November 2019 Volume 1

INDUSTRY NEWS & CALENDAR

TRADE AND SECTION 232 OVERVIEW AND REMEDY Summary of trade developments in current administration • WTO • FTAs • Section 301 • Section 232 (initiation possible by December 2020) New trade initiatives covering steel forgings

• Section 232 • AD/CVD MARKETOUTLOOK FOR FORGING& TOOLINGMATERIALS • Macro-economic background

• Impact on commodities • Forging and rawmaterials • Spotlight: automotive & energy markets • U.S. steel industry

FIERF’s Executive Director Karen Lewis receives a standing ovation from the members acknowledging her 33 years of service to FIA and FIERF [FIERF President Suzanne Tkach pictured to right] WORKFORCEDEVELOPMENT PANEL • Host plant tours for students • Schedule company visits to schools • Leadership credo & operating management style • Meeting structure & cadence • Visual workplace enhancements • Leadership succession planning • Communication – verbal &written • Incorporating culture into orientation • Having fun in the workplace • Company App to connect with staff • Modern, open office space • Shift modeling • Serve on local school/workforce development boards WASHINGTONUPDATE • We’re in an Age of Disruption • “Permissionless” Players Upending Establishment • Leadership Shifting Away fromWashington • House, Senate &WH All In-Play in 2020 Elections

FIA Chairman Alex Jennings serves as the FIA Fall Meeting of Members host and introduces keynote presenters.

• Disruption Is Accelerating • An Era of Reform is Coming

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