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MagForum 2025
Salvador, Brazil, 19-21 May 2025
Field Trip: RHI Magnesita, Brumado, Thursday 22 May
Hosted at the Tivoli Ecoresort, Praia do Forte, near Salvador, one of Brazil’s most vibrant and colourful cities, MagForum 2025 is the premium conference for all those active in the exploration, development, supply, processing, logistics, and market application of magnesium minerals.
HOTEL RESERVATION DETAILS AVAILABLE – ROOMS MUST BE BOOKED BY 23 MARCH 2025
A superb, industry-recognised forum to network with the market’s leading players in magnesia supply and demand, with an invaluable opportunity to visit the heart of Brazil’s world-leading magnesite production (Field Trip details here).
Confirmed Speakers
Welcome Address | Global mineral supply developments of RHI Magnesita
Gustavo Franco, Chief Customer Officer, RHI Magnesita, Austria
Brazil’s magnesite resources, production, developments & markets
Dr Maisa Bastos Abram, Head of the Dept. of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Brazil – SGB, Brazil
Magnesia supply & demand outlook
Alison Saxby, Research Director, Project Blue, UK
The challenges of decarbonisation, carbon footprint reduction, & ESG: which strategy for the magnesia industry?
Renato Ciminelli, Technical & Commercial Director, Mercado Mineral, Brazil
Magnesia capacity investments to serve world markets
Rajah Jayendran, Chief Technology Officer, RHI Magnesita, Austria
Magnesia & industrial minerals supply to the Americas: new capabilities & target markets
Emilio Lobato, Commercial Director, IBAR Nordeste, Brazil & Giovanni Tancredo, Managing Director, IBAR Refractories, USA
BEL MAG overview: high purity seawater magnesia manufacturing, specifications & speciality markets
Willyan Doim, Product Strategy Manager, Buschle & Lepper, Brazil
Transforming legacy mine tailings into high-purity MgO: a low-carbon innovation in magnesium production
Olivier Dufresne, Chief Executive Officer, Exterra Carbon Solutions, Canada
Overview and outlook for the CCM and downstream chemicals market
Samantha Wietlisbach, Head of Inorganics and Minerals Research, S&P Global, Switzerland
The future of magnesia refractories for steelmaking: game-changing innovations to reduce MgO-C brick specific consumption
Daniele Fonseca de Lima, Marketing & Technology Director Advanced Refractory South America, Vesuvius, Brazil
MagForum 2025 will bring together a panel of leading experts to examine and discuss the latest trends and developments in the magnesia minerals market.
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Magnesia Supply & Demand
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Other MgO Sources
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Refractory Market
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Speciality Markets
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Processing
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Logistics
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Decarbonisation
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Keynote Discussion Panel
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Themed Roundtables
Delegate feedback from MagForum 2024
Thank you for a fantastic conference, very well hosted and organised.
Daniel Verwey, Technology Manager, Protea Mining Chemicals, South AfricaIt was a pleasure for me to participate in MagForum in Greece. This event brought the global magnesia community together for four days of informative presentations, panel discussions with experts and excellent networking opportunities.
Ibrahim Karakurt, Sales Manager, Lehmann&Voss Nederland BV, NetherlandsOutstanding venue, a really nice combination of presentations across our industry. MagForum allows me to speak to producers, distributors, and suppliers across many applications. The addition of the Roundtables has been great.
David Martin, Industrial Business Director, Premier Magnesia LLC, USAExcellent programme, enjoyed the wide range of topics covered, well organised as usual.
Suren Dias-Jayasinha, Head of Sales & Marketing, QMAG, AustraliaThanks for hosting an unforgettable MagForum 2024 in Greece. And thanks to Grecian Magnesite for a truly well organised field tour.
Alex Medendorp, Managing Director, Magnesium Trade & Consultancy, Netherlands
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Programme Outline
Monday 19 May 2025
18:00 Welcome Reception & Networking
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Tuesday 20 May 2025
09:00-17:00 Presentations & Discussion
18:00 Evening Networking Reception
Wednesday 21 May 2025
09:00-13:30 Presentations & Discussion
Thursday 22 May 2025
FIELD TRIP: Brumado
06:00-21:00 Mine & plant tour incl. lunch
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