Group 1 - The 2025 International Alloy Mining Industry Conference was held on June 10-11 at the National Exhibition Center in Tianjin, focusing on the alloy mining industry and featuring key industry players and associations [1][2] - The conference included a closed-door meeting by the International Manganese Association and various forums discussing market trends and economic outlooks, with presentations from notable experts in the steel and manganese sectors [2][3] - The event provided new opportunities for Tianjin Port, which has maintained over 70% of the national import volume for manganese and chromium ores, and reported a 7.2% year-on-year increase in throughput for non-ferrous mineral bulk cargo in 2024 [5] Group 2 - The conference featured in-depth analyses and forecasts from ten industry experts, covering topics such as global and Chinese macroeconomic assessments, steel market reviews, and the impact of green low-carbon initiatives on the ferroalloy industry [2][3] - Tianjin Port is advancing its smart port initiatives to enhance service efficiency, achieving a record loading efficiency of 3,319 tons per hour for non-ferrous minerals in May [5] - The port has established significant infrastructure for mineral storage and has completed substantial bonded mineral storage operations, with 100,000 tons of bonded minerals stored in 2024 and 22,700 tons completed from January to May 2025 [5]