ARAB STEEL SUMMIT 2007
12 - 14 March 2007 - Muscat - Sultanate of Oman

The Arab steel industry has reached a new peak in 2005 by achieving a production exceeding 19 million tons of the finished products. This figure is expected to reach about 21 million tons in 2006. Also entering of many new projects into the production stage during the forthcoming two years will add new production capacities and diversification of products including the high value added products, which will make the accelerating growth of this industry at the Arab level one of the highest world growth rates.

What are the prospects drawn by the current development of this industry at the Arab level compared to what is being done in a number of regions worldwide?

What are the reflections of this development on the state of markets in terms of increasing the exports volume and minimizing dependence on imports?

To what extent dependence on the presently high oil prices will help the rush of investments and direction of the surplus funds to enter into the domain of this industry?

What are the growth expectations for the steel products consuming sectors, such as Construction, pipes manufacturing and engineering industries sectors?

How would it be possible for these sectors to determine the future features of the development of this industry?

These are the topics which will be dealt with in the «Arab Steel Summit 2007» which will be organized by the Arab Iron and Steel Union in the Muscat City Sultanate of Oman in the period 12 - 14 March 2007, which is one of the Arabian Gulf countries which attracts a number of the new projects in the field of steel and Aluminum industries, making it one of the principal countries for a number of metallurgical industries.  

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