The Ryans Notes 2008 Metallics Meeting discussed the global steel market and trends in raw material supply in today's volatile scrap, pig iron and HBI prices. A panel of representatives from steel mills throughout the world talked about their strategies for purchasing raw materials.

 

Miami. View of the Biscayne Bay in January of 2008
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Cocktail Reception, where attendees renewed old relationships and formed new ones.

 
Pat Ryan was the host of Ryan's Notes Metallics Meeting. He did a great job as organizer and moderator of the meeting.

 
Andrew Simpson, Marketing Director, Territory Resources, gave an iron ore market overview and update on Territory Resources.

Andrew Simpson, Marketing Director, Territory Resources, gave an iron ore market overview.
Christopher Plummer, Managing Director, Metal Strategies.
Paolo Afonso Gomes, Director, Queiroz Galvao Group, spoke about pig iron production in Brazil.
Rodrigo Valladares, Director, Viena Siderugica de Maranhao, SA, Pig Iron Brazil.

 
Paolo Afonso Gomes, Director, Queiroz Galvao Group, spoke about pig iron production in Brazil.

 
Alberto Hassan, President, HBIA-Hot Briquetted Iron Association.
Luis Pinate, Orinoco.
Yuri Mishin, UK Metalloinvest.

 
Luis Pinate, Worldwide Markets Director, Orinoco Iron, spoke about Orinoco.

  
David Hodory, Director, Marketing and Communications, reviewed the scrap market.

 
Sal Tharani, Associate, Goldman, Sachs & Co., spoke about the global economy.

Hill Summer, Managing Director, Million Link (China) Investment Ltd.
Francis Beer, Picard and Beer, spoke about Europe.
Neil Grossman, Regional Sales Director, American Commercial Lines.
Hiroshi Ishikawa, Executive Vice President, Midrex Technologies, spoke about Japan.