About Conference
- With a steel demand of roughly 2.5 mn t pa, Nepal has been focusing a lot on reconstruction. The country’s construction sector is said to contribute 10-11% in its GDP.
- Nepal imports nearly 1-1.5 mn t semi-finished steel and 1 mn t finished steel annually (both flats and longs) with India being the largest supplier with a share of ~95%.
- With upcoming infrastructure and power transmission & distribution projects and the recent budget by the Government of Nepal (GoN) targets to reduce reliance on imports by 20% in the next fiscal year steel demand in the country is likely to gain momentum.
- The government’s policy of encouraging the iron rod industry to produce billets within the country itself has lead to a total of NPR 8.44 billion is being invested in a new steel industry as well as in the few mills that are currently operational.
- About ~32 iron rod and steel units are operational in the country. However, only around 20% of these have been producing billets in the country using sponge iron and scrap.
- The total annual capacity of the existing industry is about 3.5-4.0 million tonnes per annum and the annual steel demand is about 2-2.5 million tonnes.
- According to Nepal Cement Producers’ Association, the Himalayan nation has the potential of exporting cement worth NRs.150 billion.
- Subsidy of 8 per cent in cash to companies exporting cement using Nepali raw materials.
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Why Nepal?
- 4.2% GDP growth
- 30 Million Population
- Sponge Iron import up by 120%, likely to cross 5,00,000 t in CY’22
- Pig Iron imports crossed 47,000 t in CY’22
- 1 MnT of Billet Imports annually
- 1 MnT of Finished Steel Imports annually
- 5 MnT of Steel Melting capacity by 2025
- 22 MnT annual cement production capacity.
- ~77% of India’s total coal export goes to Nepal
Key Focus Areas
- To gauge the current scenario of Nepal’s steel industry – Macro & Micro overview
- Key government policies impacting the industries.
- Sponge iron future outlook for CY’23, will the import cross 1-mnt mark by CY’23
- Cement industry at Nepal – Exploring the Opportunities
- Rising importance of quality steel production through IF route.
- Current challenges faced by the Steel industries
- Backward integration — a way to manage margins?
- Nepal coal import overview, opportunities & challenges.
Session Overview
- Opening Address : Government policies and their impact on Nepal’s economy
- Changing dynamics of global steel markets
- Outlook on Nepalese steel and cement industries
- Raw material sourcing options for Nepalese steel and cement industries
- Price outlook on key steelmaking raw materials
- Technical Session: The right mix of feedstock in steel melting from Nepal’s perspective
- Technical Session: Focus on steel melting technologies & improving efficiencies
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Speakers
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Madhu Kumar Marasini
Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Supplies, Nepal
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Pradeep Kumar Shrestha
Managing Director,
Panchakanya Group, Nepal
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Rabi Singh
President, Federation of contractor’s Associations of Nepal
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Dhruba Thapa
President Cement Manufacturers Association, Nepal
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Rajendra Malla
Chairman, Nepal Chamber of Commerce
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Vishnu Kumar Agrawal
President, Confederation of Nepalese Industry
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Abhijeet Mahanta
Director, Sales and Business Development
Atlas Commodities,UK
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Anurag Sharma
Director & Business Head (Steel)
Jagdamba Steels Ltd. (Nepal)
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Dr. Swaren Bedarkar
VP (Projects Metallurgy)
Electrotherm (India) Ltd.
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Satadri Chanda
Director,
Megatherm Group, India
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Abhishek Tulsian
Director
Ashok Steel Industries (PRIVATE) LTD, Nepal
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Vishal Patwari
Executive Director
Jagdamba Enterprises Pvt Ltd, Nepal
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Rajesh Kumar Agrawal
Managing Director – Arghakhanchi Cement Pvt.Ltd., Nepal
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Dhruv Jeewani
Director/Head Sales
Jeewani Fuels Private Limited
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Ujjawal Shrestha
Executive Director – Panchakanya Group, Nepal
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Rohit Kedia
Director, Vijay Shri Steel Private Limited, Nepal
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Himanshu Golchha
Director, Hulas Steel Industries, Nepal
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Hemanshu Desai
CEO, New India Electricals, India
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Barbara Luck-Pithavalla
Managing Director, Cyrus Vibration Machines India Private Limited
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Varun Jay Rana
COO, YOGIJI DIGI, India
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Ramesh Datta
Chief Representative – India, Macsteel International Far East Limited
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Subhendu Khandai
General Manager (International Trade Division), SAIL, India
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Sunil Pandita
Assistant General Manager, Inductotherm (India) Pvt. Ltd
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Abhijit Sur Roy Chowdhury
Head – Iron Ore Trading (Minerals)
Tata International Limited, India
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Plant Head – Giridhan Metals Pvt. Ltd