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Industry Steel

Date Sept. 16, 2019 - Sept. 18, 2019

Duration 3 days

Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

SOLD OUT - The First Saudi International Iron & Steel Conference

This event is past.

 

Overview

SOLD OUT - The First Saudi International Iron Steel Conference, will be held on the 16-18 September 2019 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event is proudly organised by KSA National Committee for Steel Industry. The event can no longer accept registrations as the event is sold out.

 

Venue

King Faisal Conference Hall (Intercontinental Hotel)

Address: King Saud Rd, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia

Tel: +966 11 465 5000

 

Conference Topics

 

  • Saudi Vision 2030 – the transformation of Saudi Arabia's economy and opportunities for its steel industry

  • Outlook for GCC iron and steel industry – UAE demand post Expo 2020

  • Outlook for Arab region steel demand and investments into new production capacity

  • Global trade wars and protectionism – how it is affecting trade flows and regional steelmakers

  • Global steel overcapacity – progress in tackling and challenges remaining

  • China's steel demand outlook amid reduced government stimulus

  • India's potential to become the new steel demand driver

  • Investments into higher value-added steel production/increased local content

  • The challenge of rising production costs and how to handle them

  • Technological innovations to help increase efficiency/reduce cost of steelmaking

And much more...

 

Organisers & Partners

 

Organiser: National Committee For Steel Industry Organiser: Council of Saudi Chambers Managing Partner: Unicoil

 

 

 


Advisory Partner: Kallanish Commodities  Media Partner: Fastmarkets Organizing Partner: Topex

 

 

  • 16:00- 18:00

    Pre-Registration Desk

  • 18:00- 21:00

    Welcome & Networking Reception

  • 7:00 - 9:00

    Delegates Registration

  • 09:00 

    Saudi Arabia National anthem & verse from the Holy Qura'an

  • 09:05 - 9:10

    Chairman's opening & honorary introduction

  • 09:10 - 9:20

    Honorary patronage speech

    HE. Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources

  • 09:20 - 9:25

    Welcome Speech

    Dr. Sami Abdullah Al-Abidi

  • 09:25 - 09:30

    Chairman's welcome closing

  • 09:30-10:15

    Keynote executive panel: Saudi's Potentially Pivotal Role in Global Steel

    Once a major steel importer, considerable investment into steelmaking and processing capacity has seen Saudi Arabia become much more self-sufficient, while the opening up of exports has resulted in the kingdom competing in the regional and global billet and long products markets, in addition to its already-established flat product exports. There is much potential in Saudi Arabia for further investment into value-added steel production to support the kingdom's drive for economic diversification and cement its place as the regional steelmaking hub. This will require investment into innovative new technology as well as further exploration of the kingdom's resources that could be used to support industrial expansion. International steel producers have the opportunity to lend their expertise and invest in the Saudi steel industry. This session will look at the prospects for Saudi Arabia's steel industry development: investment opportunities in the kingdom, its future relationship with global markets, and Saudi Arabia's potentially-pivotal role in the global iron and steel industry.

    Panelist:
  • 10:15 – 11:00

    Extended Networking - Coffee Break and Side Exhibition Tour

  • 11:00 – 12:00

    Session 1: Saudi Vision 2030 Spurs Economic Growth and Investment

    Saudi Arabian economic growth and, with it, steel demand, are poised to recover following a challenging few years due to lower oil prices. The Kingdom is implementing its Saudi Vision 2030 programme that aims to reboot construction activity and encourage new end-uses for steel. As part of its economic diversification drive, Saudi is supporting the development of local content, which will provide a push for new manufacturing capacities in the kingdom. Buoyed by the recovery in oil prices, the Saudi government's 2019 budget forecasts increased spending versus 2018, with capital spending set to rise 20% to SAR 246 billion. This is likely to give a boost to steel demand. However, with protectionism becoming the new buzzword worldwide following the imposition of US Section 232 tariffs last year, and with interest rates rising, the economic recovery remains fragile and must be properly managed. Also requiring management is the pressure building on Saudi Arabia's natural resources following decades of rapid economic growth. For this reason, the Kingdom has developed several strategies, such as the National Environmental Strategy, to promote sustainable development. This session will examine the prospects for Saudi economic growth, the opportunities ahead and how they will be exploited, and also the potential challenges to growth and how they can be overcome.

    Moderator: Nadia AlAmoudi, Business Development Advisor, Ministry of Energy, Industry and Minerals Resources

    Speakers:

    Key Themes:

    • Saudi economic outlook
    • Saudi government incentives for private sector investment 
    • Saudi government initiatives for domestic/international partner investment into economic diversification 
    • Saudi environmental strategies 
    • Non-oil-based industries of NIDLP program – steel industry towards Vision 2030
    • Mining opportunities in Saudi Arabia
    • Saudi infrastructure/construction investment outlook
    • Saudi foreign trade data collection/accessibility
    • Power/gas availability for industrial expansion
  • 12:00 – 14:00

    Prayer & Lunch

  • 14:00 – 15:00

    Session 2: Middle East and North Africa Steel Outlook

    Investment into specialised "value-added" steel, as well as digitalisation, has become popular concepts in recent years. However, as we live in a world of finite resources, competitively sourcing input materials required for steelmaking is becoming difficult. This session will bring together the world's largest steel producers to discuss today's key challenges in steelmaking, as well as any further obstacles that may appear on the horizon, and the techniques and processes being put in place to deal with them.

    Moderator: Paul Mullins, Director, Kallanish

    Speakers:

    Key Themes:

    •  GCC steel export growth outlook 
    • Growing intra-regional trade
    • Iron ore pellet sourcing issues/raw materials mix developments
    • Saudi Vision 2030 potential to boost steel demand
    • UAE steel demand post Expo 2020
    • Progress on economic diversification – flat steelmaking investments on horizon?
    • Iraq reconstruction opportunity for regional steel suppliers
  • 15:00 – 15:30

    Prayer & Coffee Break

  • 15:30 – 16:30

    Session 3: Saudi Steel Sector Development Strategy

    The National Industrial Clusters Development Program (IC), in coordination with key Saudi private and government sector stakeholders, is developing a road map to ensure the sustainability of the Saudi steel sector and foster its growth, in line with the industrialization objectives of Saudi Arabia Vision 2030. This session will highlight the key aspects of the Saudi steel development strategy, including enabling measures and growth opportunities in high value-added steel products. The session also will also discuss local content initiatives that aim to support the development of local industries and encourage economic diversification.

    Moderator: Fernando Oliveros, Managing Director, AlixPartners

    Speakers:

    Key Themes:

    • Importance of the steel sector to Saudi Arabia's economy 
    • Saudi steel industry outlook and growth drivers 
    • Opportunities in the Kingdom's steel sector 
    • The role of local content initiatives in driving the use of locally-produced steel in KSA
    • Required enablers to support investments in the steel sector
  • 16:30 – 16:45

    Chairman's closing remarks

  • 19:30 – 21:30

    Gala Dinner (Palms Golf Club)

  • 09:30 - 09:45

    Chairman's opening remarks

  • 09:45-11:00

    Session 4: Mining, Raw Materials and Supply Chain

    Saudi Arabia has long been touted as an excellent location for low-cost direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace-route steelmaking thanks to its plentiful gas reserves and low energy prices. The discovery of iron ore deposits in the west of the kingdom has also raised the prospect of Saudi steelmakers becoming self-sufficient in raw materials. However, increased gas costs and supply shortages have led to DRI production issues in recent years, while tight iron ore pellet availability globally, coupled with a graphite electrodes shortage, has increased raw materials sourcing costs. Will Saudi make increased natural gas available for the steel industry? Is there technology available to mitigate the increased gas and electricity cost? What is being done to improve infrastructure in the kingdom in order to support logistics? This session will discuss all of these topics and more.

    Moderator: Mohammed Saleh AlJabr, Vice Chairman, National Committee for Steel Industry

    Speakers:

    Key Themes:

    • Prospects for natural gas availability for steel industry 
    • Saudi iron ore resource exploration 
    • DRI/EAF technology efficiency improvement 
    • Global DR-grade pellet supply outlook 
    • Graphite electrode market outlook 
    • Government support for infrastructure to revolutionize logistics – land/railway/bridge
    • Digitalization in steel industry supply chain 
    • Optimization of supply chain to reduce costs
  • 11:00 – 11:30

    Coffee Break

  • 11:30 – 12:30

    Session 5: Saudi Arabian New Economical Cities – Industry & Projects

    The Saudi construction industry is the kingdom's largest steel consumer. However, its output has fallen considerably since 2015 when state spending was curtailed due to lower oil prices. This, coupled with new steel capacity coming on line, resulted in a sizeable steel supply surplus in Saudi Arabia, especially for rebar. The outlook for construction has nevertheless improved with an array of huge projects set to break ground as part of Saudi Vision 2030. The most significant of these are Saudi Arabia's economic cities. These will be smart cities that incorporate highly-advanced technology in transport infrastructure, automated government services, internet infrastructure and online education, and construction. There will also be focus on renewable energy, as the kingdom plans to invest in the latest solar power technology to conserve the environment and diversify away from fossil fuels. This session will look at the latest developments in the Saudi construction sector and how they bode for future steel demand.

    Moderator: Adam Smith, Editor in Chief, Kallanish

    Speakers:

    Key Themes:

    • Saudi construction sector outlook
    • Largest construction sector projects that will drive steel demand
    • Progress of new economic cities
    • New technologies used in economic cities
    • Focus on renewable energy
    • Challenges obtaining finance for projects
    • Private sector participation in construction projects growing?
    • Labour issues in the construction sector
    • Developments in pre-engineered building use in construction
  • 12:30 – 14:00

    Prayer & Lunch

  • 14:00 – 15:00

    Session 6: New End-Use Sectors for Saudi Steel

    Another key facet of Saudi Vision 2030 is plans to accelerate the kingdom's long-touted diversification away from oil dependence. This should see the establishment of sectors such as automotive production, shipbuilding and military equipment manufacturing, all of which will provide new opportunities for steel consumption. Along with Saudi's aim to increase local content, the development of these new industries will require investment into new steelmaking capacity for products not currently available in the kingdom. This session will examine the prospects for new Saudi steel end-user sectors.

    Moderator: Alistair Ramsay, Head of Research (Metals & Mining), Fastmarkets

    Speakers:

    Key Themes:

    • Government progress on diversifying economy
    • Investments into car manufacturing
    • Investments into military equipment manufacturingShipbuilding sector prospects 
    • Challenges and opportunities in sourcing feedstock 
    • Investment into domestic plate production and other local content developments 
  • 15:00 – 15:30

    Coffee Break

  • 15:30 – 16:30

    Session 7: Global Steel Outlook

    Although fears over global steel overcapacity have subsided to some degree, the threat has not disappeared. China has reduced exports but, given its considerable production growth so far in 2019, there is concern over what will happen if government stimulus subsides and consumption falls. Growing protectionism has made some regions more vulnerable to surplus exports than others. The focus is gradually shifting to India as the next growth driver. Government spending on infrastructure is driving steel demand growth, but is the country's ambitious 300 million tonnes/year capacity target justified? In the US, the economy appears to be booming despite President Trump's promises of a massive infrastructure-spending programme yet to materialise. In Turkey, economic growth has slowed dramatically since mid-2018, impacting the global scrap market. Will Chinese steel demand remain balanced with production? Will India fulfil its potential? Will global trading patterns recover from protectionism? This session will aim to answer all these questions and more by looking at the prospects for global steel demand growth, with particular focus on key steel producing and consuming countries.

    Moderator: Paul Mullins, Director, Kallanish

    Speakers:

    Key Themes:

    • Overcapacity – progress in tackling and challenges remaining 
    • Protectionism – how it is affecting trade flows and what this means for regional steelmakers
    • China – increasing EAF steelmaking/scrap use
    • China – steel demand outlook amid fears of reduced government investment
    • India – is a 300m tonnes/year capacity target by 2030 justified? 
  • 16:30 – 16:45

    Chairman's closing remarks

Speakers

Adam Smith Editor in Chief Kallanish
Dilip George Group CEO Foulath Holding BSC
Dr. Ibrahim Al Mojel Director General Saudi Industrial Development Fund
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Li Xinchuang President of China Metallurgical Planning and Research Institute
Alistair Ramsay Head of Research (Metals & Mining) Fastmarkets
Ahmed Khraishi Chief Strategy Officer Saudi Mechanical Industry Co.
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Fathi K. Al-Saleem CEO International Maritime Industries
Abdulrahman AlSamari Managing Director Local Content and Government Procurement Authority (LCGPA)
Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee Secretary General & Executive Head Indian Steel Association
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Fouad Mousa Vice President Local Content & Business Development Unit Sabic
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Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman Al-Omar Governor Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority
Klaus Kleinfeld Advisor To HRH the Chairman of NEOM and a member of the Board Of Directors of NEOM
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Nae Hee Han Director Economic Studies and Statistics
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Osama Hamdan Senior Director Minerals and Metals Cluster Industrial Clusters Program
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Peter Marcus Managing Partner World Steel Dynamics
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Saeed Al Romaithi CEO Emirates Steel
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Salah Al Ansari President Saudi Iron & Steel Company (HADEED) - Sabic
Ahmad Al-Sa'adi Senior Vice President Technical Services
Ahmed AlBalawi Director General The National Project Management
Anjan Mukherjee Consultant Ordnance Factories Board
Fernando Oliveros Managing Director AlixPartners
Gianpietro Benedetti Chairman Danieli
Hussain Alotaibi President SGS
Kareem Shamma Chief Development Officer Qiddiya Investment Company
Paolo Rocca Chairman and CEO Tenaris
Vidya Rattan Sharma Managing Director Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.
Nadia AlAmoudi Business Development Advisor Ministry of Energy
Rayed Abdullah Al-Ajaji Chairman Saudi National Committee for Steel Industry
R K Goyal Managing Director Kalyani Steels Ltd
Talat Hafiz Secretary General Media & Banking Awareness Committee - Saudi Banks
Yun Choi CEO Korea Zinc Company
Nizar Al-Hariri President Industrial Clusters
Mohammed Saleh AlJabr Economic Advisor Al Jabr Consultancy
HE. Khalid Al-Falih Minister of Energy Industry and Mineral Resources
Gasem Abdul Ghani Al Maimani Deputy Governor General Authority for Military Industry
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Viktor Vukusic General Manager Metinvest International SA
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Paul Mullins Director Kallanish

​Who is coming to The First Saudi International Iron & Steel Conference?

Saudi Arabia

Company Country
Al Ayed Transportation Saudi Arabia
Al- Nafie Steel Saudi Arabia
Al Qaryan Steel Company Saudi Arabia
Al Rashed Building Materials Saudi Arabia
Al Yamamah Company for Reinforcing Steel Bars Saudi Arabia
Al Yamamah Steel Industries Saudi Arabia
Alixpartners United States
Al-Jazera Factories for Steel Products Co. Ltd. Saudi Arabia
Al-Shareef sons Company Saudi Arabia
Arabian Refractories Factory Company - Harariyat Saudi Arabia
ARAMCO Saudi Arabia
ArcelorMittal Saudi Arabia
Bahrain Steel Bahrain
Bait Al-Tatawor Saudi Arabia
Bawan Metal Ind. Co Saudi Arabia
Beckers Germany
Consultant India
Danieli Italy
Danieli Italy
Emirates Steel UAE
Emirates Steel UAE
FAOLATH Bahrain
Fastmarkets UK
GAMI Saudi Arabia
Hadeed
Indian Steel Association India
Industrial Cluster Saudi Arabia
Industrial Clusters Saudi Arabia
Jindal Steel India
Kallanish UK
Kalyani Steels India
Korea Zinc South Korea
Madar Building Materials Co. Saudi Arabia
Masdar Building Materials Saudi Arabia
MEIM Saudi Arabia
Metinvest Ukraine
Metinvest Ukraine
Midrex USA
MODON Saudi Arabia
NAMAA Saudi Arabia
National Committee for Steel Industry Saudi Arabia
National Industrial Development and Logistics Program Saudi Arabia
NCSI Saudi Arabia
NEOM Saudi Arabia
NPMO Saudi Arabia
Rajhi Steel Industries Company Ltd. Saudi Arabia
Sabic Saudi Arabia
SABIC Saudi Arabia
Salem Bin Yamani Saudi Arabia
Sankyu Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) Saudi Arabia
Saudi Contractors Authority ( SCA) Saudi Arabia
Saudi Dolomite Saudi Arabia
Saudi Geological Survey ( SGS) Saudi Arabia
Saudi Lime Industries Co. Saudi Arabia
Saudi Mechanical Industry Co. Saudi Arabia
SIDF Saudi Arabia
Solb Steel Saudi Arabia
Steel Products Co. - STEPCO Saudi Arabia
Sultan Mohamed al-Qahtani & Sons Transport Company Saudi Arabia
Sumitomo Corporation Japan
Tenaris Luxembourg/UAE
TenarisSaudiSteelPipes Saudi Arabia
The Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Saudi Arabia
UENO Corporation Japan
United Iron & Steel Company UAE
United Sulb Company Saudi Arabia
Universal Metal Coating Company - UNICOIL Saudi Arabia
Vale Brazil
Watania Steel Factory Corporation Saudi Arabia
World Steel Association Belgium
World Steel Dynamics USA

Event info

Industry Steel

Date Sept. 16, 2019 - Sept. 18, 2019

Duration 3 days

Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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