Arab Steel Summit Begins Tomorrow

Doha, April 03 (QNA) - Under the patronage of HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the works of a three-day (Arab Steel Summit 2011) will begin here tomorrow, Monday.
The summit is being organized by the Arab Iron and Steel Union (AISU) and Qatar Steel and will discuss a range of topics including the 'Arab Steel Industry: Competitive position and growth strategies'; 'Opportunities and trends of investment in this industry in the Arab region'; 'Prospects of the world steel industry during 2011 and the years beyond, in the light of production improvement and the recovery of the world economy which the most affected markets with this crisis have begun to see'; 'Impacts of price changes on the development of investments in the steel industry'; 'The Arab steel markets: Trends of import and export'; and 'The new technologies and their role in the development of steel production in a number of regions'.
Other topics are 'Raw materials: An outlook on the availability of the raw materials and their impact on the future growth of the steel industry'; 'Consolidation and merger in the world steel industry and their impact on the steel markets'; and 'Trends of growth and development in the steel industry and steel markets in a number of regions in the world (China, India, CIS, Latin America and Other regions)'.
In conjunction with the Arab Steel Summit 2011 , the Arab Iron and Steel Union organizes the International Steel Exhibition 2011 which will provide a good setting for companies to exhibit their iron and steel products, and for new technical creations and solutions that help enhance the productivity of iron and steel industry, in addition to providing a suitable place of meeting for producers, companies and institutions active in the steel industry.
Secretary General of Arab Iron and Steel Union Mohamed Laid Lachgar said that the Arab Steel Summit 2011 is being organized at a time when the region is witnessing an immense growth in demand for iron and steel products and major expansion projects in this industry. "Likewise, Arab steel markets see continued demand for steel products and an active movement regarding setting up many industries depending on, and connected with, steel products, a fact which makes these markets a regional and international hub for many investments, in addition to its active location within the world trade activity."
Hence, we look forward to hold this important event under the title of Arab Steel Summit 2011 as a convention for many Arab and international companies, steel industry experts, technologies stakeholders and the parties involved in this industry of investors, businessmen and economic activities, he said, adding that this summit came as a continuation of thesuccesses seen in all the previous AISU annual events, the last of which was the Arab Steel Summit 2010 held in Marrakech, Morocco.
In conjunction with the Arab Steel Summit 2011 , the Arab Iron and Steel Union organizes the International Steel Exhibition 2011 which will provide a good setting for companies to exhibit their iron and steel products, and for new technical creations and solutions that help enhance the productivity of iron and steel industry, in addition to providing a suitable place of meeting for producers, companies and institutions active in the steel industry.
"We, as the Arab Iron and Steel Union, comprising more than 86 companies from 18 Arab countries, the production of which represents about 90% of the overall Arab steel output, welcome your active participation in the Arab Steel Summit 2011 . We also invite you to contribute to this meeting by presenting working papers reflecting your viewpoints and experiences in any subject related to the development of this industry at both regional and international levels, and also to contribute with your recommendations to make this event a medium to exchange opinions on whatever issue that serves the development, integration and sustainable growth of this industry on all production, commercial and market levels." (END)