Steel Products
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
February 8, 2013
I am finding the current market conditions a bit “unusual.” Foreign prices appear to be within the range which would allow domestic mills to get price increases. Read Andre Marshall’s article on the Futures markets above. The whole world market is not quite right at the moment. The world scrap markets suggest China is the one out of whack…
Lourenco Goncalves sitting in a rocking chair watching TV sipping on an ice tea and enjoying his retirement…? Somehow the visual doesn’t quite fit. Maybe he would like to write a few articles for SMU – I know he has some opinions about the industry – help keep us all on our toes…
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John Packard
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