“Top industry players and analysis from those in the know – right in Europe’s steel tube hub”
Metal Bulletin Events and SMR Steel Market Research are pleased to announced their collaboration on the 6th Annual Steel Tube & Pipe conference, which in 2011 is back in Milan – one of the world’s most important hubs for steel tube production. This expanded three-day event will explore the both the carbon and stainless steel tube markets fully – with detailed analysis and unrivalled networking opportunities from across the market. With sessions dedicated to automotive, precision mechanical and energy production, as well as construction and oil & gas, this event provides an ideal forum for all those involved in tube and pipe.
While the recovery from recession has been vigorous in some markets and geographical regions, the picture is less clear in others. Whether you’re a supplier or pipe producer, trader or end-user, this event will put you right in touch with the very latest information and key people in order to help you navigate these uncertain but potentially rewarding times.
A break down of how the conference will work:
Carbon steel will be covered on the 1st day and the morning of the 2nd day and stainless steel will be coved on the afternoon of the 2nd day and 3rd day of the conference.
Topics to be discussed:
- Will the ending of scrappage schemes necessarily mean less orders in the automotive market?
- Will the precision mechanical market continue its recent success?
- Why it’s not all bad news for producers of construction pipes
- The growth areas worldwide for OCTG, line pipe and other pipe types for the hydrocarbons industry
- How to deal with the three big issues for producers: overcapacity, liquidity and price volatility
- How European producers can maximise returns in vibrant emerging markets
Topics to be discussed for stainless delegates:
- What growth can be expected in seamless and welded stainless tube & pipe until 2015?
- 100$/bbl: Impact on Oil and Gas Exploration and stainless use (Oil sands, etc)
- Will the chemical majors use some of their enormous profits for investments in 2011? Where?
- Growth applications for shell and tube heat exchangers?
- Power Generation: Boiler tube concepts: why does India not follow the Chinese designs?
- Automotive: Euro 6 Emission Standard: A boost for stainless exhaust systems
- Architecture, Building and Construction: Substitution: What realistic chances do the “new ferritics” have against the proven solutions of 304/316 in ornamental tubing?
Reasons to attend:
Hear from the experts what markets in Europe and worldwide they think will be driving growth from 2011, and how they plan to cope in those markets that aren’t
Keep abreast about the latest developments in both carbon and stainless, seamless and welded pipe families from world-class producers
Network from high-level delegates from across the industry, from suppliers to pipe manufacturers to traders, analysts and end-users