Final thoughts

Welcome back from Labor Day, from Steel Summit, and from whatever fun you might have had over the long weekend.

Personally, I enjoyed camping with friends and family near Starved Rock in Illinois. No one starved, there were no major injuries, and we enjoyed the many splendors of Mystical Fire. It will spice up your ordinary campfire into a kaleidoscope of color – and toxins. (Speaking of which, does that have industrial uses? But I digress.)

Michael Cowden

Michael Cowden is editor-in-chief for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He specializes in flat-rolled steel but has also reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube, and aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.

Michael Cowden

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