5th International Conference on
CIS Steel and Raw Materials in the World markets
12-13 April 2010, Hyatt Regency, Kiev, Ukraine

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Introduction

5th International Conference on CIS Steel and Raw Materials in the World Markets is devoted to the CIS steel traders supplying to the Middle East, Far East and West Europe regions.

Global financial crisis has weakened CIS suppliers positions forcing them to decrease exports. However, in the 2nd half of 2009 positive changes and rising prices of Chinese steel products have given a ray of hope to the CIS exporters that Q1 2010 would be more positive. The event attracts major CIS steel producers / exporters, traders, raw material suppliers, international steelmakers, trading companies, financial institutions, transport and service companies and related industry experts and analysts to discuss the prospects of CIS steel in the world markets and the latest developments taking place in the industry. The conference is a must event for anyone interested in the CIS steel industry dynamics.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

9:00 – 10:00 Registration and welcome coffee

Day 1

10:00 – 12:00 - Session 1
Global markets of steel and raw materials - on the way to recovery

• Development of global economics and prospects of steel consumption
  Philippe Peters, The Boston Consulting Group
• Financial climate and investment projects on the background of gradual recovery of global economics
  Speaker TBA
• Optimization of company’s activity in the post-crisis period,
  Litvak Dmitriy, Ernst and Young
• Steel production cost as determining factor of CIS producers’ competitiveness
  Ruslan Alikhanov, McKinsey & Company
• Demand and prices at the global raw materials markets
  Speaker TBA

12:00 – 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 – 14: 00 Session 2
CIS – Exports structure and domestic markets - Steel

• State support of export potential & stimulating the domestic demand for steel
  Sergey Grischenko, Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine
• Effective strategies in CIS metallurgy in the post-crisis period
  Robert Schaus, Bain & Company
• Development of electrical-furnace steelmaking in Russia as a factor of export flows forming
  Aleksandr Barashkin, Metal Expert Consulting
• Market prospect for CIS metallurgy: stock of orders and prices for steel products
  Volodymyr Vlasyuk, UPE Co. Research&Consulting
• Prospects of steel products distribution to the external markets
  Dmitry Goroshkov, Cherepovets Steel Mill, Severstal

14:00 – 15:00 Lunch

15:00 – 16: 30 Session 3
CIS – exports structure and domestic markets - Steel

• Prospects of steel products distribution to the external markets
  Pascal Macault, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih
  Aleksandr Rabtsun, Zaporizhstal
  Aleksandr Seliverstov, Donetsksteel
  Anton Shamayeu, Byelorussian Steel Works
• Prospects of steel consumption at the Ukrainian market
  Ruslan Mazhinskiy, UGMK

16:30 – 17: 00 Coffee-break

17:00 – 18: 45 Session 4
Prospects of main consuming regions: Europe and South-East Asia

• Exports prospects of coking coal from Russia
  Pavel Nekhvorosch, Severstal Resources
• Coke balance in Russia in 2009 and forecast for 2010
  Eugen Ponomarev, Altai-Koks
• Prospects of scrap exports from CIS
  Ildar Neverov, Sever
• Prospects of providing with scrap of Russian mini-mills
  Aleksandr Sidorin, OMK-Steel
• Export trends of bulk ferroalloys from Ukraine
  Sergei Kudryavtsev, UkrFA
• Growth potential of ferroalloys imports to CIS
  Dmitry Pashkov, PromUp

19:00 Gala-dinner

Day 2

09:30 – 10:00 Welcome coffee

10: 00 – 11:30 Session 5
Prospects of main consuming regions - Steel

• Expanding of production capacities in Iran: decreasing reliance on import
  M. R. Shamsabadi, Mobarakeh Steel Co.
• Flat steel products market in Middle East: consumption prospects
• B.S. Shetty, Al-Ghurair Iron & Steel
• Steel market in India and its place in the global trading
  Alain Davezac, Essar Steel
• Role of China at the global market: prospect of flat steel exports
  Jim Jia, MySteel
• International steel flow in the light of global economic facts
  Gorkem Bolaca, Promeks Steel

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee-break

12: 00 – 13:30 Session 6
Prospects of main consuming regions - Raw Materials

• Modernization of steelmaking capacities
  Jens Kempken, SMS Siemag
• Cost reduction at steel mills: approaches and solutions
  Svitlana Deliamure, Harsco Metals Group
• Impact of Chinese factor on the raw materials export from CIS
  Eugen Dubogryz, BG Capital
• Overview of the global trends at the main raw materials markets: merchant pig iron and DRI/HBI
  Chris Barrington, International Pig Iron Association
• Coming changes at the world market of pig iron
  Sergey Frolov, Industrial Metallurgical Holding

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch

14: 30 – 15:40 Session 7
Prospects of main consuming regions

• Development of iron ore market in Iran: exports prospects
  Bahram Sobhani, MIDHCO
• World market of coking coal and the role of CIS in the global trade
  Roman Nasirov, Renaissance Capital
• Demand growth rates – key factor of ferroalloys market recovery in 2010
  Olga Grigor’eva, Metal Expert
• Outlook of Azov-Black Sea basin freight market in 2010 – freight prime-cost of steel, scrap, coal, iron ore
  Andrew Ananiev, Ukrrichflot

15:40 – 16:00 Coffee-break

16:00 – 17:30 Summarizing roundtable discussion

• Will the low production cost of CIS products remaining the principle of its competitiveness?
• At what rates will rolling capacities in Turkey and Middle East be expanding in 2010?
• Are there any suppositions for decreasing imports from CIS?
• China – importer or the main competitor?
• Will the steel market recovery affect the prices for raw materials?
• Which factors will have an impact at competitiveness of CIS raw materials producers?
• Which type of trading will prevail in 2010 – spot or long-term agreements?

17:30 Conference closing

Please note that the program is subject to change.
 

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