Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
June 15, 2015
I was speaking with someone associated with one of the Korean trading companies earlier today. I was told that the Koreans will continue to quote and ship coated steels as they do not believe their mill(s) were involved in any dumping. I was also told by the same trader that they were placing business with Taiwan for arrival after the potential August 20th deadline. Their reasoning was the suit will be extended and the real deadline would be November 3rd.
Other traders with whom I spoke today, that I know have close Indian or Chinese relationships, have told me that they either were not bringing in any new material or quotes had been suspended pending a review of the suit.
I expect the next few weeks to be volatile as traders work to decide if they will take on the risk of potential duties by bringing in coated products from Korea, China, Taiwan, India and Italy.
Today is Tuesday, June 16th. There are two weeks left to our early bird special pricing ($1000 per person vs. $1200) for the SMU Steel Summit Conference which will be held next to the Atlanta International Airport at the Georgia International Convention Center on September 1 & 2, 2015. SMU member companies also receive an additional $100 per person discount off of the early bird (or full) rate. We recommend those planning on attending book their rooms (and register online or through our office) as soon as possible. Details are on our website: www.SteelMarketUpdate.com or you can contact our office at: 800-432-3475.
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I will be in Chicago for the next couple of days as I speak to a group sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and then attend the ASD regional meeting. Ray Culley, who is working with me on our Steel Summit Conference and our new Leadership Conference will be with me in Chicago.
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