Since the beginning of the 21st century, China's gold industry has achieved steady development of the entire industrial chain of exploration, mining, metallurgy, design, processing, consumption, investment, and trading. China has become the world's largest gold producer for 11 consecutive years and has become the world's largest gold consumer for five consecutive years. After more than ten years of development, the gold market has formed a market system with different functions and various forms. It has become the fastest growing global gold market with great development potential. China has grown from follower of the global gold industry to the leader.
In order to promote the innovation and upgrading of China's gold industry, enhance the international competitiveness of gold enterprises, build a platform for communication and cooperation between domestic & foreign gold enterprises, and promote the healthy & rapid development of China's gold industry, China Gold Association together with World Gold Council, Shanghai Gold Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange and Shanghai Gold & Jewellery Trade Association will jointly host the "2018 China (Shanghai) International Precious Metals Annual Meeting" in Shanghai on December 6-7, 2018.
The current international economic and political situation has undergone tremendous changes, and a series of fundamental changes have taken place in the precious metals market. The Annual meeting is set to guide the precious metals companies and operators in China to cope with the challenges of change. In order to make the annual meeting better play the role of building platforms and promoting development, the conference intends to invite precious metals business units in China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, France, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Canada and other countries, as well as mining enterprises, exchanges, Banks, refiners, distributors, precious metals suppliers, financial technology companies, industry associations and other industry participants attended the annual meeting. The annual meeting will build a precious metal market exchange platform, provide opportunities for exchanges and dialogues between precious metals companies and investment institutions at home and abroad, and become an industry elite to understand the latest developments in the international precious metals market, explore the future development trend of the market, and seek international cooperation.