Schedule

Our event schedules are listed below


09:45-10:30 IST

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


10:30-11:30 IST

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


11:30-12:30 IST

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


12:30-13:30 IST

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


14:15-15:00 IST

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


15:00-15:45 IST

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


15:45-16:30 IST

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


16:30-17:30 IST

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


10:00-10:45 IST

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


10:45-11:45 IST

Primary Copper : Demand Momentum vs Supply Discipline – Where is the Balance?

  • Power, EV and grid expansion sustaining demand-but is growth evenly distributed?
  • Mine supply lag and concentrate tightness-temporary phase or structural shift?
  • TC/RC compression testing smelter viability and procurement strategies
  • Smelting capacity additions-strategic positioning or overbuild risk?
  • Price direction -are fundamentals strong enough to override macro volatility?


11:45-12:45 IST

Secondary Copper: Scrap Reality Check – Constraint, Opportunity or Both?

  • Scrap availability tightening-cyclical squeeze or long-term shortage?
  • Quality gaps and informal flows-can efficiency improve at scale?
  • Refined-scrap spreads-when does substitution break down?
  • Downstream margins-how are alloy and semi-finished players adapting?
  • Recycling investments vs policy push-will formalization accelerate meaningfully?
  • Trade flows and imports-reshaping regional scrap competitiveness


12:45-13:30 IST

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


14:15-15:00 IST

How will battery manufacturers secure feedstock in a tightening global supply chain

  • Battery chemistry shift and metal intensity impact on lead demand
  • Lead vs lithium-ion, LFP and emerging chemistries: substitution vs coexistence
  • Demand growth beyond EVs and impact on battery raw material requirements
  • Global feedstock availability and competition for primary vs secondary lead
  • Recycling-led supply security and expansion of secondary lead capacity
  • OEM–battery maker sourcing strategies and long-term tie-ups


15:00-16:00 IST

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?


16:00-17:00 IST

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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