Steel Summit: US Scrap Industry Is Up to EAF Expansion Challenge

Leading voices in the US scrap industry discussed the current outlook and future challenges at Steel Summit 2023’s panel on Scrap and Metallics: Navigating the Boom in EAF Sheet Production.

Joseph Pickard, chief economist and director of commodities at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI); Stephen Miller, Raw Materials Trader, Steelinvest Ltd, London; and Ben Abrams, president and CEO of Consolidated Scrap Resources, sat down with Lynn Lupori, head of consulting – Americas at CRU, to examine the landscape.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.