IREPAS - International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association » Olivier Francois 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 86th meeting in Istanbul https://www.irepas.com/?p=5609&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-program-of-the-86th-meeting-in-istanbul-2 https://www.irepas.com/?p=5609#comments Tue, 03 May 2022 11:22:30 +0000 Irepas http://www.irepas.com/?p=5609 Day 1: Sunday, May 29,2022

19:00 – 22:00                   Welcome cocktail at Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus Istanbul

 

Day 2: Monday, May 30, 2022

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

 

09:15 – 10:00                    SESSION ONE: Critical changes in global long steel markets

- Long products market outlook

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

Alexander Gordienko, Export Director, Celsa Group 

 

- Turkish steel industry overview

Dr. Veysel Yayan, Secretary General, Turkish Iron and Steel Producers’ Association (TISPA)



- The revision of the waste shipment regulation and its impacts on trade of steel scrap – a recyclers’ perspective

Olivier Francois, President, European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC)

10:00 – 10:20                     Networking break

 

10:20 – 11:10                     SESSION TWO: Critical changes in global long steel markets – EU, Ukraine and China

- EU steel market outlook

  • Outlook for EU economy and steel industry
  • EU steel imports, the impact of safeguard measures on them, and perspectives on recent and future modifications of such measures in view of the ongoing war in Ukraine
  • Impact of energy costs (natural gas/electricity) on EU-based EAFs and perspectives on the supply shortage in the EU


Alessandro Sciamarelli, Director of Economic Studies and Market Analysis, European Steel Association (EUROFER)


- Chinese steel market outlook

Huseyin Ocakci, Middle East General Manager, CIEC


- Ukrainian economy and steel industry: current situation and outlook (online presentation)

  • Brief overview of the military situation and scenarios for its development.
  • Overview of the Ukrainian economy: current situation and expectations.
  • Estimated damage caused by the war to infrastructure and the economy as a whole.
  • Ukrainian steel industry: supply and demand situation and outlook.
  • Steel exports from Ukraine: risks and challenges.

Roman Perepelytsia, Head of Strategy and Business Development, Metinvest Holding

 

11:10 – 11:30                     Networking break

11:30 – 12:30                    SESSION THREE: Global economic developments and expectations

The Current State of Developed and Emerging Markets

Prof. Dr. Ozgur Demirtas, Chair Professor of Finance, Sabanci University 

 

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)


19:30 – 23:00                   Gala dinner at Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus

 

Day 3: Tuesday, May 31, 2022


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

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