Steel Products
August 23, 2022
Paul Lowrey: It’s a Great Time to Be in the Steel Industry
Written by Brett Linton
Keynote speaker Paul Lowrey presented at the SMU Steel Summit Conference today, explaining his market thoughts through data on US steel market capacity, steel mill consolidation, and the scrap market. As president of Steel Research Associates (SRA) with a career spanning 30 years, Lowrey opened his segment explaining, “I’ve been labeled by some as a contrarian, and I reject that point of view. I believe I do a deep dive analysis objectively, and I follow my nose…I have an opportunity to build my case about what I see and why I see it.”
Lowrey commented that five years ago he found the steel industry to be mundane, and he considered moving on to a different market. Since the, the steel industry has transformed globally and “now you can’t drag me away from it,” he said.
