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Barry Zekelman Next SMU Community Chat Speaker
Written by John Packard
May 21, 2020
Barry Zekelman will be the next speaker for our very popular SMU Community Chat webinar. The free webinar will be held at 11 AM ET on Wednesday, May 27.
Zekelman Industries buys 200,000 tons of steel each and every month. Their customers are associated with construction, energy, agriculture and many other market segments critical to the steel industry. Zekelman Industries is a large provider of steel for “The Wall” between the United States and Canada. As a $2.7 billion pipe and tube manufacturing company, they are in a unique position to comment on the status of the U.S. economy, and to provide color on what will happen over the next 3, 6, 12 months.
Come join us on Wednesday, May 27, as Barry Zekelman, Executive Chairman and CEO of Zekelman Industries, will sit down and have a one-on-one chat with John Packard, President & CEO of Steel Market Update.
You can register for the webinar by clicking on this link.
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