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The conference and exhibition
was organized by the
South East Asia Iron & Steel
Institute based in Shah Alam in
Malaysia around the theme of
“Improving the Cost Competitiveness
of Iron & Steel Industry”
and covered:
- Existing and Emerging Steel-Making Technologies
- Changing Raw Materials and Suppliers
- More Efficient Operating Practices
- Changing Trade Patterns in Semi-finished Products
- Opportunities / Threats from Competitive Products.
Easily the most important metals
industry event in the Asia-Pacific
region, SEAISI 2000 hosted
240 delegates from 21 countries.
50 companies were represented,
and 29 companies ran a total of
32 booths in the exhibition area.
During the three-day conference
venue, 59 technical papers also
were delivered.
Due to the strong mining
industry in Australia, the
conference focused on
mining technologies, besides
steelmaking, rolling
mill, and processing line
technologies. And, as this
year marks the beginning
of economic recovery in
Southeast Asia, an ongoing
interest of the conference
was how to help manufacturers
capitalize on brightening
business prospects throughout
the region.
Well-positioned at a strategic
location in the exhibition area,
two Siemens booths displayed the
latest developments aimed at cutting
costs in the metals industry,
in line with the booth theme of
“Innovations that Drive Your
Business.” A team of nine specialists
from sales offices in Singapore,
Germany, Taiwan, Perth,
and Melbourne was on hand to
discuss cost-effective solutions
with visitors. Video highlights of
successful projects were also
shown.
Additionally, Siemens delivered
two technical papers high-lighting
innovative, cost-cutting
solutions:
- “Modern, State-of-the-Art
Integrated Process Control
System Demonstrated in a Blast
Furnace Application”
by Li Jun of Siemens Advanced
Engineering Pte. Ltd., Singapore
- “Productised solutions resulting
from the latest innovations
revolutionize the cost and
quality competitiveness of metal
production processes”
by Kim Toh Lim, Siemens Ltd.,
Melbourne, Australia.
Overall, the SEAISI conference
provided an excellent forum for
exchanging ideas with the visi-tors,
gathering information about
their future projects, showcasing
Siemens solutions, and strength-ening
customer relations.
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