metal expo_Layout 1 12/20/12 9:48 AM Page 1 Conference report Metal-Expo2012: Sustainable growth in Russian steel The annual Metal-Expo held each November in Moscow attracted a record 728 exhibitors from 35 countries and 35000 visitors from 63 countries as well as VIPs from commerce and industry. Over 50 seminars and conference took place over the three-day event and the 1000 strong Gala Dinner was used to present awards for a wide field of achievements. By Alexander Gurov* METAL-EXPO ’2012, the 18th International Industrial Exhibition, was held on November 13-16 2012 in the All-Russia Exhibition Centre fairgrounds, Moscow. 728 companies from 35 countries presented a wide range of equipment for the key segments of the steel and non-fer- rous metals industries including state-of-the art equipment for metallurgical and process tech- nologies. Occupying the two largest halls 75 and 69 of the All-Russia Exhibition Centre in Moscow, Metal-Expo’2012 attracted more than 4000 specialists and heads of some 728 companies from 35 countries. Of these, more than 200 companies were from outside Russia. Companies from Germany, Italy and China ranked highest in number after Russian exhibitors. For the first time at the event exhibitors included companies from Israel, UAE and the Republic of South Africa. The numbers exhibiting even exceeded those pres- ent before the full impact of the financial crisis was felt in the final quarter 2008 when 716 companies exhibited. Steel Times International and Aluminium International Today presented their bi-annual Attendance on day 2 peaked with more than Russian language issues as usual at their own booth 14 000 visitors that day. According to the statis- tics provided by an independent auditing com- The President of the Russian Union of Metal According to the Metal-Expo Organizing pany, visitors to Metal-Expo 2012 numbered and Steel Suppliers, Mr A Romanov, said: “This Committee, future extensions of the exhibitions more than 35 thousand from 63 countries. annual trade show beings a key event for spe- will deal with raw materials and mining, metals At present, Russian ferrous and non-ferrous cialists in all the branches of industry and the processing and producers of metal structures. metallurgy accounts for over 11% of total economy as a whole and stirs up the mining and Russian exports, and employs over one billion metallurgical complexes, in particular for steel Leaders of the industry people. Many cities are highly dependant on and aluminium, which remain the main struc- Among the participants of the Metal-Expo this industry where as many as 80% of the pop- tural materials on Earth”. Forum traditionally are: ulation of a city may be employed in metallurgi- Ɂ the world’s leading steel producers represent- cal plants. Metal-Expo expanded ing in total about 200Mt/y of capacity close The Russian steel industry accounts for 7% of Metal-Expo included a business forum to bring to 10% of the world production of finished the country’s GDP, 12% of industrial produc- together leading steel producers, manufactures steel. Steelmakers present included MMK, tion and remains export oriented. In 2011 41% of tubes and pipes, non-ferrous metals process- NLMK, Evraz, Severstal, Mechel, Krasniy of finished steel (24.5Mt) was exported gener- ing plants, aluminium rolled products, con- Oktyabr, Acciaieria Arvedi, ArcelorMittal, ating sales worth close to US$16.7bn. This took struction companies, machine-builders, oil and Outokumpu, Ruukki, Marcegaglia, about 29% of capacity utilisation in Russia’s gas producers as well as producers from others Metinvest Holding, Byelorussian Steel steel industry. industries. 18 segments of the steel industry Works, Dneprospetsstal, and Donetsksteel. Metal-Expo is a key business platform in were catered for by three separate exhibitions: Ɂ world’s leading companies in the tubes indus- Russia for the world’s ferrous and non-ferrous MetallStroyForum’2012 – an exhibition for steel try, included TMK, OMK, ChTPZ, Izhora metals producers and users. The exhibition is structures in construction (www.msfexpo.ru), Pipes, Uraltrubprom, FILIT, Agrisovgas, endorsed by The Ministry of Industry and trade MetallurgMash’2012 – an exhibition for equip- Vallorec & Mannesman Tubes, Interpipe and of the Russian Federation, The Government of ment and technologies for the steel industry & Centravis. Moscow, the Russian Union of Industrialists metalworking, and MetallTransLogistik’2012 – Ɂ Over 20 industrial unions and associations and Entrepreneurs, The Chamber of an exhibition for transport and logistics for min- attended, including the Russian Union of Commerce and Industry of the Russian ing and metallurgical companies. Metal and Steel Suppliers, The International Federation, Russian Union of Metal and Steel MetallTransLogistik was a new event for Union of Metallurgical Equipment Suppliers, The International Union of 2012 to meet the needs of a specialised seg- Producers Metallurgmash, the Builders Metallurgical Equipment Producers, the ment in mining and metallurgical where logis- Association of Russia and the China Iron and Builders Association of Russia, Russian tics account for a considerable part of interna- Steel Research Institute. Builders’ Union, and the Russian Engineering tional and domestic cargo transport amounting Ɂ Leading machine-building companies, Union. to 10 to 40% of production costs, the propor- included SMS Siemag, SMS Meer, Siemens Over its 18-year history Metal-Expo has tion depending on the particular industry. VAI, BWG, Tenova LOI Italimpianti, become the main forum for metals producers According to the Russian Steel Association, the Danieli, Bradbury, Bronx, Can-Eng and users and a key industrial event in Russia average distance travelled within Russia for Furnaces, Ebner, Elmaksan, Fives Group, and the CIS countries. It is one of a few events scrap is 874km, for coal it is 1320km and for Inductotherm and Russula. held in Russia which attracts company leaders export of steel rolled products – 1610km. Ɂ Refractory providers included Vesuvius, and CEOs. More than 2000 VIPs and decision These distances are far greater than others Dinur, Borovichi refractory plants and makers attended the event. countries generally experience. Kazogneupor. *STI representative in Russia, Moscow www.steeltimesint.com Steel Times International – January/February 2013 metal expo_Layout 1 12/20/12 9:48 AM Page 2 Conference report A record 728 exhibitors from 35 countries and 35000 visitors from 63 countries attended Metal-Expo 2012 Diary Dates Conferences & seminars – Modernisation of the hot copper refining The business programme included more than capacity of the Uralelectromed and building 50 conferences, seminars and round tables. Metallurgy-Litmash 2013 a copper smelter of 150kt/y capacity at a cost Metal Week traditionally starts the day before Metallurgy-Litmash 2013, Tube Russia’2013, of 4bn Roubles ($130M). the opening of Metal-expo with an Aluminium/Non-Ferrous 2013 will take place International Conference ‘Russian Metal and on June 25-28, 2013 in Moscow. ‘Metal-Vision’2012’ was a contest for the best Steel Market,’ organised by B2B magazine For details, please visit film about the steel industry. ‘Metal Supply & Sales’. website www.messe-dusseldorf.de The Grand Prix was awarded for a film about The conference programme contained 10 environmental stewardship at ChTPZ Group international conferences and over 50 seminars called ‘Future of white metallurgy’ (‘white’ here and round tables. The main themes were: Metal-Expo’2013 referring to clean as opposed to ‘smoke-stack’ Corrosion Protection by Zinc, Steel in The 19th International Industrial Exhibition industry). Construction, New Promising Materials, Metal-Expo 2013 will take place on Gold and silver medals were awarded for Equipment and Technologies, Railway Delivery November 12-15, 2013, in Moscow and will ‘The Best Solution for Implementation of Steel of Mining and Smelting Cargoes in Russia, include MetallStroyForum 2013, and Aluminium in Construction’ and ART- Contemporary Technologies in Non-Ferrous MetallurgMash 2013 and MetallTransLogistik METAL'2012 – an International Festival for Products Manufacture and Processing, IT for 2013. For details, visit Metal-Expo website Blacksmith’s and Decorative Metal Treatment. Steel companies, and many more. www.metal-expo.com Metal-Expo has turned science to industry Some companies organised meetings with and about 100 scientists and researchers official distributors, among than TMK, OMK, attended a ceremony in which they were pre- Uraltrubprom, Severstal, Evraz. a whole and steel industry in particular were sented with gold and silver medals for the The Russian Union of Metal and Steel recognised. Nominations clearly show that development and mastering of new types of Suppliers held a meeting on the issues sur- modernisation is being carried out in the products, equipment and technologies. Metal- rounding aluminium, its rolled products and Russia’s steel sector. The three largest and most Expo also hosts for students; ‘Future is extruded profiles and the markets for these. significant projects successfully realised in 2012 Decided Now’, an annual festival for students This was hosted by the Coordination Council in Russia’s metallurgical sector were selected as: and post-graduates of steel institutions and the for metallurgical industry of the Ministry of – The second stage of the cold-rolling mill ‘Best of the Best’, a job fair for talented stu- Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation 2000