Antimony Day 2025
The Antimony Association Conference
17-18 November 2025 | Hotel Chatelain, Brussels
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Antimony: the Element Europe Can’t Ignore
Critical, strategic, indispensable
In light of rapidly evolving geopolitical realities, 2025 marks a turning point for the global antimony industry. With China halting exports of this essential element, supply chains worldwide are facing severe strain, compelling European industries to confront unprecedented challenges. As a critical enabler in flame retardants, energy storage, electronics, and defence applications, antimony has become indispensable for Europe’s strategic autonomy and industrial resilience.
Against this backdrop, the International Antimony Association is convening a high-level two-day event in Brussels during Critical Raw Materials Week to spotlight the urgent need for recognition, investment, and coordinated action.
DAY 1 will focus on the broader context of critical raw materials within Europe’s economic, political, and geopolitical landscape. Through expert panels and policy dialogues, the session will explore how Europe can reduce dependencies, reinforce its supply chains, and secure access to strategic materials like antimony.
DAY 2 will delve deeper into the specific challenges and opportunities facing the antimony value chain. To this end, we have structured the day around three main pillars: politics, markets, and technology. In the first part, we will examine the current global dynamics that are shaping the economy and high-level political decisions by providing a geopolitical approach. We will present the reasons why antimony is essential to society and the economy while also discussing the consequences of the Chinese export ban. In the second and third parts, we will present market dynamics essential for business actors to make more informed decisions, as well as the latest innovations at the technological level, covering trends, market dynamics, innovation, and the role of European industry in shaping a resilient future for this vital material.
Who should attend?
- EU and national policymakers and regulators
- Industry leaders and manufacturers in chemicals, batteries, electronics, and defence
- Users of Antimony
- Raw materials suppliers, traders, and refiners
- Investors and financial institutions focused on strategic resources
- Researchers and academics working on materials science and supply chains
- NGOs and think tanks interested in resource governance and sustainability
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Register with Early Bird prices until 20 July 2025.
SCHEDULE:
DAY 1 (17 NOV.)
Securing Strategic Value Chains: Focus on Critical Raw Materials and overlooked enablers of Europe’s economic resilience
12:00 | Registration and light lunch | |
12:50 | Institutional remarks | |
13:00 | Opening Keynote
“Europe’s Critical Raw Materials Act: What’s Next?”
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13:30 | Spotlight Talk: Antimony, Lithium, Siliceous: The Overlooked Enabler of Resilience | |
14:00 | Strategic Outlook: Materials Under Pressure: Global Dynamics, Local Realities
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15:00 | Coffee Break | |
15:45 | Innovation & Circularity: From Primary to Secondary: Unlocking the Circular Potential | |
17:00 | Closing Fireside Chat | |
DAY 2 (18 NOV.)
Antimony: The Element Europe Can’t Ignore
Critical, strategic, indispensable
9:00 | Coffee and registration | |
9:45 | Welcome | |
9:50 | Institutional Remarks
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10:00 | Beyond Tariffs and Tensions: Crafting Europe’s Competitive Edge in a Divided World
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10:30 | Invisible but Essential: Antimony’s Role in Europe’s Green and Sovereign Future
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11:15 | Antimony and Power: How China’s Export Controls Are Redrawing the Industrial Map
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12:00 | Lunch and Networking | |
13:30 | Antimony Market Update: Supply, Demand | |
14:30 | Strategic Outlook | |
15:30 | Coffee Break | |
16:30 | Antimony in Innovation: Unlocking the Next Frontier in Materials and Technologies | |
Closing the loop: The future of Antimony Recycling in Europe’s Industrial Strategy | ||
17:30 | Wrap Up | |
19:00 | Social Event | |