Conveners
Opening session
- Christian Bernhard (Montanuniversitaet Leoben)
- Carlo Mapelli (Dipartimento di Meccanica - Politecnico di Milano)
At the heart of the industrial and geopolitical dynamics reshaping the Mediterranean region, the steel industry faces decisive challenges: from rising energy costs to uncertainties in the availability and quality of raw materials, to increasing regulatory pressure in environmental and trade matters (CBAM, tariffs).
In this context, Italy plays a key role as a natural bridge between Europe and...
While global steel demand is weakening, the North American market has demonstrated resilience. And now U.S. President Donald Trump is promising to further energize American steelmaking through heightened tariffs and a broader acceptance of diverse energy supplies. But to what long-term effect? This presentation will explore new investment plans and perspectives on how innovation, technology,...
Abstract
The Chinese steel industry has been growing rapidly since the new millennium and reached its peak in the year 2020, with an annual crude steel output of 1.053 billion tons. Since then the growth became stagnant due to a slowdown of GDP growth rate and a sluggish real estate market in the past two years. In the meanwhile, the transformation of the manufacturing industry stimulated the...