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Mergers & Acquisitions Database
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Analyst Reports
In-depth analysis from our industry experts:
- The One-Way Door: Why Carbon Steelmakers Divest Specialty Steel - 4th October 2026
- The Copper Ceiling: Why Scrap-Based Steelmaking Has a Shelf Life - 10th September 2026
- Unit Fixed Costs, Not Headcount: How Steel Plants Survive the Cycle - 7th August 2026
- The Hydrogen Mirage: Why Green Steel Timelines Keep Slipping - 9th July 2026
- Green Steel Premiums: Promise or Illusion? - 3rd June 2026
- Governments as Steel Company Owners: Does Nationalisation Work? - 5th May 2026
- What If Steel Stays Dirty? The Consequences of Decarbonisation Failure - 2nd April 2026
- Scunthorpe Unresolved: What the UK Steel Strategy Leaves Unsaid - 25th March 2026
- Zombie Steel Mills: Why State Aid Delays the Inevitable - 2nd March 2026
- Do G7 Countries Need Virgin Steelmaking? - 2nd February 2026
- Japan's Virgin Steelmaking Strategy: Why Asia's Model Differs - 24th January 2026
- Is domestic steel production essential for economic development? - 5th January 2026
- The 1% Rule: Separating Strategic Steel from Protectionist Rhetoric - 4th December 2025
- The Overcapacity Trap: Barriers to Entry and Exit in Steel - 7th November 2025
- Two Worlds: Carbon Pricing Splits Steel Industry - 21st October 2025
- Steel Industry M&A Trend Analysis - 17th September 2025
- Trillion Dollar Hydrogen Infrastructure for Steel - 11th August 2025
- Critical Raw Materials Security - 21st July 2025
- Turnaround Plan for British Steel Scunthorpe - 2nd July 2025
- European Steel Action Plan 2025 - 24th March 2025
- Top Steel Industry Challenges in 2025 - 5th March 2025
- Global Impact of Trump Tariffs - 24th February 2025
- Hot Charging Steel Technology - 1st January 2025
- Other Industry Reports & Presentations
Analyst Report PDF Downloads
- The One-Way Door: Why Carbon Steelmakers Divest Specialty Steel (PDF)
- The Copper Ceiling: Why Scrap-Based Steelmaking Has a Shelf Life (PDF)
- Unit Fixed Costs, Not Headcount (PDF)
- The Hydrogen Mirage: Why Green Steel Timelines Keep Slipping (PDF)
- Green Steel Premiums: Promise or Illusion? (PDF)
- Governments as Steel Company Owners: Does Nationalisation Work? (PDF)
- What If Steel Stays Dirty? (PDF)
- Scunthorpe Unresolved (PDF)
- Zombie Steel Mills (PDF)
- Do G7 Countries Need Virgin Steelmaking? (PDF)
- Japan's Virgin Steelmaking Strategy (PDF)
- Do Developing Economies Need Steel? (PDF)
- The 1% Rule (PDF)
- The Overcapacity Trap (PDF)
- Two Worlds: Carbon Pricing (PDF)
- Steel Industry M&A Trend Analysis (PDF)
- Trillion Dollar Hydrogen Infrastructure (PDF)
- Critical Raw Materials Security (PDF)
- British Steel Scunthorpe Turnaround Plan (PDF)
- EU Steel Action Plan 2025 (PDF)
- Top Steel Industry Challenges 2025 (PDF)
- Trump Tariffs Global Impact (PDF)
- Hot Charging Steel Technology (PDF)
Steel Podcasts
- List of Steel Podcasts
- Episode 001: Steel Scrap Supply – Strategic Implications for the Decarbonising Steel Industry
- Episode 002: Profit Improvement Programmes
- Episode 003: Hidden Value in EAF By-Products
- Episode 004: Best Available Techniques (BAT)
- Episode 005: Steel Industry Investment Disasters – When Big Bets Go Wrong
- Episode 006: Steel Mill Yield Losses – Hidden Costs & Profit Recovery
- Episode 007: Capacity Utilisation – The Steel Industry's Most Powerful Predictive Metric
- Episode 008: China's Steel Flood – Overcapacity, Bankruptcies, and Promises
- Episode 009: The Feasibility Study Trap – Why Steel Projects Fail
- Episode 010: Busting Some Big Steel Myths – Three Industry Fallacies
- Episode 011: Why Steel Mills Don't Close – What Finally Closes Them
- Episode 012: Buying a Steel Mill – Red Flags in Due Diligence
Industry Essentials
Comprehensive reference guides covering key topics in the global steel industry:
- Steel Industry Essentials Hub - Complete directory
- Steel Industry Facts and Figures - Key statistics and data
- Green Steel & Decarbonisation - Low-carbon technologies and net-zero transition strategies
- Global Steel Capacity - Production capacity, utilisation rates, and expansion trends
- Steel Production Costs - Cost structures, raw materials, and optimisation strategies
- Specialty Steels & Alloy Grades - Tool steels, stainless grades, SBQ steels, bearing steels
- Steel Scrap & Recycling - Scrap grades, recycling economics, and global trade flows
- Steel Plant Equipment - Furnaces, casters, mills, and processing equipment
- Steel End-Use Applications - Sector analysis, product specifications, and industry requirements
- Semi-Finished Steel Products - Billets, blooms, slabs, production processes, and trading patterns
- Flat-Rolled Steel Products - HRC, CRC, galvanised and coated steel, automotive applications
- Steel Pipe & Tube
- Long Steel Products - Rebar, wire rod, structural sections, railway rail
- Steel Pricing - Pricing mechanisms, price indices, contract structures and Incoterms
Technical Reference — Galvanising Lines
- Temper Rolling & Tension Levelling - Strip shape, flatness and surface conditioning
- Air Knife & Coating Mass Control - X-ray measurement, knife design, edge baffles and automated control
- Coil Winding in Galvanising Lines - Radial and tangential stress, strip compressibility and winding failure modes
- Dross Formation & Control - Top and bottom dross mechanisms, aluminium control, removal and drainage practice
- Plate Mill Yield & Provisioning - Provided yield, yield cost and margin loss, plan view rolling and hydraulic gauge control
- Strip Centring in Vertical Furnaces - Roll crown mechanics, tracking-off versus heat buckle and thermal crown control
- Side Trimming in Steel Pickle Lines - Knife gap setup, cut edge characteristics, hold-down pressure and serrated edge causation
- Cold Rolling of Steel Strip - Roll bite fundamentals, emulsion lubrication, automatic gauge control, shape control, chatter and roll marks
Steel Industry by Country
Country Profiles
In-depth profiles of national steel industries covering facilities, plants and capacities, planned investments, logistics and ports, scrap flows, ownership, raw materials, energy, distribution, and key structural issues. Each profile includes full schema markup, FAQ, and numbered references.
- Steel Industry by Country — Profile Index - Hub page for all country profiles
- China Steel Industry - Baowu, HBIS, Ansteel, Shagang; ~1,005 Mt; overcapacity and export surge; EAF expansion
- Egypt Steel Industry - Ezz Steel, Hadisolb; ~10.7 Mt; EAF/scrap-import dependency; Dekheila & Ain Sokhna ports
- India Steel Industry - JSW, SAIL, Tata, AMNS India, JSPL; ~149 Mt; BF–BOF expansion; 300 Mt target by 2030
- Japan Steel Industry - Nippon Steel, JFE; ~84 Mt; EAF transition; decarbonisation; export competitiveness
- Turkey Steel Industry - Oyak/Erdemir, Kardemir, Çolakoglu, İçdaş, Tosyalı; ~36.9 Mt; EAF/scrap; EU CBAM exposure
- UK Steel Industry - British Steel Scunthorpe, Tata Port Talbot; ~4 Mt; BF closure; EAF transition; CBAM
- USA Steel Industry - Nucor, Cleveland-Cliffs, US Steel, SDI; ~79.5 Mt; EAF dominance; Section 232; scrap net-exporter
- Germany Steel Industry - thyssenkrupp Steel, Salzgitter (SALCOS), ArcelorMittal; ~35 Mt; energy cost crisis; DRI–EAF transition
- Italy Steel Industry - Arvedi, Feralpi, Beltrame; ~20 Mt; 70% EAF; Taranto crisis; Europe's largest scrap importer
- Canada Steel Industry - ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Algoma Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs/Stelco; ~12.5 Mt; US Section 232 tariff shock
- Australia Steel Industry - BlueScope Port Kembla, Whyalla (administration/rescue), InfraBuild; ~4.7 Mt; net importer
- Ukraine Steel Industry - Metinvest, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih; ~7.4 Mt (2025); wartime operations; CBAM impact; post-war H₂-DRI potential
- Steel Industry Strengths & Weaknesses by Country - comparative analysis of structural strengths and key vulnerabilities across all 12 profiled nations; WorldSteel 2024 data; strategic outlook summaries
Technical & Methodology
Technical Resources
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- Steel Process Expertise - Named consultants mapped to integrated mills, EAF mini-mills, rolling, tube production, specialty steel, and distribution
- Auto Steel Weight Analysis
Production Cost Models
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Research Tools
- Steel Grade Cross-Reference Finder - Equivalent grades across ASTM, EN, DIN, JIS, BS, ISO, GB and GOST standards
- Steel Production Emissions Calculator - Scope 1 & 2 CO₂ by process route
- Large Diameter Pipe Planner - ERW, LSAW and HSAW pipe dimensions and weight per metre
- Steel Long Product Size Guide - Wire, rod, rebar, bar, sections, billet & bloom size reference
- Steel Flat Product Size Guide - HRC, CRC, plate, galvanised, tinplate & slab gauge reference
- Steel Market Sentiment Analyser - AI sentiment analysis of the latest steel industry news
- Steel Industry Chronology Explorer - Searchable database of 150+ years of steel industry corporate history
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Price Analysis
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- Steel Value Chain — Flat Products
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Input Costs
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