iSteelAsia.com's Steel Trading Conference in Manila Helps Asian Industry Players Entering a New Era

(Hong Kong, 26 June 2000) The world's first listed steel exchange vertical portal, iSteelAsia.com will host a Steel Trading Conference in Manila, Philippines, to help industry players enter a new era.

The Conference will be held at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel in Manila, Philippines on 28 June 2000. Anthony Dixon, Business Development Director - Asia will present at the conference. The agenda of the conference is designed to reveal the key benefits and the potential of B2B e-commerce, which is set to transform the steel industry. One of the key objectives of the conference is to discuss B2B e-commerce solutions for Asia's steel industry and to introduce iSteelAsia.com to major steel representatives from Philippines.

The targeted audience is industry players in Philippines, including steel producers, dealers, traders, retailers and end users. The invitation to the conference has received enthusiastic responses from invitees. More than 70 participants have already confirmed their attendances and in total over 100 participants are expected at the conference.

The conference will further enhance iSteelAsia.com's leading position in the e-commerce revolution in Asia's steel industry. It also will demonstrate the advantages of online trading and the services supplied by iSteelAsia.com.

About iSteelAsia.com Limited
Launched in December 1999, iSteelAsia.com (iSteelAsia) was Asia's first online exchange for trading in steel and steel products. It is the first of its kind to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's GEM board in April 2000. Focused on the Asian steel community, iSteelAsia aims to offer an open and neutral marketplace for steel trading. Trading competitiveness and efficiency are optimised on iSteelAsia as players can access a full spectrum of buyers and sellers and timely market knowledge. iSteelAsia serves as a single point of contact offering financing, insurance, surveying, shipping and logistics services, providing members with a one-stop end-to-end steel trading.

To date, iSteelAsia has over 2,600 registered members who regularly use its online trading services and access into its online Reuters and Asia Information Resources News.