AMM Events' Steel Raw Materials Strategies conference

In the Fall, AMM Events’ will assemble an event that will examine the unprecedented increase in steelmaking inputs.

The significant rise in steel raw materials costs coupled with a weak U.S. dollar and high freight rates are the driving force behind high steel prices. This event will break down  these factors and give delegates guidance as to how to move ahead amid the paradigm shift that has left steelmakers and their customers in unfamiliar territory.

Steelmakers and consumers will come together to discuss what lies ahead for the industry and how to navigate the new spectrum of steel. This event is of utmost importance to anyone who buys and sells steel and its raw materials.

TOPICS

Topics covered include:

• Purchasing strategies for raw materials and consumables
• Outlook for costs into 2009
• View and outlook of coke, met coal and iron ore
• Price Risk Management for Raw Materials
• Steel Industry Outlook
• Energy Snapshot - Outlook and Impact
• View of Scrap and Scrap Substitutes
• Ferroalloys impact and outlook
• Re-integration of the American steel industry

SPEAKERS

Confirmed Speakers/Moderators:

John C. Bates, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Heidtman Steel Products, Inc
Satyabir Bhattacharyya, Director - Corporate Strategy and Business Excellence, ISPAT Industries Ltd.
Robert (Bob) Burdette, President and CEO, Eramet North America, Inc.
Frank Griscom, Executive Director, HBI Association Ltd.
Brian Habacivch, Senior Vice President — Research and Publications, Fellon-McCord
Cameron Hunt, Director - MBIO Index, Metal Bulletin
Cheryl L. Hurt, Vice President, Purchasing and Transportation, Severstal North America Inc.
Philip Johnson, Senior Vice President- Marketing and Sales, Carmeuse Lime & Stone
Guenter Karhut, Chairman & CEO, North American Refractories Co./ANH Refractories
Eric Knorr, Corporate Manager, Supply Chain Strategy, ArcelorMittal USA
Robert A. Levin, Senior Vice President, Research, New York Mercantile Exchange
Ted. M. McQuade, Vice President Operations and Non-Ferrous, PSC Metals
Gary Morsches, Principal, The Boston Consulting Group
Scott Newell, CEO, Newell Recycling
Christopher Plummer, Managing Director, Metal Strategies Inc.
Alan H. Price, President, American Scrap Coalition
Larry Shields, RHF Plant Sales Manager, Midrex Technologies 
Jim Truman, Principal, Hill & Associates Inc
Moderators:
William Brake, Executive Vice President, Cleveland-Cliffs
Elmer Hoeffer, Editor, Scrap Price Bulletin

Companies in attendance include:

A S Mccreath & Son, Inc * Agco Corporation * Ak Steel * Anadarko Petroleum * Anh Refractories Company * Ati * Cargill Ferrous International * Cleveland-Cliffs Inc * Collins Industries * Cooper Consolidated * Cosma International * Crown Equipment Corporation * Diproinduca Canada Limited * Dongkuk International Inc * Duferco * Ekinciler Iron And Steel Ind * Encore Wire Corporation * Energizer * Eramet International * Eramet North America Inc * Essex Trading Company * Federal Resources * Ferrous Processing And Trading * Ford Motor Company * Gallatin Steel Company * Glenview Capital * Graymont * Heritage Technology Group * Höganäs Ab * Horsehead Corporation * Interlake Steamship Company * Ioc Ore Sales Company * John Maneely Co * Klein Steel Service, Inc * Kohler Company * Lafarge Na * Lakeside Steel * Lenox * Majestic Steel Usa * Management Science Associates * Mcfarland Dewey & Co., Llc * Metal Technologies Inc * Metalico Aluminum Recovery * Midrex Technologies, Inc * Mid-Ship Marine Inc * Mtu Detroit Diesel * Nathan Associates, Inc * Neenah Foundry Company * North America Stevedoring Comp * North American Refractories Co * Novelis * Pacesetter Steel Service * Pacific Steel Casting Company * Prestige Stamping * Principled Capital Management * Protrade Steel Co * Psc Metals, Inc * Pwo Canada Inc * Rossborough An Opta Minerals Co * Samuel Strapping Systems * Schneider Electric * Shape Corp * Sheffield Asset Management * Steel Industries Incorporated * Takata * Taylor-Wharton International * The Master's Group, Inc * The Mid-Ship Group Llc * The Timken Company * Triple M Metal Lp * Trw Automotive * U. S. Pipe & Foundry Company * Us Zinc * Valmont Industries * Volvo Power Train North America