Steel Prices Subject of IFE Keynote Speech By AMM Editor
Steel Prices Subject of IFE Keynote Speech By AMM Editor
John Wolz
Steel prices and production will be the keynote topic at the International Fastener & Precision Formed Parts Manufacturing Exposition. Jo Isenberg-O’Loughlin, editor of American Metal Market, will be the keynote speaker in the IFE seminar series.
IFE will be held April 27-30, 2009, at the I-X Center in Cleveland, in conjunction with Interwire.
Isenberg-O’Loughlin will speak on steel pricing and production in the current climate of frozen credit and ailing markets. The session, titled “Anchored Down or About to Bolt? Steel Prices Come Down to Earth…for Now,” will examine potential pricing patterns for carbon, stainless and alloy steel prices. With mill capacity utilization and steel output at a fraction of year-ago levels, are the markets headed for a deeper dip or an unexpected upward spike? Steel pricing issues will be explored within the context of the Obama stimulus plan, “Buy America” initiatives and distress in Detroit.
Isenberg-O’Loughlin has spent three decades covering steel, other metals and process industries as a trade journalist. She oversees the AMM daily operation.
IFE is held biennially in odd-numbered years for fastener machinery and services to exhibit to fastener manufacturers. For information contact Ray Zirkle or Doug Zirkle of the International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers Association. Tel: 800 688-1698 E-mail: rzirkle@bzsales.com Web: IFEtradeshow.com �2009 FastenerNews.com
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