Next Destination : Doha
Our 68th Meeting will be held on March 3rd to 5th, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel in Doha, Qatar, in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring’13 Conference. Other details will be announced soon. Read More
Short Range Outlook – December 2012
Longing for better market conditions In November, long steel mills worldwide were in general bothered by lack of demand, the rise in scrap prices and the subsequent lack of conversion margins, and therefore continued to reduce production and cut supply into the market. At the same time, demand in the market has declined mostly for seasonal reasons despite the positive sentiment... Read More
Short Range Outlook – November 2012
The market may improve in volumes Eventhough there were many announcements by several mills indicating production/supply cuts during the last few months, apparently they were not enough to improve the supply and demand balance in the market, as the market situation kept worsening due to supply pressure. Most buyers started to have lower price expectations, but later positive news... Read More
Interview with IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee Chairman Mr. Ioannis Meimaroglu
IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee Chairman Mr. Ioannis Meimaroglu was interviewed at the 67th IREPAS Meeting in Munich. Please click here to watch the video Read More
Interview with IREPAS Chairman Mr.Ugur Dalbeler
IREPAS Chairman Mr. Ugur Dalbeler was interviewed during our 67th meeting in Munich. Please click here to watch the video Read More
Achieving healthy margins is key
Achieving healthy margins is key The 67th meeting of IREPAS (International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Munich between September 30th and October 2nd, 2012. There were 80 producer representatives from amongst the 276 registered delegates from 37 different countries. Ioannis Meimaroglu, the chairman of the IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee, said that... Read More
The programme of Munich meeting
The programme of the SteelOrbis Fall’12 Conference and the 67th IREPAS meeting to be held in Munich is as follows: September 30th, Sunday 18:00 – 19:00 IREPAS Board Meeting 19:00 – 23:00 Welcome Cocktail at Hilton Munich Park Hotel October 1st, Monday 09:30 – 12:30 IREPAS Committee Meetings 09:30–11:15 Wire Rod & Rebar Suppliers Committee (by invitation... Read More
Short Range Outlook – September 2012
Long steel products market keeps a close eye on China Global business is slowing down further. It seems that the economy in the European Union will continue struggling, and China will create more head ache in international business with its cooling economy. The long steel products market has seen some recovery in activity levels after Ramadan and the summer holidays. However, buyers... Read More
Short Range Outlook – August 2012
Stagnation prevails in unpredictable long steel market Some customers in certain regions have returned to the long steel products market after a long absence. Nevertheless, for almost all products supply is still greater than demand, resulting in very difficult market conditions. Competition is very strong in the marketplace, and can even be described as fierce in the North American... Read More
Peter Marcus to speak in Munich
Mr. Peter Marcus of World Steel Dynamics has confirmed to speak at our 67th meeting in Munich. We would like to thank Peter in advance for his cooperation and contributions. Read More