Interviews

Mathew Ambat: We expect a more difficult situation for margins in remainder of year
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Dubai-based metal trading, pipe and rebar producing company Conares Metal Supply's director Mathew Ambat lately spoke to SteelOrbis concerning his company's current facilities.  »»

Haddawi: Investment in crude steel rather than in rolling capacities essential for ...
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Sulb National Company CEO Faisal Haddawi recently spoke to SteelOrbis concerning his company’s investment in its new steel facility in the Middle East.  »»

Ved Prakash: Containerized scrap shipping market is booming
Friday, 18 June 2010
Ved Prakash from Gemini Corporation assessed the demand in major scrap markets for SteelOrbis at at the SteelOrbis Spring '10 Conference and 62nd IREPAS meeting held in Budapest.  »»

Sanjay Mehta: Long product demand may pick up in the fourth quarter of 2010
Thursday, 17 June 2010
Al Nasser Entrerprises’ CEO Sanjay Mehta assessed actual market situation in UAE and in the global steel industry for SteelOrbis.  »»

Gerdau: Exports should be complementary to local production
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Murilo Osorio and Paulo Perlott Ramos from Gerdau International Trade, have shared with SteelOrbis their opinions about the situation the world steel market is in today.  »»

Mills are moving more and more towards the use of contracts in scrap supplies
Monday, 17 May 2010
Cesare Pasini, president of Nuovo Campsider, association of Italian scrap consumers, assesses Italy’s scrap market and relations between local steelmakers and scrap dealers.  »»

Infrastructure spending will boost steel demand in the Middle East
Wednesday, 07 April 2010
A. Hady Ibrahim from Rajhi Steel expressed his views on the general market outlook and the recent steel import decision for steel in Saudi Arabia.  »»

The little pipe company that could
Monday, 15 March 2010
Lakeside Steel’s CEO Ron Bedard talks to SteelOrbis about North American OCTG markets and its expanding role therein.  »»

Longs leader of the Americas
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
SteelOrbis talks to Gerdau’s CEO, André Gerdau Johannpeter  »»

Will China’s impact on the world’s raw materials continue?
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
Tayfun Senturk of Ametsco spoke with SteelOrbis on the links between the Far East, Europe and Turkey in terms of raw materials.  »»

Analysis of the Turkish steel sector by Metin Surmen
Thursday, 14 January 2010
H. Metin Surmen from Traxys Europe S.A. assessed the outlook for the Turkish steel industry in 2010 for SteelOrbis.  »»

Editorial by Peter Brebach, President, Iron Angels of Colorado
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Brebach sounds off on SteelOrbis’ interview with economist Peter Morici  »»

The economic picture for American industry
Thursday, 03 December 2009
SO talks to economic guru Professor Peter Morici to get his expert views on what lies ahead for the US economy, Obama’s China trade policies, and what it all means for steel  »»

Wired for success
Tuesday, 01 December 2009
DeAcero co-CEO Raul. M Gutierrez gives his Americas' longs outlook  »»

John Manessis : Middle East, North Africa and the Far East to shine as potential ...
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Mr John Manessis, Managing Director of Hellenic Halyvourgia S.A., shares his views on the general market outlook with SteelOrbis at the 61st IREPAS Meeting held in Dubai.  »»

Butch Zeederberg: “UAE will be a net rebar exporter in the future”
Monday, 19 October 2009
At the SteelOrbis Fall 09 Conference & 61st IREPAS Meeting, SteelOrbis talked with Butch Zeederberg of Liberty Commodities Ltd, Global Head of Long Products & Scrap  »»

Adding to the mix - Interview with CEO of Metinvest International SA
Monday, 12 October 2009
"We look forward to the change of our product mix which will allow us to expand to new segments of the steel market.”  »»

Some stability achieved in global flats markets, caution still required
Monday, 05 October 2009
Jose F. Gasca - Managing Director Coutinho and Ferrostaal shares his views on flats market with SteelOrbis  »»

View of the Italian scrap market in a time of crisis - Romano Pezzotti
Thursday, 01 October 2009
Interview with Romano Pezzotti, Assofermet - Italian association of traders of iron, steel, non-ferrous metals, ferrous scrap, hardware and similar goods- scrap division chairman  »»

Salvatore Venturo, long products manager Carbofer General Trading
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Global trader casts an eye over recent developments in the longs markets  »»

SteelOrbis interviews European steel magnate Giuseppe Pasini
Monday, 10 August 2009
We recently sat down with Mr. Pasini, who is the president of Feralpi Group, and also the president of Federacciai.  »»

Interview with Oleg Demidkin, CEO of SAFIN
Friday, 01 May 2009
Mr. Oleg Demidkin, CEO of SAFIN, kindly answered our questions during the recent SteelOrbis Spring 09 Conference & 60th Irepas Meeting  »»