EVENT PREVIEW
The conference at Made in Steel . In the halls at Made in Steel 2021 .
Starting in 2015 for the sixth edition of Made in Steel , the partnership has been consolidated over many years and has seen an increased number of international players hosted at the event , with numerous contacts and business relationships established with exhibitors .
For 2023 , ITA involved 18 target countries : Germany ; France ; Spain ; Austria ; Poland ; Switzerland ; Czech Republic ; Turkey ; Russia ; Ukraine ; Bosnia ; Croatia ; Serbia ; Egypt ; Morocco ; Tunisia ; Algeria and India .
The buyers invited are mainly EPCs — engineering procurement contractors , commodity purchasing managers of leading industrial players and large steel consumers ( i . e . machine-tool manufacturers , transport equipment manufacturers , metal fabricators etc .) and those with interests in the steel industry .
Made in Steel will also be held in partial conjunction with the LAMIERA sheetmetal exhibition ( 10-13 May 2023 ) at the exhibition grounds in Milan . The international exhibition for sheet-metal processing and sheet-metalforming machines and related technologies , promoted by UCIMU -Sistemi Per Produrre , will be held in the halls next to Made in Steel . This synergy will help to increase overall visitor numbers and networking / business opportunities for both events .
Made in Steel CEO , Paolo Morandi .
euros in 2021 . The profit as a percentage of turnover increased from 0.63 per cent in 2020 to 4.5 per cent in 2021 . 2022 was still a good year for domestic steel companies , despite exponential increases in the cost of energy , supply difficulties due to the war and geopolitical crises , and a slowdown in demand and production , particularly in the second half of the year ,” commented siderweb .
2023 will be a rather difficult year for steel , according to the outlook from siderweb ’ s Research Department , with declining or stagnating demand for steel and still high energy and raw material prices , albeit on a gradually downward trend .
“ The simultaneous reduction in the prices of energy sources and raw materials ,” explained Gianfranco Tosini of siderweb ’ s Research Department , “ will
Made in Steel 2023
Date : |
9-11 May 2023 |
Venue : |
Fieramilano Rho , Milan |
Hall Nos : |
Halls 22-24 |
Visiting hours : |
9.30am - 6.30pm |
Exhibitor hours : |
8.30am - 7pm |
favour a decrease in steel production costs of about 7 % for EAF and more than 13 % for the blast furnace , paving the way for a drop in product selling prices .
“ It is plausible to assume that the turnover of steelmaking companies will decrease by about 13 % in 2023 compared to 2022 ,” Tosini continued . “ Consequently , the profitability of industrial operations in 2023 will fall by more than one percentage point , dropping to 2.5 % from 3.5 % [ in 2022 ], practically halving from 5 % in 2021 ,” he added .
The outlook for steel
“ In Italy ( latest available data , source : Bilanci d ’ Acciaio 2022 ), the steel supply chain generated a turnover of 79.18 billion
Made in Steel will be held alongside the LAMIERA sheet-metal exhibition in Milan .