en.Wedoany.com Reported - The AIAC 2026 SMM (15th) Aluminum Industry Annual Conference, hosted by Shanghai Metals Market Information Technology Co., Ltd., will be held from October 12 to 14, 2026, in Guiyang, China. As the world's largest aluminum producer, with electrolytic aluminum output accounting for approximately 60% of the global total, this conference aims to address challenges in the aluminum industry, including the global allocation of resources, innovation in long-term contract trading models, geopolitical issues, and trade barriers.

The theme of this year's conference is "Long-Term Contracts, Trade, and Market Trends," focusing on global bauxite allocation strategies, innovation in long-term contract pricing models, optimization of price forecasting models, application of risk hedging tools, energy transition pathways, and directions for technological innovation. The conference agenda includes two full-day main sessions, a processing trade matchmaking meeting, a cross-border arbitrage training session, a public competitive procurement meeting for bulk raw materials in the aluminum industry by multinational giants, an annual aluminum industry dinner, and a tour of leading local aluminum enterprises. The first day will explore upstream changes in the aluminum industry, energy restructuring, and zero-carbon technologies, while the second day will focus on strategic opportunities arising from the global aluminum supply gap, with a particular emphasis on incremental markets such as new energy lightweighting and battery foil.

The conference will invite representatives from upstream and downstream enterprises in the aluminum industry chain (bauxite, alumina, electrolytic aluminum, aluminum processing), traders, end-users, government officials, trade associations, authoritative experts, and financial institutions. The conference is expected to attract over 500 participants. The agenda is tentatively set to include multiple topics, such as the contraction of overseas electrolytic aluminum supply against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions and the energy crisis, changes in the global bauxite supply chain, the timeline for the industrialization of inert anode zero-carbon technology, lightweight applications in new energy vehicles, and the incremental market for aluminum sheets, strips, and foils.