Final Thoughts
October 21, 2021
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
I have received a few messages wishing me well on my retirement. I don’t want to disappoint anyone, but word of my retirement from Steel Market Update and the steel industry is a bit premature. I have transitioned from a full-time employee to that of a consultant to SMU. I will continue to speak to the industry, write occasional articles, organize the SMU events (SMU Steel Summit Conference, Tampa Steel Conference, Hedging Workshops and Steel 101 Workshop), and I will be working on special projects on behalf of SMU. Being independent will also allow me to pursue other interests that don’t conflict with SMU/CRU.
SMU has an excellent team independently interacting with the market, and with me, and they have been doing a great job. That will continue and improve as the company moves forward.
