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  • Coking Coal Concerns Amid Covid-19: BCCL Takes Guard

    Coking Coal Concerns Amid Covid-19: BCCL Takes Guard

    As the ongoing pandemic continues disrupting steel demand, we speak to the CMD of Coal India subsidiary BCCL, the country’s largest coking coal producing company.

    Guest Speaker: Shri P.M. Prasad, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL)

    Join us live as we interview Shri P.M. Prasad, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) to know his perspective on the forthcoming steel demand outlook in India and its near-term implications on the domestic coking coal sector.

    Date: 16 May 2020 (SAT),
    Timings: at 12:00 PM (IST), 2:30 PM (Singapore time), 10:30 AM (Dubai time)


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    The webinar aims to shed light on the following key points of discussion –

    • Coping with lockdown restrictions & handling of excess stockpiles amid reduced dispatches
    • Action plans to meet annual target despite production cuts undertaken
    • BCCL’s expectations from upcoming spot e-auctions for coal sales
    • Addressing to supply concerns of non-power sector & small-scale hard coke manufacturers
    • Increasing domestic offtake in efforts towards import substitution
    • Enhancing coal quality & commissioning new washery projects
  • Status of stainless steel sector post lockdown and way forward

    Status of stainless steel sector post lockdown and way forward

    Join recognized industry experts as they analyze and discuss the current challenges faced by the COVID-19 impacted Stainless Steel industry and measures required to be undertaken to overcome these challenges in both the near and long term.

    Date and Time

    May 15, Friday at 12:30 PM (IST), 3:00 PM (Singapore time), 11:00 AM (Dubai time)

    Panellists

    Mr. N C Mathur – Director, Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd., Mr. K K Pahuja, President, Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) and Mr. Vijay Sharma, Director, Jindal Stainless Group


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    In addition to deliberating on Stainless Steel demand destruction and supply impact with 2020 forecasts, we ask our panel for their unique insight on:

    1) Could China’s pain be India’s gain – Demand recovery in 2021 and 2022?
    2) Implications of lacklustre downstream industries like Automotive and Infrastructure
    3) Emerging applications of Stainless Steel in India

  • Availability of Global Scrap in Future

    Availability of Global Scrap in Future

    SteelMint Events | tête-à-tête 02 with Dr. Baris Bekir Ciftci, Head of Strategic Initiatives & Raw Materials Markets Analysis, World Steel Association

    Dr. Ciftci is the Head of Strategic Initiatives and Raw Materials Markets Analysis at the World Steel Association. He is currently responsible for leading the Association’s research activities on steelmaking materials markets and projects aiming to deepen the Association’s understanding of the most pressing strategic issues the global steel industry is currently faced with. He has conducted international level economic and market studies on topics that stand at the top of the research agenda for steel and steelmaking materials markets over the last 10 years

    The topic of discussion for this tête-à-tête with Dr. Ciftci is the current situation of the global scrap market amid the prevailing lockdown situation across the major markets and the availability of Global Scrap in future. We will also take a close look at how covid-19 pandemic has impacted the overall industry, the tightening of supply and diminishing demand at the same time and an outlook of the scrap market.

    Key points of discussion

    • Global scrap availability tightening further in the near term
    • Major challenges of the US and Europe scrap recycling yards
    • When can the impact of Scrap recycling yard shutdowns be expected to overcome?
    • Impact of the pandemic on the crude steel output, iron ore & coal supply
    • Will low finished steel demand in major import markets balance out the low scrap availability amid COVID-19?
    • Long-term outlook on scrap availability?

    ~Interview by Shreya Divakaran and Akshay Sharma

  • How Indian Scrap Recycling Industry is Coping with Covid-19

    How Indian Scrap Recycling Industry is Coping with Covid-19

    Indian scrap recycling sector, both non-ferrous and ferrous, have been severely impacted due to the prevailing lockdown in the country. In this podcast by SteelMint Events, Mr Dhawal Shah, MD at Metco Marketing (India) and Vice President (Non Ferrous) of MRAI, shared insights about the impact of covid-19 on the scrap recycling industry in the country, the issues being faced by importers at sea ports and other challenges for the industry, how MRAI is taking up these with the government departments and Ministries, and steps being taken by the relevant authorities.

    Points of Discussion:

    • Present status of operations of Scrap Recycling activities across the country
    • MRAI’s discussions with government authorities for waiver of demurrage, detention charges and other demands
    • Finance related requirements by the industry participants including waiver of late payment interests, additional working capital etc
    • Impact of production cuts and suspension of operation by Indian steel mills and other industries on recycling sector
    • Long standing demand of Indian buyers to waiver import duty on scrap imports, and development on the same.
    • Industry Outlook

    Listen the Podcast to Know all the answers

    – Interview by Akshay Sharma and Shreya Divakaran

  • COVID 19 Pandemic: How is SAIL Overcoming the Challenges

    COVID 19 Pandemic: How is SAIL Overcoming the Challenges

    As the Coronavirus pandemic gets factored into the economy and factories look to the graded opening up of the lockdown to help push their business, we speak to the public sector unit Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) to get an update on how they are fairing with production, sales and inventories.

    Join us as on Tuesday, 5 May 2020 at 11:00 AM (IST), 1:30 PM (Singapore time), 9:30 AM (Dubai time), as we interview Mr Anil Kumar Chaudhary, chairman of SAIL to get an all round perspective that would help people in the steel and raw materials market.


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    Key points of discussion –

    • How do you see the current scenario for Indian domestic steel industry
    • Impact of production cuts by Indian primary mills
    • When do you foresee recovery in steel demand
    • Has limited domestic offtake resulted in piling up of inventories ?
    • How is India’s steel export market scenario
    • Initiatives taken by SAIL to help the country during Pandemic