Final Thoughts
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Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
January 6, 2014
We have been advised by our developers that they think they have solved the mobile issues which were impacting our members ability to read the newsletter on their smart phones. I personally have an iPhone and was having problems reading the newsletter (image was being cut off). As of yesterday this was rectified – although I had to clear my cache first (settings, Safari, clear history). It is best viewed in landscape mode as the print is still a little small.
If you have a smart phone – please let me know if you are continuing to have problems – or if they have been solved. You can reach me at: John@SteelMarketUpdate.com. If you have an iPad or other tablet device and you are having issues please let me know.
Earlier today I got an email from one of our members who was looking for our graphic showing the SMU Price Momentum Indicator on our hot rolled pricing graph. It was perhaps sheer luck that I had produced that article last night for this evening’s edition.
We have heard that U.S. Steel has re-started their blast furnace at Fairfield and it will be coming up over the next few weeks. We believe the Fairfield furnace was the last one to come back online and once up and running all of the blast furnaces in North America will be running. For more information about the furnaces when you are logged into the website you can go to the resources tab and look under steel mills – furnace status – blast furnace and we have all the furnaces listed and their status. This is for members only and the public cannot see these tabs when they are on the website.
Arthur, I know you are out there and I do read the comments made on articles when they are read on the website. Arthur missed my photo in Final Thoughts – so, for one day only it is I in the photo contained in this article… in real life I have more hair and my eyes open wider. OK, I lied about my hair.
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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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Final thoughts
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.