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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Steel industry unable to adjust to economic realities.

The steel industry is suffering from chronic overcapacity, with production ability of 1.8B tons but expected 2012 orders of just 1.5B tons. And instead of cutting back, the sector is building more mills, often supported by governments. Major problems include the fragmentation in the industry and the political difficulties of closing plants - witness ArcelorMittal's (MT) travails in eastern France, where the government has threatened to nationalize one of the company's mills

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