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    February 12, 2025

    Community Chat on Feb. 19: CRU's Josh Spoores to talk tariffs, prices, and the outlook for '25

    Written by Michael Cowden

    Josh Spoores, principal analyst at CRU, will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 11 a.m. ET.

    The live webinar is free. A recording will be available for free to SMU members. You can register here.

    We’ll talk about how trade protections – whether that’s Section 232, blanket tariffs, or the coated AD/CVD trade case – might impact prices. We’ll also discuss how new capacity might impact the market. And, finally, we’ll delve into what you and your company can expect for the balance of 2025.

    Josh has experience and “the knowledge” to guide you through the ups and downs of the steel market. With all that’s going on right now, this chat should be big… I mean, BIG!!! So make sure to put this one on your calendar. And don’t forget to bring some good questions to the Q&A.

    Editor’s note

    CRU is SMU’s parent company. SMU aims to provide a snapshot of the market as it is with our surveys and spot news coverage. CRU is your go-to for more in-depth analysis, forecasting, and the benchmark hot-rolled (HR) coil price.

    PS – If you’d like to see past Community Chat webinars, you can find those here. Our last one was with Alan Kestenbaum, founder of Bedrock Industries and the former CEO of Stelco. He talked about his plans to “Make U.S. Steel Great Again.” (AKA, MUSSGA.)

    Michael Cowden

    Michael Cowden is editor-in-chief for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He specializes in flat-rolled steel but has also reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube, and aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.

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