Istanbul Hosting June 2011 Scrap Conference

The Recycling Today Media Group has agreed to be a media partner for a 2011 scrap industry event in Istanbul being organized by Metal Bulletin.

Metal Bulletin’s Steel Scrap Conference is taking place June 29-30, 2011, in Istanbul, Turkey. The theme selected for the conference is “Managing the volatility of ferrous scrap and maximizing new opportunities.”

Among the topics that will be addressed at the conference are:
•    Factors affecting the steel scrap market
•    Where will new scrap supplies come from?
•    Turkey: Steel market growth and the implications for steel scrap consumption
•    Emerging markets: Potential for rapid growth in scrap metal consumption
•    Middle East steel: how does demand in this key market affect scrap prices?

According to London-based Metal Bulletin, confirmed speakers include:
•    Kees Gerretse, Group Procurement Director, Tata Steel, UK
•    Tom Bird, Managing Director, Van Dalen Recycling UK and President, European Ferrous Recovery and Recycling Federation, UK
•    Christian Rubach, Senior Advisor, TSR, Germany
•    Ugur Dalbeler, Managing Director, Çolakoglu Metalurji, Turkey
•    Ruggero Alocci, Managing Director, Alocci Rappresentanze, Italy
•    Jens Hempel-Hansen, Managing Director, HJ Hansen Recycling, Denmark
•    Markus Barg, Chief Operations Officer, Interseroh Scrap and Metals Holding, Germany
•    Rik Debaere, CEO, Group Galloo, Belgium
•    Ved Prakash, Director - Steel Division, Gemini Corporation N.V., Belgium

More information on the Steel Scrap Conference can be found at www.metalbulletin.com/events.