U.S. Steel Exec to Speak at ISRI Pittsburgh Event

John Goodish runs Kosice mill in Slovak Republic.

John H. Goodish, the president of U.S. Steel Kosice, will speak to attendees of the ISRI Pittsburgh Chapter Consumers Night, held on the same day as the Nickel Roundtable on Tues., Sept. 10.

The back-to-back events will take place at the Wyndham Hotel near Pittsburgh International Airport (formerly the Airport Marriott). Both events are sponsored by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc.

Goodish began his career with U.S. Steel in 1970, working in management positions in Pennsylvania and Indiana. He was chosen as president of U.S. Steel Kosice in the Slovak Republic in December of 2000.

Goodish will speak to attendees of the ISRI Pittsburgh Chapter Consumers Night, which also includes a cocktail reception and dinner at the Wyndham.

The Nickel Roundtable will precede the Consumers Night at the Wyndham from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The Roundtable features a roster of speakers from some of the most prominent companies operating in the stainless steel scrap and steelmaking industries.

Roundtable speakers include Simon C. Merrills of ELG Metals, Inc., McKeesport, Pa.; James L. Murdy of Allegheny Technologies, Pittsburgh; Edward J. Newman of Keywell LLC, Frewsburg, N.Y.; and Yuri Sobolev of Norimet-Norilsk Nickel in Russia.

ISRI members can attend either event for $75 or both events for $125. Those seeking more information can contact ISRI Pittsburgh Chapter officer Nick Cerminaro at (412) 462-5555.