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IMFORMED is delighted to announce
Salt Forum 2025
InterContinental Abu Dhabi, UAE, 17-19 November 2025
SPONSOR & EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES
All you ever wanted to know about salt!
Salt Masterclass | Monday 17 NovemberOnce again we are delighted to announce that preceding the conference will be an optional (with additional fee) Salt Masterclass conducted by Vladimir M. Sedivy, President, Salt Partners Ltd, covering all topics related to the key categories of:
Resources | Production | Processing | Marketing | Consumption | Economics
Full Details & Registration Here
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*
Global overview of chlor-alkali markets, new developments and trends
Angel Fernandez, Director Chlor-Alkali EMEA, Chemical Market Analytics, UK
Salt supply & market outlook
Alison Saxby, Research Director, Project Blue, UK
Salt & its downstream chlor-alkali markets: direct & indirect implications of a trade war
Dr Stefan Schlag, Managing Director, Salt Market Information, Switzerland
How Australia’s newest Salt Supplier BCI Minerals is responding to changing market dynamics
David Boshoff, Managing Director, BCI Minerals, Australia
Innovations & development of new state-of-the-art sea salt refinery
Maarten Holtkamp, Commercial Director, Tema Process BV, Netherlands
Can European chloralkali industry benefit from local availability of best quality solar salt?
Vladimir M. Sedivy, President, Salt Partners Ltd, Switzerland
Deicing salt production in Egypt
Dr. Mohamed Khalil, CEO, Al Khalil Salt Co., Egypt
Change detection using GIS through spatiotemporal analysis of salt fields
Param Dave, Manager, Tata Chemicals Ltd, India
Salt agglomeration with a roller press
Patrick Lecherf, Sales Manager, Euragglo, France
Increasing solar salt productivity with energy efficient and climate based scientific designs and sustainable construction of saltpans
Dr Bhoomi Andharia, Principal Scientist, Salt & Marine Chemicals Division, CSIR-CSMCRI, India
* subject to change
Interested in presenting? Please contact:
Mike O’Driscoll [email protected]
Feedback on Salt Forum 2024
An excellent platform for international networking and knowledge exchange in the salt supply chain industry. The event provided valuable insights from industry leaders on market trends and future advancements in the salt and allied minerals sector. Thank you for an enriching experience!
Shriraam Engineering, India
The team did a great job of organising the conference! Abu Dhabi was a great choice of locations.
David Calco, United Salt Corp., USA
Very interesting programme, and fantastic venue. Appreciate the longer breaks that helped networking.
Michael Zlobin, Assoc. Director, EBRD, UK
Mostly great presentations and great topics, and venue a great place and atmosphere.
Arthur Tanudjaja, President, PT Cheetham Garam, Indonesia