Date: 19 February 2026 
Where: St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Union Station Hotel 
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM CST
 

Join Argus Media's scrap metals specialists for expert insights into the ferrous and aluminum scrap value chains. Gain the latest market intelligence on price movements, shifting demand patterns, and structural changes shaping procurement and trading strategies.  


Ferrous Scrap Market Overview

Speaker: Blake Hurtik, Editorial Manager
Blake will outline the major forces shaping the US ferrous scrap market heading into 2026 and beyond, including:

  • The impact of consolidation across processors and mills

  • Shifts in US trade policy and global trade flows
  • New domestic steelmaking capacity and what is means for scrap demand

 

Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Scrap Outlook

Speaker: Alex Nicoll, Senior Market Reporter
Alex will provide an in-depth analysis of the US aluminum scrap market, covering: 

  • Market reactions to production outages and supply constraints
  • The implications of elevated primary aluminum prices
  • How an uncertain automotive sector is shaping scrap availability and pricing 

 

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Agenda

              09:00

Registration

              09:30

Opening and welcome

              09:40

Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Scrap Outlook
Alex Nicoll, Senior Metals Market Reporter, Argus

              10:15

Coffee and Networking Break

              10:30

Ferrous Scrap Market Overview
Speaker: Blake Hurtik, Editorial Manager

              11:00

Wrap up and Networking 

Speakers

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Blake Hurtik
Editorial Manager, Metals, Argus Media

Blake Hurtik is a Texas-based editorial manager at Argus Media, where he oversees the group's Americas metals, chemicals, and fertilizers editorial operations. For metals, his 12-person team covers the ferrous scrap, nonferrous scrap, steel, ferro-alloy, minor metal, and base metal markets. He joined Argus in 2013.

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Alex Nicoll
Senior Reporter, Metals, Argus Media

Alex Nicoll is a non-ferrous metals reporter at Argus Media, based in Houston, Texas. He specializes in U.S. spot markets for titanium scrap and ingot, delivering in-depth price analysis and insights into supply and demand trends.

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