Chattogram Bureau :
The 3rd Steel & Raw Material Conference will be held in Chattogram on 20-21 September.
SteelMint Events is going to organise the programme at the Radisson Blu in the port city.
The international conference, featuring participation from as many as 15 countries around the world, will laser-focus on Bangladesh’s macroeconomic growth parameters, infrastructural development and energy transition, steel capacity expansion and the raw material supply scenario.
To be attended by major raw material and technology suppliers from around the world, the conference will feature brainstorming sessions on the fast-changing dynamics of the global steel industry and trade amid geopolitical upheaval. A key focus area will be world trade in ferrous scrap and the projected rise in consumption in Bangladesh amid threats to sustained supply security.
Thought-provoking panel discussions have been lined up on the fast-growing auto industry in the South East Asian country and flat steel growth prospects as well as green ship recycling, not to forget technical workshops on electric steelmaking.
The event will witness participation from several global companies such as Swiss Singapore, Scicom UK Ltd., American Iron & Metal Company, Heng Hiap Malaysia, Tata International, Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. and Raw Metal Corp. Australia including leading technology providers such as Inductotherm Group and SMS Group.
The who’s-who of Bangladesh’s steel industry will attend the conference including top executives of leading companies such as BSRM, GPH Ispat, PHP Family and Rahim Group. Representatives from the Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh Government, and Chittagong Port Authority will be among the key speakers.
