THE INTERNATIONAL MANGANESE INSTITUTE: The Mn Industry Association

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THE INTERNATIONAL MANGANESE INSTITUTEThe Mn
Industry Association
Anne Tremblay, Secretary General, IMnI

• International EMM Industry Sustainable
  Development Forum
• Chongqing, China, October 9, 2003

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IMnI At a Glance

• 44 Members in 27 countries
• Mn ore alloy producers
• Manufacturers of Mn-based products
• Traders
• In 2002, IMnI members produced
• 94 of the 8.170.000 MT of Mn High Grade
  Ore
• 82 of the 5.6 MT of Mn alloys produced
  outside China
• 73 of the 242.000 T of Electrolytic Mn O2
• 20 of world production of EMM

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IMnIs Objectives

• Promote defend the development and use of Mn.
• Facilitate the exchange circulation of
  information.
• Encourage co-operation within the industry by
  providing its leaders with decision-making tools
  and a forum for discussion.

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How IMnI Goes About This

• Committees
• Statistics Committee
• Marketing Communications Committee
• Occupational Health, Environment Safety
  Committee (OHES)

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Statistics Committee

• Production, Consumption and Inventory Data,
  plus Production Capacities
• Ore (Dry Metric Tons Mn Content)
• Alloys (HCFeMn, REFeMn, SiMn)
• Electrolytic Mn Dioxide
• EMM (interrupted)

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Marketing Communications Committee

• Improve communication between members.
• Create tools to attract new members.
• Scout for new markets and uses for Mn.
• Enhance the public image of Mn.

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OHES Committee

• Provides medical, scientific and regulatory
  support for members to deal with health and
  environmental issues.
• Offers advocacy support to members to defend and
  promote their economic interests, toward
  regulatory authorities.

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OHES CommitteeRecent Projects

• Scientific Criteria Document
• Reviews all existing scientific literature on Mn
• Pinpoints the research gaps
• Proposes an Occupational Exposure Limit
• -- 0.1 mg/m for respirable Mn
• -- a supplementary limit of 0.5 mg/m3 for
• inhalable Mn

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OHES CommitteeRecent Projects

• EU New Chemicals Policy
• Industry responsible for proving substance is
  safe
• All 30.000 chemical substances produced or
  imported to Europe must be registered
• 100 t/y Evaluation 250.000 in tests

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IMnI The Mn Industry Association

• To help the industry stay
• Informed
• Pro-active
• Responsible
• And avoid squandering valuable resources
• Human
• Environmental
• Financial
• www.manganese.org