John Packard has 31 years of experience selling flat rolled steel. He publishes a newsletter for buyers and sellers of flat rolled steel that provides prices, momentum, trends and analysis to help the industry. The recent market survey found that both service centers and manufacturers are building inventory as demand slowly grows, with 31% of companies planning to increase steel purchases and only 29.5% viewing foreign steel as viable. The next survey will be on February 1, 2010.