ISRI hosts annual Commodities Roundtable Forum

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) is hosting its annual Commodities Roundtable Forum, Sept. 9 to 11, 2015, in Chicago. The event provides a comprehensive view of what is happening across a wide range of recycled commodities, including ferrous and nonferrous metals, recovered paper and plastics, and the key trends affecting the $106 billion scrap recycling industry, ISRI says.

The event features the Special Topic Roundtable on Economy: Looking Beyond China. As China's economy and manufacturing growth have cooled, Chinese demand for scrap commodities from the U.S. has been eroding in the face of falling commodity prices. Amid expectations for rising domestic scrap generation in China and potentially tighter financing requirements and environmental regulations, scrap exporters are increasingly aware of the need to develop new overseas markets, ISRI says. ISRI Chief Economist and Director of Commodities Joe Pickard, along with a panel of experts, discuss the outlook for China and what developing markets are next in line for increased scrap demand growth.

“There is no doubt that there is a high level of uncertainty in the markets right now when it comes to scrap supply and demand,” says Pickard. “The industry is facing extremely challenging conditions both at home and abroad, yet there are still emerging growth opportunities for recyclers. This dynamic should lead to a number of lively discussions at this year’s roundtable.”

ISRI has, once again, assembled a group of expert speakers and moderators to shed light on the key developments and future outlook for global commodity and scrap markets. This year’s lineup includes:

• Philip Bell, Steel Manufacturers Association;
• Salvatore Pinizzotto, International Nickel Study Group;
• Edward Meir, INTL FC Stone;
• Kevin Nealis, ELG Metals Inc.;
• Robert Stein, Alter Trading;
• Fred Penha, The CME Group;
• Alejandro Jaramillo, Glorem SC;
• Mark Weintraub, Premier Metal Services;
• Timothy Hayes, Lawrence Capital Management;
• Matt Heitmeier, Padnos;
• Andy Golding, Kripke Enterprises;
• Barry Hunter, Hunter Alloys;
• Xavier Cronin, PetroChem Wire's Weekly Recycled Plastics Report;
• David Borsuk, Sadoff Iron & Metal;
• Mike Marley, World Steel Dynamics/WSEM; and
• Ralph Pinkert, Scrap Metal Services.
  
  

Registration is $345 for ISRI members and $640 for nonmembers. Full schedule and registration information is available online.