Last week, several EUROMETAL representatives spoke at the Global Flat Steel 2025 conference organized by Kallanish in Istanbul.
The conference, which took place at a time of profound structural shifts in the steel sector, brought together leaders from around the world to discuss how the flat-rolled market is coping with demand volatility, rising protectionism, and accelerating progress toward decarbonization.
Board Member Typhoon Izeri, Chairman of YISAD and Board Member of Colakoglu Metalurji, joined session 1, "Global Steel Production Trends in the Age of Unpredictability. Tommaso Sandrini, CEO of S.
Polo Lamiere and Jaap Jan Aardenburg, Head of Trade at Tata Steel in the Netherlands, participated in session 4, "Sheet Metal Trading and Supply Chains".
Other EUROMETAL representatives actively participated in the conference: Jerome Waterkain, CEO of SteelForce Group, concluded the conference with a forward-looking analysis of flat-plate pricing trends and shared his vision of trading as a leader focused on rapid change, offering a pragmatic view on risk management, supplier search, and the need for adaptable pricing strategies in 2025 and beyond. period. Gilles Mirol, Commercial Director of Hydnum Steel, as a key participant in one of the most ambitious European projects for the production of environmentally friendly steel, joined the technical meeting on how the industry is responding to the need for decarbonization.
