Founded in 2008, Steel Market Update provides and analyzes real-time pricing, market trends, and relevant information related to the North American flat rolled steel market through its newsletter, website and events. Newsletter: • Current industry news and analysis • Recognizing & analyzing price and market trends • Indexing flat rolled steel pricing (hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized & Galvalume) • Weekly articles on Hot Rolled Steel Futures & Billet markets • Indexing of scrap (HMS, Shredded, #1 Busheling) • Industry data: imports, exports, inventory & shipment levels, production • Analysis of world issues impacting the North American steel industry • Covers end user markets • Written by and for the steel industry • Covers our proprietary products: SMU Steel Buyers Sentiment Index, SMU Price Momentum Indicator, & SMU Steel Market Surveys Website: • Houses our historical data and newsletter • Price Estimator – an interactive pricing tool based on SMU Indexes and mill pricing • Research center with steel glossary, calculations, conversion charts, etc. • North American blast furnace status • Houses data for our proprietary products: SMU Steel Buyers Sentiment Index, SMU Price Momentum Indicator, SMU Steel Market Surveys • Steel Blog – daily news and an open dialogue within the industry SMU offers conferences and workshops on Steel Industry Training, Hot Rolled Futures / Managing Price Risk workshops, and conferences on current and important industry topics.