From June 3 to June 5, the Indonesia Critical Minerals 2026 was held at the Pullman Jakarta Central Park in Jakarta, Indonesia. The conference was organized by Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) and co-organized by the Indonesia Nickel Miners Association (APNI) , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia , the National Economic Council of Indonesia , and MMR , with a strategic partnership established with the Jakarta Futures Exchange . The conference featured six dedicated forums: the main forum, the nickel and cobalt forum, the tin forum, the coal & energy transition forum, the aluminum forum, and the sub-forum, bringing together 3,500+ attendees from 45 countries and regions worldwide, with 120+ speakers sharing their insights on market prices, supply-demand patterns, industry policies, low-carbon development, and ESG construction, etc. Conference Background In the process of global industrial upgrading, the strategic value of critical metals has become increasingly prominent, and Southeast Asia has gradually emerged as a highly dynamic segment of the global mining landscape. As a major regional mineral producer, Indonesia has successively introduced multiple industrial policies for critical metals such as nickel, tin, aluminum, and copper, adjusting and optimizing areas including mining quotas, pricing mechanisms, tax policies, export management, and domestic market obligation since 2026. These efforts are guided by the goals of improving the regulatory system, enhancing industrial added value, and optimizing resource revenues, and have had a significant impact on the global metal supply chain and market dynamics. As Indonesia’s premier flagship event for the mineral industry, this conference focuses on supply chain security of critical minerals including nickel, cobalt and tin, and adopts a dual-driven model of mining and energy. It commits to promoting Indonesia’s industrial upgrading from raw material export to high-value industrial chain development, while providing solid resource support and practical cooperation paradigms for regional and global energy transition. 》Click to view the photo gallery of the conference June 3: Main Forum Opening Ceremony Adam Fan, Chairman, Shanghai Metals Market Nanan Soekarna, Chairman, APNI Arif Havas Oegroseno, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ciyong Zou, Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development, UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) Sherly Tjoanda, Governor of North Maluku, North Maluku Government Todotua Pasaribu, Vice Minister, Ministry of Investement and Downstream Industry of Indonesia Drum Performance & Dance Show Opening Address Speaker: Adam Fan, Chairman of SMM Adam stated that this year marks the 4th year of the Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference. This flagship industry event is dedicated to building a global platform connecting Indonesia with the world. Empowering mineral resources through technology, the conference links producers and consumers to facilitate industrial chain and business cooperation. Boasting a record-high attendance, this year’s event gathers 3,500+ participants and 120+ speakers. The growing participation of global countries, enterprises and industry professionals demonstrates rising international trust and confidence in Indonesia’s critical mineral ecosystem. As cross-border collaboration is essential for building a robust global critical minerals supply chain, the conference strives to enhance supply chain transparency, interconnectivity and in-depth global industrial cooperation by pooling industry insights and resources. Speaker: Nanan Soekarna, Chairman of APNI Nanan Soekarna stated in his remarks that the 4th Indonesia Critical Minerals was the largest to date in terms of attendance, demonstrating the global industry’s full confidence in Indonesia’s minerals industry, cross-border cooperation models, and Indonesia’s roadmap for sustainable mining development, and he extended his sincere gratitude to all participating partners. He noted that the core of development in the critical minerals sector has shifted from a simple contest of resources and capacity to the transformation of the sustainable value of natural resources, balancing diverse economic, social, and environmental benefits. By deepening downstream industry chain expansion, Indonesia aims both to enhance industrial value-added and to build an international industrial brand and strengthen credibility in the global market. In the future, the core of global mining competition will not lie in resource reserves, but in transparent, responsible, and sustainable resource governance capabilities. Relying on global partners, Indonesia will uphold the philosophy of sustainable mining development and, through high-quality cooperation and shared value principles, work together to build the future of the critical minerals industry that balances ecology, benefits, and long-term development. Speaker: Arif Havas Oegroseno, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno mentioned that critical minerals are increasingly becoming a focal point of global geopolitical competition, with elements such as energy, minerals, and trade and economic rules being instrumentalized from time to time. Leveraging its domestic resource endowments, Indonesia is vigorously advancing downstream deep processing of minerals; this strategy is not limited to industrial upgrading, but is also a comprehensive development initiative that boosts employment, consolidates science and technology innovation capabilities, enhances industry chain resilience, and delivers inclusive gains from green development. In response to procurement demands from multiple parties, Indonesia adheres to a diversified cooperation approach by expanding a diverse range of procurement partners and promoting deeper participation by resource countries in technology R&D and industry chain value-added, thereby avoiding the risks of dependence on a single partnership. He also noted that for the future governance of critical minerals, ESG should truly become a competitive advantage for enterprises rather than a trade barrier, with its original purpose being to optimize environmental management, improve social responsibility, and empower enterprises to enhance quality and efficiency. In the face of a new round of industrial transformation, critical minerals serve as the core raw materials for energy transition, the digital economy, and the development of high-tech industries. Based on its resource endowment, Indonesia is determined to transform from a mineral resource producer into a reliable partner in the global industry chain and a co-builder of industry rules. It invites global investors, industry chain producers, and resource-producing countries to join hands, uphold the spirit of partnership, reject unreasonable additional conditions, and jointly build a new global pattern for critical minerals that is inclusive and universally beneficial. Keynote Speech: Investing in Critical Minerals Downstreaming: Unlocking the Full Value of Indonesia's Resources Guest Speaker: Todotua Pasaribu, Vice Minister, Ministery of Investment and Downstream Industry of Indonesia Pasaribu Todotua stated that against the backdrop of climbing global demand for critical minerals and concentrated resource origins, the strategic attributes of this category continue to stand out. Indonesia, leveraging its resource endowment, vigorously promotes the downstream transformation of the entire industry chain, which is a core national policy to boost the economy and optimize supply chain structures. Under the president's policy deployment, Indonesia has designated mineral deep processing as a pillar of industrial upgrading. The authorities have delineated 28 categories of strategic minerals across eight major sectors and estimated potential investment in related tracks at approximately $618 billion, which is expected to create 3 million new jobs annually upon implementation. The country has set investment attraction targets from 2024 to 2029, accompanied by annual implementation plans. The 2026 target is clear, and investment implementation progress in the first quarter has been steady. In recent years, downstream industry investment has accounted for nearly 30% of national fixed asset investment, becoming a key driver to boost the economy and helping the country sprint toward the 8% economic growth target by 2029. He introduced that Indonesia has already established downstream layouts in multiple critical mineral tracks, including nickel, tin, aluminum, copper, PV raw materials, and semiconductor raw materials. The nickel industry has extended from stainless steel production to the entire power battery industry chain, while the tin, aluminum, and copper sectors continue to expand into deep processing, electronic materials, and other high-value-added categories, synchronously deploying supporting industry chains for PV and semiconductors. To solidify the conditions for industrial implementation, Indonesia has optimized the business environment in three aspects: accelerating approval processes, providing infrastructure support, and offering policy incentives. It has shortened project approval cycles, improved supporting facilities for hydropower, ports, and transportation, and implemented supportive measures such as tax reductions and tariff preferences, continuously attracting global capital and technological cooperation. This drives the country's transformation from a raw material exporter to a high-value-added product manufacturer, relying on multi-party collaboration to convert local mineral resources into sustainable industrial benefits. Guest Speaker: Ciyong Zou, Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development, UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) Zou Ciyong said global demand for critical minerals continues to rise along with the rapid development of clean energy and digital industries, and the role of resource countries in ensuring stable mineral supply is becoming increasingly critical. Indonesia's transformation path from raw material extraction to deep processing can provide reference for resource countries in the Global South. Currently, mining development still faces multiple challenges such as environmental protection, carbon emissions, and livelihood supporting facilities. Sustainable development has become an imperative for the industry, which needs to balance economic benefits, green development and social inclusion. Leveraging its multilateral platform advantages, UNIDO empowers its member states in multiple dimensions, including industrial policy, technology transfer, investment and financing, and capacity building, promotes the establishment of a Global Green Mining Cooperation Alliance, and has implemented a demonstration project of the Indonesia Nickel Industry Eco-Industrial Park, using the project as a model to explore a sustainable development path for global mining. He pointed out that the long-term development of the critical minerals industry cannot be separated from in-depth international cooperation, and it is necessary to establish transparent public-private partnerships, build resilient supply chains, and uniformly implement common industry standards. Indonesia intends to join forces with partners from all sectors to tap the development potential of the industry, while insisting on placing environmental protection and sustainability at the forefront of industrial development. In the future, UNIDO will continue to engage with governments, industries and capital from multiple parties, working together to achieve coordinated economic, social and environmental benefits from mineral resources. Keynote Speeches Keynote Speech: Beyond Volume: How North Maluku Can Lead Indonesia’s Next Phase of Sustainable Downstream Growth? Guest Speaker: Sherly Tjoanda, Governor of North Maluku Province Sherly Tjoanda elaborated on how North Maluku can lead Indonesia's next phase of sustainable downstream development from the perspectives of geographical location, transportation advantages, skilled talent reserves, and the fact that North Maluku's nickel ore is high-grade ore. Keynote Speech: Two Decades of Critical Minerals: 2016-2036 - How Supply Structures Shape Market Dynamics Guest Speaker: Shirley Wang, VP, Shanghai Metals Market The Rule —Why resource-rich nations must process, not just mine A 1931 Question: Mine Today, or Wait? Hotelling gave mining a theoretical anchor. It was elegant — and incomplete. A rational resource-based country should ensure the rate of price increase is exactly equal to the return on investment (Interest rate) Four Reasons the Real World Departs from the Formula Substitution, policy shifts, demand surprises, and costs — each bends the expected path The Quiet Force Behind All of This Ore grades decline everywhere. Building downstream is not ambition. It is adaptation. Shirley analyzed this by comparing ore grades for nickel, tin, copper, alumina, and others for the years 2016, 2026, and 2036. ► Strategic Insight: Why Low-Grade Ore Is Changing the Rules • Continuously declining grades are forcing industrial upgrading and iteration. Deteriorating raw ore quality is driving mines and smelters to optimize production, increasing the utilization of low-grade ore, the application of new processes, and the recycling of secondary resources. • Pricing power is gradually shifting from trading markets to resource-rich governments. As high-grade mineral deposits are depleted, the impact of short-term supply and demand on prices weakens, and the pace at which resource-rich nations release supply becomes the core variable. Industry Mainline: Commonalities in Two Decades of Development Across Five Metals Nickel: Where One Country Anchors the Market Indonesia influences marginal incremental nickel supply, and the commissioning pace of its domestic industry dominates global nickel price movements. The analysis incorporated the global distribution of nickel mine capacity. Cost Structures Are Moving Apart RKEF costs face the steepest climb. Scale mattered yesterday. Cost discipline matters tomorrow. The Ore Base Is Quietly Shifting Looking at changes in the global nickel production cost structure, the primary low-cost raw material was high-grade primary nickel ore before 2015. From 2016 to 2026, the share of low-grade ore and laterite nickel ore mining has been climbing steadily. Currently, laterite nickel ore stands as the most cost-competitive raw material. As laterite nickel ore grades decline, future nickel production based on sulphide ore may increase. Keynote Speech: Indonesia's Green Nickel: From Us To The Next Generation Guest Speaker: Joseph Hong, President Commissioner, Neo Energy Keynote Speech: AI is NOT optional! Guest Speaker: Adam Fan, Chairman of SMM Adam noted that AI has become an essential requirement for the digital upgrade of the commodity industry. Leveraging a new AI technology system, SMM integrates macro and micro data, market intelligence, and industrial information through full-process intelligent processing, and with human-machine collaboration automatically generates in-depth industry reports — surpassing traditional manual approaches comprehensively in terms of timeliness, coverage, personalization, and depth of analysis. SMM has now deployed a mature industry AI solution: leveraging SMM’s massive database and customized AI capabilities, enterprises can enable intelligent inquiries, interactive reviews, and dynamic strategy simulations, accurately serving transaction analysis, production planning, and inventory strategies for non-ferrous metals such as cobalt, nickel, and copper. SMM AI Data Services offer a three-tier progressive intelligent solution for the metals industry: Instant Inquiry → Xiao Jin (Metrix): access real-time price trends and market insights, with data sourced from a premium subscription-grade database and insights calibrated by senior analysts; In-depth Research → Deep Report: a chapter-by-chapter analysis by product and region, featuring traceable charts and citations, and continuously updated as market conditions evolve; System Integration → MCP Data Services: covering over 200,000 real-time data indicators and more than 60 products across the entire industry chain, a single integration embeds the service into the enterprise AI framework. Keynote Speech: Indonesia's Post-Election Economy: Can the Country Sustain 5–6% Growth Amid Fiscal Pressures, Weak Export Prices and Heavy Industrial Power Subsidies? Speaker: Andre Simangunsong, Head of Mandiri Institute, Office of Chief Economist, Bank Mandiri Andre Simangunsong said Indonesia’s GDP grew by 5.6% in Q1 2026, with a full-year baseline forecast of 5.2%. The strong Q1 growth was primarily driven by a low base effect from delayed fiscal spending in 2025 and the front-loading of this year’s fiscal disbursements. The full year faces uncertainties from rising crude oil prices, geopolitical fluctuations, and a widening fiscal deficit. The 2026 fiscal budget is approximately IDR 2,000 trillion, focusing on eight key areas such as education and food security; 19 major industrial projects have already commenced, with nickel smelting and industry chain parks accelerating establishment, propelling the mineral sector’s transformation from raw resource exports to high-value-added deep processing. Indonesia has revised nickel ore royalty rules, introducing progressive royalty rates, promoting the upgrade of nickel products from nickel pig iron (NPI) to MHP and nickel sulphate, and laying out hydrometallurgical processing for low-grade ores; the outlook for the tin industry is positive. The banking sector’s loan-to-deposit ratio remains stable at 85%, and Bank Mandiri is advancing digital transformation and ESG-compliant lending to empower downstream industry projects. By combining industrial, fiscal, and financial strengths, Indonesia is expected to maintain a growth range of 5%–6% in the medium and long term. CXO Panel: Senior Executives' Roadmaps to Overcome Resource, Cost, Technology & ESG Challenges Moderator: Laksmi Kusumawati, Director of Downstream Planning and International Economic Cooperation, Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas Panelists: Bernardus Irmanto, President Director, PT Vale Indonesia Alex Sun, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President, Integrated Energy Service and Carbon Management, Envision Group Marvin R. Reinhart, Portfolio Management Department Head, Indonesia Battery Corporation Ilhamsyah Mahendra, Production & Commercial Director, PT Timah Tbk Keynote Speech: Breaking the Diesel Dependency: Reliable, Affordable Energy for Island Mines Speaker: Mr. Fred Ge, C&I BESS Technical Solution Manager in Asia-Pacific, Sungrow Panel Discussion: The "Green Premium" Myth vs. Reality: Who Will Pay for Decarbonization in the Critical Minerals Supply Chain? Moderator： MARCO KAMIYA， UNIDO Representative, Regional Office in Jakarta for Indonesia, Timor Leste and the Philippines UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) Panelists: Ary Sudijanto, Deputy for Climate Change Control and Carbon Economic Value Governance, Ministry of Environment, Government of Indonesia Antti Koulumies, CEO, Terrafame Anna Stancher, Senior Project Manager, Responsible Minerals Initiative Yumo Li, Head of ESG Office in Tsingshan Board, Tsingshan Holding Group Lihui Sun, Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Huayou Cobalt Cocktail Party We extend our sincere gratitude to the global logistics leader Access World for its exclusive sponsorship of the cocktail party at this conference. Founded in 1933, Access World has grown from a family business into an international logistics organization operating in 25 countries, with a strategically located network of ports and warehousing facilities in prime locations, ensuring the efficient daily handling and flow of goods. As an end-to-end logistics service provider, Access World has long been committed to simplifying global supply chains and enhancing the efficiency of commodity circulation. It is worth noting that this marks the second consecutive year Access World has generously sponsored the cocktail dinner at the Indonesia Mining Conference & Critical Minerals Conference. For this steadfast commitment and dedication to deeply cultivating the industry and continuously empowering industry exchanges, the organizing committee and all attendees express our deep respect and gratitude. Check-in & Networking

June 8, 2026 – Recently, Nantong officially introduced a dedicated support policy for the hydrogen energy industry, charting a course for high-quality development in the sector. Leveraging its local high-quality green electricity and green hydrogen resources and its advanced hydrogen energy manufacturing base, the city is making comprehensive arrangements to build the entire hydrogen energy industry chain. It is striving to become a benchmark for hydrogen energy equipment manufacturing and application demonstration in the Yangtze River Delta and a core regional hub for hydrogen energy supply. The Nantong Municipal Development and Reform Commission and the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the "Implementation Opinions on Supporting the High-Quality Development of the Hydrogen Energy Industry in Nantong." The document focuses on core industry chain links such as hydrogen production, storage and transportation, and refueling infrastructure, promoting clustered and scaled development of the industry, while continuously expanding the application of hydrogen energy in three key areas: transportation, energy, and industry, thereby systematically constructing a new pattern for the local hydrogen energy industry. The newly issued implementation opinions set a clear, phased development blueprint, defining industrial development goals for two key periods. By 2028 , Nantong will have largely perfected the institutional framework for hydrogen energy development and established a comprehensive "production, storage, transmission, and utilization" supply chain and industrial system. It aims to significantly enhance its industrial technological innovation capabilities, upgrade the quality of the entire industry chain, advance infrastructure construction in an orderly manner, and continuously diversify hydrogen energy application scenarios. By 2030 , the city will have preliminarily established a clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient hydrogen energy supply and application system, making green hydrogen the primary source of new hydrogen supply, effectively reducing hydrogen usage costs, achieving scaled application of hydrogen energy in transportation, energy, and industry, and delivering substantial industrial development outcomes. To ensure the realization of these goals, the opinions introduce a comprehensive set of supporting measures across four dimensions—industrial innovation and upgrading, infrastructure development, application scenario expansion, and industrial environment optimization—to facilitate the scaled and high-quality development of the hydrogen energy industry. On industrial innovation, Nantong will rely on the "open competition mechanism to select the best candidates" to concentrate efforts on tackling key core technologies in hydrogen energy, accelerating R&D iterations and the market transformation of cutting-edge technologies. Concurrently, it will focus on supporting the construction of various industrial platforms such as provincial-level hydrogen energy innovation platforms and hydrogen energy equipment pilot-scale bases. Drawing on its strong foundation in the equipment manufacturing industry, Nantong will cultivate high-quality enterprises in hydrogen energy subsectors that are specialized and sophisticated SMEs capable of producing novel and unique products, comprehensively enhancing its R&D and manufacturing capabilities for equipment across the entire hydrogen energy chain. In infrastructure development, Nantong will leverage the resource endowments of areas like Rudong, Qidong, Haimen, and its development zones to deploy key projects for producing hydrogen from renewable energy and purifying industrial by-product hydrogen according to local conditions, thereby strengthening the regional hydrogen supply security system. The layout of hydrogen refueling facilities will be scientifically coordinated based on industrial development needs and practical application scenarios, prioritizing the construction of hydrogen refueling infrastructure in key areas such as expressway networks, port logistics hubs, and industrial parks. Furthermore, the city will model its management approach after natural gas refueling stations, creating tailored management standards for hydrogen refueling stations, simplifying construction and deployment procedures, and providing institutional support for the large-scale construction of hydrogen refueling infrastructure. In expanding hydrogen energy application scenarios, Nantong is building a multi-field, diversified application system. In transport, it will vigorously promote fuel cell vehicles, advance the construction of green hydrogen-powered ships, and proactively align with Shanghai's plans for an international shipping green fuel bunkering and trading center, integrating into the Yangtze River Delta's green shipping system. In the energy sector, it will actively explore new application models such as "wind and solar power generation + hydrogen energy storage" integration and hydrogen-heat-power coupling, creating a new type of integrated energy supply system. For industrial development, it will leverage its coastal advantages to build a green fuel industry base, promoting the synergistic development of hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol industries, and implementing pilot demonstration projects for producing green ammonia and green methanol from green electricity. In the industrial sector, it will actively promote green hydrogen metallurgy technology and steadily advance the substitution of green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol to help high-energy-consuming industries like steel and chemicals achieve deep energy conservation and emission reduction. On industrial environment optimization, Nantong will seize multiple policy benefits from regional hydrogen energy pilots, hydrogen energy urban cluster pilots, and the Yangtze River Estuary Industrial Innovation and Green Development Collaborative Zone to deepen cross-regional industrial cooperation and create a regional hydrogen energy industry landscape characterized by complementary strengths and interconnected development. Meanwhile, it will integrate various financial tools and dedicated government funds to increase support for hydrogen energy projects and prioritize land supply for major hydrogen energy project construction. Additionally, by improving the industrial standards system, intensifying efforts to attract and cultivate hydrogen energy professionals, and strengthening organizational and coordination safeguards, the city will solidify the foundation for the high-quality development of the hydrogen energy industry in all respects.

Northern China is the core heartland of China’s cable industry. Leveraging its industrial foundation, full-chain supporting capabilities, and favorable Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development policies, it has built a complete industrial cluster integrating raw material processing, cable manufacturing, new material R&D, and intelligent equipment manufacturing. The region’s annual cable output value has exceeded 100 billion yuan, with a solid industrial base and broad market potential. Benchmarking against the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta’s advantaged industrial agglomeration zones, Northern China’s cable industry still faces shortcomings such as dispersed industrial resources, relatively weak industry–academia–research linkage, and insufficient risk resilience across the industry chain. Breaking through collaboration barriers has become key to quality improvement in the industry. is scheduled to be held July 23-24, 2026 at Crowne Plaza Qingdao Jinshui, Qingdao, Shandong , focusing on three major themes: industrial collaboration, green intelligence, and globalization. SMM will join hands with the initiating organization—Shandong Wanhai Cable Co., Ltd. to invite customers from the entire industry chain to gather, explore industry opportunities in depth, and help drive quality improvement and upgrading of Northern China’s cable industry. Clickto attend; we look forward to meeting you at the conference. Shandong Wanhai Cable Co., Ltd. is located in the West Coast New Area, Qingdao, Shandong Province. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Zhejiang Wanma Co., Ltd. (controlled by a state-owned enterprise), Wanhai Cable has inherited the parent company’s outstanding quality and strong capabilities. Wanma Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise prioritized for national development, with business broadly covering three core sectors: cables, new materials, and new energy. In 2020, Qingdao Haikong Group invested in Wanma Co., Ltd., and the company further clarified its “one body, two wings” strategic layout. With “north–south linkage” as its development engine, it has continuously strengthened its innovation and R&D capabilities and comprehensively advanced its enterprise transformation toward digitalization, informatization, and intelligentization. As an important part of this grand blueprint, Wanhai Cable is committed to providing comprehensive cable products, technical support, and customized solutions for national infrastructure construction, energy transmission, industrial development, and other fields. The company has introduced first-class key process equipment from in and outside China, and has implemented localisation supporting for major equipment, comprehensively enhancing its overall strength and market competitiveness. The company focuses on developing high-performance products such as environmentally friendly and new energy power cables, and high-end cables for agricultural machinery equipment. With outstanding insulation performance and environmental protection features such as plasticization and recyclable reuse, its products demonstrate significant advantages in cost reduction and efficiency improvement, green development, and environmental protection. SMM Conference Contact Zhang Guolei 166 0190 0190 zhangguolei@smm.cn

Against the backdrop of global energy transition and the accelerated development of the digital economy, silver—a strategic metal with both industrial and financial attributes—is undergoing profound changes across its industry chain. On one hand, demand for silver from emerging fields such as PV, NEVs, and 5G communications continues to climb, driving the industry toward high value-added and green development. On the other hand, resource constraints, technological barriers, and market fluctuations are placing higher demands on industry chain resilience, making innovation-driven, coordinated development across the entire chain an urgent priority. Dual Policy and Market Drivers Under China’s “dual carbon” goals and the global wave of ESG investment, the silver industry faces urgent demands for green production, circular utilization, and low-carbon technologies. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) “14th Five-Year Plan for Circular Economy Development” explicitly calls for strengthening the recycling of precious metal resources, while international silver price fluctuations and geopolitical risks are compelling enterprises to enhance supply chain self-sufficiency and controllability. Against this backdrop, the Silver Industry Chain Innovation Conference has emerged, aiming to build a collaborative platform integrating government, industry, academia, research, and end-users, address industry pain points, and steer the sector toward high-end, intelligent, and international development. Innovation Needs and Industry Pain Points Technological Breakthroughs: Urgent breakthroughs are needed in silver purification processes, nano-silver material applications, and scrap recycling technologies to meet the demand for high-purity, low-cost silver in emerging fields such as PV silver paste and flexible electronics. Industry Chain Coordination: Information silos exist among the mining, smelting and processing, and end-use application segments, requiring digital tools to achieve optimized resource allocation and risk sharing. Green Transition: Traditional smelting processes are energy-intensive and highly polluting, necessitating the promotion of cleaner production technologies and circular economy models in response to global carbon neutrality commitments. Market Expansion: The application potential of silver in frontier fields such as hydrogen energy and quantum computing has yet to be fully tapped, calling for strengthened cross-industry cooperation and standard setting. Conference Objectives and Value With the theme “Silver Chain Innovation: Smart Future,” this conference convenes leading global silver industry chain enterprises, research institutions, financial organizations, and policymakers for in-depth dialogue on three core topics: technology R&D, supply chain optimization, and market expansion. Through the release of an industry white paper, the establishment of an innovation alliance, and the signing of major projects, the conference aims to propel the silver industry’s transition from “resource dependence” to “technology leadership,” providing key material support for the global energy revolution and the digital economy. Kunshan Shangzeqi Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. will attend this grand event to explore industry development trends with peers and jointly advance the silver industry to new heights. 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According to Arif Havas Oegroseno, Vice Minister of Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, critical minerals have increasingly become a focal point of global geopolitical competition, with energy, minerals, trade rules, and other elements being weaponized from time to time. Indonesia has been vigorously advancing downstream processing of minerals. This strategy goes beyond industrial upgrading — it is a comprehensive development initiative that boosts employment, strengthens scientific and technological innovation capabilities, enhances industry chain resilience, and ensures the benefits of green development are broadly shared.

The global secondary copper industry is at a critical stage characterized by tightening resources, green transformation, and intensifying global competition. As environmental protection policies continue to tighten and the energy crisis deepens, secondary copper, with its significant environmental and economic advantages, plays an increasingly prominent role in alleviating tight supply of primary copper and promoting low-carbon development. Currently, the global copper industry chain faces multiple pressures including supply vulnerability, demand transformation, and low-carbon upgrading. Major economies have successively included copper in their critical minerals lists, and international competition over secondary copper resources is becoming increasingly fierce. Optimizing the industry chain structure, improving recycling efficiency, and harmonizing global standards have become urgent priorities for the industry. To help the industry gain a comprehensive understanding of global policy trends and market landscape, SMM and TOUCHI INTERNATIONAL CORP. have joined hands to produce the , focusing on industry development directions and conveying market insights, aiming to provide practitioners with an authoritative and professional industry distribution guide. (Click the link to get it for free:) TOUCHI INTERNATIONAL CORP. was founded in 2001. With 25 years of deep engagement in the recycled resources sector, it is a globally renowned non-ferrous metal processing and green supply chain service provider, with operations covering more than ten countries and regions including China, South Korea, Vietnam, the US, Australia, and the UAE. The company is headquartered in Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, and has a core production site in Kasumigaura City, Ibaraki Prefecture, with a factory area of 12,000 m², equipped with 8 dry and wet copper wire nodules processing lines. It has its own transportation team, achieving integrated operations of raw material recycling, transportation, and processing. Leveraging a professional multinational team and global coordination capabilities, it specializes in the processing and trading of secondary metal materials including bare bright copper wire nodules, bare bright wire, No. 2 copper, tin bronze, bare bright copper ingots, 6-series aluminum extrusions, tin ingots, and more . With stable quality and multiple quality certifications including ISO9001, CIC, and CQC, the company upholds the principles of green development, shared benefits, and people-oriented management, and is highly influential in Japan's secondary metals industry. TOUCHI INTERNATIONAL CORP. Contact: Ryu kokushi Contact Information (Japan): Tel: +81-3-5545-4065 Mobile: +81 9024352198 Email: long@to-chi.co.jp / ryu@to-chi.co.jp URL: https://www.to-chi.co.jp/ Contact: Huiming Yang Mobile: +86 13701160431 (China) Email: huiming@to-chi.co.jp Address (China): 201-03, 2nd Floor, Building 2, No. 52, Chunhe Road, Daxing District, Beijing Address (Headquarters): 3F, 3-6-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan SMM Joint Production Contact Liu Mingkang 156 5309 0867 liumingkang@smm.cn