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Course Agenda
Course sessions will include the following and more (subject to slight change):
Day 1 - Çarşamba, 1 Eylül 2010
| 09:00 |
Session 1: Introductions
Introductions
Steelmaking video
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Dr. Sathia Varqa, Commercial Manager - Asia, Platts
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| 09:30 |
Session 2: The world of steel - steel products in detail: who makes them, where, and in what quantity.
• Flats and coated
• Longs
• Stainless
• End users and applications
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Bay Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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| 10:45 |
Session 3: Steel production processes. Part 1
• What is steel?
• Raw materials
• Steelmaking process routes
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Bay Philip Rogers, Former Steelmaker and Independent Consultant , Metals for Packaging
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| 14:00 |
Session 3: Steel production processes. Part 2
• Casting
• Rolling and coating
• Galvanizing and coating
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Bay Philip Rogers, Former Steelmaker and Independent Consultant , Metals for Packaging
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| 16:00 |
Session 4: Steel in construction
• Types of steel used in construction
• A brief history of steel in construction
• How steel is used in a modern steel building
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Bay Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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Day 2 - Perşembe, 2 Eylül 2010
| 09:00 |
Session 1: A macro view of the South East Asian and world steel market by Gilles Calis and the SBB local team
• Historic growth of steel production & consumption
• Industry evolution and consolidation
• Trade flows
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Bay Russ McCulloch, Senior Managing Editor Asia, Platts
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Bay Gilles Calis, Managing Director, SteelConsult International
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| 10:30 |
Session 2: The economics of steelmaking
• The elements of steel cost structure
• Factor costs
• Unit usages and yields
• The cost of a tonne of slab around the world
• Conversion costs
• Cost curves
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Bay Gilles Calis, Managing Director, SteelConsult International
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| 13:30 |
Session 3: adding value with coated steels – metallic and organic coated
• What are coated steels – hot dip galvanised, electrogalvanised, organic coated, branded products)
• Where and when to use coated steels - characteristics and uses
• Consumption, growth and market size by type of coated steel
• Manufacturing processes
• Coated steels prices
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Bay Gilles Calis, Managing Director, SteelConsult International
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| 15:30 |
Session 4 – Introduction to forecasting in the steel sector
• Understand the basics of forecasting
• Steel forecasting (short, medium, long term)
• An example forecast
• Introduction to qualitative forecasting
• Introduction to quantitative forecasting
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Bay Sebastian Lewis, Head of Data and Analytics, Platts
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Day 3 - Cuma, 3 Eylül 2010
| 09:00 |
Session 1: International steel and raw materials trading and trade Flows and the rise of China
• The evolution of steel trading worldwide
• Key trade flows by product
• Trends in trade flows
• The rise of China
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Bay Sebastian Lewis, Head of Data and Analytics, Platts
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| 10:45 |
Session 2: Strategic overview and evolution of steel prices
Drivers for steel supply and demand
• Pricing fundamentals
• Steel price movements
• Demand, supply and market sentiment
• The importance of long-term contracts
• Demonstration of SBB price analyser
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Bay Mark Wiggett, Editor, Global Market Outlook , Steel Business Briefing
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| 13:30 |
Session 3: Price risk management
• Reasons to manage price risk
• Traditional steel industry approaches
• Emerging financial tools - what are they and how do they work?
• Price discovery - role of indexes and forward curves
• Key characteristics and benefits of using financial tools
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Bay Mark Wiggett, Editor, Global Market Outlook , Steel Business Briefing
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| 15:15 |
Session 4: Steel in the context of the global climate change
• CO2 emissions in steelmaking
• The climate change agenda – international background
• Carbon leakage
• WorldSteel Association (WSA) proposals
• International Energy Agency (IEA) proposals
• New technologies
• CO2 emissions trading
• China
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Bay Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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| 16:15 |
Session 5: Workshop: design the steel company of the future
• Groups use the course material to design the steel company of the future
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Bay Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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