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Tampa Steel Conference only a month away
Written by Brett Linton
January 2, 2025
The 36th annual Tampa Steel Conference is just four weeks away. We now have over 300 people registered to join us at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street from Sunday, Feb. 2, through Tuesday, Feb. 4. Join us along with hundreds of industry participants in warm and sunny Florida!
The event will bring together executives from across the steel supply chain, along with leading analysts and policy experts. This is a great opportunity to network and stay updated on the latest industry trends.
You can view the conference agenda, explore networking opportunities, and register here.
Below is a list of companies registered through this week. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are sending multiple delegates:
Algoma Steel, Inc.*, Alliance Steel LLC*, Alter River Terminals / Alter Logistics Co, American Consolidated Industries, Inc., American Dream Search, American Heavy Plates, AMS Specialty Steel, ArcelorMittal, ArcelorMittal Dofasco*, Arrow Tru-Line, Inc., Astec Industries, Athader / The Bradbury Group, Atlantic Logistics*, Bailey Metal Products Ltd, Bank of America, Bank of America Business Capital, BankUnited, N.A., Bayou Processing & Storage, LP*, BBC Chartering USA, LLC, BMO Bank, N.A.*, BofA Global Research, BofA Securities, Briccetti & Associates, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., CEMCO, Century Metals & Supplies, Inc., CIH*, Cincinnati Barge & Rail, Cincinnati Bulk Terminals LLC/Port of Cincinnati LLC, Cleveland Steel Container*, CO Building Systems, Coilplus, Inc., Conklin Metal Industries, Inc., Cooper Consolidated LLC*, Cooper/Ports America*, Cordell Beaumont LLC, Cressaty Metals, Inc.*, C-River Logistics*, Crowe LLP*, Crown Products Co., Inc., CRU*, Cyan Hill Capital Management, Delaware River Stevedores, Inc., Diehl Tool Steel, Duferco Steel LLC, Electrolux North America, Inc., Elgen Manufacturing, Fehr Warehouse Solutions*, Ferrosource LLC / Ferrometrics LLC, Flack Global Metals, Friedman Industries*, G&W Products, LLC, Gibraltar Building Accessories, Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*, Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC), Goldman Sachs, Grand Steel Products, Inc.*, Great Circle Shipping Corporation, Greenpoint Metals, Inc.*, Greenway Steel, Harris Steel Company, Heidtman Steel Products, Inc.*, Heritage Capital Group, Inc, Huntington Bank, Huntington Business Credit*, Illinois Tool Works (ITW)*, Institute for Supply Management, Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), JFE Shoji America LLC*, Jindal Tubular, Jindal Tubular USA, JIT Warehousing & Logistics*, John S. Connor, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc, Kloeckner Metals*, Kloeckner Metals Electrical, Lapham Hickey Steel, Logistic Services, Inc./SSA Marine, LSA, Macsteel International USA Corp*, Magic Coil Products LLC*, Magswitch Technology Inc.*, Majestic Steel USA*, McNeilus Steel, Inc.*, Medtrade, Inc.*, Metal Edge Partners LLC*, Metal Master*, Metrading International AG, MID-SHIP Logistics, Misetal Trading Solutions*, Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc., Modern Metals Magazine, NAVEX ASIA, NLMK*, NN, Inc.*, Noramco Transport Corp, TPG Noramco LLC, Norbec, North Star BlueScope Steel*, Nova Steel Inc.*, Nucor Tubular Products*, Odyssey Logistics, Ohio Pickling & Processing, Olympic Steel, Optimus Steel, LLC*, Owen Holdings, Co., Owen Metals Group, Pacific Metals Trading, Inc., PADNOS Recycling*, Peak Metals Inc., Pennsylvania Steel Company, Inc., Petrosmith Equipment LP, PGT Services, PGT Trucking, Inc.*, Phillips Manufacturing, Pisec Group USA*, PlayPower, PLS Logistics Services, Port of Ohio at Pier 48, Port Tampa Bay*, Promet Steel, Inc.*, PS Logistics, QSL America, Ram Steel Framing, Red Bud Industries*, Reibus*, Ryerson*, Seametal US LLC*, Seaport Manatee, Second City Metals, SIMS Metal Management, Smart Steel Technologies Inc., South Jersey Port Corporation*, Southwark Metal, State Plate LLC*, Steel Dynamics Inc.*, Steel Manufacturers Association*, Steel Market Update*, Steel Technologies, Steel Warehouse*, Steelholder*, SteelSummit-Tennessee, Stonebriar Commercial Finance, Summit Global Trading*, Superior Steel Supply LLC*, Tampa Bay Steel, LLC*, Tata International, Tata International Metals (Americas) Ltd, Terminal Shipping -a division of John s. Connor Inc., Terravest Industries, Texas Iron and Steel, The Bradbury Group*, The SAFE Foundation, thyssenkrupp Materials Trading NA*, Toplift North America, Tri County Metals, Trinity Industries, Triple-S Steel Holdings, U. S. Steel, Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals Inc., United States Steel Corp, Voestalpine USA LLC, Volvo Construction Equipment*, Wastequip., Webco Industries, Wheeling-Nippon Steel, Inc.*, Wiley Rein LLP, Wisconsin Steel & Tube Corporation, Wolfe Research, Worthington Enterprises, Worthington Steel*, Xsteel USA LLC*.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Brett Linton
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