien Burdeau, Group Director of Decarbonization, Eramet
Safety Data Sheets: Certainty vs Fantasy, Doreen McGough, Executive Director, Manganese Reach Administration (MARA) OFFICIAL
Integrating sustainability into strategy: the Maringá Ferro-Liga Journey, Luis Pessoa Luis Pessoa, Commercial & Supply Chain Director, Grupo Maringá
The conference was supported by major sponsors, including Asia Minerals, Kudumane Manganese, Pertama Ferroalloys, Nippon Denko, Transalloys, Maringa Ferro Ligas, World Metals & Alloys (WMA), Tshipi é Ntsimbintle, United Manganese of Kalahari, Autlán, Berry Alloys, Bosai Minerals Group, Champion Minerals, Hanwa Kogyo, South32, Sarda Group and QVC Group.
