Invitation

We are glad to inform you the 6th China International Coking Technology and Coke Market Congress 2008, jointly organized by organized by China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), China Coking Industry Association (CCIA) and Metallurgical Council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (MC-CCPIT), will be held from 11 to 12 Sept 2008 at Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Hotel & Convention Center, Tianjin, China.

The main topics of the congress will include: demand and supply situation on the Chinese and the world market in 2008 and 2009, development trend of the coking industry and government policy, coking and gas treatment technologies, and coke logistics, etc.

China is the world largest coke producing, consuming and exporting country. In 2007, China's coke output reached 328 million ton and export 15.3 million ton which accounting for 60% of the world total production and 46% of the international trade volume respectively. With the strong demand and hiking coking coal price, coke price has rebounded and the cookeries’ economic efficiency has significantly improved since mid last year.

However, the coking industry will face more difficulties and challenges than ever before due to the more and more volatile steel market, the more and more stringent control over high energy consumption and high pollution industry, and the inadequate supply of high quality coking coal. Coking enterprises have to effectively change their growth model and further enhance their efficiency in every links of coke production and marketing to maintain their profitability of today and gain further development.

Transportation cost, particularly ocean freight in case of international trade, accounts for a very large proportion of the final delivered coke cost. Huge economic efficiency and profit margin improvement can be realized by optimizing coke logistics. To this end, we will specially include the discussion on logistics in the conference program, and arrange a field trip to the dedicated coke terminals at Tianjin Port. Tianjin has the largest coke terminal in China which delivered 1.134 million tons' coke in 2007, accounting for 75 per cent of total export of China.

Aiming to promote market study and enhance technological exchange and business cooperation, the congress has been successfully held for five times since 2002 and has become one of the most important events of the international coke industry and steel industry.

We sincerely invite coke producers, users, traders, logistics service providers, coking technology and equipment suppliers (particularly for energy saving and environmental protection technology and equipment) to participate in this annual grand gathering of the world coke community.