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    Final Thoughts

    Written by John Packard


    We understand from press reports in the Baltimore, Maryland area that the new owners of Sparrows Point will announce on Monday, November 24th when the “L” blast furnace will be demolished. It is expected that the furnace, which is one of the tallest structures for miles around, will be taken down sometime in December. The star atop the furnace which has been lit at Christmas time for many years will most likely not make it to Christmas eve 2014…

    A note about our publishing schedule for this week. Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the United States and SMU will not publish a newsletter on Thursday evening. We will publish on Tuesday and next Sunday as usual. Our offices will be open Monday through Wednesday, closed on Thursday and then open on Friday. I expect that I will be out of the office traveling on both Wednesday and Friday of this week. I will be available by email: John@SteelMarketUpdate.com.

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