Event Introduction

The 23rd Middle East Iron & Steel Conference from 9-11 December in Grand Hyatt Dubai is the largest iron and steel conference in the MENA region.

In 2018, nearly 800 delegates, representing 350 companies from 48 countries came together for 3 days of networking, workshops and presentations from the industry’s most accomplished experts.

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Benefits of attending

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This event offers an unparalleled opportunity to network with top executives from the regional steel market as well as the global steel supply chain.

Steel mills, Rolling mills, Traders / Merchants / Brokers, Banking / Investment / Fund management, Plant / Equipment / Engineering companies, Miners, Consultants, Recyclers / Scrap processors, Tube & Pipe mills, Freight / Logistics / Service centers, Foundries / Forges, Rod / Wire / Cable plants, Smelter / Refiners, Government, Industry associations

Speakers Include:

  • Rajesh Agarwal, Bureau of Middle East Recycling
  • H.E. Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi , Emirates Steel
  • Haytham Al-Jabr, HADEED-SABIC
  • Marwan Al-Mojil, SABIC
  • H.E. Dr. Mattar Al-Neyadi, The Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Energy and Industry
  • Saleh Al-Otaibi, Saudi Iron & Steel Company (Hadeed)
  • Ali Al-Qahtani, AlJomaih Automotive Company
  • Jens Apfel, Primetals Technologies
  • Mandeep Bhandari, Steel Masters International (ME) FZE
  • Deepak Bhandari, Arabian Gulf Steel Industries
  • Gorkem Bolaca, Galex Steel International
  • Abu Bucker Husain, Al Ghurair Iron & Steel LLC (AGIS)
  • Paolo Burin, Danieli
  • Muhieddine Chatila, BRC Industrial Saudia Co.
  • Sijin Cheng, Cargill
  • Davinder Chugh, Synergy Capital
  • Thaís Cunha, Aurifer Middle East Tax Consultancy
  • Ugur Dalbeler, COLAKOGLU METALURJI A.S
  • Ankur Dana, Dana Group
  • Dilip George, Bahrain Steel
  • Raman Handa, SMS Gulf FZE
  • Rajesh Kumar, Erbicore Global DMCC
  • Edward James , MEED Projects
  • Stephan Krämer, SMS group GmbH
  • James Ley, Fastmarkets
  • Bernd Lindzer, Primetals Technologies Austria
  • Gianpiero Mattera, OECD
  • Robert Montgomery, Midrex Technologies
  • Devvrat Moondhra, Duro Steel
  • Dmitriy Nikolayenko, Metinvest Holding LLC
  • Vlada Novokreshchenova, Fastmarkets
  • Dmitriy Nikolayenko, Metinvest Holding LLC
  • Ersun Ozdemirel, Borcelik Celik San. Tic. A.S.
  • Kaushalendra Prasad, KP Global Consulting
  • Hesham Saad, Arabian Steel Industries
  • Ramy Saleh, Elmarakby Steel
  • Usama Salti, Al Anmaa Steel Iraq
  • Raed Seddiq, Al Ittefaq Steel Products Company
  • Salam Al Sharif, Sharif Metals Ltd
  • Rajiv N Shrivastva, Special Steels Factory LLC
  • Marina Shulga, Fastmarkets
  • Ravi Singh, Sulb Company
  • Emrah Ugursal, Bastug Metalurji Sanayi A.S.
  • Boris Van Thiel, Libyan Petroleum

    • Moderators: Markus Abel (tripleS GbR), Serife Durmus (Fastmarkets MB), Andrew Glass (Avatar Commodities), Peter Hannah (Fastmarkets MB), Josko Kandido (MBR) and Alistair Ramsay (Fastmarkets)

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Agenda Overview

Pre-conference Workshop Day: Monday, December 9, 2019

8:30am Registration desk opens

9:30am Primetals Technologies Workshop

2:00pm Danieli Workshop

6:00pm Welcome Drinks Party

 

Day 1: Tuesday, December 10, 2019

8:00am Registration opens

9:00am Welcome remarks

Alistair Ramsay, Head of Research, Fastmarkets

9:10am Government welcome address: Supporting the steel industry

H.E. Dr. Mattar Al-Neyadi, The Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Energy and Industry, UAE Government

9:25am Keynote welcome address:

H.E. Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi, Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Steel

9:35am Keynote executive panel: The Middle East steel market

  • Growth strategies for 2019: how will the steel industry in the Middle East take advantage of market improvements?
  • How can new geopolitical norms like 232 be used to the advantage of the industry? Where are the opportunities?
  • Where will growth be found in 2019? Which markets deserve attention? Which projects require examination?

Moderator: Alistair Ramsay, Head of Research, Fastmarkets
Marwan Al-Mojil, Executive Commercial Director of Long Products, Sabic
Ravi Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Sulb
Hassan Shashaa, Chief Operating Officer, Emirates Steel

10:20am Panel discussion: Steel fundamentals
Moderator: Alistair Ramsay, Head of Research, Fastmarkets
Dmitriy Nikolayenko, Head Of Sales Operations In Steel & Rolled Product Division, Metinvest Holding LLC
Gianpiero Mattera, Economist, OECD
Edward James, Director of Content & Analysis, MEED Projects

11:30am Emirates Steel: Transforming the culture of workplace health and safety
Hassan Shashaa, Chief Operating Officer, Emirates Steel
Anna Petrachkova, Health and Safety Manager, Emirates Steel

11:55am Sustaining momentum through innovation
Haytham Al-Jabr, Lead Scientist- Research & Technology, HADEED- SABIC

12:20pm Networking Lunch

Stream 1 - Ensuring a secure supply of raw materials


1:30pm Chairperson’s opening remarks
Davinder Chugh, Senior Partner, Synergy Capital

1:40pm Panel Discussion: Iron Ore Dynamics: A Global Outlook
Moderator: Peter Hannah, Index Manager, Fastmarkets MB
Dilip George, CEO, Bahrain Steel
Tee Yong Tan, Director, Commodities Derivatives, SGX
Andrew Glass, Founder, Avatar Commodities

2:20pm China's steel outlook and its impact on the international steel market
 Sijin Cheng, Metals Analytics Lead, Cargill

2:45pm Panel Discussion: The Middle Eastern DR Pellet Market

Moderator: Davinder Chugh, Senior Partner, Synergy Capital
Raed Seddiq, DRIC General Manager, Al Ittefaq Steel Products Company
Dilip George, CEO, Bahrain Steel
Kaushalendra Prasad, Chairman And Managing Director, KP Global Consulting

3:25pm The growing demand for scrap in the Middle East
Rajesh Agarwal, Board Member, Bureau of Middle East Recycling

4:20pm Panel Discussion: Technology and innovation developments
Moderator: Markus Abel, Director - Electric Steelmaking, tripleS GbR
Robert Montgomery, Sales Manager-Middle East, Midrex Technologies
Andrea Diasparro, Vp, Key Account Management, Danieli
Andres Villa, Sales Manager, Tenova HYL
Raman Handa, Managing Director, SMS Gulf FZE
Deniz Catan, Technical Sales Manager, Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH

5:00pm Panel Discussion: Ensuring a secure supply of raw material

Moderator: Andrew Glass, Founder, Avatar CommoditiesKaushalendra Prasad, Chairman And Managing Director, KP Global Consulting
Tushar Trivedi, Group Procurement Head, Federal Cables
Salam Al Sharif, Chairman, Sharif Metals Ltd

Stream 2 - Global steel markets – a breakdown of challenges and opportunities

1:30pm Chairperson’s opening remarks

Marina Shulga, CIS Steel, Global Metallics Reporter, Fastmarkets

1:40pm Panel Discussion: Emerging Export Markets: Finding Opportunity in a Saturated Steel and Iron Ore Industry

Moderator: Josko Kandido, Consultancy Manager (UK), MBR
Devvrat Moondhra, Managing Director, Duro Steel
Ankur Dana, CEO, Dana Group
Gorkem Bolaca, Managing Director, Galex Steel International

2:20pm Turkish Steel Exporters' Association Presentation
Ugur Dalbeler, Ceo- General Manager, COLAKOGLU METALURJI A.S

2:45pm Panel Discussion: Enhancing trade barriers to ensure a high quality Middle Eastern steel market

Moderator: Thomas Vanhee, Partner, Aurifer Middle East Tax Consultancy
Deepak Bhandari, CCO, Arabian Gulf Steel Industries
Ravi Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Sulb
Rajesh Kumar, Vice President, Erbicore Global DMCC

3:25pm Trade defenses and anti-dumping measures
Thomas Vanhee, Partner, Aurifer Middle East Tax Consultancy
Thais Cunha, Associate, Aurifer Middle East Tax Consultancy

4:20pm Panel Discussion: Navigating a challenging domestic steel market in Turkey
 Moderator: Serife Durmus, Correspondent Middle East & Turkey (steel), Fastmarkets MB
Ersun Ozdemirel, Export Manager, Borcelik Celik San. Tic. A.S.
Ali Okyay, Executive Vice President, Borusan Mannesmann Boru San ve Tic AS
Emrah Ugursal, Deputy General Manager - Foreign Trade, Bastug Metalurji Sanayi A.S.

5:00pm Panel Discussion: The recovery of the North African steel market
 Moderator: Hesham Saad, Deputy Managing Director, Arabian Steel Industries
Boris Van Thiel, Advisor to Chairman, Libyan Petroleum
Ramy Saleh, Chief Business Development Officer, Elmarakby Steel

5:40pm End of day 1 and drinks reception.

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Day 2 Conference: Wednesday, December 11, 2019

8:50am Welcome Remarks

8:55am Executive Interview with Sabic

    Saleh Al-Otaibi, Director, BU Flat Products - Commercial, Saudi Iron & Steel Company (Hadeed)

    Stream 1 - Steel products in the Middle East

    9:25am Chairperson's opening remarks
    Andrew Glass, Founder, Avatar Commodities


    9:30am Panel Discussion: Long Products in the Middle East
    Moderator: Serife Durmus, Correspondent Middle East & Turkey (steel), Fastmarkets MB
    Rajiv N Shrivastva, Managing Director, Special Steels Factory LLC
    Vikash Verma, Chief Operations Officer, Arabian Gulf Steel Industries
    Dilip S Kumar, General Manager Sales and Marketing, SULB

    10:10am Creating the right balance of steel supply and demand to prevent overcapacity
    Ankur Dana, CEO, Dana Group

    10:35am Middle East oil and gas tube and pipe outlook
    James Ley, Principal Consultant - Tube & Pipe Group, Fastmarkets

    11:30am Panel Discussion: Steel from the end user perspective: Where is the demand?
    Moderator: James Ley, Principal Consultant - Tube & Pipe Group, Fastmarkets
    Mandeep Bhandari, Managing Director, Steel Masters International (ME) FZE
    Muhieddine Chatila, Chief Procurement Officer, BRC Industrial Saudia Co.
    Ali Al-Qahtani, General Manager- Supply Chain & Facility Services, AlJomaih Automotive Company

    12:10pm Flat Steel markets in the Middle East
    Abu Bucker Husain, CEO, Al Ghurair Iron Steel LLC (AGIS)

     

    Stream 2 - Technological innovations to enhance middle Eastern steel production

    9:25am Chairperson’s opening remarks

    Markus Abel, Director - Electric Steelmaking, tripleS

    9:30am Utilising technology to modernize Middle Eastern steel mills
    Hesham Saad, Deputy Managing Director, Arabian Steel Industries 9:55am The Future is Now: Advancing Direct Reduction Technology
    Robert Montgomery, Sales Manager - Middle East, Midrex Technologies> 10:20am Intelligent rolling at work: Plant-based self-diagnosis and process supervision with digital solutions
    Bernhard Steenken, CEO SMS Digital, SMS Group GmbH
    Stephan Kramer, Executive Vice President Flat Rolling Plants, SMS group GmbH

    11:15am Danieli Digital Melter: the most advanced melting system
    Paolo Burin, Vice President, Danieli

    11:40am MECON Limited presentation - Middle East - A future in steel12:05pm The Minimill Flat of the future
    Bernd Lindzer, Vice President, Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH

    12:30pm Achieving EAF-DRI process control with iEAF industry 4.0 Tenova technology
    Armando Vazquez, Senior Business Development Manager, International Sales, Tenova Goodfellow

     

     

     

    12:30pm Networking Lunch

    2:00pm Iran
    Vlada Novokreshchenova, Cis, Iran Steel Market Reporter, Fastmarkets

    2:30pm Iraq
    Usama Salti, Chief Executive Officer, Al Anmaa Steel Iraq

    3:00pm North Africa
    Boris Van Thiel, Advisor to Chairman, Libyan Petroleum

    3:30pm Turkey
    Gorkem Bolaca, Managing Director, Galex Steel International

    4:00pm CIS
    Marina Shulga, CIS Steel, Global Metallics Reporter, Fastmarkets


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    Companies Registered So Far Include:

    Aartee Group Liberty Steel Europe
    AB Metals Liberty Steel Newport
    Abinsk Electric Steel Works Liberty Steel USA
    Absal Factory for Steel Fabrication Company (Absal Steel) Libyan Petroleum
    Access World Logistics LLC LITAT Group
    Acebulk Dis Ticaret Ltd. Sti. LKAB
    Acemar LLC Antr-Aktiv
    AK AZZ Dekheila Steel Co LME
    Al Anmaa Steel Iraq LMS Reinforcing Steel Group
    Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company (Ezz Steel) London Metal Exchange
    Al Ghurair Iron & Steel LLC Maneks Dis Ticaret Ltd. Sti
    Al Ghurair Iron & Steel LLC (AGIS) Mansion House FZE
    Al Ittefaq Steel Products Company MANUCHAR STEEL NV
    Al Nafie Steel LLC Maschinenfabrik Herkules GmbH & Co. KG
    Al Rajhi Steel Industries Co Ltd MBR
    Al-Ittefaq Steel Products Co McGrath
    Al-Ittefaq Steel Products Co. McKinsey & Company
    ALJAZERA FACTORIES FOR STEEL PRODUCTS LTD MEED Projects
    AlJomaih Automotive Company Megasid S.A.
    Alrashed Building Materials. MESCIER DIS TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI
    Amesco FZE Metal Bulletin Events
    Aqualat Metal Globe
    Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. METALLOINVEST TRADING AG
    Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Metinvest Holding LLC
    Arabian Pipes Company Metinvest International SA
    Arabian Steel Industries Metso
    Arcosteel - The Arab Company For Special Steel S.A.E Metso Germany GmbH
    Asturiana de Aleaciones SA Midrex Technologies
    Aurifer Middle East Tax Consultancy Midrex Technologies Inc
    Avatar Commodities Midrex Technologies Inc.
    AVEKS AS MIL International Rotterdam BV
    Aveks India Mines de Fer Sénégal Oriental ( MIFERSO )
    Badische Stahl-Engineering GmbH MISR National Steel
    Bahrain Steel Mitsubishi Corp
    Bahrain Steel BSCC (EC) Mitsubishi Corporation
    Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd
    Bastug Metalurji Sanayi A.S. Mitsui & Co. Europe Plc
    Baştuğ Metalurji Sanayi A.Ş. Modern Steel Mills LLC
    Baz International Industry Co. Moon Iron & Steel Company SAOC
    Binyamani MTC Mineral Trading Company GmbH (Austria)
    Borcelik Celik San. Tic. A.S. Naumann Consulting GmbH
    Borusan Mannesmann Boru San ve Tic AS NAVEX
    Borusan Mannesmann Boru San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. Navex Asia Ltd
    BRC Industrial Saudia Co. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION (MIDDLE EAST)
    BRS Group NLMK Group
    BRS Middle East DMCC NLMK Turkey
    Bulk Egypt for Shipping & Trading Services Norecom
    Bureau of Middle East Recycling Novorosmetall Ltd.
    C.I Miner Coque de Colombia Novorosmetall, Ltd
    Carboil Trade AG Nucor/DJJ
    Cargill OECD
    Coaltrans Conferences Oldendorff Carriers Transsipment LLC
    COLAKOGLU METALURJI A.S Oman Drydock Company
    Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. Orind Special Refractories Pvt Ltd
    Conares Metal Supply Ltd Pisec Group Austria GmbH
    CORBUS STEEL Primetals Technologies
    Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
    Dana Group Primetals Technologies Dubai (UAE)
    Danieli PSI Metals GmbH
    DİMİN MADENCİLİK SAN. VE TİC. A.Ş PT SteelMet S.A.
    DP Trade SA Qatar Steel Company FZE
    Duro Steel Quest Group
    Ecomak Systems Pvt Ltd Quest Group DMCC
    El Khaleeg For Trade & Supply Rajhi Steel Co.
    El Marakby Steel Rajhi Steel Industrial Co
    Elmarakby Steel Rajhi Steel Industrial Co.
    Emdad for Industrial supplies Rashed Alrashed Group
    Emirates Steel RB Automazione SRL
    Emirates Steel Industries Co. PJS (Emirates Steel) RC Inspection Group
    Emirates Steel Industries PJSC RedMed Commodities
    Emirates Steel IndustriesEmirates Steel Industries PJSC RioTinto IOC
    EPM Europe GmbH S Norton & Co Ltd
    EPM Group S. Norton & Co. Ltd
    Erbicore Global DMCC Sabic
    EREGLI DEMIR CELIK FABRIKALARI T.A.Ş. Salzgitter Mannesmann International
    Eregli Demir Ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S Samsung C&T Corporation
    Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikaları T.A.S. Saudi Industrial Development Fund
    EREL-LOGISTICS Saudi Iron & Steel Company (Hadeed)
    Eurometalix Ltd Saudi Lime Industries Co
    European Metal Recycling Seabridge Insurance Broker SA
    EVRAZ EAST METALS AG Severstal
    Evraz, EastMetals AG Severstal Export GmbH
    EZZ Steel SFR Deniz Tas. Dis. Tic. A.S.
    EZZ Steel Co SGX
    Farnborough Engineering Consultants Limited – FEC Sharif Metals Ltd
    Fastmarkets Shivam Hi Tech Steels Pvt Ltd
    Fastmarkets MB SHOWA DENKO CARBON Germany GmbH
    Fastmarkets MB Events Sibanthracite Overseas AG
    Federal Cables Sims Metal Management
    Felman Trading Europe AG SMS Group GmbH
    Ferlink S.A.L. (OFF-SHORE) SMS Gulf FZE
    Ferrexpo Middle East FZE Sojitz India Private Limited
    FMG Special Steels Factory
    Galex Steel International Special Steels Factory LLC
    Gazprombank (Switzerland) Ltd Star Global LLC
    Global Minerals Engineering Steel Masters International (ME) FZE
    Goldman Sachs International Steel Pioneers Factory
    Goldseed Commodities Steel Products Co. Ltd.
    Graincom Shipping Steel Products Company Ltd (STEPCO)
    Group Galloo Recycling SteelHedge SA
    Gulf Investment Corporation SteelOrbis Elektronik Pazaryeri A.S
    HADEED- SABIC Stemcor ( S.E.A.) Pte Ltd
    Hangten Asia Co Ltd Stemcor London Trading Ltd
    HEG LTD Suez Steel
    ICI Suisse SA Suez Steel Company
    Imperial Manufacturing Group SULB Company
    Indo International Trading FZCO Sumitomo Corporation Middle East
    Industrial Clusters Sumitomo Corporation Middle East FZE
    ING Bonfiglioli Spa Synergy Capital
    Ing. Bonfiglioli S.r.l. TAYLOR INTERNATIONAL
    Innovation Worldwide DMCC Tenaris Saudi Steel Pipe Co.
    INTERMETALS CORPORATion Tenova Goodfellow
    International Coke and Ferro Alloys Company Tenova HYL
    Iron Ship Agency The Saudi National Committee for Steel Industry
    ISIK CELIK SANAYI VE TICARET A.S. Toscelik AS
    Ispadue S.p.A. TOSYALI HOLDING
    ISR Infomedia PVT Ltd tripleS GbR
    ISR Infomedia Pvt. Ltd Trust Control International
    ITOCHU Corporation Tubular Steel Inc
    Izmir Demir Celik (IDC Steel) Turkish Steel Exporters Association
    JCS Severstal Management Turkish Steel Exporters' Association
    Jean Yared & Fils sal UBS Switzerland AG
    JEIL Machinery United Steel Industrial Co. KSCC (KUWAIT STEEL)
    JFE Steel Corporation United Sulb Company (Saudi Sulb) LLC.
    Jiangsu Jianglong New Energy Technology Co ltd UNIVERSAL ROLLING MILL
    Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel LLC Universal Rolling W.l.l.
    Jindal Steel and Power Limited VERSLIN AG
    Jindal Steel DMCC Vesuvius Group
    Jubail Energy Services Company Vesuvius Italia Spa
    Kandil Steel Vesuvius Ras Al Khaimah
    Khalifa University Vesuvius Ras Al Khaimah FZ-LLC
    Kobolde & Partners AB Vezzani SpA
    KP Global Consulting Vilmeks Ic ve Dis Tic. Ve Metal San. A.S.
    L.I.T.A.T. Group voestalpine Rohstoffbeschaffungs GmBH
    Lanturno AG World Steel Trade SA
    Lexar Commodities AG Yildiz Demir Celik
    Liberty Commodities Asia Pte Ltd Yıldız Demir Celik
    Liberty Commodities Group Yildizlar Yatirim Holding
    Liberty FE Trade DMCC Zheshang Development Group Co., Ltd.
    Liberty House Group Zuercher Kantonalbank

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    2,209.15

    2 Delegates (pp)

    2,124.15

    3 Delegates (pp)

    1,954.15