ShipRecycling:: Steel Scrap Summit 2012:

18 November 2011

Steel Scrap Summit 2012:

February 09, 2012

The Palms- Town & Country Club, Gurgaon

The Steel Scrap Summit 2012 being organized by SteelGuru on Feb 09, 2012 at The Palms- Town & Country Club, Gurgaon seeks to establish a neutral platform that will bring together the main stakeholders in the steel scrap import trade including overseas suppliers, agents, importers & traders, users and government authorities, helping them to identify new solutions and partners for both scrap users and sellers, by analyzing the critical issues being faced by them.

About the Summit:

Scrap is a key input material that is used in the steel making process. The increasing use of steel scrap in steel making is largely attributed to its ability to be repeatedly used as an alternate material. Usage of steel scrap also conserves raw materials and energy.

The Indian steel industry is growing at a pace as fast as India’s industrial economy. The steel scrap recycling users in India are also growing at a rapid pace. As there is less domestic scrap generated then demand, India imports about 4 million tonnes to 5 million tonnes per annum.

Scrap imports in North India account for almost 20% to 25% of the total imports in the country, making these secondary steel mills one of the largest buyers.

Since steel scrap is one of the most price sensitive commodity buyer and sellers relationship take back seat and deals are done purely on prices. But the steel scrap trade is plagued with several critical issues making trading with new buyers or sellers not only tricky but very risky.

While the overseas seller doubts the credibility of buyer, Indian mills face quality and many other issues including pricing, logistic, financing, reliability etc. In fact, the heavy price fluctuation leads to non performance from both sides in many cases. It also leads to inclusion of traders and agents in the supply chain distancing real sellers and users. There are many more issues effecting smooth trade of steel scrap imports into India.

Today, no institution or group of interests holds the magical key to solve these issues and it is foreseen that with growing consumption and demand of steel scrap in India, the problems may amplify in future.

The Steel Scrap Summit 2012 being organized by SteelGuru on February 09, 2012 at The Palms- Town & Country Club, Gurgaon seeks to establish a neutral platform that will bring together the main stakeholders in the steel scrap import trade including overseas suppliers, agents, importers & traders, users and government authorities, helping them to identify new solutions and partners for both scrap users and sellers, by analyzing the critical issues being faced by them.

Conference focus:

1. Networking of overseas suppliers with actual users

2. Global scrap demand supply dynamics and outlook

3. Government policies

4. Logistic issues

5. Quality aspects

6. Financing opportunities

7. Ship breaking dynamics and outlook

Who should attend?

1. Steel makers and actual users of scrap

2. Overseas scrap suppliers

3. Agents for scrap import

4. Importers and traders of scrap

5. Shipbreakers

6. Players in logistics

7. Financial institutes and banks

8. Analysts and consultants

9. Concerned representatives from government

10. Local trade bodies

For further enquiry please Email: sss2011@globalbusinessconnect.org or Call: +91 124 4048993

Steel Scrap Summit Agenda (Tantative):


8:30 AM	Registration and Tea

9:30 AM	Inaugural Address - Shri P K Misra, Secretary, MoS - Invited
9:50 AM	Keynote Address - Shri C S Verma, Chairman, SAIL - Invited

	Session - I

10:15AM to 11.30AM	Role of Secondary Steel Sector in Emerging India
	Steel Consumption Forecast Indian Growth Prospects Outlook for Long Products Dr AS Firoz, Chief Economist, Economic Research Unit, MOS Steel Scrap - Effect on Quality of Steel Mr Bagchi, Director, National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology Challenges Ahead for Secondary Steel Mr KK Grag, President, All India Induction Furnaces Association Government Policies and Framework for Scrap Import Dr Anup K Pujari, DGFT Invited
11.30AM to 12.0PM	Networking Tea

	Session - II

12:00PM - 1:15PM	Steel Scrap Dynamics
	Global Steel Scrap Scenario and Trade Flow Indian Steel Scrap Imports Scenario Mr Zain Nathani, Vice President, Metal Recycling Association of India Perspective from Scrap Suppliers Mr Abhijeet Mahanta, Director, EMR India Prospective from Scrap Buyers Mr Chandrasekran, ED, SAIL SSP

1:15PM to 2:00 PM	Networking lunch

	Session - III

2:00PM - 2:20PM	Shipbreaking Scenario
	Global Scenario Indian Emergence Issues and Outlook Mr Pravin S Nagarseth, President, Iron Steel Scrap & Shipbreakers Association Of India

	Session - IV Continue...

2:20PM to 5:30 PM	Critical Issues and Way Forward
	Guidance on Custom Clearance Mr SK Goel, Member (Customs, RI&I, Exports & Safeguards) - Invited Shipping and Logistic Issues Mearsk Line Role of Inspection Agencies Mr Andy Skues, Inspectorate International Singapore - Invited

3:30PM to 4:00PM	Networking Tea Break

4.00PM to 5.30 PM	Technology to Monitor Quality
	Portable Analytical Instruments Mr Sameer Londhe, Regional Manager- South Asia, ThermoFisher Scientific Presence of Radioactive Contamination in Recycled Steel R K Singh, Section Head, Radiological Safety Division Mechanism for Reality Check on Overseas Suppliers Dun & Bradstreet - Invited Case Studies -Import Experience Mr Sachin Gupta, Director, Zillion Services India

5.35PM	Vote of Thanks

5:45PM to 7:45 PM	Networking Cocktails

8:00 PM	Dinner