The World Materials Forum (WMF) organises an annual high level Forum with industry leaders and other participants in Nancy, France. Among the industrial partners are the Chairmen of Glencore (Switzerland) and Ivanhoe Capital & Mining (Singapore) as well as the CEOs of Arkéma (France), Europcar (France), Morgan Advanced Materials (UK), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan), Ponto Verde (Portugal), RATP (France), Rio Tinto Minerals & Diamonds (Australia), Saint Gobain (France), Smith Group (UK), Solvay (Belgium) and Veolia (France). Philippe Varin, chair of the French “Cercle de l’Industrie”, and Victoire de Margerie chair of Rondol Industry, are resp. Chairman and Vice Chairman of the WMF.