2026 Sponsors

Established in 2011, M Resources supplies steelmaking raw materials to a key customer base through investment, trading and marketing. The company holds investments throughout the coal value chain, including mines, port and haulage infrastructure, mine services, mine closure and rehabilitation. M Resources is among the top 3 seaborne metallurgical coal movers in the world, exporting over 20 million metric tons annually. M Resources has market presence across Australia, North and South Asia, Europe, North and South America. Their offices are located in Brisbane (HQ), Singapore, London, Pittsburgh and Zug, Switzerland. The company specializes in trading a range of coal products for steelmaking including prime hard coking coal (HCC), low volatile HCC, semi soft coking coal and PCI, with exclusive marketing rights for Stanmore Resources, Illawarra Metallurgical Coal, and Bowen Coking Coal in Australia, and Allegiance New Elk in the United States. M Resources owns a 50% share and management rights in OneRail, a leading rail company operating in NSW and Queensland, a controlling shareholding in underground mining services group Metarock and investments in several other listed mining companies, including Stanmore Resources.

Fosbel is a global leader in Hot Repair & Maintenance in Steel, Coke & Glass industries, headquartered in the USA and with operations across the globe. Fosbel has continually developed innovative technologies with products & services to extend the life of coke oven batteries of all types of designs, all while increasing productivity. Fosbel's experts partner with coke plants to engineer a total maintenance & condition monitoring solution that optimizes production, reduces maintenance & energy costs, and reduces emissions. Fosbel’s unique coke oven inspection, condition monitoring, repair & maintenance solutions are aimed at increasing oven availability, operational consistency & reduce fugitive emissions with ultimate objective to increase asset life with sustainable operations over a long time horizon. Fosbel pioneered the ceramic welding hot repair technology which remains one of the main preventative maintenance techniques available to coke plants for online repair of refractory damages & emission reduction from cross leakages.

Through over two decades of business, China Risun Group Limited has developed from one single company to a group of companies. We adhere to the vertical integrated management approach and development approach and stick to Risun characteristic’s strategic goal of achieving continuous innovation and steady improvements. Currently, we have set up production bases in Xingtai, Dingzhou, Laoting and Cangzhou and our business consists of coke, chemicals, trading, operation management and technology output services.

DMT is a global engineering services and consultancy group with 280 years of experience. With 14 engineering and consulting companies at 30 locations around the world, we focus on the markets of plant and process engineering, infrastructure and civil engineering, and natural resources.

DMT Cokemaking Services offers testing and consultancy for coal blend optimization and coal & coke quality control. We support and attend to customers worldwide using both standardized and in-house specially developed equipment for carbonization, coal analysis and coke testing located in Essen, Germany. Get all the services you need from an independent and objective integrated company.
 

RB Automazione: https://www.rb-autom.it/
PT Magnasardo: https://magnasardo.com/

RB Automazione is an ISO 9001 certified company established in Genova in 1978, specialized in manufacturing of instruments for technological testing of coal, coke, iron ores, and raw materials.
Strongly committed to design durable and easy-to-use products, we manufacture high quality and reliable equipment able to perform several different tests according to International Standards (ISO, ASTM, DIN…) such as:
•    CRI - CSR of coke
•    Plastic properties of coal
•    Swelling properties of coal
•    And also, iron ore tests as Reducibility, Cold Crushing Strength, Sticking, LTD and more.
Our vast experience in the field and technological knowledge allows us to maintain our excellent reputation as a worldwide supplier of testing instruments to the major Blast Furnace and DRI plants, coke plants, iron and steel industries, mines and inspection companies.
Our products are supplied worldwide directly or through our knowledgeable representatives and distributors to offer a reliable after-sales support and assure the best performance of our instruments.
In Indonesia, we have had a solid partnership with PT Magna Sardo, our exclusive distributor for the region since 2011.
PT Magna Sardo was established in 1963 and operates in the provision of analytical laboratory equipment as well as industrial technical services. With more than 60 years of experience, PT Magna Sardo has become a trusted partner for various industrial sectors in Indonesia, supporting research, quality control, and material testing requirements.
The Company is committed to providing comprehensive customer support through complete after-sales services, including Laboratory Services, Training, Preventive Maintenance, and the supply of Spare Parts and Consumables, ensuring that customers consistently achieve optimal performance from every instrument in use.

PT.Detian Coking Indonesia is invested and controlled by New Tianjin Steel, covers a total area of 818 mu, located in IMIP, Morowali, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia. Detian Coking operates 4x65 holes 7.0M large-volume top-charging reheating coke ovens and 2X65 holes 5.5M Stamp-charging coke ovens, with an annual output of 4.7 million tons of coke. The coke quenching adopts low-moisture quenching process and reserves dry quenching position.The coking unit mainly includes coke oven, quenching tower, ground dust removal station, and screening system. The gas purification system includes cold drums, electrostatic precipitators, desulfurization units, sulfur recovery units, ammonium sulfate, benzene washing, and tank areas. The auxiliary systems include power supply and distribution, Industrail water, fire-fighting water, circulating water, cooling water, wastewater treatment, gas supply, and heating,etc.Detian Coking provides high-quality products to customers around the world.Top-charge coke 3.4 million t/a
Stamp-charge coke 1.3 million t/a,also customized coke can be produced according to customer needs.PT.Detian Coking Indonesia,as a pioneer in the industry, is committed to fulfilling its environmental, social and governance (ESG) responsibilities. Through innovative technologies and management practices, it actively responds to global challenges, promotes green development, and creates greater value for employees, regions and shareholders.
 

Delivering energy in partnership for sixty years

Vitol is a leader in energy and commodities. For sixty years we have produced, managed and delivered energy and commodities, including metals, to consumers and industry worldwide. In addition to our primary business of trading, we are invested in infrastructure around the globe, with over $13billion invested in long-term assets. 

Our customers include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today, we serve our customers from over 40 offices worldwide. 

Vitol has an established presence in coal, with coal customers including utilities, steel mills and merchant coke plants. As well as a thermal coal business, we are building a global presence in metallurgical coal and metallurgical coke, alongside a growing metals business. Deploying our global logistical capabilities, financial capacity and cross-sector expertise Vitol delivers a full range of products supporting customers to manage physical product and energy supply.

Luoyang Maile Refractory Co., Ltd. hereafter referred to as "MERC", was founded at the beginning of 2009 by a group of experienced engineers who have been devoted to silica refractory research,production and development for more than 30 years and committed to make extraordinary silica refractories and find solutions for the users in the related industry.

MERC is the first, and also the only manufacturer who specialized in fused silica refractory for coke oven from foundation.Applying technical expertise,the main leading team developed innovative hot repair material with diversified shapes customized by clients' demand,from small nozzles,bricks less than 1kg to big modular block weighing 2 mt,from simple square bricks to super complex shapes.MERC has been certified by ISO9001-2015 ever since the very beginning and MERS’s product quality consistency and reliability have been testified by many well-known laboratories and institution across the world.
 

Menar is a South African mining company with an actively managed and growing portfolio of diversified minerals, with interests in thermal coal, anthracite, manganese and ferromanganese assets in South Africa. The company has business interests beyond South Africa, including gold and nickel subsidiaries in Kyrgyzstan and Turkey. Menar's business strategy entails reinvesting earnings into its operations, which has positively influenced the company's growth trajectory. We also believe in nurturing strong partnerships that align with our business objectives. We have the requisite expertise and proven track record to develop green-field projects and turn around acquired operations. The company is also deliberate in its efforts to benefit South Africa's economic development. In 2023 two of Menar's projects were announced at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SA Investment Conference, through a R1.4 billion pledge.
Menar’s investments extend beyond commodities, employing over 3,000 people across the group. Through its projects and acquisitions, the company aims to create even more employment opportunities.