State of Steel 2010

Created as a one-of-a-kind steel outlook event that only AMM can produce, State of Steel ‘10 will gather the key figures of the industry to give a forward view on where the steel market is heading after the turbulent path of the 2009 financial year.

Featuring:

Keynote Interview:

Keith Busse, Chairman & CEO, Steel Dynamics Inc.

Keynote Presentation:

Mario Longhi, President and CEO, Gerdau Ameristeel

Highlight Presentations:

Vicki Avril, CEO & President, TMK Ipsco
John Foster, Executive Vice President and COO, Coutinho & Ferrostaal Inc.
James Wainscott, Chairman, President and CEO, AK Steel

Panel Speakers:

John Anton, Principal Steel Service, IHS Global Insight
Jim Fritsch, Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning, CMC Americas
King Gee, Associate Administrator, Department of Transportation Office of Infrastructure
Jim Kerkvliet, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Gerdau Ameristeel
Ron Krupitzer, Vice President Automotive Applications, AISI’s Steel Market Development Institute
Cengiz Kurkcu, President, Timken - Industrial Engineered Steel Solutions, Timken       
Eric Letz, Vice President, Willbanks Metals Inc.
Lynn Lupori-Gray, Senior Consultant, Hatch Associate Consultants
Dirk Matthys, CEO, Gamesa Technology Corporation Inc.
Richard McLaughlin, Steel Specialist, Deloitte
Gordon Moffat, Director General, EUROFER
David Reid, Managing Partner, Metals Strategies,Inc.
Tony Taccone, Partner, First River Consulting
James Tumulty, Managing Director, Raymond James and Associates 

Panel Leaders:

Thomas C. Graham, Founder, T.C. Graham Associates / Former Chairman and CEO, AK Steel  
Tom Danjczek, President, Steel Manufacturers Association
Becky E. Hites, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics 

PROGRAM OUTLINE:

To round out the 2-day program, industry leaders from the key consuming markets and outlook sectors will sit on panels to answer and address specific questions.  Panel discussions include:

 
Exporting Steel:  Will the Weak US Dollar Strengthen the Steel Industry?  
- How can the US steel market capitalize on its soft currency and the shifting global demand?
- What are the risks to exporting and methods to minimize them?
- What role do traders play in the international game?
- What pending legislation and funding will open the ports to keep steel and raw materials moving?

Spotlight on Energy
- A overview of the Marcellus Shale drilling opportunities and the demand for OCTG products.
- Has the OCTG market reached its bottom and when can a significant recovery be expected?
- What is the tonnage and dollars-and-cents potential of wind power as an end market for steel?
- What market potential does a "smart" grid hold for producers of electrical and carbon steel?

Spotlight on Automotive:
- How are the new domestics realigning the supply chain and manufacturing base? 
- Are current market conditions and government programs driving or denying the recovery of the automotive markets?
- What is the future role of government in the auto sector?

Spotlight on Construction & Infrastructure:
- What is the real impact of the stimulus package on the steel markets to date, specifically long products and plate? 
- What is the time-line for future demand impact from stimulus?
- Nonresidential construction – will it get worse before it gets better?

COMPANIES ATTENDING INCLUDE:

AARROWCAST, INC * AISI’S STEEL MARKET DEVELOPMENT * AK STEEL * AMERICAN METAL MARKET * AMM EVENTS * BERRY METAL

COMPANY * BP * CARMEUSE LIME & STONE * CASCADE STEEL ROLLING MILLS INC * CHEMICAL LIME * CITY OF GREENVILLE *

CMC AMERICAS * COUTINHO FERROSTAAL * CRSI * CSX * DEFENSE METALS TECHNOLOGY CENTER * DEFENSE NATIONAL

STOCKPILE CENTER * DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP * DMI INDUSTRIES * ESSAR STEEL ALGOMA INC * EUROFER EUROPEAN

CONFEDERATION * FIRST RIVER * GAMESA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION * GERDAU AMERISTEEL * GERDAU MACSTEEL *

GLENVIEW CAPITAL * GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL * HALFERTY METALS COMPANY * HARSCO * HATCH ASSOCIATE CONSULTANTS

* HAYES IRON & METAL INC * HEAT MANAGEMENT * HIGHFIELDS CAPITAL * HUBBELL INC * IHS GLOBAL INSIGHT *

IMPERIAL MANUFACTURING GROUP * INGERSOLL RAND * INTERNATIONAL MARINE GROUP * JCPENNEY CO., INC * JOHN

MANEELY COMPANY * KIEWIT CORPORATION * KPMG LLP * KREHER STEEL COMPANY, LLC * L.B. FOSTER * LAKESIDE STEEL

CORP * LEECO STEEL, LLC * LIFETIME METALS * LOCWELD INC * LONGBOW RESEARCH * MAGNETATION, INC * MAJESTIC STEEL

USA * MCNEILUS STEEL RECYCLING * MERGERMARKET * METAL BULLETIN RESEARCH * METAL STRATEGIES, INC * METGLAS INC.

 - HITACHI METALS * MITSUI BUSSAN COMMODTIES * MSCI * NALCO COMPANY * NELSEN STEEL & WIRE LP * NELSON STEEL

* NORTH STAR BLUESCOPE STEEL * PGT TRUCKING, INC * PLS LOGISTICS SERVICES * RAYMOND JAMES AND ASSOCIATES *

REFERENCE METALS COMPANY * RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM * ROLL COATER, INC * SAMUEL MANU-TECH INC * ST. JAMES

STEVEDORING * STANDARD INVESTMENT RESEARCH * STANDEX * STEEL DYNAMICS INC * SMA *

STRATCOR INC * SUMITOMO CORP OF AMERICA * TC GRAHAM ASSOCIATES * TENOVA GOODFELLOW INC * THE ESAB GROUP, INC 

* THE HON COMPANY * TIMKEN * TMK IPSCO * TONAWANDA COKE * TRIAD METALS * TUBE CITY IMS * TURRET STEEL * US DEPT

OF TRANSPORTATION * V&M STAR * VOSS CLARK * WELLS FARGO * WILLBANKS METALS INC * WORLD STEEL DYNAMICS