9th Steel

Scrap
Conference
11-12 November 2015
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Confirmed speakers:
l Tamara Lundgren, CEO, Schnitzer Steel
l Peter Campo, President, Gerdau Long Steel North America
l John Hritz, President & CEO, JSW Steel
l Dan North, Chief Economist, North America, Euler Hermes North America
l Sujit Sanyal, Vice President, Operations, ArcelorMittal Montreal
l Cliff Smith, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Cliffs Natural Resources
l Evan Kurtz, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
l Adam Weitsman, Owner, Upstate Shredding
l Burke Byer, President & CEO, Byer Steel
l Herbert Black, President & CEO, American Iron and Metal
l Joseph Pickard, Chief Economist & Director of Commodities, ISRI
l Oscar Wehtje, Head of Product Development, LME
l Nathan Fruchter, Owner, Idoru Recycling
Gold sponsor:
l Hank Wilson, Senior Vice President, North American Trading, Tube City IMS
l Steve Leddy, Director, Ferrous Trading, Triple M Metal
l Chris Risdon, Director, Supply Chain Management, Grede Holdings
l Vince Pappalardo, Managing Director, Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
l Joseph Poveromo, President, Raw Materials & Ironmaking Global Consulting
l Pablo Duarte, Sales Director, ENERGIRON
l Adam Parr, Vice President, Policy & Communications, Steel Manufacturers Association Silver sponsor:
l Robert Hunter, Manager, Market Research, Midrex
l Atilla Widnell, Senior Metals Analyst, Metal Bulletin Research
l Ralph Pinkert, Executive Vice President, Scrap Metal Services
l Charles Bradford, Partner, Metals Industries Advisory Group
l John Spruce, CEO, Advanced Steel Recovery
l Phil Bell, President, Steel Manufacturers Association
l Glenn Knoedler, General Foreman MS Raw Materials, Cascade Steel Rolling Mills
l Phillip Hoffman, Vice President of Ferrous Scrap Trading, MedTrade Media partners:
l John Can Unsalan, Managing Director, Ferrous Scrap Brokers
l Ved Prakash, Director – Commercial, Gemini Corporation
l John Heffernan, Partner, Metal Industries Advisory Group
l Ryan Thrasher, Commercial Manager of Mexico, OmniSource Corporation
l Bob Oehlers, Vice President, Zimmer Recycling
l Javier Perez Dominguez, CEO, Reciclacentro

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 9th Steel Scrap
Conference
This year AMM’s 9th Steel Scrap
Conference returns to Chicago and
brings with it AMM's 3rd DRI & Mini-
mills Conference. Following on from
the success of running them side by
side in 2014, the two events will
once again benefit from enhanced
networking opportunities as
individuals from throughout the steel
supply chain are brought together.
2014 attendees by
Job Title
3% 2%
40%
9%
11%
17% 18%
l CEO/Chairman/Director/President/
Managing Director
l Head of Department or Region
l Sales/Marketing/Business Development/
Commercial Manager
l Other
l Purchasing/Procurement
l Trader
l Analyst/Consultant/Advisor/Researcher
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The steel scrap industry is once
again facing a challenging year as Benefits of attending
One registration to the
demand for steel remains pinched
and wider commodity prices dull
the prospects for growth. However, Steel Scrap Conference or 3rd DRI &
with more speakers confirmed than Mini-Mills Conference allows access
ever before, this event is the best to both events
chance to learn about all issues
pertaining to steel scrap and
developments in steelmaking as a
Hear about the relationship
between steel making and two of its
whole, while providing a space for
key raw materials in the US market
networking, discussion and debate.
Taking place in the Rosemont area Network with key industry
of Chicago, the meeting is in a prime players from both events
Learn from expert speakers that
location; not only is Chicago a hub
for steel scrap trading but the
Rosemont area is also accessible
will forecast, discuss and debate the
and fun. With leading players
future for steel scrap
gathering in one place for two full
Enjoy the fun, accessible
days, this is the best place to hear
about what is ahead for the industry
and meet future business partners. Rosemont area of Chicago and
easily venture into the city
2014 attendees by
Company Type
3% 2%
3%
38%
7%
11%
15% 21%
“The AMM Steel Scrap
conference is a great
l Scrap processor networking resource.”
l Steel Mill/Foundry Leslie Lindsey,
l Technology/Equipment Senior Account Manager, CG Railway
l Trader/Broker
l Logistics
l Analyst/Consultant
l Other
l Financial Services
Conference Programme
Day one
Wednesday November 11
7:30am Registration desk opens
Plenary day in conjunction with the
3rd DRI & Mini-mills Conference
8:30am Chairperson’s opening remarks
Session I: Keynote presentations
8:45am Steel mill keynote panel: production strategies
• How is the US steel industry adapting to economic headwinds?
• Capacity utilization rate, regional raw material availability, the
global economy and trade flows: what fundamentals
influence a metallics procurement strategy?
• Feedstock flexibility: how can TCO principles be used in
steel production?
• What is the conversion price from scrap to billet to steel?
• What is the outlook for US steel production?
John Hritz, President & CEO, JSW Steel
Peter Campo, President,
Gerdau Long Steel North America
9:30am Global steel outlook
• Global overcapacity: when will capacity utilization improve?
• Iron ore and economic pressures: what is subduing the global
steel market?
• TPA fast-track legislation: how will it help US trade cases and
the health of US steel mills?
• The strength of the dollar, Ukraine geopolitical risk, Eurozone
troubles and Iranian sanctions: how are they influencing the
global steel market?
Evan Kurtz, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
10:00am Scrap industry keynote address
• The view from a leading player: what are the most important
considerations for the scrap industry?
• What are the three biggest challenges and opportunities for
scrap processors?
• How are regulatory and industrial trends shaping US scrap?
• How can companies manage margins in a falling
price environment?
Tamara Lundgren, CEO, Schnitzer Steel
10:30am Networking coffee break in conjunction with the
3rd DRI & Mini-mills Conference
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Session II: Strategies for steelmaking
raw materials
11:15am Iron ore in North America
• What DR grade ore is available? How much beneficiation
does it require?
• Delivery time and freight costs: how do US suppliers compare
with imports?
• How feasible could a divorce from global iron ore prices be?
Could protectionism and domestic pricing be beneficial in an
iron ore market skewed by Sino-Australian purchasing?
• How could a DRI producer take advantage of natural
resources and steel demand in the Great Lakes area?
Cliff Smith, Executive Vice President, Business
Development, Cliffs Natural Resources
11:45am DRI outlook: hot or not?
• Has the sizzle and sexiness of DRI worn off?
• Wall Street’s view of DRI: how accurate has it been?
• How feasible is the widespread use of DRI in US mini-mills?
What needs to change for this to happen? Will scrap remain
the metallic of choice?
• Pig iron squeeze: what affect has Nucor’s DRI growth had on
pig iron demand and prices?
Charles Bradford, Partner,
Metals Industries Advisory Group
12:15pm Metallics strategy: panel discussion
• What factors are influencing metallic prices and availability?
How has this changed with the emergence of DRI and recent
commodity prices?
• How are scrap processors adapting their strategies to cater to
changing steel demand and melt mixes?
• Imported pig iron and alternative iron units: how do they fit
into the mix? Are they the most under threat from potential
DRI expansion?
• Which mills have the flexibility to utilize a multi-melt strategy?
How important is captive raw material supply to achieving this?
• Finished product quality and cost of production: what factors
make DRI attractive to steel makers?
Sujit Sanyal, Vice President, Operations,
ArcelorMittal Montreal
Ralph Pinkert, Executive Vice President,
Scrap Metal Services
Hank Wilson, Senior Vice President, North American
Trading, Tube City IMS
Glenn Knoedler, General Foreman MS Raw Materials,
Cascade Steel Rolling Mills
Herbert Black, President & CEO, American Iron and Metal
1:15pm Networking lunch in conjunction with the
3rd DRI & Mini-mills Conference
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 Session III: DRI technology
2:30pm DRI and technological drivers for US steel making
• How can technology providers help steelmakers navigate
difficult market conditions?
• What technology allows steelmakers to utilize DRI in
steel making?
• How is DRI technology going to drive DRI use?
• Will DRI technology replace iron ore and blast furnace
technology rather than replace scrap?
Robert Hunter, Manager, Market Research, Midrex
Pablo Duarte, Sales Director, ENERGIRON
Session IV: The US economy
3:00pm The outlook for the US economy
• Where are we now and what lies ahead for US
economic growth?
• What will drive the demand for metals and will
manufacturing rebound?
• How are global economic conditions affecting the US?
• What are the key drivers for the US economy?
• Will the consumer continue to boost the economy?
• What are the affects of Federal Reserve actions?
Dan North, Chief Economist, North America,
Euler Hermes North America
3:45pm Networking coffee break in conjunction with the
3rd DRI & Mini-mills Conference
Session V: Raw material pricing
4:15pm The relationship between DRI and scrap: history, pricing
and outlook
• A historical review of DRI: what factors have encouraged and
curtailed DRI use in US steel making?
• The cyclical relationship of DRI and scrap: how do they
interact in terms of prices and their availability? What
divergence in price is required to make DRI more attractive?
• What effect do natural gas prices have on the consumption
of DRI and scrap?
• What factors push scrap into short supply? What impact does
this have on DRI demand?
Joseph Poveromo, President,
Raw Materials & Ironmaking Global Consulting
Adam Parr, Vice President, Policy & Communications,
Steel Manufacturers Association
5:00pm The economic fundamentals of scrap and iron ore prices
• What US and global economic indicators tie into scrap prices?
• To what extent does access to DRI hedge against scrap prices?
• How are steel makers adapting to take advantage of
consistent low iron ore prices? What impact is this having on
scrap demand and prices?
• What factors are depressing the iron ore price? How long will
this continue? Is consolidation of supply inevitable?
• Value added products – to what extent do low iron ore prices
increase the attractiveness of beneficiation and pelletization
to add value?
Atilla Widnell, Senior Metals Analyst, Metal Bulletin Research
5:30pm Networking drinks reception in conjunction with the
3rd DRI & Mini-mills Conference
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Day two
Thursday November 12
9th Steel Scrap
Conference • 11-12 November 2015 • Chicago
8:00 Registration desk opens
Session I: The state of steel and
scrap processing
8:45am Steel mill strategy: the impact of inputs, politics and
economics drivers
• What are the key drivers for EAF steel manufacturing?
How are political dynamics influencing strategic priorities for
the industry?
• With low raw materials and energy costs, why are steel mills
still suffering? How can better performance and profitability
be achieved?
• What are the margin differentials of large, publically traded
scrap companies compared with smaller, nimble players?
• Did the rush to acquire and vertically integrate play out as
mills intended?
• Are captive scrap models an advantage or a hindrance in
this market? How much more agile are smaller steel mills and
scrap processors?
Burke Byer, President & CEO, Byer Steel
Chris Risdon, Director, Supply Chain Management,
Grede Holdings
Phil Bell, President, Steel Manufacturers Association
Joseph Pickard, Chief Economist & Director of
Commodities, ISRI
9:45am M&A outlook for steel mills and scrap processors
• Is further consolidation expected either amongst US steel mills
or scrap processors?
• What are the M&A opportunities in this space?
• Analysis of the Metalico acquisition: is it a sign of a change in
strategy for Chinese players?
• What do such strategies mean for steel import concerns?
Does overcapacity mean opportunities are limited for
new entrants?
• Why did Upstate lose out to Ye Chiu? Does Upstate have any
other acquisitions in its pipeline? What criteria and synergies is
it looking for?
Vince Pappalardo, Managing Director,
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
Adam Weitsman, Owner, Upstate Shredding
10:30am Networking coffee break in conjunction with the
3rd DRI & Mini-mills Conference
 Session II: Export markets
11:00am India and Asia: the future for Asian EAFs
• How competitive are Asian EAFs compared with cheap iron
ore consuming BFs?
• Which have been the most active Asian trade routes from the
USA this year?
• India: how is India streamlining its import systems? How healthy
is demand?
• North Asia: what are Korean, Taiwan and Japanese prices
and demand like? Where are these regions getting their
material from?
• South-east Asia: how much scrap are they consuming?
Ved Prakash, Director – Commercial, Gemini Corporation
11:30am The impact of Chinese billets and cheap iron ore
• With iron ore so cheap, who is choosing to make steel with
cheap Chinese billet over scrap?
• How is cheap iron ore impacting the competitiveness of blast
furnaces with EAFs?
• Can cheap billet compete with scrap over the long term? In
which markets is it most likely to persist?
• What has been the impact on global scrap prices?
John Heffernan, Partner, Metal Industries Advisory Group
12:00am Logistics: container versus bulk
• What are the preferences for bulk or container in the current
market conditions?
• How has the fall in scrap prices impacted dry bulk and
container rates? Can rates go any lower?
• Are low energy prices helping manage lower margins?
• What impact has the fall in bulk prices had on the growing
shift towards container use?
• How are new sulphur regulations in Europe and North
America impacting freight rates? Where are the designated
exclusion zones?
John Spruce, CEO, Advanced Steel Recovery
Additional panelists to be announced
12:45pm Networking lunch in conjunction with the
3rd DRI & Mini-mills Conference
2:00pm Mexico: its place in global steel
• How is the local steel industry being impacted by
global imports?
• When is the government expected to enact trade barriers
and who will they target?
• What is the scrap deficit in Mexico? What are steel mills
producing and what grades of scrap do they need? What is
their capacity utilization?
• To what extent is the Mexican government supporting
infrastructure and industrial development? What impact will this
have on the secondary market and the production of steel?
Ryan Thrasher, Commercial Manager of Mexico,
OmniSource Corporation
Javier Perez Dominguez, CEO, Reciclacentro
Bob Oehlers, Vice President, Zimmer Recycling
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3:00pm Turkey and MENA: what next for these regions?
• What are Turkey’s current buying patterns? Where is it getting
its scrap from? Is Chinese billet being purchased?
• What is the export outlook for Turkish steel products? Where
are Turkish exporters looking to increase their market presence
in areas where they have a lower share?
• How will the CIB’s International Competition Development
Project (URGE) help Turkish domestic steel companies to
increase their export volumes?
• What are Turkish mills’ pricing policies and flat product
producers’ quality requirements?
• How is the MENA region changing the dynamics of steel
production? Are there opportunities for scrap exporters here?
John Can Unsalan, Managing Director,
Ferrous Scrap Brokers
Phillip Hoffman, Vice President of Ferrous Scrap Trading,
MedTrade
3:30pm Networking coffee break in conjunction with the
3rd DRI & Mini-mills Conference
Session III: Demand makers and
market movers
4:00pm Traders panel: different dynamics of demand
• What the greatest pressures on traders at the moment?
• How are the exporting regions of the US performing? Is the
west coast suffering more than the east?
• What has been the impact of reduced export activity on
domestic trading and pricing of scrap?
• What are the major exporting trends for scrap?
• China: are current rates of steel production and consumption
in China the new normal?
• How much longer will a readjusting China impact the ferrous
market place?
• Which has a bigger impact on global scrap and steel pricing?
The slump in China’s economy or its never-ending growth?
Steve Leddy, Director, Ferrous Trading, Triple M Metal
Nathan Fruchter, Owner, Idoru Recycling*
4:45pm Scrap futures: what the new LME contract will offer
• An overview of the new LME ferrous futures contracts
• What is different about these contracts?
• Other LME initiatives to further support the ferrous market
Oscar Wehtje, Head of Product Development, LME
Live
5:15pm End of day two and close of conference
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 Day two

DRI &
Thursday November 12
3rd Annual

Mini-mills
7:30am Registration desk opens

Session I: Steel making technology

9:00am DRI technology – innovations, efficiencies and catering
for the North American market

10:00am EAF technology – how are minimills adapting to new

Conference
demand pressures?

10:30am Networking coffee break in conjunction with the

11-12 November 2015

Steel Scrap Conference

Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago, USA
Confirmed speakers include:
l Sujit Sanyal, Vice President, Operations,
ArcelorMittal Montreal
Session II: Raw materials: DR grade
pellets and natural gas – availability,
prices and quality
11:00am DR grade iron ore – availability and pricing

l Nicole Leonard, Analyst, Bentek Energy 12:00pm Oil and gas outlook – how is it impacting metal?
l Janice Bolen, Senior Process Engineer, Hatch Associates
l Roberto Carvalho, Chief Commercial Officer, 12:30pm Networking lunch break in conjunction with the
Samarco Mineracao Steel Scrap Conference
l Michael Hepworth, Vice President Corporate Development,
Northern Iron Corp Session III: DRI in the wider metallics
l Joel Morales, Marketing Manager, Tenova HYL
spectrum – where does it fit in?
With more being added each day…

“An excellent moment for

2:00pm Merchant DRI – availability, pricing and trade routes

networking in the US market”

2:30pm Challenges for North American DRI Projects

3:00pm DRI around the world – how is DRI being utilized?

Jose Senra, General Manager, Samarco
3:30pm Networking coffee break in conjunction with the
Steel Scrap Conference
Gold sponsor: Silver sponsor:

Session IV: DRI utilization and

operational advantages
Media partner: 4:00pm Value in use of DRI – operational advantages in minimills

4:30pm DRI in primary steel making routes

5:15pm End of day two and close of conference

One registration to the 9th Steel Scrap Conference

allows access to both events

or 3rd DRI & Mini-Mills Conference

Network with players from throughout the supply chain and learn about two key steel making raw materials

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Sponsorship & Exhibition
Opportunities
Showcase your company, increase your brand
awareness and enhance your networking
opportunities by becoming a sponsor of the 9th Steel
Scrap Conference. Sponsorship opportunities
developed by AMM Events have become essential
tools for organizations in fulfilling their marketing
objectives. There are a range of sponsorship
opportunities which will enable your company to
raise your brand profile, before and at the event, as
well as highlighting your company to an audience of
senior executives and key decision makers from
across the sector.

Welcome Reception Coffee Break Sponsor

...network and welcome potential clients ...get your message across with high
with your branding prominent visibility branding
Host a Delegate Lunch Delegate Bag Sponsor
...entertain a large number of existing ...your company logo on the move for
and potential clients maximum effect

For sponsorship & exhibition opportunities, please contact:

Mary Connors Tel: +1 646 274 6250 Email: mconnors@amm.com

Gold sponsor: Silver sponsor:

Exhibitors:

Sample of the companies that attended last year:

l Accenture
l Advanced Steel Recovery
l Al Nasser Industrial
Enterprises LLC
l All Raw Materials Consulting
l All Star Metals
l AMG Resources Corporation
l ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc
l ARVOS GmbH - Schmidtsche
Schack Division
l Awin Resource International
PTE Ltd
l Benteler Steel & Tube
Corporation
l Brick Recycling Co Inc
l Brilliance Mahk Import & Export
(Shanghai) Co Ltd
l CG Railway Inc
l ClarkDietrich Building Systems
l CMA CGM
l CMC Steel Texas
l CN
l Combined Metal Industries
l Covanta
l David J Joseph Company l ICAP Shipping USA l Quad Plus
l Duferco SA l Inspectorate l Reciclacentro
l Dura-Bar l Institute of Scrap l RedWave
l EJ Recycling Industries l Roca Acero SA De CV
l Euler Hermes l JMC Steel Group l SA Recycling
l Fe Xchange LLC l Kastle Systems l Sadoff Iron & Metal Company
l Ferrometales l Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling l Schmidtsche Schack Arvos
l Ferrous Processing & Trading l Macsteel International l Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc
l Frisa Forjados SA de CV l McNeilus Steel Recycling l Schupan Industrial Recycling
l Gamma Tech l Metal Bulletin Research l Scrap Metal Services LLC
l Genesis Attachments l Metalico l Severstal
l Gold Metal Recyclers l MG Transport Services LLC l Severstal North America
l Government of India - Ministry l Midwest Metals Corporation l SKF USA Inc
of Steel l Mitsui & Co (USA) Inc l Steel Manufacturers Association
l Great Lakes Metal Trading l MRO Resources LLC l Stout Risius Ross Advisors
l Grede Holdings LLC l Newell Recycling l Tata Steel Minerals Canada Ltd
l Green Metals Inc l NLMK Indiana l TimkenSteel Corporation
l Gurona Corp l North Star BlueScope Steel l TMK IPSCO
l H&R Resources Recycling l Olympus Scientific Solutions l Tri Coastal Trading Company
(Zhangjiagang) Co.Ltd Americas l Tri-Miss Services Inc
l Hamilton Metals l Omnisource l Triple M Metal LP
l Harris Waste l Port Canaveral Scrap l Tube City IMS
Management Group Terminal LLC l Vtorinvest Holding SA
l Harsco Metals l PSC Metals l Zimmer Recycling

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