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13th Middle East Iron & Steel Conference

13th Middle East Iron & Steel Conference

07 December 2009 - 09 December 2009

Metal Bulletin Events’ 13th Annual Middle East Iron and Steel Conference is the largest conference of its kind in the region.  With an exclusive and expert speaker line-up and a near 600-strong audience of top-level industry professionals, the conference is truly a once-a-year opportunity to meet new contacts and get business done.

Steel mills and producers, suppliers of raw materials, semi-finished products, end products, technology manufacturers, financiers, investors and service suppliers: The A-Z of the regional steel sector will be present. If your business necessitates working with the Middle Eastern iron and steel sector then this conference is unmissable.

Topics Include
 
  • Producers strategies to survive and prosper through the downturn
  • Stimulus packages and their effect on regional steel demand: The GCC response to the economic downturn
  • The availability of finance to the needs metals and mining industry
  • Can Brazilian infrastructure keep up with the demand for Iron Ore?
  • Logistics and freight panel: Outlook for dry bulk freight rates as world economies recover
  • Country analyses: Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabi and Iraq
  • A closer analysis of OCTG markets in the GCC: Improved technology and the demands of modern pipes
  • How have major regional construction companies re-thought strategy to cope with the downturn?
Reasons to attend

  • The largest Iron and Steel conference in the region – a once-a-year major networking opportunity not to be missed by anyone involved in the sector
  • Examine the Iranian steel industry - benefit from the latest picture of iron ore, crude steel, finished products and find out what effect if any the political situation might have on imports and exports
  • Hear the latest updates on the Saudi Arabian market and its ever-more critical importance to regional steel
  • Understand the implications of the downturn for regional producers and hear them detail their survival and future growth strategies
  • Analyse the demand outlook from the construction sector  - what is the fallout from the current economic crisis?
  • Explore the growing importance of DRI market from commercial and technological perspectives  - captive vs. merchant supply and the latest developments in Hot DRI
  • Benefit from in-depth analysis of the freight market?
  • Hear from the regions highest calibre CEOs  
  • Examine future market trends for supply and demand in the OCTG markets
  • Review the financing options currently available to industry players
  • Network at the largest iron and steel gathering in the region, over 600 international delegates are expected this year
 
 
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