This paper explores the nature of exit barriers in the steel industry, their social and economic implications, and … policy approaches to deal with exits and steel industry restructuring. Barriers to exit in the steel industry require … the closure of inefficient or unviable steel plants, though cost factors specific to the steel industry are important …

Since the iron and steel sector contributes considerably to industrial CO2 emissions it is important to identify the … underlying factors driving steel demand. Using a panel dataset this paper examines the interrelation of steel demand with GDP and … its composition, in particular the investment share since investment goods can be expected to be particularly steel …