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Did Tampa Steel Conference make your wish list?
Written by Stephanie Ritenbaugh
December 20, 2024
It’s not too late to ask Santa for what you really want this year.
We’re less than two months away from the 36th annual Tampa Steel Conference! More than 300 people from over 150 companies have already registered to attend at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street from Sunday, Feb. 2, to Tuesday, Feb. 4.
You can learn more about the agenda and explore networking opportunities here. Come join us!
You’ll be joining executives from across 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.
You can register here. We hope to see you there!
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 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, BankUnited, N.A., BBC Chartering USA, LLC, *BMO Bank N.A., Briccetti & Associates, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., CEMCO, Century Metals & Supplies, Inc., *CIH, Cincinnati Barge & Rail, Cincinnati Bulk Terminals LLC/Port of Cincinnati LLC, *Cleveland Steel Container, CO Building Systems, Coilplus, Inc., 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, Goldman Sachs, *Grand Steel Products, Inc., Great Circle Shipping Corporation, *Greenpoint Metals, Inc., Harris Steel Company, *Heidtman Steel Products, Inc., Heritage Capital Group, Inc,, *Huntington Bank, Illinois Tool Works, Institute for Supply Management, ITW, Jacksonville Port Authority, *JFE Shoji America LLC, *Jindal Tubular USA, *JIT Warehousing & Logistics, John S. Connor, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc, *Kloeckner Metals, Lapham Hickey Steel, Logistic Services, Inc./SSA Marine, LSA, Macsteel International USA, *Magic Coil Products LLC, *Magswitch Technology Inc., *Majestic Steel USA, *McNeilus Steel, Inc., *Medtrade, Inc., *Metal Edge Partners LLC, *Metal Master, Metrading International AG, MID-SHIP Logistics, *Misetal Trading Solutions, Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc., Modern Metals Magazine, NAVEX ASIA, *NLMK, *NN, Inc., Noramco Transport Corp, TPG Noramco LLC, Norbec, *North Star BlueScope Steel, *Nova Steel Inc., *Nucor Steel, *Nucor Tubular Products, 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 Services, *PGT Trucking, Inc., Phillips Manufacturing, Pisec Group USA, PLS Logistics Services, Port of Ohio at Pier 48, *Port Tampa Bay, PS Logistics, Ram Steel Framing, *Red Bud Industries, *Reibus, *Ryerson, *Seametal US LLC, Seaport Manatee, Second City Metals, SIMS Metal Management, Smart Steel Technologies Inc., *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, Terravest Industries, *The Bradbury Group, The SAFE Foundation, *thyssenkrupp Materials Trading NA, Toplift North America, Tri County Metals, Trinity Industries, Triple-S Steel Holdings, *U. S. Steel, Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals Inc., Voestalpine USA LLC, *Volvo Construction Equipment, Wastequip, Webco Industries, Wiley Rein LLP, Wisconsin Steel & Tube Corporation, Wolfe Research, Worthington Enterprises, *Worthington Steel, *Xsteel USA LLC
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