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‘Asian Steel Conference' is now an established event and is seen as the
biggest gathering of iron & steel industry professionals in the Asian
region. Steel business houses from regions like the Indian sub-continent,
China, the Gulf, SE Asia and Europe participate to make this interaction
more meaningful and complete. The conference will address itself to the
issues of prime importance to the steel industry in the Asian region.
Any change in finished steel prices has a cascading effect and it influences
the whole supply chain. Raw material prices, which were also shooting out of
the roof for quite some time, have also started settling down. Today, iron
ore and coal linkage along with met coke availability are the key factors
influencing the prospects of any company. What are the short term and long
term perspectives regarding steel raw materials?
The international trade is slowly being dominated by value added products
day after 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? How big is the role of logistics?
Where will the international steel trade reach by 2012?
The viability, longevity and growth of any manufacturing based business
largely depends on technology. Technology can be the strongest driver of
cost competitiveness and can provide the required cutting edge to overcome
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 crucial issues, country profiles, success stories,
technology updates will make the event meaningful, informative and thus
IMPORTANT..
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