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Seminars, Conferences & Exhibitions
Steel - Steel
Vth CIS Steel and Raw Materials in the World markets, 12-13 April 2010, Kiev, Ukraine
INTRODUCTION
Suppliers of rolled steel from CIS take an active part in the global trade, exporting about 20% of products. Sales geography covers almost all the regions, but the most active trade is carried on with partners from Middle and Far East and West Europe.
Global financial crisis weakened CIS suppliers’ positions in no small degree so that they were forced to decrease export supplies by 20%. Exporters were looking for their way amid slowing down economic activity – reducing production level (11 months of 2009 it was varying between 53-80%), cutting their products’ quotations.
In the 2nd half of 2009 positive changes traced at the global steel markets, impetus was given by rising prices for Chinese products. It gave for CIS exporters of finished products and raw materials a hope that Q1 2010 would come under the sign of stability or increasing quotations. Nevertheless economic news bring large portion of uncertainty in probability of the further developments.
On the one hand, amid a steady rise in stock-exchange indices, the future of commodity markets looks rather optimistic. On the other hand, the lack of effective demand and accretion of liabilities speak of inadequate effectiveness of financial injections to the economy, the latter being supposed to face new shocks.
KEY QUESTIONS
1. With which rates will the demand recovery go at the main distribution areas of CIS steel and raw materials?
2. Will China compete again with CIS suppliers at the world markets or will it import again steel products from Russia and Ukraine?
3. How the export structure of CIS steel and raw materials will be changed? Which markets will ascend a “victory podium”?
4. Will the increasing prices for raw materials be the key factor of pricing in the segment of finished products?
On 12-13 April 2010, in Kiev, Ukraine, at the V international conference “CIS Steel and Raw Materials at the World Markets” you will get answers for these and other vital questions of the sector during comfortable communications with the market key players from CIS and main consuming regions.
PROGRAM
Day 1. Focus on Steel
Session 1: World steel market and strategies of leading CIS suppliers
- Development of global economics and prospects of steel consumption
- Financial climate and investment projects on the background of gradual recovery of global economics
- CIS leading producers’ strategies and their investment projects
- Steel production cost as determining factor of CIS producers’ competitiveness
Session 2: CIS – domestic consumption and export structure of steel products
- Russia, Ukraine, Belarus:
- Changing market conditions and prospects of domestic consumption
- Changes in exports structure
- Main distribution areas and changes in their priority
Session 3: Prospects of main consuming regions: Turkey and Middle East
- Competitiveness of CIS products in Turkey and Middle East
- Flat and long products markets development, balance of production and consumption in Middle East
- Production and consumption in Turkey, import structure
- Expanding of production capacities in Iran: decreasing reliance on import
Session 4: Prospects of main consuming regions: Europe and South-East Asia
- Eastern Europe: demand recovery and expanding of production capacities
- Development of steel market in Western Europe
- Role of China as the largest exporter of steel products in the world market
- Market of South-East Asia and its import potential
Panel discussion: Competitiveness of CIS steel products in the main consuming regions - 2010
- Will the increasing prices for raw materials be the key factor of pricing in the segment of finished products?
- Will low production cost of CIS steel be remaining the key factor of its competitiveness?
- At what rates will rolling capacities in Turkey and Middle East be expanding in 2010? Are there some plans for decreasing import supplies from CIS?
- Will China compete again with CIS suppliers at the world markets or will it import again steel products from Russia and Ukraine?
Day 2. Focus on Raw Materials
Session 1: Raw materials markets: global factors and trends.
- Demand and prices in the international raw materials markets
- Raw component in the steel manufacturing
- Impact of Chinese factor
- Modernization of steel industry
Session 2: Pig iron, ferrous scrap and DRI
- Merchant pig iron: prospects of demand growth from major importing regions in 2010
- Prospects of ferrous scrap exports from CIS
- Turkey as a main consumer of ferrous scrap
- Prospects of development of merchant DRI world market
Session 3: Iron ore and coking coal
- Iron ore exports from CIS: potential of supplies expansion
- World market of coking coal and the role of CIS
Session 4: Ferroalloys
- Export trends of bulk ferroalloys from CIS producers
- Growth potential of ferroalloys import supplies to CIS
Panel discussion: Cost situation in raw materials markets in 2010
- Will the steel market revival affect the raw materials prices?
- Which factors will have an impact at competitiveness of CIS raw materials producers?
- Which type of trading will prevail in 2010 – spot or long-term agreements?
AMONG PARTICIPANTS
ArcelorMittal, Mechel, Metinvest Holding, Metalloinvest, MMK, NLMK, OMK, EvrazHolding, Severstal, DonetskSteel, Interpipe, Zaporizhstal, ENRC, Kosogorskiy MZ, DEMZ, TMK, Belorussian Steel Works, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Rizhao Steel Holding, Gerdau Añominas, Al-Tuwairqi, Ezz Steel, Marcegaglia, Midrex, PUDS, U.S.Steel Kosice, Stemcor, Dillinger Huette, MIDHCÎ, NISCO, IMIDRO, Mobarakeh Steel Company,
Kibar Holding A.S., Kurum Holding Inc., Ekinciler, Colakoglu, Kaptan Metal, Corus, BNP Paribas, Hatch, McKinsey&Co, IISI, IPIA etc.
If you would like to present a paper or to know more about the conference programme, please, contact
Diana Lepilkina
Programme manager & project supervisor
d.lepilkina@b-forum.ru
diana.lepilkina@gmail.com
+38 056 794 33 94, ext.217
To know more about the event and to join, please, contact
Sergey Sushko,
Project manager
s.sushko@b-forum.ru
+38 056 794 33 94, ext. 218
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