**Over 200 delegates attended in 2008**

Metal Bulletin Events and SMR’s 5th Asian Stainless Steel Conference is the forum for the Asian and global stainless and special steels communities to come together and debate whether China will remain the locomotive of global growth in 2010 as it has been in 2009.
 
This major industry event looks also at the various stainless steel markets outside China, across Asia.  A large and varied audience from across the world attends to hear papers and debates from some of the regions leading experts, making this conference an unrivalled networking opportunity. If you are involved in stainless steel anywhere in the world, then the opportunity to hear from and introduce yourself to the major players in Asia is not to be missed.

Key speakers include:

• Prof. Li Cheng, Executive President, Stainless Steel Council of China Special Steel Enterprises Association, China
• Gao Jianbing, General Manager, Tianjin TISCO & TPCO Stainless Steel Co Ltd, China 
• Lou Dingbo, Vice President and President of Stainless Steel Business Unit, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd, China 
• Shingo Fujishima, Group Manager of Plate Marketing & Sales Division, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Corporation (NSSC), Japan
• Kevin Kim, Deputy General Manager, POSCO, South Korea
• Wang Jianxin, Deputy Chief Engineer, JISCO Stainless Steel Company, China 
• Zhang Yongshao,  Purchasing Director of Metal Raw Materials, Global Operation Department, Haier Group, China
• Gaetano Ronchi, Manager Stainless Steel Department, IKEA Trading SA, Switzerland 
• Zhou Keming, Chairman and General Manager, Jiangsu Daming Metal Products Co Ltd. and Chairman, Tianjin TISCO & DAMING Metal Products Co Ltd, China 
• Wang Jing, Chairman, Tianjin Binhai Yingchi Group Co Ltd, China 
• Prabhash Gokaran, Head Marketing & Business Development Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division, Tata Steel, India 
• Download the programme for the full speaker list

A panel of market-leading, expert speakers will present on and discuss the key issues in the market today, including:

• Stainless steel flat products: Can China sustain its growth dynamics in 2010? 
• Are ferritics taking over from austenitics in Asia? 
• Is China the perfect hub to supply the world market with exhaust systems?
• The growing market for household appliances “Made in China”
• Other fast growing end-use sector : chemical, railway vehicle, kitchenware etc.  
• Stainless steel raw materials in Asia: A new masteralloy for stainless steel producers
• The nickel market today and tomorrow
• The challenges presented in developing the Asian/Chinese scrap market
• The changing landscape for ferro-chrome
• Harmonizing global stainless steel long product markets
• New players in high performance long products