Das Metallhandwerk zählt zu den großen Bereichen des deutschen Handwerks; in ihm sind die Metallbauer und die Feinwerkmechaniker sowie die Metall- und Glockengießer zusammengefasst. Da Metallbauer ihre Tätigkeiten vorwiegend für Bauwerke erbringen, ist der Handwerkszweig in besonderer Weise...

Das Metallhandwerk zählt zu den großen Bereichen des deutschen Handwerks; in ihm sind die Metallbauer und die Feinwerkmechaniker sowie die Metall- und Glockengießer zusammengefasst. Da Metallbauer ihre Tätigkeiten vorwiegend für Bauwerke erbringen, ist der Handwerkszweig in besonderer Weise...

We analyze more than 20,000 forecasts of nine metal prices at four different forecast horizons. We document that forecasts are heterogeneous and report that anti-herding appears to be a source of this heterogeneity. Forecaster anti-herding reflects strategic interactions among forecasters that...

The Foundry industry is rallying on a road between Dividends and Doom. Dividends will be due to technical impetus the industry invigourates in near future and doom if the physical condominium are allowed to sustain in a grossly deteriorating environment both due to lack of Quality and...

Niobium is a highly strategic mineral, in which Brazil holds almost all of the world's reserves followed by Canada. Niobium has an important role in steel alloys for the aerospace industry and future potential for the industry's superconductors. The present paper investigates the prevailing...

Various stakeholders are increasingly encouraging companies from the real economy to adopt measures facilitating their transition towards carbon neutrality. In this context, companies are expected to implement forward-looking strategies and climate-related reporting practices using scenario...

The article reviews recent developments and the current state of the global steel markets. Special emphasis is given on the transition from an industry in crisis towards a new boom industry and the global concentration process through mergers & acquisitions among steel companies

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...