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At the Steel Committee meeting held in Paris on 6-7 December 2012, government and industry delegates from OECD and non-OECD economies discussed the slow growth of global steel demand and prospects for the steel industry. Participants also:

• discussed the slow growth of global steel consumption observed in 2012 and expectations of moderate improvement for 2013;
• highlighted that the long-term prospects for steel as a material were favourable, but that the steel industry will face significant challenges;
• exchanged views on the extent of excess steelmaking capacity and on industry and government approaches towards addressing this issue;
• noted the intensification of trade measures applied to steel, particularly non-tariff measures; and
• discussed the impacts of climate change policies on the competitiveness of the industry, and the need to further improve energy efficiency in the manufacture of steel.

Several presentations given at the meeting are available below.

Item 4. The future of steel: how will the industry evolve and stay competitive in the long term?

• Mr. Paul van den Noord, OECD Secretariat
• Mr. Anthony De Carvalho, OECD Secretariat
• Mr. Marcel Genet, Laplace Conseil
• Mr. Brian Levich, Metal Bulletin Research
• Dr. Julian Allwood, University of Cambridge
• Ms. Ana Escobedo, ArcelorMittal
• Mr. Tom Gibson and Mr. Adam Parr, American Iron and Steel Institute/ Steel Manufacturers Association
• Mr. Stuart Horner, Interntional Iron Metallic Association (IIMA)
• Dr. Haimin, China Steel Industry Development Research Institute
• Mr. Stefan Lorenz-Meyer, DG Enterprise and Industry, EU
• Mr. Sanjay Manga, Ministry of Steel, India

Item 5. Global steel market situation and outlook

• Mr. Laurent Daniel, OECD Secretariat
• Madame Nae Hee Han,  World Steel Association
• Mr. Karl Tachelet, EUROFER
• Mr. Veysel Yayan, Turkish Iron and Steel Producers Association
• Mr. Kevin Dempsey and Ron Watkins, NAFTA
• Mr. Murilo Furtado, on behalf of ALACERO
• Mr Changyong Su, China Iron and Steel Association
• Mr. Shigeru Hagiuda, Japan Iron and Steel Federation
• Mr. Byoung-woo Lee, Korea Iron and Steel Association

 Raw Material Market Update

• Mr. Alexie Mojarov, UNCTAD

Item 6. Overcapacity in steel: the past, current and future situation

• Mr. Anthony DE Carvalho, OECD Secretariat
• Mr. Tom Danjczek, Steel Manufacturers Association
• Mr. Tushar Kanti Sahu, Indian Steel Industry

Item 7. Trade policies: investigating non-tariff measures in steel

• Mr. Anthony De Carvalho, OECD Secretariat

Item 8. Update on environmental policy developments

• Ms. Elisa Lanzi, OECD Secretariat
• Mr. John Newman, Energy and Environment Policy Consultant

Item 9. Chairman’s statement

• Statement from Mr. Risaburo Nezu, Chairman of the OECD Steel Committee

Item 10. Future meetings

The 74th session of the Committee has been scheduled for 1-2 July 2013 at OECD headquarters in Paris.