Community Events
November 1, 2023
Written by Michael Cowden
SMU will host a Community Chat on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 12 pm ET with Alan Amici, president and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). (Note we are holding this chat an hour later than our usual 11 am ET time.)
The webinar is free for all to attend live. A recording will be available to SMU subscribers. You can register here.
Fresh off SMU Steel Summit 2026, we are already looking ahead to Tampa. Join industry peers on March 7–9, 2027, for the 38th annual Tampa Steel Conference in Tampa, Florida. The event brings together steel producers, distributors, service centers, ports, logistics providers, and market experts to connect, exchange perspectives, and take the pulse of the […]
This October, SMU is introducing a new way to keep you informed on the latest steel market news and insights: the Daily Digest. Beginning in mid-October, our new Daily Digest will replace the three newsletters currently delivered each week.
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