Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor

Maaden

Ma'aden is the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East and among the fastest-growing mining companies in the world, with revenues of SAR 40.3 billion ($10.7 billion) in 2022. We are developing the mining industry into the third pillar of Saudi economy in line with Vision 2030, and aim to be a role model in responsible and sustainable operations.

We operate 17 mines and sites, have 6,000+ direct employees and export products to over 30 countries. We are embarking on massive growth over the next 18 years across phosphate, aluminium, gold, copper and new minerals - to leverage the Kingdom's estimated $1.3 trillion mineral endowment and international opportunities.

Gold Sponsors

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)

At plus-1.62 million metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) (2024), Alba is a world-leading aluminium smelter with a proud 50-year legacy in operational excellence, safety, environmental responsibility, and community development.

A cornerstone of the Bahrain’s economy, Alba produces high-quality aluminium, including standard and value-added products, which are exported to over 280 customers globally. With sales’ offices in Europe (Zurich), Asia (Singapore), and a subsidiary in the U.S., Alba is a reliable partner on the world stage. Alba is dually listed on Bahrain Bourse and London Stock Exchange and its shareholders are Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company B.S.C. © (69.38%), Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) (20.62%) and General Public (10%). Alba prioritises the highest quality standards, reflected in its certifications: ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment), ISO 27001 (information security), ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety), and ISO 18788 (security operations management). Additionally, Alba demonstrates its commitment to responsible manufacturing through certifications like IATF 16949 (automotive quality), ISO 22301 (business continuity), and ASI Performance and Chain of Custody Standards. This dedication is further underscored by their top 1% Ecovadis Platinum rating for sustainability.

As the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East, Alba is central to Bahrain's thriving downstream aluminium sector, contributing significantly to the Kingdom's GDP. Committed to social responsibility, Alba employs a workforce that is 87% Bahrainis (2024) and invests heavily in employee training and development. Alba also plays a crucial role in the Aluminium Downstream Park, therefore increasing the contribution of non-oil sectors to the GDP of Bahrain. Alba has been recognised for its initiatives to produce Aluminium responsibly through awards such as Top ESG performer in Bahrain by ESG Invest, Safeguard Label from Bureau Veritas and Best Corporate Governance Award by Ethical Boardroom.

For more details, please visit the company’s website (http://www.albasmelter.com).

Alcoa Corporation

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products with a vision to reinvent the aluminum industry for a sustainable future.

With a values-based approach that encompasses integrity, operating excellence, care for people and courageous leadership, our purpose is to Turn Raw Potential into Real Progress.

Since developing the process that made aluminum an affordable and vital part of modern life, our talented Alcoans have developed breakthrough innovations and best practices that have led to greater efficiency, safety, sustainability and stronger communities wherever we operate.

Ducab Metals Business – DMB

Ducab Metals Business (DMB) is a reliable and responsible provider of high-quality copper and aluminium solutions. It is committed to delivering pioneering sustainable metal solutions globally. Established in 2020 as part of the Ducab Group, DMB builds upon a legacy of trust and over two decades of heritage, offering tailored copper and aluminium solutions.

With two state-of-the-art facilities and a total installed capacity of over 300,000 tonnes per annum, DMB is a leader in industry innovation. The company's primary focus is on ensuring customer satisfaction by delivering the best products in the fields of copper and aluminium. DMB caters to a wide range of industries, including automotive, packaging, healthcare, and more, reflecting its versatility and adaptability.

In line with its commitment to growth, DMB is actively diversifying its product range and expanding downstream opportunities. DMB is also dedicated to increasing process efficiency, sustainable sourcing, recycling, and reducing its carbon footprint. The company's approach integrates a robust supply chain designed to effectively address the evolving needs of various industries while maintaining the highest standards of product quality and customer service.

Emirates Global Aluminium

Emirates Global Aluminium is the world’s largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the biggest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas.

EGA is an integrated aluminium producer, with operations on four continents from bauxite mining to the production of cast primary aluminium and recycling. EGA operates aluminium smelters in Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah in the United Arab Emirates, an alumina refinery in Al Taweelah, a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the Republic of Guinea, a speciality foundry in high strength recycled aluminium in Germany, and a recycling plant in the United States.

EGA produces one-in-every-25 tonnes of aluminium made worldwide, and supplies customers in more than 50 countries. The growing broader aluminium sector in the UAE supports more than 57,000 jobs. Aluminium is among the world’s most versatile metals, and EGA’s global customers transform it into products that make modern life possible. EGA’s aluminium is primarily used in the construction, automotive, packaging, aerospace and electronics industries.

As a corporate citizen of the UAE, EGA aspires in all its operations to be measured amongst the world’s leading metals and mining companies in meeting its environmental and social responsibilities.

For more information on EGA please visit www.ega.ae.

Process Industries & Metals

PSI Software SE is a leading software company that develops software products for optimizing the flow of energy and materials for utilities and industry. With over 2,300 employees, PSI is present in 17 countries worldwide. The innovative industry products and solutions can be operated on premise or in the cloud.

The Business Unit Process Industries & Metals offers production management solutions for the metals industry through its PSImetals software, which combines Supply Chain Management, Advanced Planning Scheduling and Manufacturing Execution System within one Service Platform. The end-to-end solutions can be configured to meet the requirements of producers, thereby helping them stay competitive. To support all processes such as planning, production, quality and logistics, the PSImetals Service Platform allows highly integrated solutions. While integrating AI and decarbonization into our IT service offerings, we at PSI deliver production management solutions today for generations to come.

Silver Sponsors

AP Aluminium SDN BHD

Founded in 2024, AP Aluminium is one of the region’s leading aluminium extrusion manufacturers. The company was established by Mr. Wang, a veteran of more than 25 years in the aluminium alloy industry with particular expertise in the industrial and automotive application of aluminium extrusion.

Committed to meeting the evolving demands of the aluminium industry’s supply chain, we specialize in the sorting, cleaning, polishing, secondary processing, extrusion, casting, and heat treatment, along with the reverse extrusion of aluminium.

Gunvor SA

Gunvor Group is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy, base metals, and bulk materials from where they are sourced and stored to where they are demanded most.

With strategic investments in infrastructure—downstream, refineries, pipelines, storage, and terminals—Gunvor further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers. In 2024, Gunvor Group generated US $136 billion in revenue on 232 million metric tons of turnover.

The Group’s main trading offices are in Geneva, Singapore, Houston, Stamford, Calgary, Dubai, and London, with a network of more than 20 representative and other trading offices around the globe. More information can be found at GunvorGroup.com or @Gunvor.

Istanbul Ferrous and non-Ferrous Exporters Association

İstanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters’ Association (İMMİB) is a professional organization affiliated with Ministry of Trade, Republic of Türkiye, incorporating six exporters’ associations. İMMİB represents six major exporting industries in Turkey which are chemicals, steel, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, electronics, minerals, and jewellery. In 2024 the total export value of these six sectors accounted for 35% of Türkiye's total exports. İMMİB has nearly 40.000 active member companies engaged in production and export within these associations.

İstanbul Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Exporters’ Association (İDDMİB) is one of the associations under the umbrella of İMMİB General Secretariat. Turkish aluminium industry holds a %39 share at İDDMİB’s exports, making it leading sector. Turkish aluminium products are preferred by the world’s leading markets, recognized by specialist retailers and major chain stores for their high quality, certified to international standards while also offering highly competitive prices and on-time delivery. Türkiye keeps pace with latest trends, fashion, and technologies and Turkish companies have been actively participating in the world’s leading exhibitions in Europe, Asia and the USA for more than 30 years, building up their global brand “Turkish Aluminium”. The industry exports more than half of its production as finished goods. In 2024, exports of the aluminium industry reached 4,94 billion USD. Turkish aluminium sector exports to more than 200 countries. There are approximately 1.500 active companies, employing more than 35.000 people.

Innoval Technology Ltd

At Innoval, knowledge is our business. As aluminium consultants, we’re here to share our expertise to help you develop products and processes that are better for people and for the planet. We are a collective of expert consultants who work with partners to develop products and production methods that put sustainability, usability and efficiency first. We build long-term relationships to help organisations design, develop and manufacture better products for end-users and the environment. Our aluminium consultants come from a wide range of technical disciplines and their practical experience is varied; we have a huge amount of expertise under one roof.

London Metal Exchange

The London Metal Exchange is the world centre for the trading of industrial metals – the majority of all non-ferrous metal futures business is transacted on our trading platforms: LMEselect (electronic), the Ring (open outcry) and the 24-hour telephone market. In 2024, 178 million lots were traded in total on our markets, equating to $18 trillion and 4 billion tonnes notional, with a market open interest high of 1.8 million lots.

A member of HKEX Group, the LME brings together participants from the physical industry and the financial community to create a robust, regulated market where there is always a buyer and a seller, where there is always a price and where there is always the opportunity to transfer or take on risk – 24 hours a day. The Exchange provides producers and consumers of metal with a physical market of last and the ability to hedge against the risk of rising and falling world metal prices.

Investors value the LME as a vibrant futures exchange and for its close links to industry. The possibility of physical delivery via the world-wide network of over 465 LME-approved warehouses makes it the perfect hedging venue for industry and provides a reference price everyone can trust.

The LME is the home of aluminium trading, and the daily Official Price for the LME Aluminium contract is the global benchmark price. 260,000 lots of LME Aluminium traded on average every day last year, equalling 1.8 billion tonnes in total.

TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity.

Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to provide as many people as possible with energy that is more reliable, more affordable and more sustainable.

Active in about 120 countries, TotalEnergies places sustainability at the heart of its strategy, its projects and its operations.

Triland Metals Limited

Established in 1971, Triland Metals Limited is a Category 2 member of the London Metal Exchange, headquartered in London with regional offices in New York, Singapore and Tokyo.

We are trusted by over 220 customers in 36 countries worldwide helping them to mitigate the risks involved in buying and selling metals.