Ben Smith

Programme Manager at Metal Bulletin Events

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Best new conference launch! #confawards

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DR grade premiums - Metal Bulletin Index proposing a monthly assessment

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Metal Bulletin Index's Peter Hannah wading through a turbulent iron ore market - recent gains but iron ore mkt still structurally weak#mbDRI

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@metalbulletin MBR's Jon Mulcahy delivering key insights into global metallics balance #mbDRI

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Algeria looks like a strong contender for DRI growth - natural gas available + willing government partners #mbDRI

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"Scrap will be key to support crude steel production" #mbDRI

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Day 2 underway - Wood Mackenzie's Valentina Burrai has the crystal ball out forecasting global steel growth #mbDRI

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Dr Schwelberger, Primetals- insights into by-product recycling in DRI production: crucial revenue sources #mbDRI

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DRI technology - environmental sustainability and scalability
Availability and production efficiency - what is most important? #mbDRI

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Using coke oven gas in the DRI shaft furnace. Great insights on cost and efficiency savings from JSW #mbDRI

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Iranian DRI producers are adapting and innovating to get ahead in difficult markets #mbDRI

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Iranian steel likely to grow - how will they interact with the regional market? #mbDRI

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"It's all about efficiency" #mbDRI

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Dr Sobhani, MD, Mobarakeh Steel - gas prices are crucial, there is not the infrastructure for coal imports in the Middle East region #mbDRI

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"China is not always to blame, we [DRI producers] need to adapt" #mbDRI

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Ahmed Al Dhaheri CCO Emirates Steel - strong headwinds in the DRI industry, innovation +support required, scrap a viable alternative #mbDRI

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Keynote panel underway at 4th World DRI & Pellet Congress #mbDRI

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#emiratessteel CEO Saeed Al-Romaithi calls for govt action to protect steel producers from dumping #mbmeis

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Al-Romaithi Fragmented Arab #steel industry must consolidate and governments must enforce #WTO regulations to prevent calamity #mbmeis

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#middleeast targeted for dumping low cost steel because enforcement of #WTO regulations not good enough, say Arab steel producers #mbmeis