The International Steel Trade

Erscheinungsjahr 1995
ISBN: 978-1-85573-100-4
Verlag: Woodhead Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Gewicht: 390 g

This book provides a basic guide to the iron and steel industry in a single convenient reference source. The origins of steel and its manufacture are explained first, with a basic outline of the principal steel grades. The author then goes on to look at production and consumption and its commercial significance. He also analyses the global trade in steel and shows its importance to the metals industry as alloying elements and coatings. The final section considers the future for steel, the changing trade patterns, environmental issues and the threat of substitutes to the industry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fish, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Schwerindustrie, Montanindustrie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Außenhandel
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Background and origins of steel; Properties and applications of steel; Steel products and manufacturing process; Production of iron and steel; Steelmaking raw materials; Steel consumption; Patterns of trade in steel; Steel pricing; Commercial and economic significance of steel; Future trends.