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AUSTRIA
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
CUBA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EL SALVADOR
ENGLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
HONDURAS
ITALY
JAPAN
MEXICO
MONACO
PARAGUAY
PERU
RUSSIA
SPAIN
SYRIA
SWITZERLAND
THE NETHERLANDS
TINIDAD & TOBAGO
TURKEY
UNITED STATES
URUGUAY
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  ILAFA-49 Congress Program
 
Saturday, October 25
10:00 am – 07:00 pm Registration
Domingo, 26 de octubre
09:00 am – 06:00 pm Registration
10:00 am Opening of ILAFAEXPO 2008
07:00 pm Inauguration of ILAFAEXPO 2008 and Welcoming Cocktail Party
Lunes, 27 de octubre
08:30 am – 10:00 am INAUGURAL CEREMONY
10:00 am – 10:15 am Coffee Break
10:15 am – 10:55 am

PANEL I: WORLD ECONOMY STATUS

  • Analysis of the current status of world and Latin American economy with emphasis on the steel industry
  • Fundamental reference to the issues to be discussed in the next panels
10:55 am – 11:10 am Debate
11:10 am – 12:10 pm

PANEL II: RAW MATERIALS AND SERVICES

  • Transport and logistics
  • Outlook for raw materials for the steel industry
  • Trends and outlook of the world slab trade
12:10 pm – 12:25 pm Debate
At the end of the session Luncheon
02:30 pm – 03:30 pm

PANEL III: ENVIRONMENT

  • Advanced technologies for tomorrow's challenges. Environment-friendly and energy-optimized technologies for a competitive iron and steelmaking
  • Steel recycling and the environment
  • Sectoral approach
03:30 pm – 03:45 pm Debate
03:45 pm – 04:00 pm Coffee Break
04:00 pm – 05:20 pm

PANEL IV: THE STEEL INDUSTRY AND ITS COMMUNITY

  • Steel futures market
  • Innovations in the steel and metal processing industry. Challenges for medium-sized companies and the value chain
  • Corporate social responsibility
05:20 pm – 05:35 pm Debate
Tuesday, October 28
09:00 am – 09:30 am PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
09:30 am – 10:00 am

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

  • Vision of world steel industry and market in the next decade
10:00 am – 11:40 am

PANEL V: WORLD STEEL MARKET

  • Latin American steel market: present and future. Challenges, threats and opportunities
  • Metals and steel finance: the changing role for finance, applying the company life-cycle approach
  • US steel market. Medium-term overview
  • China's steel market
  • The steel industry in Europe and CIS countries
11:40 am – 11:55 am Debate
At the end of the session Luncheon
09:00 pm Farewell Dinner
Latin American Iron and Steel Institute - ILAFA
Benjamín 2944, 5º Piso - Las Condes - Santiago - CHILE - Tel: (56-2) 233-0545 / Fax: (56-2) 233-0768 - E-mail: ilafa@ilafa.org