Community Events
May 8, 2026
SMU Steel Summit 2026: It will be here before you know it!
Written by David Schollaert
It’s almost that time of year again (just two weeks for us down South), when we’ll all be singing those famous words made popular by Alice Cooper back in ’79 – “School’s out for summer!” But it’s not “all the girls and boys making that noise,” it’s the growing buzz around SMU’s Steel Summit 2026!
So, while August might seem like a long way off, we’re putting the final touches on the agenda for steel’s can’t-miss gathering of the year.
It runs Monday, Aug. 24 – Wednesday, through Aug. 26, at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) in Atlanta.
There’s already more than 500 attendees and more than 200 companies registered. That puts us on pace for another record-breaking year.
GICC hotels
As you can imagine, when about 1,500 flat-rolled steel industry players converge, hotel space runs out fast. Accommodations immediately across from and next to the GICC – the Marriott, Renaissance, SpringHill Suites, and AC Hotel – are booked.
But here’s an FAQ listing alternate hotels for your convenience, as well as all the registration information you’ll need.
Who’s already attending
Acero Prime, Aceromex, S.A. DE C.V., ADS, Ag Growth International, Al Ghurair Iron & Steel LLC, Alliance Family of Companies, Alliance Laundry Systems, Alliance Steel LLC, Alpine, Alro Steel, Altec Industries, Inc., Alter Logistics Company, Alter River Terminals, Amarr Company, American Locker, American Metal Group (AMG), American Metals Supply, Ameristar Perimeter Security, Applied Value LLC, Arbon Steel, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, ArcelorMittal North America, ARCO Innovations, Arcosa, ARKU, Inc., ASSA ABLOY Door Group, Association of Women in the Metal Industries, Atkore International, B&W, Bank of America, Beaver Steel Services, Inc., BlueScope Steel Americas, BMG Latin America, Inc., BMO Bank N.A., BofA Global Research, BofA Securities, Inc., Borçelik Çelik Sanayii Ticaret A.Ş., Borusan Berg Pipe, Inc., Bradford White, Braner USA, Broan Nutone LLC, Brown Gibbons Lang & Company, Brown Strauss Steel, Buckeye Metals Ind., Builtech. Bull Moose Tube, Burghardt & Schmidt GmbH, C.D. Wälzholz GmbH & Co. KG, Canam Steel Corporation, Carlisle Architectural Metals, CBMM North America Inc., Centric Pipe, LLC, Century Metals & Supplies, LLC., Charter Steel Trading, Inc., Chicago Tube & Iron, ClarkDietrich, Cleveland Steel Container, CMC, Collier Metals, Cooper Consolidated LLC, Copeland, Crowe LLP, CRU, CT.Inc, Curtis Steel Company, Daikin Comfort Technologies, Daikin North America, Dalco Metals, Inc., Eldridge, Emerson, Evapco, Inc., Ezi Metales S.A. de C.V., Fagor Arrasate USA, Inc., Fehr Warehouse Solutions, Ferragon Corporation, Fifth Third Bank, Friedman Industries, Fulton County Processing, Georg North America Inc., Goldman Sachs, Grand Steel Products, Inc., Greenpoint Metals, Inc., Greif Packaging Germany GmbH, Greif Packaging LLC, Grupo Acerero, Handy Distribution (ARCO), Hartree Metallia LLC, Hartree Partners, Heidtman Steel Products, Inc., Heritage Capital Group, Inc., Hirsh Industries, LLC, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, Huntington National Bank, Hyundai Corporation, Hyundai Steel Company, Illinois Tool Works (ITW)/Alpine, Imperial Manufacturing Group, International Steels Ltd., ITW, ITW Drawform, ITW StampTech Fasteners, J.P. Morgan, Jemison Metals, Jindal Pipe USA, Inc, John Deere, JOST International, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, JSW Steel USA Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets, KLB Steel, KMF, Knapheide, Lapham Hickey Steel, Leeco Steel LLC, Lennox International, ltl, Macsteel International USA Corp, Magic Coil Products LLC, Majestic Steel, Marubeni-Itochu Steel America (MISA), McNeilus Steel, Inc., Metal Edge Partners LLC, Metal One America Inc, Meyer Utility Structures, Mill Steel Company, MISA, Morrison Products Inc., Nelson Global Products, Nippon Steel Trading Americas, Inc., Norfolk Iron and Metal, North American Steel Alliance, North Carolina Ports, North Star BlueScope Steel, Nova Steel Inc., NS BlueScope Coated Products, NVENT, Olympic Steel, Inc., OMB Treasury, O’Neal Industries, O’Neal Steel, Opta Group, OTI, Pacific Metals Trading, Inc., PACO Steel & Engineering Corp., Paragon Steel, Phillips Tube Group, Inc., Port Tampa Bay, Priefert, Rahma Maro, Ranger Steel, Red Bud Industries, Reliance Sheet & Strip Company, Rock Trading Advisors, Ltd, Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Russel Metals, Inc., Ryerson, Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, SeAH Steel USA, Searing Industries, Sheffield Steel, SPS Companies, Inc., SSAB Americas, SSAB Special Steels, State Steel, Steel and Pipe Supply, Steel Dynamics, Inc., Steel Manufacturing and Warehouse Company, Steel Warehouse, Steelscape, Stellar Industries, TA Services, Tata International Metals, Taylor Steel Inc, Ternium Mexico S.A. de C.V., Ternium USA, Inc., thyssenkrupp Materials Services, Toyota Tsusho America, Triad Metals International, Trinity Industries, Union Pacific Railroad, Valmont Industries, Inc., Valtir, Venture Steel, Vestil Manufacturing Company, Wallner Expac, Inc., Webco Industries, Wiley Rein LLP, Worthington Steel, Zekelman Industries, and Zf-Lifetec.
We can’t wait to see you there!
