Global demand for steel has continued to grow in spite of the subdued economy worldwide. While the global economic downturn challenged the steel industry in terms of declining output, the industry remains on trajectory towards strong growth to 2020. The industry faces a main challenge of maintaining its profit margins while dealing with high input costs along with raw material costs.

This research analyzes the global steel industry in its report Analyzing the Global Steel Industry 2016. The analysis of the global steel industry includes an industry overview, value and volume analysis, industry segmentation through geography, globalization and consolidation in the global steel industry and an analysis of the drivers in the steel industry such as raw materials, products, prices, etc.

Industry challenges and an industry outlook to 2020 is included in the report. This challenges have great effect in our Pipe fitting items A Porter's Five Forces Framework analysis on the global steel industry looks further at the competitive scenario in the global steel industry.

Major industry players such as ArcelorMittal, Bao steel, Nippon Steel, and others are analyzed in the report through a company profile, an analysis of their businesses, a financial analysis and a SWOT analysis.