IREPAS - International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association » Laing https://www.irepas.com ıIREPAS gathers producers, traders and consumers of steel rebars, wire rods, sections as well as suppliers of ferrous scrap and steel raw materials Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:29:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The program of the 94th IREPAS meeting in Amsterdam https://www.irepas.com/?p=6444&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-program-of-the-94th-irepas-meeting-in-amsterdam https://www.irepas.com/?p=6444#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:11:31 +0000 Irepas https://www.irepas.com/?p=6444 The program of the SteelOrbis Spring ’26 Conference and the 94th IREPAS meeting to be held in Amsterdam is as follows:

Day 1: Sunday, April 26, 2026

19:00 – 22:00                   Welcome cocktail at Hotel Okura Amsterdam

 

Day 2: Monday, April 27, 2026

09:15 – 09:30                  Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS

IREPAS Chairman: Ioannis Manessis, Principal, Hellenic Halyvourgia S.A

09:30 – 11:10                  SESSION ONE – Critical Changes in the Global Long Steel Markets and Macroeconomic Overview

- Long products market outlook

Alexander Gordienko, Export Director, Celsa Group

- Macroeconomic Overview

- Patrice Ollivaud, Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

 - Panel: Hedging ferrous metals to unlock commodity trade finance solutions

Moderator: Alberto Xodo, Product Specialist (Steel & Nickel), LME
John Short, CEO, Boomer Commodities
Phillip Price, Founder, Pool 

 

11:10 – 11:40 Networking break

 

11:40 – 13:10 SESSION TWO – Global Steel Market Outlook and CBAM Impact

- Hydrogen-based DRI: Front Runner or Also Ran?

Dr. John Atherton, Secretary General, International Iron Metallics Association

- CBAM Unlocked: Risk, Opportunity, and the Road Ahead

Jack Laing, Carbon Specialist, CarbonChain

- Chinese Steel Outlook for 2026

Yuan Wenjiong, President, Dao Fortune

- Indian Steel Market Outlook 

Sumit Bhatia, Vice President – New Business Development & Strategy, ARS Steels

 

13:10 – 14:30                    Networking lunch

 

14:30 – 16:30                    IREPAS Committee Meetings

  • 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Producers Committee (by invitation only)
  • 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee (by invitation only)
  • 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Traders Committee (open to all attendees)


16:00 – 18:00                    Monday cocktail reception

 

Day 3: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

10:00 – 11:30                   SESSION THREE – Panel with Committee Chairmen

  • IREPAS Producers Committee
  • IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee
  • IREPAS Traders Committee
]]> https://www.irepas.com/?feed=rss2&p=6444 0