Feicheng, Shandong Province successfully held the “2024 China Lithium Conference and the Second Lithium New Energy Development Conference” organized by the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association Lithium Branch. The conference gathered elites from government, industry, academia and research to break the blueprint for the future of lithium new energy industry.
As an important part of the conference, Minmetals Futures hosted the “Lithium Carbonate Futures Exchange” session. The session focused on the application of futures and derivatives in the real economy, and conducted in-depth discussions on core issues such as lithium carbonate price trends, futures delivery business, value creation of over-the-counter derivatives, delivery inspection and testing. At the same time, Minmetals Futures also introduced the Minmetals-Steel Union Lithium Carbonate Spot Price Index (MMLC) in detail, which provides timely and objective price references for lithium industry chain enterprises, and assists the industry's sound development.
During the conference, Minmetals Futures popularized futures knowledge and delivered modern enterprise risk management concepts to the participants by setting up booths and distributing promotional materials. The company actively builds a communication and cooperation platform with new energy enterprises, digs deep into industry trends and needs, helps enterprises deal with market risks through futures, options and other tools, and promotes synergistic cooperation between the upstream and downstream of the industry chain to ensure the stable operation of the supply chain.
Minmetals Futures is deeply committed to the real economy and constantly strengthens industrial financial services, especially in the field of non-ferrous and ferrous metal industry chain with significant advantages. After the listing of lithium carbonate futures and options in GFE, the company has actively laid out the new energy market, increased the expansion of resources, processing and terminal enterprises, and built a professional team and system. Through meetings, research and professional delivery services, Minmetals Futures has established a good brand image, and with the advantage of China Minmetals' industrial background, it has synergized internal resources to jointly promote the development of the upstream and downstream of the lithium carbonate industry chain. In terms of research and service in the field of new energy, Minmetals Futures has achieved remarkable results, and won the “2023 Lithium Carbonate Industry Service Awar.