Vergangene Veranstaltungen
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Course Agenda - these sessions may be subject to minor changes
Day 1 -- The Vocabulary of Steelmaking. How steel is made and used.
Day 2 -- The evolution of the steel sector. The economics of steelmaking. Key steel end uses. The carbon agenda and climate change. Design the steel company of the future.
Day 3 -- International steel trade and trade flows. Strategic overview of steel prices. Price risk management. Forecasting.
Day 4 -- Steel Futures & Hedging
Day 1 - Montag, 13 September 2010
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Registration
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| 09:00 |
Session I: Introduction and welcome
Videos of steelmaking process
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Herr Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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Herr Roger Manser, Founder, Steel Business Briefing
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| 09:30 |
Session II: The world of steel
• Steel in the world
• Production and consumption drivers
• Consumption and trends
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Herr Roger Manser, Founder, Steel Business Briefing
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| 10:30 |
Coffee break
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| 11:00 |
Session III: Steel Production Processes (Part 1)
• What is steel?
• Raw materials
• Steelmaking process routes
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Herr Philip Rogers, Former Steelmaker and Independent Consultant , Metals for Packaging
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| 12:30 |
Lunch
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| 13:30 |
Session III: Steel Production Processes (Part 2)
• Casting and finishing
• Product groups
• Steel end use applications
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Herr Philip Rogers, Former Steelmaker and Independent Consultant , Metals for Packaging
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| 14:30 |
Session IV: Steel in construction
• The evolution of steel in construction
• Focus on steel buildings in London
• Specific examples
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Herr Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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| 15:30 |
Coffee break
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| 15:45 |
Session V: Optional Steel Walk through City of London
• View key construction sites in City of London
• Compare and contrast steel use in Tower 42, The Lloyds Building and the Swiss Re Building (The Gherkin)
• View progress on Heron Tower, Bishopsgate Tower
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Herr Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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| 19:00 |
Optional dinner hosted by SBB
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Day 2 - Dienstag, 14 September 2010
| 09:00 |
Session I: A macro view of the steel market and industry
• Historic growth of steel consumption
• Industry evolution and consolidation
• Trade flows
• Steelmaking costs in context
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Herr Gilles Calis, Managing Director, SteelConsult International
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| 10:15 |
Coffee break
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| 10:30 |
Session II: 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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Herr Gilles Calis, Managing Director, SteelConsult International
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| 12:30 |
Lunch
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| 13:30 |
Session III: Coated steels - metallic and organic coated
• What are coated steels – hot dip galvanized, 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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Herr Gilles Calis, Managing Director, SteelConsult International
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| 14:30 |
Coffee break
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| 14:45 |
Session IV: 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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Herr Roger Manser, Founder, Steel Business Briefing
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| 16:00 |
Session V: 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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Herr Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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| 16:45 |
Overview and summary of the day
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Herr Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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Day 3 - Mittwoch, 15 September 2010
| 09:00 |
Session I: International steel and raw materials trading and trade flows
• The evolution of steel trading worldwide
• Key trade flows by product
• Trends in trade flows
• The rise and influence of China
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Herr Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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| 10:30 |
Coffee break
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| 10:45 |
Session II: Strategic overview and evolution of steel prices
• Drivers for steel supply and demand
• Steel price movements
• Demand, supply and market sentiment
• Demonstration of SBB price analyser
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Herr Mark Wiggett, Editor, Global Market Outlook , Steel Business Briefing
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| 12:15 |
Lunch
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| 13:30 |
Session III: 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 indices and forward curves
• Key characteristics and benefits of using financial tools
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Herr Steve Randall, Managing Director, The Steel Index
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| 15:00 |
Coffee break
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| 15:15 |
Session IV: Introduction to forecasting
• Introduction to qualitative and quantitative techniques
• Designing the forecast methodology
• Examples
• Forecasting and steel
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Herr Mian Obaid Shah, Research Analyst, Steel Business Briefing
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| 16:30 |
Overview and summary of the day
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Herr Roger Emmott, Global Head of Research, Consulting and Training, Steel Business Briefing
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| 17:00 |
Drinks courtesy of SBB
An opportunity to network and meet other members of SBB and The SteelIndex
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