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    September 5, 2024

    Steel Summit 2024: Service centers talk inventories, mill consolidation

    Written by Ethan Bernard

    How are service centers handling inventories in today’s less-than-stellar business conditions, and what are service centers’ views on mill consolidation?

    SMU Senior Analyst and Editor David Schollaert sat down with leading service center executives at the SMU Steel Summit 2024 in Atlanta to discuss these issues and more affecting the industry. Participating in the panel were Pam Heglund, CEO of Mill Steel Co.; Geoff Gilmore, president and CEO of Worthington Steel; and Thad Solomon, president and CEO of Steel Technologies.

    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.

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