EUROMETAL is proud to return to Düsseldorf for the 2025 International Steel Trade Day, gathering Europe’s leading steel traders, distributors, stockholders, service centers, and industry experts.
This year’s event will take place at the Clayton Hotel Düsseldorf, right in the heart of one of Europe’s key steel trading hubs. The day promises powerful insights, practical takeaways, and high-level networking opportunities in a sector facing profound transformation.
Shaping the Future of Steel Trading in Europe and Beyond
Why attend?
Steel Trade Day 2025 is more than just a conference – it’s a strategic platform for understanding the shifting landscape of international steel trade, regulatory developments, and how your business can adapt and thrive.
From new EU safeguards to the imminent CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), this year’s discussions will confront the major forces reshaping trade flows and compliance frameworks.
Preliminary agenda highlights
- European Economic Outlook & Steel Market Trends
- New Safeguards & Trade Defense Measures
- CBAM Implementation
- Global Trade Flows
- Green steel
- Challenges, Threats and Chances for steel trading”: A no-filter conversation with key market players.
Confirmed Speakers and Panelists
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Program
Wednesday, 3 December 2025
19.00: Welcome Aperitif
20.00: Dinner (Hotel Restaurant)
Thursday, 4 December 2025
08.30: Registration of participants
09.00: Opening of EUROMETAL International Steel Trade Day
Alexander Julius – EUROMETAL
09.30: New import regime for steel products after safeguards and trade defence measures
Yuriy Rudyuk – Van Bael & Bellis (VBB)
10.00: EU indirect trade of steel containing goods
Matthew Watkins – CRU
10.30: EU steel import quotas – what comes next?
Alexander Siryk – Metals Consulting International (MCI)
11.00: Coffee Break
11.30: EU Steel demand recovery – what needs to be done?
Ronald de Haan – Tata Steel Nederland
12.00: Thoughts about the steel market
Marcus Fix – DM-Stahl
12.30: EU steel market: pricing, policy and the value of green
Maria Tanatar – OPIS / McCloskey
13.00: Lunch Buffet
14.00: CBAM is coming – are importers ready?
Gabriel Rozenberg – CBAMBOO
14.30: AI supported End to End Metals SC modelling and optimization
Hans Diehl – OMP
15.00: Panel Discussion: Challenges, threats and chances for steel trading
Moderation: Benjamin Steven – Dow Jones, McCloskey
Robert Kay – Ferona
Jérôme Waterkeyn – Steelforce
Tayfun İşeri – Yisad
Maruan El Daghma – Primex Steel Trading
16.00: Closing of International Steel Trade Day Düsseldorf
Alexander Julius – EUROMETAL
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsor
Venue
Hotel Clayton Hotel Düsseldorf – Hotel Reservation
(Immermannstraße 41, 40210 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Deluxe Room with Breakfast (140€) + City Tax (3€)
Hotel Reservation Form to be sent to reservations.dus@claytonhotels.com until November 13th, 2025
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