Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
August 19, 2019
Six days to go…
Today, I had a long conversation with Ryan Smith who is the Global Costing Analyst for CRU. Ryan is based out of Australia and will be joining us in Atlanta next week when he will speak about the advantages and disadvantages the domestic steel industry has, and domestic steel buyers need to consider. My conversation with Ryan was fascinating as we discussed where the domestic industry is on the cost curve and what some mills are doing right, and what they could do better. I think if you are a steel buyer, you will be quite interested in Ryan’s presentation, which will come on Wednesday morning at 8 AM.
There is still time to register for the SMU Steel Summit Conference, which you can do by clicking on this link.
All eyes are on Atlanta at this point. The speakers are ready to go, and I am getting closer (the last few days are always the worst for me as I try to make sure all preparations have been made).
I will be leaving my office on Thursday of this week and will not return until next Friday.
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