This report contains a detailed study of the North American steel industry and its various segments. In North America, crude steel production was pegged at 78.41 million tonnes for the first seven months of 2006, 6.6% higher than the production for the same period in the previous year. The report employs Micheal Porters Five Forces model and the PEST framework for analysis.
The report also profiles the leading firms of the industry - Mittal Steel, US Steel Corp and Nucor Corp - and provides their competitive positioning. It also talks about the strategies adopted by these firms in details. The report also includes a brief financial analysis of the competing firms. It finally ends with a broad future outlook regarding the industry and its overall performance.
