Indian Copper Development Centre (ICDC), which was founded in the year 1966, celebrated its 50 years of glorious journey by organizing
Golden Jubilee Conference on “Copper”
at Mumbai
on 15th & 16th December, 2016
Indian and overseas experts from about 100 organisations representing primary copper producers, downstream copper product manufacturers, copper associations, equipment manufacturers, traders, research institutes as well as end users of copper based products attended the programme. Around 200 participants attended and 18 papers were presented during the two day conference.
Mr. K. D. Diwan, Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Copper Ltd. inaugurated the conference. Mr. P. Ramnath, Chief Executive Officer, Sterlite Copper & Mr. J. C. Laddha, Chief Executive Officer, Birla Copper addressed the participants as Special Guests. Mr. Rikab Mehta, Co-chairman, Organising Committee & Managing Director, Mehta Group of Industries, welcomed the participants Mr. D. K. Jain, Chairman, Organising Committee & Managing Director, Agrawal Metal Works Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Rajive Kaul, President, Indian Copper Development Centre also addressed the participants. The session concluded with the Vote of Thanks proposed by Dr. D. De Sarkar, Chief Executive Officer, Indian Copper Development Centre.
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The following papers were presented during the four presentation sessions of the two day conference :
·
ICSG’s View of Current Copper Market Conditions and Future Outlook
by Don Smale, International Copper Study Group, Portugal
·
The Short-term Outlook for Copper Demand
by Dr. Mark Loveitt, International Wrought Copper Council, U.K.
·
Positive Material Identification (PMI) – Copper and Copper Alloys
by Vikram Mulay, Dynamic Technology Systems, Mumbai
·
An Overview of the Indian Copper Based Semis Industry
by D. K. Jain, Indian Non-Ferrous Metals Manufacturers Association
·
An Overview of Indian Copper Conductor Manufacturing Industry
by Shreegopal Kabra, RR Kabel Ltd., Mumbai & Former President, Winding Wires Manufacturers’ Association of India
· Outotec Copper Chloride Leaching Process for Malanjkhand Copper Concentrate
by Marko Lampi, Outotec, Finland
·
Challenges for Indian Copper Consumers
by Mahendra R. Mehta, Precision Wires India Ltd., Mumbai
·
Key Factors for Sustainable Manufacturing
by Dr. P. Sriram, Rapsri Engineering Products Company Ltd., Karnataka
·
Recent Technical Innovations in Continuous Wire Rod Casting Technology
by Sir Michael Nairn, Rautomead Ltd., U.K.
·
Coatings for Copper Moulds to Improve Productivity & Quality in Continuous Casting of Steel
by Sumit Dhody, Mipalloy Nomura Plating Co. Pvt. Ltd., Sriperumbudur
·
Outotec Smelting Technologies – No Spills
by Jukka Tuominen, Outotec, Finland
·
compacROD® - Continuous Copper Rod Plants for Lower Production Capacities
by Thomas Schatz, SMS Group GmbH, Germany
·
Distribution Transformer – A New Business Opportunity
by Manas Kumar Kundu, International Copper Association India, Mumbai
·
Heat Exchangers for Air Conditioners : Opportunities and Challenges
by Indraneel Samanta, Blue Star Ltd., Thane
·
Copper Drawing Lubricant Advancements and Selection
by Scott Schultz, RichardsApex AustralAsia, Australia
·
Copper Titanium Alloys – A Made in India Technology
by Lalit Kumar Pahwa, Pahwa MetalTech Pvt. Ltd., Pune
·
LYCOS - e-Platform for Metals
by Anuj Bareja, TRAFIGURA, Mumbai
·
MTLEXS - A Unique Non-Ferrous Metals e-Marketplace
by Suneel Mardia, MTLEXS, Mumbai
·
Government Funding Opportunity for Copper Industry Through GITA
by Vimal Kumar, Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA), New Delhi