Stainless industry to gather in Chicago in May

The Brussels-based International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) will conduct the 2019 edition of its annual conference in Chicago May 23-24.

The event’s Open Panel Session on May 23 will feature Jim Lennon from Macquarie Securities, with a presentation on nickel and the probable impact on its supply, demand and pricing from the rapidly emerging battery market.

Also, Andrew Purvis, the director of safety, health and environment of the Brussels-based World Steel Association, will talk about the risks involved in process safety management. The session’s third speaker will be Scott Jennings, a former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush who now is a partner at Louisville, Kentucky-based RunSwitch PR and a CNN Contributor. His presentation is being designed to provide insight into politics and the the economy of the United States.

On Friday May 24, the ISSF says there will be an opportunity to visit the North American Stainless plant in Kentucky for those who wish to book a flight from Chicago to the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky airport on the afternoon or evening of May 23.