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    Final Thoughts

    Final Thoughts

    Written by John Packard


    Happy New Year and welcome back to work. For the first time in many years, I was able to get away and not concentrate all of my time and effort on the steel industry. If you have been trying to reach us between Christmas and New Years, you may have had an issue in locating someone to speak to. I closed the offices for the week as many of our employees weren’t taking all of their vacation time, so I decided it was a good time to force the team to get some rest, as I expect 2018 to be a significant year for the industry and for Steel Market Update.

    A couple of quick notes: Our January Steel 101 workshop in Mobile is sold out. Our March Steel 101 workshop, which will be held in Merrillville, Ind., on March 28-29, is about 50 percent sold. The Merrillville workshop will include a tour of the NLMK USA steel mill, which is located in Portage, Ind. You can learn more about the workshop on our website. You are also welcome to call our office at 800-432-3475 or you can contact us at info@SteelMarketUpdate.com.

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