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Less Than Four Weeks Until THE Steel Conference Kicks Off
Written by John Packard
July 29, 2017
There are less than four weeks to go before THE major steel event of the year will kick off in Atlanta. Steel Market Update is hosting our SMU Steel Summit Conference, the fastest growing steel conference in North America.
Why is our conference so successful? Listen to some of last year’s attendees (click to play):
We are now expecting close to 600 executives from manufacturing, steel distribution, steel mills, steel trading companies, toll processors and suppliers to the industry at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC). At the time of this writing, the conference registration is passing through 575 registrations and they keep on coming.
You can add your company to the already impressive list of companies attending this year’s event by clicking on one of the buttons below or by contacting one of our offices: 772-932-7538 or 706-216-2140. If you have any questions, please send them to: info@SteelMarketUpdate.com.
John Packard
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