China's Emergence as the World's Largest Steel Producer Continues to Have a Major Impact on the Steel Market in North America.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48545) has announced the addition of North American Steel Industry: An Analysis to their offering.

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 detail. 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.

1. Introduction
 1.1 Industry Definition

 1.2 Industry Segments
 The industry can be grouped into three segments:
 Integrated Producers
 Minimills
 Speciality Steel Producers

 2. Market Dynamics
 2.1 Market Overview
 2.2 Market Trends
 2.3 Key Drivers
 2.4 Major Issues and Implications

 3. PEST Analysis
 3.1. Political Factors
 3.2. Economic Factors
 3.3. Social Factors
 3.4. Technological Factors

 4. Michael Porters Five Forces Analysis
 4.1 Buyers' Power
 4.2 Suppliers' Power
 4.3 Intensity of Competition
 4.4 Threat of New Entrants
 4.5 Threat of Substitutes

 5. Competitive Landscape
 5.1 Competitive Positioning
 The competing companies have been assessed on the following
 parameters:
Revenue
Product Segments
Product Range
Production Capacity
Major Customers
Manufacturing Facilities
Geographic Presence

 5.2 Competition Strategies
 5.3 Financial Analysis
 5.3.1 Income Statement Analysis
 5.3.2 Balance sheet Analysis
 5.4 Stock Performance

 6. Industry Outlook

 Appendix I: International Conferences and Annual Meetings
 Appendix II:  Industry Associations and Organizations

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Companies Mentioned: Mittal Steel, United States Steel, Ryerson, AK Steel Holding, LTV Corp, Dofasco, Nucor, Trico, Birmingham, Corus Tuscaloosa, Fort Howard, Marion Steel, Connecticut Steel, Stelco, Rouge Industries, Georgetown Steel, Republic Engineered products, WCI Steel, Ivaco, Slater Steel, Weirton Steel, Kentucky Electric Steel, Calumet Steel, National Steel, Sheffield Steel, Bethlehem Steel, GalvPro, Excalibur Holdings Corp, Precision Specialty Metals, Republic Technologies, Trico Steel, GS Industries Inc, Heartland Steel Inc, CSC Ltd, LTV Corp, Northwestern Steel&Wire, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Vision Metals Inc, J&L Structural Steel Inc, Gulf States Steel, Qualitech Steel SBQ LLC, Geneva Steel Co, Laclede Steel Co, Acme Metals, Al Tech Specialty Steel

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