Steel Products
Next SMU Community Chat to Feature Eddie Lehner, President & CEO of Ryerson
Written by John Packard
June 25, 2020
On Wednesday, July 1, we will host our next SMU Community Chat webinar. Our guest speaker will be Eddie Lehner, President & CEO of Ryerson. Ryerson is one of the largest flat rolled and plate (metals in general) service centers in North America.
You can register for the webinar, which will be held at 11 a.m. ET, by clicking on this link.
As with every SMU Community Chat webinar, this is free to the public. Feel free to invite others from your company as well as your suppliers and customers.
Come join us at 11 AM ET (10 CT, 9 MT, 8 PT) next Wednesday. To register please click here or go to: www.SteelMarketUpdate.com/blog/smu-community-chat-webinars
John Packard
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