Deficit of reinforced steel rolled products, galvanized and painted flat rolled products is is forecast for 2008 – 2009

Due to large-scale building of new industrial and civil establishments in 2007 Russia is suffering deficit ofsome types of metal and steel products e.g. demand for reinforced steel rolled products will exceed the domestic supplies 1.5 - 2 mln tn. Due to considerable demand for metal and steel products in building and many other industries more than 500 thou. tons of galvanized and painted flat rolled products will be imported to Russia. Deficit of this and other types of metal and steel products is forecast for 2008 – 2009 as well.

In the recent years Metal-Expo International Exhibition held in Moscow has become a key event for establishing favorable conditions for development of cooperation between Russian and international producers and suppliers of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, equipment for their production and processing. Every year in autumn the exhibition gathers together in Moscow entrepreneurs and businessmen from more than 40 countries. Participation in this forum facilitates modernization and development of the steel producing and processing industries, gives a new impulse to creation of new projects, joint ventures, and establishment of mutually beneficial projects.

Welcome to Metal-Expo’2007, the 13^th International Industrial Exhibition (November 13-16, 2007, The All-Russian Exhibition Center, Moscow).