"Southeast Europe Steel 2026, Bucharest

Metal Expert invites market players to take part in the Southeast Europe Steel 2026, Bucharest which will take place in Bucharest, Romania on November,12 at the Grand Hotel Bucharest.

Preliminary programme

09:00–09:30 | Registration and Welcome Coffee. Rapsodia Ballroom (1st Floor)

Sponsored by ABX 2.0

09:30–11:00 | Conference Opening. Session 1. Southeast Europe’s Steel Market in Transition

- Panagiotis Konstantinou, Commercial Director, Sidenor Steel Industry Single Member S.A. Greece- Opening Speech

- Eugen Carauleanu, Chief Executive Officer, tk accelis Materials South-East Europe, part of thyssenkrupp Group -The Changing Steel Supply Landscape in Southeast Europe: Opportunities and Challenges for Steel Consumers and Distributors

- Andrey Pupchenko, Deputy Managing Director, Metal Expert -Southeast European Steel Market: Changing Trade Rules and Prospects for Ukrainian Steelmakers

Executive Panel Discussion: Tighter Import Rules – Who Wins, Who Pays?

- Carlo Beltrame, Group Business Development Manager & Chief Executive Officer, Romania and France Units, AFV Beltrame Group

- Panagiotis Konstantinou, Commercial Director, Sidenor Steel Industry Single Member S.A. Greece

- Eugen Carauleanu, Chief Executive Officer, tk accelis Materials South-East Europe, part of thyssenkrupp Group

Moderator: Lilit Papoian, Editor, EU Markets, Metal Expert

11:00–11:30 | Coffee Break

Sponsored by ABX 2.0

11:30–12:45 | Session 2. CBAM Year One: Costs, Compliance and Competitiveness

Sponsored by Sidenor

- Dr. Thomas Papageorgiou, Senior Sustainability Manager, Sidenor Steel Industry Single Member S.A. Greece - European Steel in the CBAM Era: Carbon Costs, Competitiveness and the Level Playing Field

- Mihai Petre, FCCA, Director, Global Trade Advisory, Certified Customs Expert and Tax Advisor, Ernst & Young SRL - Impact of CBAM and “Melt and Pour” Rules on Imports of Steel

- Tudor-Vasile Nae, Senior Director, CBAM & Customs, ABX 2.0 -The Real CBAM Cost of Steel for 2026 and 2027

12:45–14:00 | Lunch. Corso Brasserie Restaurant (Lobby Level)

14:00–16:20 | Session 3. Europe in a World of Overcapacity: Market Outlook and Trade Flows

Part 1. EU Steel Market: Consumption Outlook and Competitiveness

- Alessandro Sciamarelli, Director of Economic Studies and Market Analysis, Eurofer - EU Steel Market Outlook under Quotas and CBAM Pressure

- Thorsten Gintaut,Managing Director, Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH & Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech GmbH -Low-Carbon Steel: From Vision to Reality

- Andrey Syedykh, Economist, Metal Expert - Europe’s Economic Outlook Through the Early 2030s: Shifting Growth Drivers and Industrial Geography

Part 2. Supplying Southeast Europe: Ukraine, Türkiye and Global Traders

- Abhijit Sur Roy Chowdhury, General Manager (South Asia), C&D Middle East DMCC - Global Steel Trade in a Changing Regulatory Environment: Supply Chains & New Opportunities

- Nazarii Khrystiuk, Chief Executive Officer, Metinvest Carpathia and Metinvest Tubular Iași Sales (Metinvest Group) -Ukrainian Steel and Southeast Europe: Trade Barriers, War-Related Challenges and New Development Opportunities

- Genco Bolaca, Foreign Trade Manager, Galex Steel International -Excess Capacity, Low Emission Production and Türkiye’s CBAM Opportunity

- Ahmet Soybaş, Partner & Vice President, Soybaş Demir Çelik - Topic TBA

16:30–18:00 | Closing Reception. Hora Room (21st Floor)

Sponsored by Moldmetal

Register by email events@metalexpert.com

For speaking, sponsorship, or exhibition inquiries, please contact the Conference Director: Olesia Kosenko: o.kosenko@metalexpert.com