8th International Stainless & Special Steel Summit

Date: 31 Aug 09 - 02 Sep 09
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Dusseldorf , Germany

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Conference Papers

The future of steel for aircraft & aerospace applications Andre van Bennekom, Director R&D, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, Germany Download

Chairman’s opening remarks Barry Hunter, President, Hunter Alloys LLC, USA Download

Market overview for special steel long products Benedikt Niemeyer, CEO, Schmolz & Bickenbach, Germany Download

Innovative tool steel solutions for applications in plastics processing Claudia Ernst, Director R&D, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, Germany Download

Honouring ceremony of the ‘Stainless & Special Steel Executive of the Year 2009’ Dr. Claus J. Raidl, Chairman & CEO, Böhler Uddeholm, Austria Laudatio by Benedikt Niemeyer, CEO, Schmolz & Bickenbach, Germany Download

Being small can be better - Strategies for smaller specialty metals producers Dennis Oates, President & CEO, Universal Stainless and Alloy Products, USA Download

Overview of nickel demand & supply in the current economic environment Francois-Gabriel Sauvage, Executive Vice President, ERAMET, France Download

How to overcome the challenges faced in the current scenario Ghevarchand Sanghvi, Director, Venus Wire Industries Pvt. Ltd, India Download

Lessons learned from the recent crisis Jean-Yves Gilet, Executive Vice President - CEO, ArcelorMittal Stainless, Belgium Download

Stainless steel scrap - The value option in stormy weather Jürgen Pilarsky, Managing Director, CRONIMET, Germany Download

Keynote presentation: The new realities in the stainless steel long products market Markus Moll, Managing Director, SMR, Austria Download

You need us!!! Mikael Sthaalros, Managing Director, CEO, Damstahl, Denmark Michael Lund, Sales & Marketing Director, Damstahl, Denmark Ilhami Alici, Group Director Logistics, Damstahl, Denmark Download

Keynote presentation: Sustainability & growth of stainless steel Pascal Payet-Gaspard, Secretary General, ISSF - International Stainless Steel Forum, Belgium Download

The advantage which nickel brings to stainless steels Dr Peter Cutler, Director, Promotion, Nickel Institute Download

Asian stainless stainless steel market after the crisis & POSCO´s role as a market leader Philip (Kwang-Seuk) Yang, Stainless Manager, POSCO Europe, South Korea Download

The next wave of growing power of the Asian specialty steel industries Robert Chen, Chairman & CEO, GMTC - Gloria Material Technology Corp., Taiwan Download

Chrome ore and ferro-chrome markets post-downturn and beyond Robert Yuksel Yildirim, President & CEO, ETI KROM Inc., Turkey Download

Does only the financial crisis create the problems of today´s stainless steel business? Thorsten Studemund, Managing Director, Voß Edelstahlhandel, Germany Download

Stainless Steel Scrap - Quo vadis? Tobias Kämmer, CEO, Oryx Stainless, Germany Download

Challenges & opportunities in tool steels Wolfgang Emmerich, Vice President Corporate Strategy & Corporate Development, Böhler Uddeholm, Austria Download

Workshop One Market forecast, volumes, prices & other relevant issues Special Award Ceremony - For Best Forecasts 2009 Moderator: Markus Moll, Managing Director, SMR, Austria Download

Workshop Two Productivity &Technology Moderator: Wilhelm Karner, Head of Projects & Sales, Andritz, Austria Download

Workshop Two Productivity &Technology Moderator: Wilhelm Karner, Head of Projects & Sales, Andritz, Austria Download

Workshop Three Productivity reserves throughout the total supply chain Moderators: Wolfgang Emmerich, Vice President Corporate Strategy & Corporate Development, Böhler Uddeholm, Austria Markus Moll, Managing Director, SMR, Austria Download

Workshop Four Bright spots for special steel long products: Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy Technology Moderators: Christophe Le Rigoleur, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Salzgitter Mannesmann Stainless Tubes, Germany Gerhard Hackl, Member of the Board, Breitenfeld Edelstahl AG, Austria Download