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 […]
Steel prices may be nearing the end of the current correction, predicted Majestic Steel USA President and CEO Todd Leebow during Wednesday’s Steel Market Update Community Chat. In the great debate over where declining hot rolled prices will finally settle – back to historical averages in the $400-600 per ton range or closer to $1,000 […]
It’s not too late to register for tomorrow’s SMU Community Chat webinar, starting at 11 a.m. ET. Our featured speaker will be Todd Leebow, CEO of Majestic Steel USA. We’ll discuss the big issues facing service centers in the face of unprecedented price volatility and technical change. Topics will include: How are service centers managing inventory at […]
Majestic Steel USA CEO Todd Leebow will be the featured speaker on Steel Market Update’s next Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). We’ll discuss the big issues facing service centers in the face of unprecedented price volatility and technical change. Topics will include: How are service centers […]
The U.S. steel industry has suffered tremendously from unfairly traded goods over the years. Many of the current antidumping and countervailing duty cases stem from import surges around five years ago and are coming up for review soon to determine if they should be extended. “2022 is a critical year for sunset reviews (see chart […]
Wiley partner Alan Price will be the featured speaker on Steel Market Update’s next Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). We’ll discuss the big issues facing steel when it comes to trade policy – with a particular focus on Section 232 developments: Will there be a deal […]
Wiley partner Alan Price will be the featured speaker on Steel Market Update’s next Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). We’ll discuss the big issues facing steel when it comes to trade policy – with a particular focus on Section 232 developments: Will there be a deal […]
Wiley partner Alan Price will be the featured speaker on Steel Market Update’s next Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). We’ll discuss the big issues facing steel when it comes to trade policy – with a particular focus on Section 232 developments: Will there be a deal […]
SMU’s Community Chat webinar with Wolfe Research metals and mining managing director Timna Tanners last week was our second-best attended ever. With more than 800 registered attendees, Tanners topped her own previous record. Barry Zekelman, executive chairman and CEO of Zekelman Industries, still holds the title. But not by quite as wide a margin. We […]
Popular analyst Timna Tanners may have changed where she works but not her view that there’s a “sheet storm” on the horizon, one that will bring in sharply lower steel prices over the next few years. Formerly with Bank of America, Tanners is now the managing director of metals and mining at Wolfe Research. Speaking […]
Wolfe Research Managing Director Timna Tanners will be the featured speaker for Steel Market Update’s first Community Chat webinar of 2022 on Wednesday, Jan. 5. We’ll discuss the big issues – the great debates – that will drive steel markets next year: • Will we see continued solid demand in 2022 or a “great unwind”? • […]
Market forces are beginning to restore equilibrium to some parts of the economy, but not to others, said supply-chain expert Tom Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Supply constraints will continue to be a drag on economic recovery in 2022, along with inflation and labor issues, he said during Steel Market Update’s […]
SMU is pleased to announce that Wolfe Research Managing Director Timna Tanners will be the featured speaker on our first Community Chat webinar of 2022. We’ll discuss the big issues – the great debates – that will drive steel markets next year: * Will we see continued solid demand in 2022 or a “great unwind”? […]
SMU is pleased to announce that Wolfe Research Managing Director Timna Tanners will be the featured speaker on our first Community Chat webinar of 2022. We’ll discuss the big issues – the great debates – that will drive steel markets next year: • Will we see continued solid demand in 2022 or a “great unwind”? […]
Institute for Supply Management® CEO Tom Derry will join SMU for our next Community Chat on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). ISM is the first and largest supply management association in the world. And so Tom Derry is in a great position to put vexing problems like port congestion in […]
Institute for Supply Management® CEO Tom Derry will join SMU for our next Community Chat on Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). ISM is the first and largest supply management association in the world. Tom will put vexing problems like port congestion in the context of global supply chain trends and […]
Institute for Supply Management® CEO Tom Derry will join SMU for our next Community Chat on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). ISM is the first and largest supply management association in the world. And so Tom Derry is in a great position to put vexing problems like port congestion in […]
Evraz is a major supplier of plate and tubular goods for the traditional oil and gas markets. At the same time, it is a leader in the use of renewable energy, with an electric arc furnace mill in Pueblo, Colo., powered primarily by solar. Jefferson Shaw, vice president of strategy for Evraz North America, sees […]
Institute for Supply Management® CEO Tom Derry will join SMU for our next Community Chat on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). ISM is the first and largest supply management association in the world. And so Tom Derry is in a great position to put vexing problems like port congestion in […]
Don’t forget to tune into our next Community Chat with Jefferson Shaw, vice president of strategy for Evraz North America. The free webinar will be on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). Click here to register. We’ll talk about Evraz NA’s plans to run its steel mill in Pueblo, Colo., on […]
Don’t forget to tune into our next Community Chat with Jefferson Shaw, vice president of strategy for Evraz North America. The free webinar will be on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). Click here to register. We’ll talk about Evraz NA’s plans to run its steel mill in Pueblo, Colo., on […]
SMU is pleased to announce that our next Community Chat will feature Jefferson Shaw, vice president of strategy for Evraz North America. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT). And click here to register. It’s free. We’ll talk about Evraz NA’s plans to run its steel mill in […]
The Oct. 31 agreement between the U.S. and the EU to replace Section 232 with a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) will likely serve as a model for similar trade deals with other countries that are chafing under the Trump-era tariff, said veteran Washington trade attorney Lewis Leibowitz during Wednesday’s SMU Community Chat. The Biden administration began […]
Ransomware is a growth industry, netting some $20 billion from victims in 2021. A ransomware attack can happen at any time, to any business large or small, with devastating consequences. “It’s not just the big Colonial Pipeline incidents you read in the news. It’s happening to smaller organizations as well. A lot of times it’s […]