Announcement of Rescheduled
"3rd China Int'l Stainless Steel Congress 2003"
Sept. 26-28, Bao Steel Group Bao Shan Hotel, Shanghai, P. R. China

Dear delegates,

　　The much-awaited "3rd China Int'l Stainless Steel Congress 2003" which was postponed in the mid of May due to SARS epidemic is currently announced to be held on September 26-28, at Bao Steel Group Bao Shan Hotel, Shanghai. This Congress which has been hailed as a great event in China's stainless steel industry has attracted over 100 delegates both at home and abroad representing China, France, Germany, Japan, Finland, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Australia, Indonesia and Hong Kong etc.

　　Registered delegates are kindly asked to rearrange their schedule to attend this event which serving as a platform for exchanging on subjects of various types in stainless steel field.

　　Detailed Congress schedule and program will be available soon.

　　Furthermore, newly registration is open to anyone who wishes to attend.

Best regards,

Congress Organization Office
Metallurgical Council-CCPIT

　　Currently, stainless steel is of great demand on China's steel product market, but a big gap exists between its demand and supply, resulting in a need to import a large quantity of stainless steel products from other countries. In 2001, the apparent consumption of China's stainless steel reached 2.25 million tons, an increase of 30% over that of the year 2000, enabling China to surpass America and become the world largest stainless consuming country. In the first half of this year, the apparent consumption of stainless steel has already reached 1.4 million tons, and it is estimated that the consumption of the whole year of 2002 may well surpass 2.8 million tons. In a sharp contrast to this great domestic demand, China's stainless steel industry is still lagging behind the world advanced level of its counterparts in terms of production techniques, downstream processing technology, application and development, product variety as well as product quality.

　　In conjunction with the 3rd International Stainless Steel Exposition (STEXPO), the 3rd China International Stainless Steel Congress 2003 will be held in Shanghai during the Sept.26-28, 2003 period, creating the forum for Sino-foreign discussion of various subjects of interest, such as stainless steel production & trade, supply & demand, marketing & pricing, product application, technological R & D, downstream processing, raw materials supply & procurement, etc., with special emphasis being laid on the market prospect and development trend of China's stainless steel industry. The previous 2nd China International Stainless Steel Congress 2001 has been hailed as a big success, with over 200 participants representing China, France, Austria, Germany, ROK, Luxembourg, Russia, Canada, Finland, Italy, South Africa, America, Belgium, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc.

　　Industrial experts representing worldwide stainless steel producers, traders, research & consulting institutions, technology & equipment providers, raw material suppliers, government organizations, etc. are warmly welcomed to air their expert opinions at the 3rd China International Stainless Steel Congress 2003 and to actively participate in the event. Registered STEXPO exhibitors are strongly recommended to apply for technical presentations at the Technical Workshops of the Congress.

You can apply for Technical Workshop online

At this stage, specially-invited speeches at home and abroad are as follows:

For further information, please contact:

　　Ms. Jing Zhai, Mr. Meng Jianbin
　　International Cooperation & Consulting Dept.,Metallurgical Council－CCPIT,
　　46 Dongsi Xidajie, Beijing 100711, P. R. China
　　Tel: 0086 10 65220754, Fax: 0086 10 65254154
　　E-mail: mcinco@metallurgy-china.com