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    January 10, 2025

    Join us for Wednesday's Community Chat with SMA President Philip K. Bell

    Written by Laura Miller

    Philip K. Bell, president of the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA), will join SMU for our first Community Chat of 2025.

    We’ll talk about what to expect from the incoming Trump administration, the changing trade and tariff landscape, and what it all means for the domestic steel industry.

    Laura Miller

    Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

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