Register by this Friday and save $300

Just a gentle reminder that the deadline to save $300 on your ticket for Platts Steel Markets Europe conference at the NH Hesperia Tower hotel on June 11-12, 2018 is this Friday.

Europe’s leading producers, traders, service centers, raw material providers and end users will gather with over 30 expert speakers to debate the key issues facing the European steel industry today, including how trade flows, pricing and M&As are disrupting the global steel markets.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The general state of the steel industry today - Macroeconomics, utilization and steel consumption rates, imports and exports, protectionism and price volatility – is it here to stay?
• EU, US and Chinese trade issues, and M&As in Europe – AD duties and cases, latest on the US national security probe, China production restrictions, export growth from other markets, implications of mergers and acquisitions in Europe, and why are banks facilitating M&As and investment?
• Future signs of growth from and innovations for end users – Which sectors are showing the best growth for steel consumption and why? What innovations are improving competitiveness for end users? What is the steel industry doing to remain competitive against alternative components? What are the trends and who is doing what and why in the specialized steel and products markets?
• Latest developments, challenges and new market opportunities – Shedding light on Turkey, India, North Africa, Russia and Iran
• Dissecting raw materials trading and pricing dynamics and projections – Trends, challenges and opportunities for the future
• Implications of IMO regulation changes on the freight market and international trade – What will happen and how does it impact the steel industry?
• Examining the latest on EU carbon tariffs – Will it be extended to imports and what are the possible implications of a border tax for Europe and the US?
• Production technology innovations – Analyzing advances in production technology and materials science, particularly for new types of high-tech steel

Click here to see the full agenda and speaker list 

Who has already confirmed to attend?

Over 65 attendees have confirmed their place at this event so far, from the following companies:

ArcelorMittal • Arent Fox LLP • Bank of America Merrill Lynch • Bedrock Industries • Bilstein Service • Borcelik Celik Sanayii Ticaret • Borusan Mannesmann • CAN-PACK • Carmeuse Global • Celsa Group • Doosan • DP Trade • Duferco • ERDEMIR Group • Eurofer • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development • European Commission • European Steel Producers Association (Eurofer) • Fintricity • GSV - Belgian Steel Federation • Hercules Commodities • HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt • Interfer Steel and Commodities • INTERPIPE • Jefferies International • KfW IPEX-Bank • Laplace Conseil • Lhoist • Liberty Steel Newport • LMC Automotive • McKinsey & Company • Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporaion European Office • NLMK Europe Strip Products • NovioStaal • Ørsted • Ovako • Peninsula Petroleum • Port of Rotterdam Authority • Shabro Metallic • Stemcor Holdings • TATA International • Terex Corp • TRD-TechRessource Deutschland • U. S. Steel Košice  

How to register

The current cost to attend is US$1,050 (Plus German VAT) 
Further discounts can be made with our group offer of 'pay for 2 places and get a 3rd place for free'

For more information, please visit www.platts.com/steeleurope, call +44 (0)20 7176 6300 or email conf_registrations@spglobal.com

Click here to register

I look forward to meeting you in Barcelona this June.

Kind regards,