A high-level delegation from Italy, including the Consul-General of Italy, president of Italian Aluminium Association, senior Government officials, CEOs and senior executives of different organisations are all set to be part of the Indo-Italian Metal Hub seminar, scheduled to be held here on January 20. The seminar will be inaugurated by Industries Minister Niranjan Pujari.
Nalco CMD and Aluminium Association of India (AAI) president Dr Tapan Kumar Chand will preside, in which State Industries Secretary Sanjeev Chopra will join as chief speaker.
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) is playing host to the three-day visit by the delegation from Italy who will be looking at the prospect of investing in the Angul Aluminium Park and collaborating for strategic tie-ups with their Indian counterparts. The seminar was preceded by a site visit to proposed Angul Aluminium Park on Friday.
The seminar will pave way for discussion amongst important players, businesses, State Government and Government agencies and associations of Indian and Italian industry in the engineering, metals and transportation sectors. The Metal HUB is supported by the Italian Consulate in Kolkata, Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce, District for Rail Technologies (DITECFER), High Speed, Safety and Security Amafond, Federation of European Consumers of Aluminium, Indian Embassy in Rome, Aluminium Association of India, FICCI, FOSMI, (Federation Of Small and Medium Industries India), CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), UCCI, Sinfonet, and METEF, among others.