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SMU Steel Summit: 10 Days to Go, 700+ Registered, More to Come
Written by Brett Linton
August 12, 2020
We have passed through 700 registered attendees for this year’s SMU Virtual Steel Summit Conference. Activity has been high and we are confident we will reach our 800+ registered attendee goal. We will be the largest steel conference (live or virtual) in North America this calendar year.
Those who have seen our platform are excited. We are working on some special events that will assist in getting people used to networking in a virtual environment. Who knows, you may meet your next new customer or supplier at this year’s conference.
Just today we have received registrations from CSN, LLC*, AGI-Sentinel, Graber Post Buildings, Inc., Fulton County Processing, National Material of Mexico, and KSR international.
Here is a listing of the companies registered for the SMU Steel Summit 2020 Virtual Conference as of last week. Note that those companies with an * after their name means more than one person is attending. If your company is missing, or if you have questions about your registration, please contact Events@SteelMarketUpdate.com. You can view more conference details and register here on our website.
3GM Steel |
Ford* |
Optima Steel International, LLC. Oshkosh Corporation* OWC* Pacific Metals Trading Inc.* Pacific Steel and Recycling Paragon Steel* PGT Trucking, Inc. Phillips 66 Phillips Manufacturing* Phoenix Steel Service, Inc. Plateplus PLS Logistics Services Ports America POSCO America Precoat Metals* Preston Pipe Price Consult Ltd Priefert Manufacturing* Priefert Steel Prime Metal Buildings & Components Quaker Houghton* Quality Edge Quality Metal Stamping Railroad Friction Products Corp Rassini Raw Materials & Ironmaking Global Consulitng Red Bud Industries* RefComm Inc Reibus International* Reliance Steel and Aluminum Rio Tinto Services Inc. Rock Trading Rocky Mountain Institute Russel Metals Ryerson Steel* Ryerson Holding Corporation* Samuel, Son & Co.* Sandy Simon & Associates,LLC Schaeffler Group USA, Inc. Sector 3 Appraisals Inc. SES, LLC* Shivom Jay Steels International, LLC SIMEC International Southwark Metal SSAB* State Steel Supply Company* Steel and Pipe Supply* Steel Dynamics, Inc* Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA)* Steel Market Update* Steel Orbis Steel Research Associates Steel Sales America Steel Technologies* Steel Warehouse Co., Inc.* Steelscape Stelco Inc.* StoneX Sukup Manufacturing Superior Steel Supply, LLC Tempel Steel Company Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Ternium SA Ternium USA, Inc* The Law Office of Lewis E. Leibowitz Three D Metals, Inc Timpte, Inc.* Tokusen USA, Inc. Trend Publishing Metals Group* Triad Metals Trinity Industries* TrueNorth Steel UBS Securities Llc* U.S. Geological Survey United States Steel Corporation* University of Minnesota University of Washington USS-POSCO Industries* Valmont Inc.* Verde Industries Inc. Vicwest Building Products Viking Materials Inc. Wallner Expac Inc.* Wastequip LLC* Wayne Brothers, Inc. Westman Steel Industries Weyland GmbH Whirlpool Corp. Worthington Industries Zeeco Metals Inc. Zekelman Industries* |
* denotes those companies sending more than one attendee |

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