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The conference
will address itself to the issues of prime importance to the steel industry
in Asian region.
Restructuring of the industry at regional as well as global level has
emerged as the single largest factor affecting the viability of the
industry. This includes merging and integrating synergies of two or more
companies to get strategic advantage and also to impart more value to the
shareholder. Further, closure of certain unviable and outdated facilities is
also a must to protect the industry in general. Who is merging with whom ?
What facilities are going to be closed ?
The international trade is slowly getting dominated by value added products
day by day. Also, the winds of liberalisation are reaching developing
countries opening new markets for steel products. Which are these new
products ? Where are the emerging markets ? With WTO guidelines, the import
barriers in all countries are gradually going down and the industry is
moving towards free trade. 'Anti Dumping Duty' seems to be the only tool
remaining to protect the domestic industry. Is this being overused ? How to
fight anti dumping case ? Where will the international steel trade reach by
2005 ?
The viability, longitivity and growth of any manufacturing based business
largely depends on technology. Technology can be the prime enabler of cost
competitiveness and can provide the required cutting edge to overcome the
competition. What is the right technology for a particular product ? How
local conditions affect the selection of technology ? How much should be the
'cost of technology'?
These and many other prime issues, country profiles, success stories,
technology updates will make the event meaningful, informative and thus
IMPORTANT.
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