Steel Products
Seats Still Open for Steel 101 Workshop in Iowa
Written by John Packard
April 22, 2019
We thought it would be a good idea to share the agenda of a typical Steel 101: Introduction to Steel Making & Market Fundamentals workshop so you can get a feel for what we cover. Our instructors each have decades of steel experience as metallurgists, purchasing experts, sales, marketing and market intelligence. Our next workshop is a few weeks away and will be held just outside of Chicago in Davenport, Iowa (Moline is the closest airport, O’Hare is 2 hours away). Please review the agenda and if you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us at info@SteelMarketUpdate.com
Workshop Schedule: Day One
| Registration & Breakfast |
7:00 AM |
| Welcome & Introduction |
7:30 AM |
| Industry Structure | 7:40 AM | What Makes Steel? |
| The Steel Making Process | 8:40 AM | The Steel Making Process – Blast Furnace/BOF/Casters/Electric Arc Furnace |
| Break | 9:50 AM |
| Flat Rolled Products |
10:00 AM | Coil & Sheet, Plate |
| Painted Steel | 11:00 AM |
| End Session |
12:00 PM | Load Shuttle for Steel Mill Tour |
| Luncheon | 12:30 PM | Arrive at Mill- Luncheon and Introduction |
| Mill Tour | 1:00 PM | Mill will provide guides with SMU instructors as back-up for one-on-one questions. |
| End Tour | 4:30 PM | Load Shuttle for Hotel |
| End Day 1 Instruction | 5:00 PM | Arrive Back at Hotel |
| Cocktail Reception | 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Cocktail Party & Networking Dinner |
Workshop Schedule: Day Two
| Breakfast | 7:00 AM |
| Round Table Discussion |
7:30 AM | Review of Day 1 Instruction & Mill Review |
| Quality |
8:00 AM |
| Long Products | 8:30 AM |
| End Applications |
9:00 AM |
| Commodities | 9:30 AM | Commodities and their Impact on Steel Pricing |
| Break | 10:00 AM |
| Steel Pricing | 10:15 AM | How Flat Rolled & Long Steel Products are Bought and Sold |
| Market Fundamentals |
11:00 AM | Identifying and Understanding Global & Domestic Steel Market Fundamentals |
| Luncheon | 12:00 PM |
| Risks in the Supply Chain |
12:30 PM | Identifying Potential Risks in the Steel Supply Chain that May Impact You |
| Available Tools & Resources |
1:45 PM | Understand the Data, Tools and Resources Available |
| Closing Remarks |
2:45 PM | Course Review & Q&A |
| End Day 2 | 3:00 PM | End of Workshop |
John Packard
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