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1 ANNIVERSARY 30th year... Just the beginning! June 8-10 Sheraton Times Square Hotel, New York, USA Keynote speakers: John Ferriola Chairman & CEO Nucor Corporation James L. Wainscott Chairman, President & CEO AK Steel Lourenco Goncalves Chairman, President & CEO Cliffs Natural Resources Tel: Website: #sssnyc

2 Join us in New York City for the 30th birthday of Steel Success Strategies, the premier event in the North American steel industry calendar. No other event attracts the market s biggest players and provides unrivalled networking opportunities with executives from across the supply chain. Who should attend? l Steel mills l Steel and raw material traders l Iron ore producers l Technology providers l Logistics companies l Analysts and consultants l Distributors l Automotive and consumer goods manufacturers l Construction companies l Scrap suppliers l Banks and financiers l Exchanges and clearing houses Steel Success Strategies XXIX welcomed 800+ delegates from 438 companies based in 39 countries Keynote speakers: TRAINING London Metal Exchange 3-Day Introductory Course June Day 1: Introduction to the LME London Metal Exchange 3-Day Introductory Course Make the most of your time at Steel Success Strategies XXX and attend the London Metal Exchange 3-Day Introductory Course. Day 2: Introduction to Hedging on the LME with Futures Day 3: Introduction to Hedging on the LME with Options June Prices: 1 Day $1,200 2 Days $2,000 3 Days $2,800 Attend the course in full, or book the days which suit you. For more information, please contact us: metals@euromoneytraining.com Confirmed speakers: John Ferriola Chairman & CEO Nucor Corporation l Joseph Alvarado, Chairman, CEO & President, Commercial Metals l Edwin Basson, Director General, World Steel Association l Philippe Blostein, Marketing Director, Metals Market, Air Liquide l Janice Bolen, Senior Process Engineer, Hatch Associates l Andrew Callaghan, Metals Industry Solution, Crowe Horwath LLP l Raju Daswani, President, American Metal Market l Saikat Dey, Co-founder, Ockham Razor Ventures l Pablo Duarte, Commercial Vice President, Tenova HYL l Joseph Dzierzawski, President & CEO, SMS USA LLC l Philipp Englin, CEO, World Steel Dynamics l Terry Fedor, Executive Vice President US Iron Ore, Cliffs Natural Resources l John Ferriola, Chairman & CEO, Nucor Corporation l Andreas Flick, Chief Technology Officer, Upstream, Primetals Technologies USA LLC l Lourenco Goncalves, Chairman, President & CEO, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc l Jason Roland Hall, Head of Ferrous Products, NASDAQ OMX l Ladd Hall, Executive Vice President, Nucor l Sujit Sanyal, Vice President Operations, ArcelorMittal Montreal l Sanjay Jayram, Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, JSW Steel 2

3 2014 attendees by job title 23% Business Development Sales Director General Manager 17% Director Managing Director Assistant Vice President 47% Chairman President Vice President CEO 1% 3% 4% 5% Procurement Manager Logistics Manager Trading Director Manager Finance Investor Consultant Analyst James L. Wainscott Chairman, President & CEO AK Steel Lourenco Goncalves Chairman, President & CEO Cliffs Natural Resources A great congregation of people in the industry Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman & CEO, ArcelorMittal l Andre Gerdau Johannpeter, CEO, Gerdau l Vee Kachroo, Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions, CN l Lawrence Kavanagh, President, Steel Market Development Institute l Karlis M. Kirsis, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics l Nicholas R. Lardy, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics l John Lichtenstein, Managing Director, Global Metals Industry Practice, Accenture l Paolo Losso, Vice President Key Account Management, Danieli & C. SpA l Francis MacKenzie, President, North Atlantic Iron Corporation l Antonio Marcegaglia, Chairman & CEO, Marcegaglia l Peter F. Marcus, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics l Andre Marshall, President, Crunch Risk Trading l Mark D. Millett, President & CEO, Steel Dynamics Inc. l Stephen Montague, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Midrex Technologies, Inc. l Dan Mullins, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, PLS Logistics l Lloyd O Carroll, Managing Director, Northcoast Research l Jo Isenberg-O Loughlin, Executive Editor, American Metal Market l Ali Pandir, Chairman & Managing Director, Erdemir Group l David Paratore, President & CEO, Nanosteel l Sung-Ho Park, Executive Vice President, POSCO R&D l Dr. Joseph J. Poveromo, President, Raw Materials & Ironmaking, Global Consulting l Russell Rinn, President & Chief Operating Office, OmniSource Corp. Management l Richard Schultz, Managing Director, Automotive, Ducker Worldwide l Jody Shaw, Director Technical Marketing & Product Research, USS Corporation l Michael Smolenski, President & CEO, Coil Tainer l Nicholas J. Sowar, Partner, Global Steel Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP l Ernie Thrasher, CEO & Chief Marketing Officer, Xcoal Energy & Resources l Dirk Van Landeghem, Sales & Marketing Manager, Coil Tainer l James L. Wainscott, Chairman, President & CEO, AK Steel l Wu Wenzhang, CEO, Steelhome l Li Xinchuang, President & Chief Engineer, China Metallurgical Industry Institute l Atsushi Yamaguchi, Senior Analyst, UBS Securities Japan w: e: marketing@amm.com t: #sssnyc 3

4 Program Day one Monday, June 8 10:00am 11:00am Registration desk opens for technology and logistics sessions Logistics: Trucking, ocean freight and rail Dan Mullins, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, PLS Logistics Dirk Van Landeghem, Sales & Marketing Manager, Coil Tainer Vee Kachroo, Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions, CN Day two Tuesday, June 9 8:00am 8:45am 9:00am 9:30am 10:15am Registration desk opens Welcome Raju Daswani, President, American Metal Market Keynote presentation: Attack and counterattack Peter F. Marcus, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics Karlis M. Kirsis, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics Keynote speaker John Ferriola, Chairman & CEO, Nucor Corporation 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm Software: Competitiveness determinator Andrew Callaghan, Metals Industry Solution, Crowe Horwath LLP Technology I: Steel manufacturing trends Industry leading OEMs will highlight new innovations in steel production that can drive real energy savings, yield improvements and operating profit Paolo Losso, Vice President Key Account Management, Danieli & C. SpA Joseph Dzierzawski, President & CEO, SMS USA LLC Andreas Flick, Chief Technology Officer, Upstream, Primetals Technologies USA LLC Pablo Duarte, Commercial Vice President, Tenova HYL Stephen Montague, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Midrex Technologies, Inc. 11:00am 12:30pm Panel I: International: Bigger threats; faster response How are mills responding to a rapidly changing steel world? In what way are global trade patterns changing? The continuing impact of endemic Chinese oversupply Impactful foreign exchange rate imponderables Edwin Basson, Director General, World Steel Association Andre Gerdau Johannpeter, CEO, Gerdau John Lichtenstein, Managing Director, Global Metals Industry Practice, Accenture Antonio Marcegaglia, Chairman & CEO, Marcegaglia Ali Pandir, Chairman & Managing Director, Erdemir Group Networking lunch 3:45pm 4:00pm Technology II: Evolving alternative iron production Industry pioneers will highlight the latest developments to leverage affordable natural gas to produce DRI as a profitable hedge against blast furnace iron and metallic scrap Philippe Blostein, Marketing Director, Metals Market, Air Liquide Janice Bolen, Senior Process Engineer, Hatch Associates Terry Fedor, Executive Vice President US Iron Ore, Cliffs Natural Resources Sujit Sanyal, Vice President Operations, ArcelorMittal Montreal Ladd Hall, Executive Vice President, Nucor The sixteenth Willy Korf Award for Young Excellence honors Tobias Brune, Research Associate, Department of Ferrous Metallurgy, RWTH Aachen University The twenty fifth Willy Korf/Ken Iverson Steel Vision Award honors Gianpietro Benedetti, Chairman & CEO, Danieli & C. SpA 6:00pm Welcome drinks reception 4

5 2:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 6:00pm Panel II: North America: Reality trumps illusion Is US sheet rolling capacity insufficient? Can the US industry still grow if the government does not adopt protectionist measures? What has been the success of new DRI plants? The increase in global manufacturers locating plants in the USA will this continue and to what extent will this trend continue? Jo Isenberg-O Loughlin, Executive Editor, American Metal Market Joseph Alvarado, Chairman, CEO & President, Commercial Metals Saikat Dey, Co-founder, Ockham Razor Ventures Mark D. Millett, President & CEO, Steel Dynamics Inc. Nicholas J. Sowar, Partner, Global Steel Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP James L. Wainscott, Chairman, President & CEO, AK Steel Panel III: Automotive: Autobody warfare: Aluminum attack Is there infinite growth for aluminium automotive sheet? What is the impact of smaller more fuel efficient engines? Will automotive companies pay a high price to save the last pound? What is the effect of new plant expansions in the USA and Mexico? Examining the price and usability of more advanced high strength steels Peter F. Marcus, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics Raju Daswani, President, American Metal Market Lawrence Kavanagh, President, Steel Market Development Institute Richard Schultz, Managing Director, Automotive, Ducker Worldwide Lloyd O Carroll, Managing Director, Northcoast Research David Paratore, President & CEO, Nanosteel Sung-Ho Park, Executive Vice President, POSCO R&D Jody Shaw, Director Technical Marketing & Product Research, USS Corporation Networking drinks reception Register now for the 2015 AMM Awards for Steel Excellence Dinner and AMM Rising Stars presentation being held on June 9, 2015 during the Steel Success Strategies XXX Conference. Please call Ady Montilla at or at ady.montilla@amm.com for individual ticket sales. A dinner ticket is $300; there are limited seats available so reserve your seat today. To discuss sponsorship opportunities or to reserve a table for your clients and colleagues, please contact Mary Connors: or mconnors@amm.com Day three Wednesday, June 10 8:00am 8:30am 10:00am 10:45am 11:15am 12:30pm Registration desk opens Panel IV: China & developing world: China the perpetual profit destroyer? Can Chinese mills be stopped by trade suits? Is a sizeable decline in Chinese steel demand in the next decade a certainty? How long can the Chinese sustain production at marginal cost? Is Chinese residential construction over the cliff? Philipp Englin, CEO, World Steel Dynamics Sanjay Jayram, Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, JSW Steel Nicholas R. Lardy, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Wu Wenzhang, CEO, Steelhome Li Xinchuang, President & Chief Engineer, China Metallurgical Industry Institute Atsushi Yamaguchi, Senior Analyst, UBS Securities Japan Keynote speaker Lourenco Goncalves, Chairman, President & CEO, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Panel V: Metallic balances: The indisputable driving force Will China become a major scrap exporter? The end of the iron age: How far can it drop? What is the impact of new coking coal capacity in Mongolia and Mozambique? Low ocean freight rates: A calamity or a saviour Are market shares too low for major suppliers to reduce output? Peter F. Marcus, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics Jason Roland Hall, Head of Ferrous Products, NASDAQ OMX Francis MacKenzie, President, North Atlantic Iron Corporation Andre Marshall, President, Crunch Risk Trading Dr. Joseph J. Poveromo, President, Raw Materials & Ironmaking, Global Consulting Russell Rinn, President & Chief Operating Officer, OmniSource Ernie Thrasher, CEO & Chief Marketing Officer, Xcoal Energy & Resources Close of conference and networking lunch w: e: marketing@amm.com t: #sssnyc 5

6 Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities Sponsoring and exhibiting at the premier global steel conference of the year will provide your company with great visibility to increase awareness among an elite group of decision makers across the steel supply chain. Exhibiting companies will receive: l Exhibition display area 8 x10, table with two chairs l Full page company profile description in delegate workbook l Two conference delegate passes There are only a limited number of exhibits available, call today to reserve your space. EXHIBITION AREA EMPIRE BALLROOM BUSINESS LOUNGE LENNOX BALLROOM STAGE CONFERENCE ROOM METROPOLITAN BALLROOM CENTRAL PARK EAST CENTRAL PARK WEST FIRE EXIT Exhibition Floorplan REFRESHMENTS 23 REFRESHMENTS American Metal Market 2 CN 3 Available 4 Coil Tainer 5 NanoSteel Company Inc. 6 North Atlantic Iron Corporation 7 LME 8 Available 9 Available 10 Air Liquide 11 Available 12 Available 13 Available 14 Available 15 Available 16 AIST 17 Tenova HYL 18 Available 19 Primetals 20 Available 21 Available 22 PwC 23 Crowe Horwath 24 Midrex Technologies Inc. For further information please contact: Mary Connors, American Metal Market Tel: mconnors@amm.com There are limited speaking slots available. 6

7 WEB Registration Steel Success Strategies XXX June 8-10, 2015 Sheraton Times Square Hotel, New York, USA Registration Rates Standard Rate $2,299 Payment lnformation Credit Card Option: To make a payment by credit card, please call or visit to book and pay online Wire Transfer Option: I would like to pay by wire transfer, option only available until May 11, 2015 Registration Details PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS (Mr/Miss/Mrs/Ms/Dr) Family Name: First/Given Name: *Delegate *Administrator Position in Company: Company Name: Address: Postal/Zip Code: Country: Tel: + Fax: + Please indicate your metals interest in order of preference: What is your company s main business activity: *Delegates must provide their address in order to receive booking confirmation and access to the delegate messenger system. DELEGATE NAME MUST BE INCLUDED FOR WIRE TRANSFER TO BE PROCESSED PLEASE SIGN THE FORM IN ORDER FOR REGISTRATION TO BE PROCESSED: Signature: Date: Please this completed form to marketing@amm.com or fax to +44 (0) For logistical enquiries please contact: Reserve Your Space Today There are two easy ways to register: 1. Register on-line at 2. Call to register over the phone Use of your information AMM Events is part of the Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC group of companies. We will use your information to process your registration and communicate with you about it. As an international group, we may transfer your data on a global basis. We may monitor use of our websites. Subject to your choices below, we may use your data for marketing. By submitting your details, you indicate your consent to the use of your data as identified here. Read our full privacy policy at Marketing choices (these will be applied to all delegate contact details supplied on this form) Please tick if you don t want marketing from our group by telephone, fax, , post or from companies outside our group (including sponsors). Accommodation Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel 811 7th Ave at 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019, USA Tel: Web: Delegate cancellations Registration cancellations received in writing on or before May 11, 2015 wlll qualify for a refund less US$200 handling charge. No refund will be given on cancellations after this date, although delegate substitutions will be accepted. For hotel cancellation policy, please contact the hotel directly. ln the unlikely event of this conference being canceled for any reason, neither AMM not its subsidiaries and/or associated companies nor its employees accept any responsibility for travel accommodation cost or consequential losses incurred by a prospective delegate as a result of any such cancellation. We therefore recommend that prospective delegates arrange appropriate travel insurance coverage. Note: While every effort is made to ensure the speakers, papers, topics, tours etc that are announced in advance materialize, neither AMM Events nor is subsidiaries and/or associate companies nor its employees accept any liability or responsibility in cases where they fail to materialize. w: e: marketing@amm.com t: #sssnyc 7

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