GSC members writing new report for Metal Bulletin Research
A report is under preparation on value-creation strategies within the steel industry.
Global Steel Consultants have worked with MBR on two previous occasions - writing reports on the steel industry in Europe and a forecast of steel consumption, production and raw matterials usage to 2015.
The current report will describe the different strategies being adopted by steel companies to create value for their shareholders. It will contain a general review of company strategies but will then focus on downstream activities – particularly in the automobile and construction sectors. There is a significant “gap” in terms of value and the potential for profits between the end of the rolling mill and the final use of steel products in these sectors. The intention is to explore the present and future supply chain in autos and construction and to explain what organisations are most likely to succeed in extracting value from the gap. Will it be steel companies moving further downstream, or will it be end-users moving upstream?
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