The program of the 90th meeting in Berlin
Day 1: Sunday, April 28, 2024 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at InterContinental Berlin Day 2: Monday, April 29, 2024 09:00 – 09:15 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:15 – 09:45 SESSION ONE – Critical changes in the global long steel markets - Long products market outlook Overview of global construction... Read More
The program of the 89th meeting in Istanbul
Day 1: Sunday, September 17, 2023 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at Swissôtel The Bosphorus Day 2: Monday, September 18, 2023 09:15 – 09:30 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:30 – 11:30 SESSION ONE: Critical changes in the global long steel markets - Keynote speech: Figures and comments from WTO report Illicit... Read More
The program of the 88th meeting in Barcelona
Day 1: Sunday, May 7,2023 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at InterContinental Barcelona Day 2: Monday, May 8, 2023 09:00 – 09:10 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:10 – 10:50 SESSION ONE: Long Products and macro economy - Long products market outlook Overview of global construction sector Steel and long... Read More
The program of the 87th meeting in Monaco
Day 1: Sunday, October 9,2022 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at Fairmont Monte Carlo Day 2: Monday, October 10, 2022 09:00 – 09:10 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:10 – 10:40 SESSION ONE: Critical changes in global long steel markets – Long products, pig iron and EU - Long products market outlook Overview... Read More
IREPAS in Istanbul: War in Ukraine has fundamentally changed sentiment and product flows
The 86th meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 29-31, 2022, in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring ’22 Conference. There were 191 producer representatives from 60 different companies among the record high 766 registered delegates from a total of 59 different countries. There were also 105 registrations representing 51 different raw material suppliers. At the opening... Read More
Short Range Outlook : May 2022
Global longs market faces challenges and uncertainties amid ongoing war in Ukraine Some oversupply is observed here and there in the global long steel products market. The market situation is getting worse. In particular, there is a vacuum in Western markets due to the war in Ukraine. Price hikes were very rapid and very steep, which could be a reason. Energy prices have negatively impacted manufacturing, especially in Europe. Inflation is another... Read More
The program of the 86th meeting in Istanbul
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... Read More
EU extends steel safeguard measures for another three years
The European Commission has announced the extension of the EU’s safeguard measures encompassing 26 steel product categories for another three years until June 30, 2024, preserving traditional trade flows on a per-product-category basis. The Commission has also increased the quota volumes by three percent, and a 25 percent tariff duty will be applied on the products if the tariff rate quotas are exceeded. There will be a review to determine whether... Read More
Short Range Outlook : June 2021
Boom continues in the global longs market, how long will it last? There is still a shortage of steel everywhere in the global long steel products market. Demand remains high in the sheltered markets. On the other hand, there is pressure from the Chinese government to reduce steel prices. It is hard to imagine that this will lead to anything but more supply shortages. If we look back at the previous price booms in the global market, circumstances... Read More
Short Range Outlook : April 2021
Producers dominate in global longs market, outlook appears very positive Lead times are longer than ever in the global long steel products market and there is still strong demand, encouraging mills to continue increasing their prices. The situation has certainly become better from the producers’ point of view. They are all making money and their lead times are elongated. Shortages of material keeps prices and margins high It was somewhat surprising... Read More