IREPAS - International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association » Mark Ma 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 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:28:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The program of the 78th IREPAS meeting in Warsaw https://www.irepas.com/?p=4069&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-program-of-the-78th-irepas-meeting-in-warsaw https://www.irepas.com/?p=4069#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2018 07:13:15 +0000 Irepas http://www.irepas.com/?p=4069 Day 1: Sunday, May 6, 2018

19:00 – 22:00                        Welcome cocktail at Hilton Warsaw Hotel and Convention Centre

Day 2: Monday, May 7, 2018

09:00 – 09:15                        Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS

09:15 – 10:15                         SESSION ONE – Global economic outlook

- Global Economic and Market Developments

Marek Rozkrut Ph.D., EY Poland / Partner, Chief 

10:15 – 10:45                           Networking break

10:45 – 12:30                           SESSION TWO – Critical changes expected in global long steel markets

- Long products market outlook

Jose Angel Rey, Celsa Group / International Commercial Director

  • Overview of global construction sector
  • Steel and long products consumption
  • Rebar markets
  • International price situation

- Most recent developments in graphite electrode market as well as future expectations

Dr. Mark Shujun Ma, CIMM Group Co. Ltd. / Chairman & CEO

  • Causes of global electrode shortage
  • China’s role in electrode shortage and most recent developments in global electrode market
  • How is demand trending? And demand in electrode-consuming industries?
  • Planned new capacities
  • Solution alternatives for the existing shortage
  • How can EAF-based plants survive under current conditions?
  • Short-term and long-term expectations both on demand and supply side

- Global steel market developments and analysis

Peter F. Marcus, Managing Partner / World Steel Dynamics

 

12:30 – 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                            Cocktail Reception

 

Day 3: Tuesday, May 8, 2018

09:00 – 10:30                           SESSION FOUR – Panel with Committee Chairmen

  • IREPAS Producers Committee
  • IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee
  • IREPAS Traders Committee
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