As Steel is all set to be the economic prime mover, even more so with its healthy growth and the anticipated future development.

The economic boom is the current hype in the Asia Pacific right now. With Asian countries such as India and China spearheading their development plans, infrastructure expansion is on top of their schedule. On top of this, the automotive, engineering, railway and the shipping industries are developing alongside with the country. These growths will inevitably increase the demand of steel. Steel production, by large has kept pace with demand up till now to meet the overall requirement of various consuming sectors. However, over the past 12 months, the steel industry has been extremely volatile with significantly higher iron ore and coal cost, lower commodity steel pricing, and soaring cost for zinc and aluminium coating metals. Besides just the demand and supply issues, India's steel industry will have to deal with higher raw material costs with short term and long term perspective.

Over the last few years, the changes faced by the steel industry have been increasingly acknowledged. Miners, traders and end users are under pressure to identify key issues that will help raise the credibility of their company. Practitioners alike agree that China would be one market to look out for.

This conference offers a unique platform for all professionals and practitioners in the steel industry from various sectors such as international and domestic trading, manufacturing, steel plants operations and end-users to share and debate new ideas, issues and future directions.

By attending this conference, delegates will have a comprehensive understanding of the thin line that differentiates an opportunity and a threat when it comes to financing a steel project.

This conference will also discuss the international trade, on China being the emerging market and India's strategy to maximise profit from bilateral trade. Delegates will be enlightened with specific and up-to-date best practices in steel plant operations and technology. Delegates would also acquire solutions to many of the current challenges, such as the environmental and coastal regulatory approvals, building and construction requirements and acquiring reliable buyers.