1-4 March 2010, London
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In the current market situation, planning ahead has become a real challenge. More than ever, the in depth knowledge of steel and the market is crucial. When will the market recover? Where will consumption head to in the coming years? How do we protect ourselves from the financial risks associated with price volatility? These questions are in everyones' minds. SBB’s proven “How the Steel Market Works” executive course gives you the tools to answer them.
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Monday 1st March - Thursday 4th March 2010
Course sessions will include the following and more:
Day 1 -- The Vocabulary of Steelmaking. How steel is made and used -- Understand the steelmaking process, from raw materials to finished products; you will master the vocabulary of steel.
Day 2 -- The evolution of the steel sector. The economics of steelmaking. Key steel end uses. The carbon agenda and climate change. Design the steel company of the future -- Learn how the industry has evolved and consolidated. Understand the relative costs and economics of steelmaking worldwide. Learn how and where steel is used and the growing importance of the carbon agenda and the industry’s responses and agenda for change. The day concludes with a workshop in groups to bring together the material from the first two days of the course designing the steel company of the future.
Day 3 -- International steel trade and trade flows. Strategic overview of steel prices. Price risk management. Forecasting -- Understand how steel is traded internationally and how it is priced. Learn the latest techniques to manage price risk. Understand different approaches to forecasting.
Day 4 -- Steel Futures & Hedging -- Hedging through customised over-the-counter deals and through regulated metal exchanges is explained in principle and then simulated in practice.
