Conference programme
| Tuesday, 14 October 2008 |
| 08:00-9:00 |
Registration and coffee reception - networking |
| 09:00-10.20 |
Session 1: Steel Markets Outlook
- The short and long term outlook of the steel markets.
- Do we see anymore price rises in the near future? Outlook for 2009.
- The impact of raw material prices on supply.
- How serious is the threat of recession - when it might start and what can we expect?
- Steel futures - a turning point for the industry?
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| 10.20-10:40 |
Coffee break - networking |
| 10.40-13:00 |
Session 2: Practical recommendations for the Steel Market
- This session will focus on the practical recommendations for the steel users, traders and the mills.
- Overview of steelmakers producers fight for market share.
- What needs to be done to protect from the negative effects of a possible ression?
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| 13:00-14:15 |
Lunch - networking |
| 14:15-15:30 |
Session 3: Armature - rebar and galvanised steel
- A global and regional outlook on the demand and supply of armature.
- Growth of domestic consumption in CIS and Middle East and future of international trade flows (Rebar and other long products).
- Russian long and flat products market volumes analysis.
- Hot dip galvanized reinforcing steel bars
- Galvanized steel in Turkey
- Trade dynamics in the Middle East- what's on the horizon?
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| 15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break - networking |
| 16:00-17:30 |
Session 4: Raw materials
- Short-term & long term perspective - what does the future hold for steel producers in a climate of rising raw materials?
- An overview of the scrap markets: demand and challenges
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| 18.00-21:00 |
Cocktail reception - networking |
| Wednesday, 15 October 2008 |
| 9.00-12.00 |
Session: 5: The practical aspects of supplies: logistics, financing, certification, the specifics of dealing with customs authorities.
- Presentations from banks, interested in the export-import transactions financing
- Certification of rolled products in Russia
- Freight and the logistics – presentation from logistic companies and ports
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| 12.00-17.00 |
Field trip to a manufacturing plant |
Organizing committee:
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| 16 countries attending |
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Austria |
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Bahrain |
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Egypt |
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Germany |
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Hungary |
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India |
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Iran |
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Italy |
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Pakistan |
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Poland |
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Romania |
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Russia |
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Saudi Arabia |
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UAE |
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Ukraine |
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United Kindom |
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