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Will we see you at the Tampa Steel Conference in February?
Written by Brett Linton
December 13, 2024
We’re less than two months away from the 36th annual Tampa Steel Conference! Almost 300 people have already registered to join us at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street from Sunday, February 2, to Tuesday, February 4. Are you one of them?
You can learn more about the agenda, explore networking opportunities, and register here. We hope you will join us there!
You’ll be joining executives from across the steel the steel supply chain as well as leading analysts and policy experts. This is a great opportunity to network and stay updated on the latest industry trends.
Below is a list of companies already registered as of last week. Those with an asterisk (*) next to their name are sending multiple delegates:
Algoma Steel, Inc., Alliance Steel LLC, Alter River Terminals / Alter Logistics Co, American Consolidated Industries, Inc., American Dream Search, American Heavy Plates, AMS Specialty Steel, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Astec Industries, Athader / The Bradbury Group, Atlantic Logistics, Bailey Metal Products Ltd, Bank of America, Bank of America Business Capital, BankUnited, N.A., BMO Bank N.A., BofA Global Research, BofA Securities, Briccetti & Associates, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Century Metals & Supplies, Inc., CIH, Cincinnati Barge & Rail, Cleveland Steel Container, CO Building Systems, Conklin Metal Industries, Inc., Cooper Consolidated LLC, Cordell Beaumont LLC, C-River Logistics, Crowe LLP, Crown Products Co., Inc., CRU, Cyan Hill Capital Management, Delaware River Stevedores, Inc., Diehl Tool Steel, Duferco Steel LLC, Electrolux North America, Inc., Elgen Manufacturing, Fehr Warehouse Solutions, Ferrosource LLC / Ferrometrics LLC, Flack Global Metals, Friedman Industries, Gibraltar Building Accessories, Gibraltar Industries, Inc., Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC), Grand Steel Products, Inc., Great Circle Shipping Corporation, Greenpoint Metals, Inc., Harris Steel Company, Heidtman Steel Products, Inc., Heritage Capital Group, Inc,, Huntington Bank, Huntington Business Credit, Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Institute for Supply Management®, ITW, Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), JFE Shoji America LLC, Jindal Tubular, Jindal Tubular USA, JIT Warehousing & Logistics, John S. Connor, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc, Kloeckner Metals Electrical, Kloeckner Metals, Lapham Hickey Steel, Logistic Services, Inc./SSA Marine, LSA, Magic Coil Products LLC, Magswitch Technology Inc., Majestic Steel, McNeilus Steel, Inc., Medtrade, Inc., Metal Edge Partners LLC, Metal Master, Metrading International AG, MID-SHIP Logistics, Misetal Trading Solutions, Modern Metals Magazine, NLMK, Noramco Transport Corp, TPG Noramco LLC, Norbec, North Star BlueScope Steel, Nucor Steel, Odyssey Logistics, Ohio Pickling & Processing, Olympic Steel, Optimus Steel, LLC, Owen Holdings, Co., Owen Metals Group, Pacific Metals Trading, Inc., PADNOS Recycling, Peak Metals Inc., Pennsylvania Steel Company, Inc., Petrosmith Equipment LP, PGT Trucking, Inc., Phillips Manufacturing, Pisec Group USA, Port of Ohio at Pier 48, Port Tampa Bay, Ram Steel Framing, Red Bud Industries, Reibus, Ryerson, Seametal Turkey, Seametal US LLC, Seaport Manatee, Second City Metals, SIMS Metal Management, South Jersey Port Corporation, Southwark Metal, State Plate LLC, Steel Dynamics Inc, Steel Manufacturers Association, Steel Market Update, Steel Technologies, Steel Warehouse, Steelholder, SteelSummit-Tennessee, Summit Global Trading, Superior Steel Supply LLC, Tata International, Tata International Metals (Americas) Ltd, Terminal Shipping -a division of John s. Connor Inc., Terravest Industries, The Bradbury Group, thyssenkrupp Materials Trading NA, Toplift North America, Tri County Metals, Trinity Industries, U. S. Steel, Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals Inc., United States Steel Corp, Voestalpine USA LLC, Volvo Construction Equipment, Webco Industries, Wiley Rein LLP, Wisconsin Steel & Tube Corporation, Wolfe Research, Worthington Enterprises, Worthington Steel, Xsteel US, Xsteel USA LLC*
We hope to see you there!
Brett Linton
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