Dear colleagues!
AIPEA Secretary General Liva Dzene announces that in 2026 AIPEA will celebrate the 10th anniversary of World Forum on Industrial Minerals (WFIM-10), that will be held on October 24-27th, 2026, in Qingyang (Jiu Hua Mountain), Chi Zhou City, China.
This forum, which will include plenary lectures, symposia, seminars, workshops, posters and field trips, continues the tradition established in previous editions by bringing together a broad international community to advance the exploration, synthesis, analysis and characterization, functionalization and applications of clay minerals and related fine particles, industrial minerals, and associated resources and materials.
The forum will cover a wide range of science and technology, including geochemistry, mineralogy, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering. This 10th edition will also highlight the growing role of computer and digitalization, artificial intelligence in the science, engineering and processing of industrial minerals and reflect the latest evolution towards data‑driven and computationally assisted innovation and production.
To honour and celebrate WFIM-10, the Forum Chairs and the editors of Clay Minerals invite participants and other scientists from around the world to submit papers to a special WFIM-10 collection of the journal Clay Minerals. All topics within the scope of Clay Minerals are welcome.
Chairs of the WFIM-10:
Principal Editors of Clay Minerals:
AIPEA Secretary General Liva Dzene announces that in 2026 AIPEA will celebrate the 10th anniversary of World Forum on Industrial Minerals (WFIM-10), that will be held on October 24-27th, 2026, in Qingyang (Jiu Hua Mountain), Chi Zhou City, China.
This forum, which will include plenary lectures, symposia, seminars, workshops, posters and field trips, continues the tradition established in previous editions by bringing together a broad international community to advance the exploration, synthesis, analysis and characterization, functionalization and applications of clay minerals and related fine particles, industrial minerals, and associated resources and materials.
The forum will cover a wide range of science and technology, including geochemistry, mineralogy, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering. This 10th edition will also highlight the growing role of computer and digitalization, artificial intelligence in the science, engineering and processing of industrial minerals and reflect the latest evolution towards data‑driven and computationally assisted innovation and production.
To honour and celebrate WFIM-10, the Forum Chairs and the editors of Clay Minerals invite participants and other scientists from around the world to submit papers to a special WFIM-10 collection of the journal Clay Minerals. All topics within the scope of Clay Minerals are welcome.
Chairs of the WFIM-10:
- Jingbin HAN (Beijing University of Chemical Technology)
- Dermot O'HARE (Oxford University)
- Weiliang TIAN (Tarim University)
Principal Editors of Clay Minerals:
- Professor Chun Hui Zhou
- Professor George Christidis
Full-paper Submission Deadline: 30 December 2026
Clay Minerals Template: link ready soon.
Select the ‘WFIM-10 Anniversary Collection’ when uploading your paper.
