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Int’l Steel & Minerals Conference 2015

World economy showed flat performance in 2014 and different economic entities polarized. China GDP growth hit 20-year low and played a decreasing important role in driving world economy. Ferrous metals like coal & coke, steel and iron ore saw price downturn against the backdrop of slowing economy growth and slipping global bulk commodity market. Iron ore market was nearly cut in half in 2014. Steel industry had to speed up reform due to tight capital problem and increasing risks.

“Growth is the epitaph for growers”, misjudgement and inaccurate forecast on iron ore prices pushed global mining giants to expand their production and caused severe oversupply situation. Chinese characteristics permit domestic miners tenacious vitality. The average costs cannot act as a benchmark to evaluate market trend. Speculations were flourishing among market players, twisting normalized trading patterns and triggering problems like ....[more]

WEDNESDAY, MAR 25, 2015 PRE-SUMMIT PROGRAMME

10:00 - 22:00 Registration
Venue: Lobby of Hilton Shijiazhuang Hotel
Pre-summit Networking Activities
Conference Room I - Futures and Financial Derivatives
14:00 - 15:30

Session 1 Investment Opportunity in Ferrous Industrial Chain

15:30 - 17:00

Session 2 Integration between Spot Market Trading and Financial Derivatives Platform

Conference Room II - Logistic & Shipping Market

14:00 - 15:30

Session 1 Analysis on Oil Market Changes and Shipping Market Trend

Conference Room III – Thought Coffee
14:00 - 15:30 Session 1 Workshop on Channel Building between International Mining Companies
15:30 - 17:00 Session 2 Workshop on Management and Purchasing Strategy of Steel Mills
Umetal Sport Activities
15:00 - 17:00 Football and Basketball Games
THURSDAY, Mar 26, 2015 Ceremony and Summit Keynote
08:30 - 08:50

Opening Address
----- Deputy Secretary-general of CISA and President of Custeel
----- Management from Hebei Iron & Steel Group

THURSDAY, Mar 26, 2015, MORNING SESSION

Industry Development
08:50 - 09:20

Development and Outlook of China Steel Industry under New Situation
----- To be Advised, Management from China Iron & Steel Association (CISA)

09:20 - 09:50

State-owned Steel Mills: How to Seize the Opportunity in Industrial Chain Layout  
----- To be Advised, Management from State-owned Steel Mill

09:50 - 10:30

Analysis on Mixed Ownership and Transformation & Upgrade of Private-owned Steel Mills
----- To be Advised, Management from Private-owned Steel Mill

Economy Observe

10:30 - 11:10

Can “New Four Modernizations” Reverse China Economic Downturn  
----- To be Advised, Celebrated Economist

11:10 - 12:00

Influence of Global Financial Turbulence on China Financial and Monetary Policies

12:00 - 14:00

Buffet Lunch

THURSDAY, MAR 26, 2015, AFTERNOON SESSION

Imported Iron Ore Supply & Demand
14:00 - 15:00

The Challenges Faced by Global Iron Ore Producers under Low Price
----- To be Advised, Global Mining Giant

Managing Strategy
15:00 - 15:30

Steel Mills Dialogue Session- Steel Mills’ Purchasing and Channel Building
----- Company Management and Risk Control
----- Iron Ore Market Analysis
----- How to Use Derivatives Tools and Trading Platform
----- Reform and Innovation of Business Mode
----- Discussion on Downstream Market Demand

15:30 - 16:00

Distributors Dialogue Session - Circulation Pattern and Trading Value
----- Questions and Countermeasures in Iron Ore Trading
----- Circulation Pattern Innovation
----- Trading Value Improvement
----- Market Research
----- Others

Market Forecast
16:00 - 16:20

Global Iron Ore Market Forecast in 2015
----- To be Advised, Senior Analyst, Umetal

Pricing System
16:20 - 16:40

How to Build New Iron Ore Pricing System

19:30 - 20:30

Dinner

FRIDAY, Mar 27, 2015, MORNING SESSIO

Policy Research
09:00 - 09:20

China Iron Ore Policy Research and Regulation
 
----- To be Advised

Management and Development

09:20 - 09:40 How do Domestic Mining Companies Tide Over the Difficulties
----- To be Advised, Domestic Mining Company
Resources Safety
09:40 - 10:00

China Mineral Resources Planning and Structure Assessment
----- To be Advised, Senior Analyst, Custeel

Domestic Ore Market
10:00 - 10:30

Domestic Miners Dialogue Session - the Past, Current and Future
----- China Domestic Ore Resources and Environment
----- Survey on Domestic Ore Living Situation
----- Can Low Tax Help Domestic Ore Market Tide Over The Difficulties?
----- What Threats of Domestic Ore Facing When Imported Ore Prices Slip to US$60/tonne
----- Discussion on Domestic Ore Redemption

Bulk Commodity
10:30 - 11:00

Analysis on Global Bulk Commodity Market Trend in 2015
----- To be Advised, International Financial Institution

11:00 - 11:30

Analysis on China Steel Market Trend
----- To be Advised, Industrial Expert

13:00 - 18:00 Business Talk