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What is driving Pellet and Iron ore imports by China? How long will it last?
Join us on Wednesday, 20 May 2020 at 11:00 AM (IST), 1:30 PM (Singapore time), 9:30 AM (Dubai Time) as Ms Susan Zhang, Deputy General Manager, Kailuan (Hong Kong) Co., Limited, China shares her take on the various trading aspects of iron ore fines & pellets from India to China.

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The webinar aims to shed light on the following key points of discussion:
- Price trend of iron ore and pellets in Chinese market
- Why Chinese mills prefer low grade cargoes?
- Why iron ore spot market will always remain active?
- What makes Indian iron ore and pellets attractive to Chinese buyers?
May 18, 2020
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
May 14, 2020
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

May 13, 2020
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.

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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

May 11, 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic: Impact on Bulk Shipping Industry
The Coronavirus – starting from China – we have seen closing its borders in the beginning months of 2020. But now, just as China is starting to recover, Covid-19 is sweeping the developed economies in Europe and the Americas.

In this webinar, senior executives from Interocean will shed light on the post-Covid-19 scenario and gauge the impact on the Indian shipping, logistics and export/import trade sectors.

Join us on Thursday, Apr 23, 2020 at 12:30 PM (IST), 3:00 PM (Singapore time), 11:00 AM (Dubai time), to understand how Covid 19 is impacting bulk shipping industry.

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Key points of discussion:
- Indian port operations
- Coal stockpiles status after lock down at major Indian ports
- How are Indian steel mills placed with coking coal shipments for April/May?
- How are Indian traders placed with non-coking coal shipments (South Africa and Indonesia) for April/May?
- How has freight rate changed in the last few weeks?
April 21, 2020