The program of the 72nd IREPAS meeting

March 22nd, Sunday

19:00 – 22:00 Welcome Cocktail at Intercontinental Paris Le Grand Hotel

March 23rd, Monday

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS – Kim Marti

09:15 – 10: 30 SESSION ONE 

  • Low raw material prices and booming Chinese exports: which consequences for the global steel sector?
    Eric Louvert, BNP Paribas
  • Why The Future Begins – Navigating The Turbulent World of Small Ideas and Grand Narratives
    Special Guest Speaker: Magnus Lindkvist

10:30 – 11:00  Networking Break

11:00 – 12:30  SESSION TWO – Critical changes expected in global long steel markets

  • Long product market outlook
    Franc Cardona, Celsa Group
  • EU Steel market outlook
    Jeroen Vermeij, The European Steel Association (EUROFER)
  • Chinese steel industry outlook
    Ralf Baltrusch, China Minmetals Corporation
  • CIS market overview – How the Ukraine-Russia crisis is effecting the steel markets?
    Vitali Postolenko, Derzhzovnishinform (DZI)

12:30 – 14:00  Lunch Break

14:00 – 17:00  IREPAS Committee Meetings

  • 14:30 – 17:00  Producers Committee (by invitation only)
  • 14:30 – 17:00  Raw Material Suppliers Committee (by invitation only)
  • 14:30 – 17:00  Traders Committee (open to all attendees)

20:00 – 23:00  Gala Dinner

March 24th, Tuesday 

09:30 – 11:00  SESSION THREE – Panel with Committee Chairmen

Committees:

  • Producers Committee
  • Raw Material Suppliers Committee
  • Traders Committee
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