IREPAS : Business is expected to resume within a short period
The 63rd meeting of IREPAS (International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Madrid on October 3-5, 2010. There were 85 producer representatives amongst the 272 delegates from 42 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... Read More
The 63rd meeting will be held in Madrid
Time for the second gathering of 2010 is getting closer. Madrid had received the most votes in our poll for the venue of the 63rd meeting ahead of Hong Kong and Lisbon. Accordingly our second and last gathering of the year will be in Madrid at the Meliá Castilla Hotel, between October 3-5, 2010. Please check www.SteelOrbisEvents.com for details. Read More
Poll to see members choice for the venue of our 63rd meeting
The IREPAS board has decided to have a poll and see the IREPAS members’ choice of venue for the 63rd meeting. The short list of candidate cities to host our 63rd meeting are; Hong Kong Lisbon Madrid IREPAS members will shortly be requested by SteelOrbis to vote for their choice of venue for our next meeting. Read More
Oversupply remains the main problem
Our 62nd meeting was held in Budapest on June 6-8. There were 92 producer representatives amongst the 241 attendees from 45 different countries. The meeting had to be postponed due to air traffic problems in European air space back in April. Traders’ Committee concluded the demand was low in the market in general, resulting in a situation of oversupply. Rebar and Wire Rod Suppliers Committee chairman Mr.Al Saadi sad that considering expectations... Read More
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
Budapest meeting postponed
The SteelOrbis Spring ’10 Conference and the 62nd IREPAS meeting in Budapest which was originally scheduled to take place on April 18-20 is poastponed due to force majeure situation created by unprecedented circumstances following the eruption of a volcano in Iceland. Flights across much of Europe will be severely disrupted well into Saturday (April 17) because of drifting ash ejected from the volcano in Iceland. Much of the airspace across northern... Read More
59th Meeting to be held in Hamburg
After the resounding success of the Spring 2008 gathering in Istanbul, the time is once again fast approaching for the next instalment of the world’s premier event for the long products market. We are inviting all long product market players, along with executives from companies which serve the steel business – from the finance, logistics and quality control sectors, to come together for what will be a very fruitful conference. The basic goal... 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
Our 58th meeting will be held in Istanbul on Apr 6th to 8th, 2008
The 58th IREPAS meeting will be held at the Swissotel The Bosphorous in Istanbul, from 6th to 8th of April 2008, along with the SteelOrbis Spring 2008 Conference. Please kindly confirm your participation at www.irepas.com/general/meetingApplication.aspx, if you are a registered member. If you are not a registered member, please first register yourself on www.irepas.com , then confirm your participation. You may find all relevant information regarding... Read More
58th IREPAS meeting will be in Istanbul
IREPAS chairman Mr Ugur Dalbeler has announced that our 58th meeting will be held in Istanbul most probably in April 2008, along with SteelOrbis Spring’08 Conference. There will also be an exhibition of steel sculptures organized by Fundaçion Villacero, taking place in conjunction with our next meeting. Fourteen artists from fourteen different countries (12 from EuroAsia and 2 from Latin America) will be exhibiting their artworks made by using... Read More