Tour of U. S. Steel’s Clairton Plant newest addition to Met Coke 2011

11 October 2011

Hundreds of industry leaders slated to attend conference in Pittsburgh, PA October 31-November 2, 2011

IntertechPira is pleased to announce the newest addition to the 15th annual Met Coke World Summit 2011 conference schedule: a tour of United States Steel Corporation's Clairton Plant, the nation's largest coke making facility. The tour will take place on the afternoon of Monday, October 31, and is exclusively for Met Coke World Summit attendees.

Met Coke 2011 takes place October 31-November 2, 2011 at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The tour of U. S. Steel's Clairton Plant joins an already impressive agenda, which features presentations by industry leaders like Mike Crowder, CEO of Cobalt Coal and star of Spike TV's "COAL"; George Babcoke, Senior Vice President- Europe & Global Operations Services, United States Steel, Paul Vining, Chief Commercial Officer of Alpha Natural Resources and Alfred Hoffmann, Member of the Executive Board for Uhde GmbH.

"We're very excited about the 15th annual Met Coke World Summit, which is on track for its highest attendance ever. We anticipate more than 300 of industry's most important players, key innovators and decision makers to join us in Pittsburgh this year," said Christopher Smith, senior conference producer at IntertechPira. "The tour of U .S. Steel's Clairton Plant is sure to be one of the event highlights and will fill up very quickly. Plus, we're very happy to offer more networking opportunities than ever before, including our first-ever gala dinner sponsored by SunCoke Energy."

This year's event will once again be chaired by Dr. Hardarshan Valia, Coal Science Inc. and Matthew J. Mc Grath, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, SunCoke Energy, Inc. Other organizations presenting include AEP River Operations, Alpha Natural Resources, American Coke & Coal Chemicals Institute, Associated Terminals LLC, Coal Science Inc., CRU Analysis, Dr. Allen & Associates, Energy Ventures Analysis Inc., Ignatov & Company Group, Mississippi State University, Negotiare Consultoria, Noble Energy, Patriot Coal Corporation, POSCO, Raw Materials & Ironmaking Global Consulting, Ridley Terminals Inc., SSY, SunCoke Energy, Tonawanda Coke Corp., Wood Mackenzie and World Steel Dynamics.

Limited sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are still available. For more information on the Met Coke World Summit 2011, visit www.metcokeworldsummit.com.

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