Final Thoughts
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Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
August 29, 2013
The Association of Steel Distributors (ASD) will host a Regional Meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday, September 12th. The keynote speaker for the evening is Ohio Governor, John Kasich. Go to the ASD website for more information and registration: www.SteelDistributors.org.
The ASD will also host their Annual Fall Conference at the Encore Resort at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, NV on October 24 through October 26, 2013.
The Metal Service Center Institute (MSCI) will hold their annual Steel Summit Conference in Schaumburg, IL at the Marriott Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel. The conference will be held on September 9th and 10th. For more information got to the MSCI website: www.MSCI.org.
Monday, September 1st is Labor Day and Steel Market Update will not publish again until Tuesday evening, September 2nd.
We will begin our next steel market survey on Tuesday morning, September 2nd.
Our next Monthly Newsletter (Volume 1 issue 2) will be published early next week. We will provide a copy to our existing members. For those who are interested, the cost for an annual subscription to the Monthly Newsletter will be $300. I have had a couple of companies mention that it would be perfect for the president or CEO of their company…
For those in the U.S. enjoy the long Holiday Weekend as summer begins to wind down.
For all of us here at Steel Market Update we truly appreciate your business and support. We couldn’t have lasted this long without you.
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Final thoughts
Sheet prices didn’t roar back after Labor Day. But steel market news sure came out of the gate strong (or maybe chaotically is the better way to put it). First, the nearly $15-billion proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel exploded into the news. And when I say exploded, I mean that all sides seem to be escalating things now.
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Welcome back from Labor Day, from Steel Summit, and from whatever fun you might have had over the long weekend. Personally, I enjoyed camping with friends and family near Starved Rock. No one starved, there were no major injuries, and we enjoyed the many splendors of Mystical Fire. (Speaking of which, does that have industrial uses? But I digress.)
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I want to say a huge ‘thank you’ from all of us at SMU to all of you (more than 1,500!) who attended Steel Summit this year. We appreciate you taking time out of busy schedules to join us – whether that was up on stage, submitting thoughtful questions, or catching up over a drink and bite to eat. Also, a bit shoutout to everyone at SMU and at CRU who made this event possible. It’s no understatement to say that we have a fantastic team.
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Day one and two of SMU's Steel Summit 2024 are officially in the books. We covered a lot of ground, and the agenda sure did deliver.
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The big show is just about here. SMU Steel Summit will be getting underway on Monday. Where does the networking begin? I’d say at the airport. So don’t forget your business cards. And it can't hurt to wear a company golf shirt.