IREPAS Committees: Oversupply still remains the main problem
The 62nd meeting of IREPAS (International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Budapest on June 6-8. There were 92 producer representatives amongst the 241 attendees from 45 different countries. At the conclusion of the event, the chairmen of the committees for raw material suppliers, traders, rebar and wire rod suppliers and billet suppliers came together to share their view of the current state of the markets with the general participants... Read More
Istanbul meeting was a huge success: 520 attended
Our 58th IREPAS meeting held at the Swissotel The Bosphorous in Istanbul, from 6th to 8th of April 2008, along with the SteelOrbis Spring 2008 Conference was a huge success. A record high total of 520 attendees registered and showed up for the meeting, and participated the committee discussions. The welcome cocktail party which took place at the fantastic Rahmi Koc Museum located at the shores of Golden Horn, hosted an international steel sculpture... Read More
57th IREPAS meeting was held in Warsaw
The 57th IREPAS meeting was held at the Sofitel Victoria Hotel in Warsaw, from 9th to 11th of September 2007, along with the SteelOrbis Spring 2007 Conference. There were 210 attendees from over 30 countries. You may find the presentations of the 57th meeting, both under the Meeting section of this website and at www.steelorbisevents.com under the 57th IREPAS meeting page. The meeting also hosted two panel discussions, with the first one being on... Read More
Record attendance at our 56th meeting
The 56th IREPAS meeting was held at the Grand Marina Hotel in Barcelona, from 25th to 27th of March 2007, along with the SteelOrbis Spring 2007 Conference. This meeting attracted a record attendance of 255 industry representatives from about 150 companies, including over 75 delegates from producing companies. You may find the presentations and the list of attendees for the 56th meeting at www.steelorbisevents.com on the 56th IREPAS meeting page. Read More
55th IREPAS Meeting brought together 200 steel market players
The conjunction of SteelOrbis’ and IREPAS’ bi-annual conferences continued with the SteelOrbis Fall’ 06 Conference & 55th IREPAS Meeting in Prague, September 17 – 19, 2006. A total of 200 professionals from 125 companies connected with the steel industry came together in Prague for the occasion. Starting with the 55th IREPAS Meeting, new changes were made in order to increase the efficiency of the event. The duration was extended to three... Read More
IREPAS had its 54th meeting with 191 participants
The 54th IREPAS meeting was held on April 2nd and 3rd, along with SteelOrbis’ Spring ’06 “Steel in the Raw” conference at the LeMeridien Excelsior Galia Hotel in Milan. A new record high total of 191 steel industry professionals from 30 different countries attended the conference, during which the current market circumstances and the expectations for future were discussed. Read More
185 attended our 53rd meeting
A record high total of 185 attendees were present at our 53rd meeting in Amsterdam. Thank you for your contributions. Read More
50th Meeting was held in Dubai
50th Meeting was held in Dubai Over 110 delegates gathered in the Jumeirah Beach Hotel for the 50th Irepas meeting in Dubai on the 29th February and 1st of March. 20 steel producers from 14 different countries and 45 steel trading companies from 21 different countries were represented during one day conference in Dubai. Read More
Future is difficult to predict
During the 49th Irepas meeting traders have stated that future is difficult to predict. However, a stable environment is expected where in one hand prices of HBI, DRI, scrap, coke are showing a rising trend but on the other hand customers are reluctant to accept price increases on products. Despite difficulties in the market, traders are having the understanding that an increase in international prices is required. Read More
49th Meeting was held in Istanbul
One of the highest participations is reached in the 49th Meeting in Istanbul. 50 delegates representing 27 producers from 15 countries and 90 traders from 18 countries met in Istanbul on 12th and 13th of October 2003. Read More