Steel Markets

Tampa Steel Conference: Two weeks to go!
Written by Brett Linton
January 17, 2025
With just two weeks to go, we have 500 registered so far for the 36th annual Tampa Steel Conference. Join us and hundreds of industry executives at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street from Sunday, Feb. 2, through Tuesday, Feb. 4.
A trip to Tampa is the perfect remedy for the winter blues. The event will bring together executives from across the steel supply chain, along with leading analysts and policy experts.
Discover the agenda, speakers, networking opportunities, and how to register here on our website.
Here is the latest list of the 250+ companies registered through this week:
3GM Steel, Inc., AGS, Alabama State Port Authority, 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, Arbor Metals Inc., ArcelorMittal, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Argus, Arrow Tru-Line, Inc., Associated Terminals, Astec Industries, Athader / The Bradbury Group, Athader North America, Atlantic Logistics, Atlas Tube, AZZ Metal Coatings, Bailey Metal Products Ltd, Bank of America, Bank of America Business Capital, BankUnited, N.A., Bayou Processing & Storage, LP, BBC Chartering USA, LLC, Bharat Forge America, BMG Latin America Inc., BMO Bank N.A., BofA Global Research, BofA Securities, Borroughs LLC, Braner USA, Briccetti & Associates, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Brown Gibbons Lang & Company, Butech Bliss, Can Corporation of America, CEMCO, Century Metals & Supplies, Inc., CIH, Cincinnati Barge & Rail, Cincinnati Bulk Terminals LLC/Port of Cincinnati LLC, Cleveland Steel Container, CloudForge, CO Building Systems, Coilplus, Inc., Colonial Terminals, Inc., Conklin Metal Industries, Inc., Cooper Consolidated LLC, Cooper/Ports America, Cordell Beaumont LLC, Cressaty Metals Inc, C-River Logistics, Crowe LLP, Crown Equipment Corporation, Crown Products Co., Inc., CRU Group, CSN LLC, Cyan Hill Capital Management, Delaware River Stevedores, Inc., Diehl Tool Steel, DLS Marine, Duferco Steel Inc, Electrolux North America, Inc., Elgen Manufacturing, Enstructure, Fehr Warehouse Solutions, Ferrosource LLC / Ferrometrics LLC, Ferrous Processing and Trading Co., FerrouSouth, Fifth Third Bank, Flack Global Metals, Friedman Industries, G&W Products, LLC, Gibraltar Building Accessories, Gibraltar Industries, Inc., Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC), Global Steel Solutions LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co, Grand Steel Products, Inc., Great Circle Shipping Corporation, Great Lakes East, LLC, Great South Metals, Greenpoint Metals, Inc., Greenway Steel, Harris Steel Company, Heidtman Steel Products, Inc., Heritage Capital Group, Inc, Holt Logistics Corp, Host Terminals – Avondale, HTI Logistics, Huntington Business Credit, Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Institute for Supply Management®, ITW, J.P. Morgan, Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), Janus International Group, LLC, JFE Shoji America LLC, Jindal Tubular USA, JIT Warehousing & Logistics, JLG, JMS Russel Metals Corp, John S. Connor, JSW Steel USA Inc., Kloeckner Metals, Koike Aronson, Lafayette Steel and Aluminum, Lapham Hickey Steel, Lichtgitter USA, Lockton, Logistic Services, Inc./SSA Marine, Macsteel International USA Corp, Magic Coil Products LLC, Magswitch Technology Inc., Majestic Steel USA, Marian Shipping Ltd., Marquette Transportation Company, Marubeni-Itochu Steel America (MISA), McNeilus Steel, Inc., Medtrade, Inc., Metal Edge Partners LLC, METAL LEADS, Metal Master, Metal One America Inc., Metrading International AG, MISA, Misetal Trading Solutions, Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc., Modern Metals Magazine, National Material Company, NAVEX ASIA, Nelson Mullins, Newgate Global Resources, Nippon Steel North America, NLMK, NN, Inc., Noramco Transport Corp, TPG Noramco LLC, Norbec, North Carolina Ports, North Star BlueScope Steel, Nova Steel Inc., Nova Tube & Steel, NSNA, Nucor Steel, Nucor Tubular Products, Odyssey Logistics, O’Hagin, Ohio Pickling & Processing, Olympic Steel, Inc., Operbus, Optimus Steel, LLC, Oshkosh Corporation, Owen Holdings, Co., Owen Metals Group, Pacesetter Steel, Pacific Metals Trading, Inc., PADNOS Recycling, Painted Metal Products, Parker Towing, Peak Metals Inc., Pennsylvania Steel Company, Inc., Penta Equipment Inc., Petrosmith Equipment LP, PGT Services, PGT Trucking Northside Terminal, PGT Trucking, Inc., Phillips Manufacturing, Phoenix Steel Service, Inc., Pisec Group USA, PlayPower, PLS Logistics Services, Port of Lake Charles, Port of Mobile, Port of Ohio at Pier 48, Port of Port Arthur, Port Tampa Bay, Ports America, POSCO, POSCO America Corporation, Princeton TMX, ProDriven Brands, Promet Steel, Inc., PS Logistics, QSL America, Quality Metal Stamping, Ram Steel Framing, Ratner Steel Supply Company, Red Bud Industries, Reibus, Reynolds Services, Inc., Rheem, Road & Rail Services, Rukert Terminals Corporation, Russel Metals, Ryerson, Savage, Seametal US LLC, Seaport Manatee, Second City Metals, Service Steel & Pipe, Shivom Steel LLC, SIMS Metal Management, Smart Steel Technologies Inc., SMS Group Inc., South Jersey Port Corporation, Southwark Metal, SSAB Americas, StaalX LLC, State Plate LLC, State Steel Supply Company, Statesman Business Advisors, Steel and Pipe Supply, Steel Dynamics Inc, Steel Manufacturers Association, Steel Market Update, Steel Technologies, Steel Warehouse, Steelholder, SteelSummit-Tennessee, Stonebriar Commercial Finance, Summit Global Trading, Superior Steel Supply LLC, SurvTech Solutions, Tampa Bay Steel, LLC, Target Steel, Tata International Metals (Americas) Ltd, Terminal Shipping -a division of John S. Connor Inc., Terravest Industries, Texas Iron and Steel, The Bradbury Group, The SAFE Foundation, thyssenkrupp Materials Trading NA, Thyssenkrupp Steel North America, Inc, Toplift North America, Tri County Metals, Trinity Industries, TRINITYRAIL, Triple-S Steel Holdings, Inc., U. S. Steel, Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals Inc., Voestalpine USA LLC, Volvo Construction Equipment, Wastequip., Watco Logistics, Webco Industries, Wheeling-Nippon Steel, Inc., Wiley Rein LLP, Wisconsin Steel & Tube Corporation, Wolfe Research, Worthington Enterprises, Worthington Steel, Xsteel USA LLC
We hope you’ll join us there!

Brett Linton
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