III international conference “World Steel Semis Market 2010”, 18-19 October 2010, Istanbul, Turkey, "Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel"

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Brief info Confirmed Speakers List of participants Preliminary programme Register online BRIEF INFO In terms of transition from sharp crisis stage to slow economy's recovery in 2009-2010 world steel semis market is determined by the combination of multidirectional factors. Negative impact on semis markets is caused by tough competition and sluggish end-users' demand on finished products. More over premature folding of governmental demand stimulating programs in developed countries is also a weighty moment. From the other side positive factors affecting the market are strong prices for raw materials, low stocks' level and operational regulation of supply.

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• What to expect from steel market in the nearest future: full recovery or another wave of recession? Steel industry’s main results of 2010 and prospects.
• Will China be the driving force of global steel industry? Impact of government regulation in China on its role in the world steel market.

• Middle East countries as big steel consumers. New projects, production and consumption growth – Iran, Iraq, UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Syria.
• Turkey: is there any opportunity to increase export of long products while demand is so unstable?
• North Africa: expansion plans and key consumption trends. Egypt and Morocco – present and prospective steel producers and consumers in the region. Algeria as a major long products importer in North Africa.
• Southeast Asia – Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines: current market situation, main aspects of supply and consumption.
• Europe: when should total demand recovery in one of the biggest steel consuming regions be expected? How much do currency fluctuations impact on export volumes of European longs?

• Overview of potential demand and price dynamics on finished products market. Seller’s or buyer’s market will settle down the rules?
• Integrated mills: raw materials constituent in steel semis production costs.
• Mini-mills: scrap price influence on steel semis production costs. Chinese factor as a catalyst of Turkish scrap market.
  

• CIS as key billet supplier: main trade indices and prospects.
• Growing potential of billet production in Turkey is to reduce semis import and to increase its export share in the world steel market. Competitiveness strategy.
• Expansion perspectives for billet suppliers from Europe, Brazil and Southeast Asia.

• Steel semis sea-borne trade 2010: Handysize market, current situation and development forecasts.
• Ways to decrease transport constituent in final cost of Handysize shipments
• Steel semis shipping from the CIS countries to Europe, Middle East and North Africa. Influence of these freight flows on Handysize/Handymax freight rates.
• Sea-river and coaster vessel markets: main trends and development perspectives 2010 – 2011.

• CIS producers as large suppliers of uncoated flat products. Perspective of new target markets.
• Growing potential of Turkish flats production is to reduce import and to increase its export share. New projects and opportunities.
• Middle East flats market: current situation and prospects. Iran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt – the biggest market players in the region.
• Current state and outlook of heavy plate market. Main exporters and importers.
• Major trends of coated products trade and demand prospects. India, South Korea and China as key suppliers.
• US flats market: when total recovery of demand should be expected?

• Current state and outlook of global slab market, prices, trade flows
• Prospects of CIS slab market: from now to the future.
• Brazilian slab exporters – strategy for further expansion.
• South-East Asia as a major slab consuming region.
• Turkish slab market potential. When plans for capacities expansion will be implemented?

• What will be the determinative factor for steel semis prices: demand, production cost or suppliers’ competition? Who will dictate the prices?
• Role of China in the world steel market.
• Outlook of global demand for finished products: steel market is to succeed or to survive?
• Is there a threat of overproduction? Or market balance will be reached by consumption growth at the end of the year?
• Developing countries as a life buoy for steel industry.
• Changes in supply chain: from producers directly to end-users. What’s the future for trading companies?