Forces Analysis of the Steel Industry & Firm Level capabilities analysis 1. Competition from substitutes Increasing substitutes in the form of plastics‚ aluminum and advanced composites. 2. Threat of Entry High barriers to entry in the integrated mill segment. However‚ with the mini-mills‚ the barriers are being lowered due to lower costs (a tenth of those in the integrated mills per ton of steel produced). 3. Competition from rivals Highly competitive since products are not differentiated
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Knowledge Series 7 Steel In The Veins Steel is undoubtedly the one metal that has helped build most modern societies — and nations. And‚ as a nation of 1.3 billion people steps on the threshold of a new era‚ DhanBank PRU examines the nature of the beast that is the Indian steel industry. Contents Page No 1. 2. Why Steel? First Glance A) Demand Driver B) Pricing Trends C) Raw Material 3. Industry Structure A) B) C) D) E) 4. Major Players SAIL Tata Steel JSW Comparison 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
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------------------------------------------------- Alloy Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron‚ with carbon content between 0.02% and 2.14% by mass. An alloy is a metallic solid solution composed of two or more elements. Complete solid solution alloys give single solid phase microstructure‚ while partial solutions give two or more phases that may or may not be homogeneous in distribution‚ depending on thermal (heat treatment) history. Alloys usually have different properties from those
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Introduction (partial) By 1984‚ Chaparral’s existing product had achieved their maximum possible market share‚ and to increase it further‚ it would have required additional price cut. So‚ the option with the firm was to expand its operation in the segment of specialty steel segment‚ which is typical mini mill product line. The alternative was to increase beam size capacity and directly challenge large integrated steel companies. Due to constraint of the rating of available rolling mill‚ it could
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Carbon steel is steel in which the main interstitial alloying constituent is carbon in the range of 0.12–2.0%. The American Iron and Steel Institute(AISI) defines carbon steel as the following: "Steel is considered to be carbon steel when no minimum content is specified or required for chromium‚cobalt‚ molybdenum‚ nickel‚ niobium‚ titanium‚ tungsten‚ vanadium or zirconium‚ or any other element to be added to obtain a desired alloying effect; when the specified minimum for copper does not exceed 0
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Sergio Galazia Mr. Flick College Writing II-8:00 23 September 2012 The Rise‚ The Fall‚ and the Rebirth of Youngstown’s Steel Industry Youngstown Ohio was once a booming steel production city located in Mahoning County just west of the Pennsylvania border. Many young adults who were raised in or around Youngstown can remember hearing about “the good old days” or back when “the mills were up and running.” It was a much different town then. Basically every family from Youngstown had at
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Memo To: Jack Clark Cc: Mozaffar Khan‚ Derek Johnson From: Mauricio Sadi Andrade Date: March 15‚ 2010 Subject: Lehigh ’s 1993 product mix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this memo is to recommend you a product mix for Lehigh in the year of 1993 based on profit calculations and other business considerations. Recommendation: 1993 product mix should include only High Speed Based on an approach resultant from the combination of ABC plus Theory of Constraints (TOC)‚ I recommend
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enough to provide them mobility yet strong enough to stop European blades‚ and used weapons made of a steel so well-forged that it bent under pressure without breaking‚ yet held an edge so sharp it could cleave a man in half with only the force behind one arm. What was the secret steel of the Near East; it’s forging guarded so well by the sword smiths of Syria? That steel was called Damascus steel‚ a term used by the Crusaders to describe the
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U.S. Steel industry. What conclusion can you draw from this? Degree of Rivalry: Mini mills were being used by the foreign competition which mean they were able to produce steel at less expensive rates passing that on ot their customers. Barriers to entry: Starting in the 1970’s since there were no trade barriers companies overseas were able to manufacture and sell steel for a much lower price here in the United States therefore affecting companies domestically. Supplier power: Once steel became
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and Steel structure? And for what purposes is it better to use concrete or steel structures? Concrete is the second most used material for construction after water in the world. Concrete is widely used in today construction industry because of its durability and compatibility. It can be mounded in any shape which makes it a very useful. In addition to the unique aesthetics achieved with concrete construction. Steel has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any construction material. steel used
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