The 2020 SMU Steel Summit Conference was a great success, with more than 900 industry executives registered for the virtual event this past week. In spite of the pandemic, this was the second largest conference in SMU’s 10-year history. And it’s not “over” yet. One big advantage of a virtual conference is that it has life […]
The future of U.S. Steel and Big River Steel as one entity continues to excite CEOs from both companies. Speaking during the SMU Virtual Steel Summit this past week, U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt could barely contain his enthusiasm regarding the opportunities the marriage of the two companies will provide the iconic steel producer. Burritt […]
The “crowd” at this year’s Steel Market Update Virtual Steel Summit was a conservative and somewhat pessimistic one, judging by polling data gathered during the event this week. SMU posed eight questions to the 900 industry executives who registered for the summit and this is the breakdown of their opinions. The majority view of the […]
Congratulations are in order to a rising star in the steel industry. Steel Market Update is pleased to announce that Stephen Serling, Vice President at Quality Metal Stamping, is the recipient of the 2nd annual SMU NexGen Leadership Award. Serling was selected from a slate of 24 nominees and will receive a mentorship day with […]
The SMU Steel Summit 2020 was off to a strong start on Day 1 covering a wide variety of topics from new capacity to international trade. SMU President John Packard officially opened the conference on Monday leading a panel discussion about the steel industry in Mexico, the Middle East, Turkey and China. Ternium CEO Maximo Vedoya […]
Tomorrow we finally go LIVE! We will open the 2020 SMU Steel Summit Conference officially at 10 AM ET. This being an unusual year, we came up with an unusual opening, and one that I think you will not want to miss. Some quick facts – we are around 870 registrations as of Sunday, Aug. […]
Today we finally go LIVE! The platform is now open. There is content beginning at 9 AM this morning. We will open the 2020 SMU Steel Summit Conference officially at 10 AM ET. This being an unusual year, we came up with an unusual opening, and one that I think you will not want to […]
First, the link to the SMU Steel Summit Virtual Conference platform is www.smusteelsummit2020.com From there you enter your email address and the password which was sent to you. Here is what you can expect to happen on Monday, Aug. 24. There will be people available live on the site to assist you (green button in […]
First, the link to the SMU Steel Summit Virtual Conference platform is www.smusteelsummit2020.com From there you enter your email address and the password which was sent to you. If you have not yet registered for the conference please click here or go to www.smusteelsummit.com Here is what you can expect to happen on Monday, Aug. […]
After knocking it out of the park during the first day of our conference, we are going to shift into cruise mode as we hit on the economy and the major end-use segments affecting the industry. We have two “new” mill CEO’s joining our conference for the first time. The Nucor and U.S. Steel exec’s […]
After knocking it out of the park during the first day of our conference, we are going to shift into cruise mode as we hit on the economy and the major end-use segments affecting the industry. We have two “new” mill CEO’s joining our conference for the first time. The Nucor and U.S. Steel exec’s […]
A lot has changed since we all roamed the exhibition hall last year at the Georgia International Convention Center. Most of us are not roaming anywhere this year, out of caution over the coronavirus. In response, Steel Market Update and our parent company the CRU Group have pivoted quickly and embraced the challenge of producing THE best “virtual” […]
It has been almost 12 months in the making and, due to the pandemic, one of the most carefully crafted agendas ever presented for an SMU Steel Summit Conference. Here is the final agenda for this year’s “virtual” conference. All times referenced are Eastern Time. The programs on the agenda prior to 10:00 AM are […]
It has been almost 12 months in the making and, due to the pandemic, one of the most carefully crafted agendas ever presented for an SMU Steel Summit Conference. Here is the final agenda for this year’s “virtual” conference. All times referenced are Eastern Time. The programs on the agenda prior to 10:00 AM are […]
Philip Bell, president of the Steel Manufacturers Association, and Washington trade attorney Lewis Leibowitz will square off next week at the SMU Steel Summit 2020 to offer their viewpoints on steel trade. The Steel Manufacturers Association recently added its name to a letter penned to the House rules committee in support of an amendment that […]
SMU and the CRU events teams have been working for months on the 2020 version of the SMU Steel Summit Conference, and now it is time to go live. The note today should say seven days to go before the opening of the 2020 SMU Virtual Steel Summit Conference, but that is not how this […]
SMU and the CRU events teams have been working for months on the 2020 version of the SMU Steel Summit Conference, and now it is time to go live. The note today should say seven days to go before the opening of the 2020 SMU Virtual Steel Summit Conference, but that is not how this […]
Editor’s note: SMU Contributor David Feldstein is president of Rock Trading Advisors. David has over 20 years of financial market trading experience and has been active in the ferrous futures space for eight years. David earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in economics, statistics and analytical finance. […]
The difference between what it means to be “a” leader versus what it means to be “THE” leader could mean the difference between “dissolving” or “evolving” and being successful even in a market struggling with the COVID virus, says Ryan Avery, who will be a keynote speaker during Steel Market Update’s 2020 Virtual Steel Summit […]
We have passed through 700 registered attendees for this year’s SMU Virtual Steel Summit Conference. Activity has been high and we are confident we will reach our 800+ registered attendee goal. We will be the largest steel conference (live or virtual) in North America this calendar year. Those who have seen our platform are excited. […]
We have passed through 700 registered attendees for this year’s SMU Virtual Steel Summit Conference. Activity has been high and we are confident we will reach our 800+ registered attendee goal. We will be the largest steel conference (live or virtual) in North America this calendar year. Those who have seen our platform are excited. […]
Latin American steel producer Ternium took COVID-19 assistance a step beyond its own needs in the second quarter. The company built a 112-bed field hospital in Monterrey, Mexico, with a fully equipped intensive care unit as well as supplying 25 intensive care units to two hospitals in Rio de Janeiro and 100 beds and intensive care […]
Trade attorney and Steel Market Update contributor Lewis Leibowitz offers the following update on events in Washington: Section 232 is in the news again this week. First, President Trump issued a new proclamation reimposing 10 percent aluminum tariffs on certain aluminum imports from Canada. Second, there were reports in the media that the president will […]
Trade attorney and Steel Market Update contributor Lewis Leibowitz offers the following update on events in Washington: During the last few weeks, I have focused on issues surrounding the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum. In this column, I come back to antidumping and countervailing duty laws, which affect international trade in steel products […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is not stopping CEO Lourenco Goncalves. “We are back on track and ready to fulfill our vision for the new Cleveland-Cliffs, which includes our mines and pellet plants, AK Steel, AK Tube, Precision Partners and our new HBI plant.” Having set his sights on the auto industry and already dedicating more than […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is not stopping CEO Lourenco Goncalves. “We are back on track and ready to fulfill our vision for the new Cleveland-Cliffs, which includes our mines and pellet plants, AK Steel, AK Tube, Precision Partners and our new HBI plant.” Having set his sights on the auto industry and already dedicating more than […]
The latest SMU Market Survey results are now available on our website to all Premium members. After logging in at SteelMarketUpdate.com, visit the Analysis tab and look under the “Survey Results” section for “Latest Survey Results.” The historical survey results presentations also are available in the Survey Results section for “Survey Results History.” If you […]
There are now 14 Days to go before the start of this year’s steel conference. Unlike past years we will not be in Atlanta but instead holding the conference as a virtual event. You can learn more about what that means by reviewing a recording we did a couple of weeks ago when we unveiled […]
In the SMU Community Chat webinar last week, Paul Terry of CRU and John Packard of Steel Market Update gave a live demo of the virtual event platform that will be the SMU Steel Summit 2020 Virtual Conference. If you missed the webinar, you can watch the live demo here. We explain networking, agenda, exhibition and […]
On August 24 through the 26th Steel Market Update will host our 10th SMU Steel Summit Conference. Unlike past years the conference will not be held in Atlanta but rather on our virtual platform. We have close to 650 registered executives from over 200 companies. We anticipate many more registrations in the days to come […]