Transforming disruption into opportunity
and innovation​

With the rapid economic growth in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent fueling long-term steel demand and increasing imports of coking coal, the industry faces the challenge of balancing demand and supply amidst weaker cycles from China. The coking coal market is leveraging transformative disruptions – such as shifting demand dynamics, technological advancement and environmental pressures – to drive innovation in sustainable production and meet evolving needs of the steel industry.​

Building on the success of previous years, the Singapore Coking Coal Conference 2025 promises to deliver another outstanding experience, offering deep insights, expert analysis, and unrivaled networking opportunities. As part of the prestigious Singapore International Ferrous Week 2025, the event has solidified its place as a must-attend gathering for coal and coke buyers, sellers and traders in Asia and around the world.​

Themes on the horizon:
•  China and India coal and coke demand, including steel industry outlook
•  How global geopolitical tensions affect supply chain
•  Analysis of macroeconomic drivers on coal, coke and steel demand
•  Productivity challenges in Australia’s coal mining industry and implications on export volumes
•  Demand shifts, trade updates and innovation opportunities in Southeast Asia
•  Advances in coal processing and utilization, including carbon capture and storage (CCS) and decarbonization technologies

Who attends:
•  Coal producers and mining companies
•  Steel manufacturers and key buyers
•  Traders, suppliers and market analysts
•  Regulatory representatives overseeing coal policies
•  Technology developers, innovators in coking and carbon capture
•  Financiers, investors and funding experts
 
As part of Singapore International Ferrous Week, SGX Commodities is partnering with S&P Global on the Singapore Iron Ore Forum. The Singapore Iron Ore Forum is your opportunity to connect with the market and gain insights from Asia's leading iron ore experts to help you prepare for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Find out more here. ​

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Agenda

Day 1: Thursday, May 29, 2025
  • 9:00 am Chairperson’s welcome Keith Tan, Regional Pricing Director – Metals – Asia, S&P Global Commodity Insights
  • 9:05 am Opening remarks Vera Blei, Head of Market Reporting & Trading Services, S&P Global Commodity Insights
  • 9:10 am Keynote: Global macroeconomic trends: Geopolitics, Trade & Tariffs- What are the main drivers behind the current macroeconomic challenges?
    - What trends can we anticipate as we look toward 2025 and beyond?
    Louis Kuijs, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Session 1: Supply and demand imbalance
  • 9:30 AM Panel discussion: Global demand shifts and geopolitical impact on supply chain
    - What is driving the coking coal and met coke demand in Asia?
    - The impact of transition to lower-carbon steel production
    - Assessing seaborne flows and the impact of western sanctions on Russian supply
    Ernie Thrasher, CEO, Xcoal Energy & Resources
  • 10:10 AM Presentation: China steel oversupply and its repercussions on global market
    - Steel and real estate demand outlook
    - Analyzing the impact of China’s stimulus policy measures
    - China’s international trade relations and implications for emerging suppliers
    Paul Bartholomew, Lead Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights
  • 10:30 AM Networking break
  • 11:00 AM Presentation: Mongolian coking coal supply dynamics
    - Mongolia’s coking coal production and export
    - Target market for Mongolian coking coal suppliers
    - Opportunities and challenges faced by Mongolian suppliers amid regional market trends
    Dr. Battsengel Gotov, Executive Director and Group CEO, Mongolian Mining Corporation
  • 11:20 AM Panel discussion: The strategic role of Australia’s coal mining industry
    - Regulatory framework and policy updates on coal and implications to international trade
    - Effects of productivity issues leading to low export volumes in recent years
    - Evaluating Australia’s supply capacity to replace reduced Russian PCI exports
    Boyd Gittoes, General Manager Sales and Marketing, Kestrel Coal
    Tim Peirce, Chief Commercial Officer, M Resources
    Barry Tudor, Chairman and CEO, Pembroke Resources
  • 12:00 PM Fireside chat: How will the increasing Indonesian met coke exports impact Asian trade dynamics?
    - Implications of the changing balance of global met coke
    - Disruptions in seaborne coke trade
    - Assessing the potential price shifts in Asia’s coke market
    Patricia Lumbangaol, Head of Sales and Research, AlamTri
    Jiao Yong, Executive Deputy General Manager, International Business Division, China Risun Group
  • 12:30 PM Networking lunch
Session 2: Pricing strategies

  • 1:35 PM Presentation: Coking coal price trends
    - Analysis of price trends amid market fluctuations
    - Key factors that will shape future pricing
    Keith Tan, Regional Pricing Director – Metals – Asia, S&P Global Commodity Insights
  • 1:55 PM Panel discussion: Examining the shifts in supply and demand balance on price
    - Understanding how regional supply-demand dynamics influence price
    - Impact of seaborne coal supply from US on the market
    - Exploring strategies to balance supply and demand
    Stone Lin Yankai, Physical Trade Director, Majestic Rock Resources
    Ted O’Brien, Managing Partner and Chief Commercial Officer, Oluma Resources
    Myles Perrin, Vice President Trading and Marketing, Square Resources
  • 2:35 PM Panel discussion: Coking coal derivatives and the growing need for swaps in mitigating price volatility
    - Dalian and SGX futures correlation
    - Exploring the rise of coking coal derivatives in trading
    - Evaluating the effectiveness of swaps in price stabilization
    Sean Cuddihy, Head of Coal Trading, Anglo American Marketing Limited
    Xiaochen Wu, Senior Executive Manager, Dalian Commodity Exchange
    Johnny Deng, Vice-Manager of Australian Ferrous Department, Gent Commodity
    Jin Yu Cheong, Director – Commodities, SGX Group
  • 3:15 PM Networking break
  • 3:45 PM Panel discussion: Cross-industry perspectives on freight and shipping
    - Metcoke, anthracite, and PCI: Supramax and handymax trends and freight rates forecast
    - Key logistics challenges in freight and shipping across Asia
    - Collaborative solutions to manage costs and boost coking coal production
    Sanjiv Bhargava, CEO, Bulk Marine
    Wonny Kim, General Manager, MOL Ocean Bulk
    Amitabh Panda, Managing Director, Tata NYK Shipping
    Moderator: Pranay Shukla, Head of Dry Bulk Freight & Commodities Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Session 3: Evolution of the steel industry

  • 4:15 PM Panel discussion: Futuristic insights on India’s coal demand
    - Outlook for India’s steel industry, capacity growth, and demand drivers
    - Impact of India’s energy transition on steel and coking coal sectors
    - Strategies for diversification, risk management, and supply chain resilience in India
    Uddhav Kejriwal, Wholetime Director, Electrosteel Castings Limited
    Sandeep Kalia, Head of Coking Coal Sales, Tata International
    MV Subbarao, President, Welspun Corp
    Moderator: Mriganka Jaipuriyar, Global Head of Metals and Agriculture News, S&P Global Commodity Insights
  • 4:55 PM Closing keynote: Decarbonization: A reckoning for the coal industry?
    - What challenges arise from stricter global emissions regulations?
    - How can the coal industry adapt its business models in response to regulatory pressures?
    - How will it remain relevant and competitive in a decarbonizing world?
    Dr Lars Schernikau, Shareholder, HMS Bergbau AG
  • 5:10 PM Day one closing remarks
  • 5:15 PM Drinks reception
  • 7:00 PM End of day one
Day 2: Friday, May 30, 2025
  • 9:00 AM Chairperson’s welcome
    Rohan Somwanshi, Managing Editor, Global Agriculture & Asia Metals News, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Session 4: Investments and project updates
  • 9:05 AM Presentation: Strategies of mining companies adapting to the energy transition
    - Recent trends in Australian coking coal mining
    - Implications of recent mergers and acquisitions that help producers diversify
    - How are partnerships supporting coal producers transition efforts?
    Simon Nicholas, Lead Energy Finance Analyst, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
  • 9:25 AM Fireside chat: India's met coke import quotas and its impact on Indonesian exports
    - India’s met coke import quotas and its implications on global trade
    - Effects on Indonesian export volumes, production, trade flows and pricing
    - Impact on global met coke and coking coal prices
    Hrishikesh Kamat, Chief Procurement Officer, Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India
    Jitendra Nanda, Managing Partner, Balta
  • 9:55 AM Presentation: Capital raising strategies for premium metallurgical coal
    - Restricted supply due to lack of capital investment, permitting challenges and ESG
    - Perspectives on the funding markets and capital raising strategies
    - Outlook on demand from global steelmakers and growth opportunities
    Mans Larsson, Chairman & CEO, Oak Grove & Founder & CEO, Makuria
  • 10:15 AM Networking break
Session 5: Latest technologies
  • 10:45 AM Panel discussion: Future role of coking coal in green steel initiatives
    - Policy developments of Asia carbon markets
    - Progress of green transformation in the global steel industry
    - Discussion on the pathways to achieving carbon emission targets and its impact on coal industries
    Don Johnston, Co-founder and Director, Green Steel of WA
    Amita Khurana, Group Chief - Raw Material Procurement, Tata Steel
  • 11:25 AM Presentation: Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) vs blast furnace steel production
    - Cost implications of using coking coal vs natural gas
    - How supply chain dynamics of coking coal affect regional competitivess for blast furnaces
    - Impact of scrap and iron ore pricing on DRI vs blast furnace margins
    Gilberto Cardoso, Founder & CEO, Tarraco Commodities
  • 11:45 AM Innovations in coal processing, gasification and carbon capture storage (CCS)
    - Investments in new technologies to lower-carbon steel production
    - Exploring alternative technologies to reduce environmental impact
    - Integrating carbon capture with hydrogen
  • 12:25 PM Closing remarks
  • 12:30 PM Networking lunch
  • 2:30 PM End of conference

The Leading Coking Coal Conference in Asia

300+

buyers, sellers and traders

55%

mining companies

25%

buyers

Speakers

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Head of Sales and Research, AlamTri

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Headshot Silhouette - Man_150x150.jpg Sean Cuddihy
Head of Coal Trading, Anglo American

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Hrishikesh Kamat
Chief Procurement Officer, Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India

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Jitendra Nanda
Managing Partner, Balta SA

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Headshot Silhouette - Man_150x150 - 1.jpg Sanjiv Bhargava
CEO, Bulk Marine

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Jiao Yong
Executive Deputy General Manager, International Business Division, China Risun Group

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Xiaochen Wu
Senior Executive Manager, Dalian Commodity Exchange

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Headshot Silhouette - Man_150x150 - 1.jpg Uddhav Kejriwal
Wholetime Director, Electrosteel Castings Limited

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Headshot Silhouette - Man_150x150 - 1.jpg Johnny Deng
Vice-Manager of Australian Ferrous Department, Gent Commodity

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Don Johnston
Co-founder and Director, Green Steel of WA

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Dr Lars Schernikau
Shareholder, HMS Bergbau AG

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Simon Nicholas
Lead Energy Finance Analyst, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

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Boyd Gittoes
General Manager Sales and Marketing, Kestrel Coal

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Tim Peirce
Chief Commercial Officer, M Resources

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Stone Lin Yankai
Physical Trade Director, Majestic Rock Resources

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Headshot Silhouette - Man_150x150 - 1.jpg Wonny Kim
General Manager, MOL Ocean Bulk

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Dr. Battsengel Gotov
Executive Director and Group CEO, Mongolian Mining Corporation

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Mans Larsson
Chairman & CEO, Oak Grove & Founder & CEO, Makuria

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Ted O’Brien
Managing Partner and Chief Commercial Officer, Oluma Resources

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Barry Tudor
Chairman and CEO, Pembroke Resources

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Jin Yu Cheong
Director – Commodities, SGX Group

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Myles Perrin
Vice President Trading and Marketing, Square Resources

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Gilberto Cardoso
Founder & CEO, Tarraco Commodities

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Amita Khurana
Group Chief - Raw Material Procurement, Tata Steel

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Sandeep Kalia
Head of Coking Coal Sales, Tata International

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Amitabh Panda
Managing Director, Tata NYK Shipping

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MV Subbarao
President, Welspun Corp.

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Ernie Thrasher
CEO, Xcoal Energy & Resources

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S&P Global Speakers

Keith Tan
Regional Pricing Director – Metals – Asia, S&P Global Commodity Insights

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Louis Kuijs
Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Commodity Insights

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9Q1E-Mrignka.jpg Mriganka Jaipuriyar
Global Head of Metals and Agriculture News, S&P Global Commodity Insights

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Paul Bartholomew
Lead Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights

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Pranay Shukla - 400x400.png Pranay Shukla
Head of Dry Bulk Freight & Commodities Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights

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Rohan Somwanshi
Managing Editor, Global Agriculture & Asia Metals News, S&P Global Commodity Insights

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(CF)Vera Blei.jpg Vera Blei
Global Head of Established Benchmarks, S&P Global Commodity Insights

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Our attendees and speakers gather to develop strategies, make valuable contacts and seek solutions to their pressing issues in this remarkable time. With these goals in mind, our agenda is strategically designed with multiple networking opportunities and interactive sessions to facilitate the highest levels of access and engagement.

Sponsorship offers you proven opportunities to:

•  Leverage the S&P Global Commodity Insights energy and commodities information reputation
•  Boost and reinforce your corporate image and brand recognition within the market
•  Plan your onsite networking effectively with advance access to the attendee list
•  Demonstrate your organization’s strengths and capabilities to executives empowered to make decisions
•  Build and maintain lasting business relationships with key industry players
•  Maximize your investment by focusing your efforts at a single location, face-to-face with an engaged audience

For more information on the full range of opportunities available and what we can do for your business, please contact:

Sheryl Tan
+65 6216 1191
[email protected]

Pricing


Early Bird Rate
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Standard Rate
Register by May 26
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Enjoy a 10% discount when you add the Singapore Iron Ore Forum (28 May) to your registration for the Singapore Coking Coal Conference (29-30 May). Find our more about the Singapore Iron Ore Forum here.




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Your organization may send 1 person for free for every 3 people registered at the current delegate rate. All registrations must be from the same organization and made at the same time to qualify. The group rate is not retroactive. Your invoice will reflect 3 delegates at the current rate and 1 delegate at $0.

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Sponsorship opportunities

We offer a variety of standard and tailor-made sponsorship opportunities to fit your marketing and business-to-business needs—and your budget. Please reach out directly to the Business Development Manager for this event:

Sheryl Tan

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Speaking opportunities

We're always looking for the best voices in the industry to share their experience and perspective on opportunities, challenges, and trends. Please reach out directly to the Conference Producer to discuss availability and suitability:

Aileen Vitug

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Press passes

We allow accredited media writing on behalf of major industry publications to cover the event at no charge. Please reach out to the contact below for press pass approval.

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