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James Moss

After 20-some years consulting I'm still fascinated by the problems of strategy development in this basic industry, especially now that it stands at the center of an industrial revolution like no other. You can read more about me here.

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Steel Business Briefing Videos on YouTube

December 20, 2007

Those nice people at SBB have posted a few videos on YouTube under the name steelvids. The first video features former colleague Steve Randall explaining his Steel Index price product. Enjoy.

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BlueScope buys SteelScape back – and a whole lot more

December 19, 2007

Here’s BlueScope’s detailed description of the what they just acquired from Ternium. Follow the link below and download the original from the link on the righthand side of the page. BlueScopeSteelpresentation20Dec07[1].pdf

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Steel mill emissions map for the US

December 15, 2007

There’s a very useful Google Maps mashup from MapEcos that uses emissions data from the EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (which has been gathering industrial emissions data from industrial facilities since 1988). You will be asked to enter a name and a zip code on the landing page link above. You can do so or just hit skip it […]

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Baosteel profile

December 14, 2007

On the subject of China, here’s a nice profile of Baosteel both in China and America.

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Scrap consumption calculations

December 13, 2007

This file – Scrap use Calculations – is a little old, but it’s from the Steel Recycling Institute and offers one way of calculating both scrap use and recycled content in steelmaking by both EAF and BOF routes. There are good explanations of scrap terms particularly home, prompt etc.  

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Bureau of Census Industry Series Reports

November 2, 2007

Yeah, let’s get nerdy. If you really want to get into the detail of a specific manufacturing sector follow this link to the Bureau of Census Industry Series Reports. There are about 20 subsectors under primary metals manufacturing. The latest series are only from 2002 unfortunately, but it’s a start. Enjoy!

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