In association with:
Metal Bulletin Events and SMR are joint hosting the 9th International Stainless and Special Steels Summit.
Known as the world’s leading gathering of high-level executives involved in stainless and special steels and their raw materials throughout the world. The 8th annual summit in Dusseldorf in 2009 set the agenda for the year ahead and 2010 promises to be even bigger and even more important.
Modules:
Day 1 - Flat Products
Day 2 - Raw Materials (am) & Long Products (pm)
Day 3 - Long Products
Module options:
Option 1 – Flat Products and Raw Materials
Option 2 – Raw Materials and Long Products
Option 3 – Flat Products, Raw Materials and Long Products
Key speakers include:
· Harald Espenhahn, ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A., Italy
· Antonio Marcegaglia, Marcegaglia S.p.A., Italy
· Bernardo Velázquez, Acerinox S.A., Spain
· Juha Rantanen, Outokumpu Oyj, Finland
· Martin Abbott, London Metal Exchange, UK
· Alvaro Videgain, Tubacex S.A., Spain
· Karl Haase, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke, Germany
· Ernesto Amenduni, Centro Inox, Italy
· Michael Wright, ELG Haniel Metals, UK
· Jim Lennon, Macquarie Capital, UK
· Roberto Marzorati, Cogne Acciai Speciali, Italy
· Remy Behra, Faurecia Exhaust Systems, France
· Chris Zweifel, Franke Foodservice Systems, USA
· Gert Nilson, Uddeholms AB, Sweden
· Pete Dow, ITW Food Equipment Group, USA
· Alessandro Fraccia, Managing Director, Rodacciai S.p.A., Italy
In 2008 and 2009, a massive commodity super-cycle came crashing to a halt and the effects have been particularly hard-felt in the global steel sector. As demand from the automotive and transportation, process industries, building and construction and durable consumer products sectors fell, so demand for raw materials contracted and the stainless steel sector was left reeling from reduced output, lay-offs and plant shutdowns.
2010 is seen by most as the year when the world begins to truly emerge from recession and already we are seeing signs that this is the case. But this recovery is a mixed bag of opportunities and roadblocks which will be discussed in detail, market by market and product by product. Surviving was the first step. Taking advantage of the upturn will require a detailed knowledge of the market and the actions of your peers and competition making the 2010 conference an unmissable occasion.
All market participants will have to gear up from being paralysed by fear of industry collapse to a much more proactive strategy of emerging from crisis. Old forecasts are obsolete, budgets must be overhauled and all plans must be attuned to new priorities
With unprecedented networking opportunities and invaluable presentations and debate, the conference cannot be missed.
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