SHANGHAI, Aug. 24 (SMM) – The 15^th China Int'l Steel & Raw Materials Conference 2015 will be held in Qingdao, China from September 22-24, 2015. 

The followings are brief introduction to the meeting.  

Hosts:  

China Iron & Steel Association (CISA)

Metallurgical Council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (MC-CCPIT) 

Preliminary Schedule 

Sept.22, 2015     

Registration (Badges and conference materials will be picked up at the registration desk) 

Sept.23-24, 2015     

Paper presentations 

Sept.23-24, 2015     

Parallel exhibitions

The updated program will be posted on http://www.ironoreconference.com/en/pro.asp  

The main topic areas that will be covered include

 Chinese economic outlook and the implications for trade flows;

 Status quo of China’s steel industry and its demand for iron ore; 

 Short-term forecast for China and global crude steel production; 

 The iron ore price trend and supply/demand dynamics; 

 China’s domestic iron ore production and development trend; 

 The impact of China's new environmental legislations on steel production and iron ore supply;

 Resource tax cut on iron ore in China and its impact on domestic miners;

 Updates on operation and capacity expansion of global leading iron ore suppliers; 

 Latest development on emerging iron ore projects and investment opportunities;  

 Performance of major steel mills and their raw materials procurement strategy; 

 Updates on steel scrap industry and prospect for steel scrap utilization in China; 

 Dry bulk shipping market outlook and forecast on freight rates; 

 Development on China's port capacity expansion and its impact on iron ore seaborne trade; 

 Progress on iron ore spot trading platform and development trend; 

 Updates on iron ore derivatives market and its impact on the steel industry; 

        ……and more

Contacts of the Event Organizer

Ms. Zhai Jing, Project Manager

Conference Division, Metallurgical Council of CCPIT

46 Dongsi Xidajie, Beijing 100711, China

Tel: +86 10 65220754, 65243758    

Fax: +86 10 65254154, 85110094  

E-mail: inco@mcchina.org.cn