Everguard.ai CEO Sandeep Pandya will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. ET. The live webinar is free. A recording will be free to SMU members. You can register here. Sandeep will explain some of the most innovative safety technology advancements —including not only […]
Everguard.ai CEO Sandeep Pandya will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Sept 21, at 11 a.m. ET. The live webinar is free. A recording will be free to SMU members. You can register here. Sandeep will explain some of the most innovative safety technology advancements —including not only […]
Ken Simonson, chief economist for The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, July 27, at 11 a.m. ET. The live webinar is free. A recording will be available free to SMU members. You can register here. We’ll talk about big topics […]
Ken Simonson, chief economist for The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, July 27, at 11 a.m. ET. The live webinar is free. A recording will be available free to SMU members. You can register here. We’ll talk about big topics […]
Mercury Resources CEO Anton Posner will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, July 13, at 11 a.m. ET. The live webinar is free. A recording will be available free to SMU members. You can register here. We’ll talk about the global supply chain, why it’s still snarled and how […]
Mercury Resources CEO Anton Posner will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, July 13, at 11 a.m. ET. The live webinar is free. A recording will be available free to SMU members. You can register here. We’ll talk about the global supply chain, why it’s still snarled and how […]
Steel Market Update will be taking time off in observance of Independence Day. We will not publish an issue on Sunday, July 3, and our offices will be closed on Monday, July 4. Our weekly pricing service will not be impacted. We will resume our regular publication schedule and our pricing service on Tuesday, July […]
The rally was fun while it lasted, but new capacity delayed in large part because of Covid has arrived or soon will, popular analyst Timna Tanners said. And it will coincide with some demand weakness. The result: “steelmageddon” (aka “sheet storm”) might have been delayed. But it has finally arrived, she said. “Here we are with capacity starting […]
Wolfe Research managing director Timna Tanners will be the featured speaker on our next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, June 29, at 11 a.m. ET. Don’t miss it! You can register here. The live webinar is free for all. A recording will be available free only to SMU members. We’ll talk about Tanners’ outlook […]
Wolfe Research managing director Timna Tanners will be the featured speaker on our next SMU Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, June 29, at 11 a.m. ET. The live webinar is free. A recording will be available free to SMU members. You can register here. We’ll talk about Tanners’ outlook for steel prices, raw materials costs, […]
Despite inflation, rising interest rates, and faltering equities markets, the outlook is not all doom and gloom when it comes to the metals markets, says Rick Marabito, CEO of service center group Olympic Steel. In fact, the outlook for demand and consolidation is actually quite good, he told attendees of this week’s Steel Market Update […]
Olympic Steel CEO Rick Marabito will be the featured speaker on our SMU Community Chat on Wednesday at 11 am ET. The live webinar is free. A recording of it is free only to SMU members. You can register here. We’ll talk about why the sky is not falling even though carbon prices and futures are softening. […]
Olympic Steel CEO Rick Marabito will be the featured speaker on our next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, June 15, at 11 am ET. The live webinar is free. A recording of it is free only to SMU members. You can register here. We’ll talk about why the sky is not falling even though carbon prices and […]
Volatility in the steel industry is a given. So rather than trying to predict when or what will be the next big event to trigger a change in the market, why not instead create strategies to help drive volatility down and capital return up for your business? Jeremy Flack, founder and CEO of Flack Global […]
Flack Global Metals (FGM) founder and CEO Jeremy Flack will be the featured speaker on our next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, June 1, at 11 am ET. The webinar is free. You can register here. Here are just a few of the topics we’ll discuss: • Black Swan events and increased volatility are now the […]
Steel Market Update will be taking time off in observance of Memorial Day. We will not publish an issue on Sunday, May 29, and our offices will be closed on Monday, May 30. Our weekly pricing service will not be impacted. We will resume our regular publication schedule and our pricing service on Tuesday, May […]
Flack Global Metals (FGM) founder and CEO Jeremy Flack will be the featured speaker on our next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, June 1, at 11 am ET. The webinar is free. You can register here. Here are just a few of the topics we’ll discuss: • Black Swan events and increased volatility are now the […]
Three months of war in Ukraine have wreaked havoc on the country’s iron and steel industry and caused repercussions across the global economy, but industry and the country of Ukraine continue to fight back. In this week’s SMU Community Chat, Stanislav Zinchenko, CEO of the GMK Center, spoke with us on the impact Russia’s invasion […]
GMK Center CEO Stanislav Zinchenko will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, May 18, at 11 am ET. GMK Center is a Kyiv, Ukraine-based think tank focused on the iron and steel sector in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Zinchenko will talk about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine […]
GMK Center CEO Stanislav Zinchenko will be the featured speaker on the next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, May 18, at 11 am ET. GMK Center is a Kyiv, Ukraine-based think tank focused on the iron and steel sector in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Zinchenko will talk about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine […]
Steel Market Update will be taking time off in observance of Passover and Easter this weekend. We will be closed on Friday, April 15, and we will not publish our Executive issue on Sunday, April 17. Our weekly pricing service will not be impacted. We will resume our regular publication schedule on Monday, April 18, […]
Despite economic and geopolitical headwinds, there remains tremendous opportunity for steel and industrial metals distribution, Ryerson president and CEO Eddie Lehner during the most recent Steel Market Update Community Chat webinar. There might be debate over where rising finished steel prices will settle. But gone are the days of hot-rolled coil averaging around $600 per ton ($30 […]
Ryerson president and CEO Eddie Lehner will be the featured speaker on our next SMU Community Chat. The webinar is on Wednesday, April 6, at 10 ET (9 am CT). It’s free. You can register here. We’ll talk about what’s in store for the second quarter, 2H and looking out into 2023. We’ll also discuss how to […]
Ryerson president and CEO Eddie Lehner will be the featured speaker on our next SMU Community Chat. The webinar is on Wednesday, April 6, at 10 ET (9 am CT). It’s free. You can register here. Why should you listen? Lehner told me back in January that the selloff was overdone. That was not a mainstream […]
Steel prices that spiked in 2021 over disruptions from the coronavirus, then again in the past month due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have been particularly challenging for the construction sector, said executives from Structural & Steel Products, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas. Speaking during Steel Market Update’s Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, the pair appealed […]
SMU is pleased to announce the guest speakers for our next Community Chat webinar: Matt Brace, owner of rebar fabricator Brace Steel and CEO of Structural and Steel Products Inc. Also joining us will be Brian Desigio, company president and chief operating officer. We’ll be holding the Community Chat on Wednesday, March 23, at 1 […]
It’s time to register for Wednesday’s SMU Community Chat webinar, which will feature Matt Brace, owner of rebar fabricator Brace Steel and CEO of Structural and Steel Products Inc. Also joining the discussion on the construction sector will be Brian Desigio, company president and chief operating officer. We’ll be holding the Community Chat on Wednesday, […]
Johnny Sjöström, head of Special Steels for SSAB, will be the featured speaker for the next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, March 9, at 11 am ET. Sjöström will speak about SSAB’s Special Steels segment and its place in the broader global steel industry. He will also talk about Russian forces invading Ukraine and the […]
Johnny Sjöström, head of Special Steels for SSAB, will be the featured speaker for the next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, March 9, at 11 am ET. Sjöström will speak about SSAB’s Special Steels segment and its place in the broader global steel industry. Sjöström was appointed head of Special Steels in 2018. He joined […]
Johnny Sjöström, head of Special Steels for SSAB, will be the featured speaker for the next SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, March 9, at 11 am ET. Sjöström will speak about SSAB’s Special Steels segment and its place in the broader global steel industry. Sjöström was appointed head of Special Steels in 2018. He joined […]