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Course Overview
This training course is unique in offering the most in-depth and comprehensive overview of the entire steel market.
In just two days, attendees will learn the following:
Day 1 - Thursday, 3 December 2009
| 8am |
Session I: Introduction
Introductions
Steelmaking video
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| 9am |
Session II: Steel Production Process. Part I.
What is steel?
Raw materials
Steelmaking process routes
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Session III: Steel Production Process. Part II.
Casting
Rolling & Coating
Galvanizing & Coating
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| 1.30pm |
Session IV: End Use Sectors part 1: steel types, volumes and trends
Construction
Automotive & Transportation
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| 2.15pm |
Walk around the block looking at steel products and applications
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| 3.00pm |
Session V: End use sectors part 2; steel types, volumes and trends
Domestic Appliances
Energy/ Oil & Gas
Industrial Products
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| 4pm |
Session VI: A macro view of the US and world steel market
Historic growth of steel production and consumption
Industry evolution and consolidation
Steelmaking costs in context: a look at scrap vs iron ore
Trade flows
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Day 2 - Friday, 4 December 2009
| 8.30am |
Session VII: How a Purchasing Manager thinks
Calculating & Negotiating steel prices
Pricing Fundamentals
Steel spot vs contract and index pricing
Demand, supply and market sentiment
How Purchasing Managers think, and act
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| 10.30am |
Session VIII: Forecasting steel prices
Quantitative techniques
Introduction
Designing the forecast methodology
Examples
Qualitative techniques
Introduction
Using qualitative techniques to forecast steel prices
Demonstration of price analyser
The Steel Index Data and Market Survey
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Session IX: 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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| 3pm |
Session X: International steel trading & domestic distribution
The evolution of steel trading
Steel distribution in the U.S.
To import or not to import?
Anti-dumping & other legal actions
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If you would like to discuss this course further,
please call +1 (412) 431-4370
or email trainingusa@steelbb.com
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- Mr Tom Balcerek, North American Editor, Steel Business Briefing
- Mr Mark Casey, Trader, MS Casey LLC
- Mr Roger Emmott, Head of Research and Training, Steel Business Briefing
- Mr Glenn Kidd, Consultant, US Steel Retired
- Mr Steve Randall, Managing Director, The Steel Index
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