Following the success of our Salt Forum 2023, Swakopmund, IMFORMED is delighted to invite you to join us in Abu Dhabi for a stimulating conference covering the key trends and developments shaping world salt supply and demand.

Salt is a vital industrial mineral, of which about 335m tonnes is produced worldwide and 50m tonnes exported by >50 countries.

Salt Forum provides a regular, well-organised international networking and knowledge sharing hub for the global salt supply chain.

Confirmed Speakers*

Salt global supply overview & Asian chlor-alkali market
Dr Stefan Schlag, Managing Director, Salt Market Information, Switzerland

The role of salt in the chlor-alkali industry & its outlook
Stephanie König, Head of European Chlor-Alkali, Argus Media Ltd, UK

SEASALT Europe: Challenges & opportunities of a unique industry
Gonzalo Diaz Caicoya, President, SEASALT Europe & General Manager, Bras del Port, Spain

Solar salt works & technology developments on increasing salt yield & quality with sustainability
Dr Bhoomi Andharia, Senior Scientist, Salt and Marine Chemicals Division, CSIR-CSMCRI, India

Advancements in solar salt industry: a comprehensive exploration of automation for enhanced efficiency and sustainability
Param H Dave, Manager, Tata Chemicals Ltd, India

Status of Pakistan salt supply, markets & future prospects
Ismail Suttar, Chief Executive Officer, HubSalt, Pakistan

The California Supreme Salt project
Vladimir Sedivy, President, Salt Partners Ltd, Switzerland

The potential of sodium-ion batteries & salt requirements
Sean Hoffman, Critical Minerals Research Analyst, Project Blue, South Africa

Crystallizer pilot study to produce high-purity NaCl salt from monovalent-ion dominant concentrated desalination brine
Dr Christopher Fellows, Researcher, Saline Water Conversion Corp., Saudi Arabia

Innovation approach to salt plant optimisation
Titan Salt, Netherlands

Vacuum salt production in Bangladesh: Fourth generation technology
Eörs Kondorosy, Managing Director, Evatherm AG, Switzerland

Salt production developments in Kazakhstan
Ioanna Ponomarenko, President, Araltuz JSC, Kazakhstan

The Salt of Diplomacy: EUsalt’s collaborative approach to industry advancement in the EU’s changing environment
Dr Urs Ch. Hofmeier, President, EUsalt & CEO, Schweizer Salinen AG, Switzerland

The use of bittern after salt crystallisation for production of by-products
Dr Stephan Kaps, Head of Department Chemical & Physical Process Engineering, K-UTEC AG Salt Technologies, Germany

* subject to change

Topics to include

• Resources & New Sources

• Exploration & Development

• Production Technology

• Regional Supply Trends

• Market Demand

• Processing Developments

• Logistics

• New applications