(EnergyAsia, September 6 2010, Monday) — Coal Trading Asia 2010, organised by the Asia Business Forum, will be held at the Grand Park city Hall hotel in Singapore from October 25 to 26.

The conference aims to provide an update on coal supply and demand trends in and around major Asian markets, and latest developments on coal logistics and infrastructure in the region. It will also examine ways to improve coal contracts by utilising coal derivatives to hedge against pricing risks, opportunities in paper and physical coal trading as well as strategies to secure coal supplies.

Speakers will also address topics including coal trading in China and India, coal production and supply across Asia, competition for thermal coal in coal fired power generation, fuel demand management through strategic investments, the steel industry, and coal financial trading in Asia.

Speakers at the event include Howard Au (Petrocom Energy), Kosuke Sakai (Sojitz New Energy), R B Mathur (JSW Group), Yingxi Yu (Barclays Capital), Jeffrey Mulyono (PT Bhakti Energi Persada), Mark Lochtenberg (Cockatoo Coal), Peter Littlewood (CLP Group Holdings), Chang Joo-Ok (KEPCO), Henry Liew (Gunvor), Hiranyava Bhadra (KPMG Advisory Services), Francois J Retief (Marston), Arun Kumar Jagatramka (Gujarat NRE Coke), Abdul Hadi (Argus Media) and Raju Goyal (PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk).

Naveen Chandralal (MEC Coal), Keith Wyper (PT Miang Besar Coal Terminal), Jennifer Ilkiw (IntercontinentalExchange), Neil T Dhar (Noble Resources), Sabyasachi Mishra (MMTC Transnational), Thomas J McMahon (Singapore Mercantile Exchange), Maydin Sipayung (PT Coalindo Energy), Ivan Van Niekerk (Mercuria Energy Trading), Destiny Guo Liangyi (London Dry Bulk), James O’Connell (Platts) and George Ng (CME Group).        

Two post conference workshops will be held at the same venue on October 27.

London Dry Bulk’s Destiny Guo Liangyi will be conducting the first workshop on price risk hedging through derivatives. The workshop aims provide a background on how swaps can be used to hedge against price volatility in the market. As more physical contracts are moving towards an index price basis, buyers and sellers would be exposed to price volatility. The workshop will discuss the use of swaps to hedge against price volatility.

Sreejith Chalakkal from PT. Bayan Resources, TBK will lead the second workshop on coal contract negotiations and strategies. The workshop will discuss practical considerations for buyers and sellers essential when negotiating complex contracts.

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