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We’re finally on Twitter…

April 30, 2009

We’re finally on Twitter – NerdsofSteel. Now you can follow us anywhere. Here’s the link: http://twitter.com/nerdsofsteel

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ArcelorMittal Q1 2009 results

April 29, 2009

ArcelorMittal reported Q1 results this morning.  You can access the press release here and a slide presentation here.  The company had positive EBITDA per ton of $50 and expects slightly better results in Q2.  ArcelorMittal’s results have been added to the Nerds of Steel earnings spreadsheet.

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World Steel Production for March, 2009 & Short Term Demand Forecast

April 27, 2009

The World Steel Association recently published two important sets of data. The first, published about a week ago are the latest figures for crude steel production by country through March of 2009. You can see and use that data in the Nerds spreadsheet below. In aggregate it shows an 8.3% improvement in global output March […]

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How long might this recession last?

February 23, 2009

The current economic downturn has wreaked significant havoc on the global economy and on the steel industry.  Not surprisingly we are all wondering “How long will this recession last and how bad will it get?”  Of course, no one knows.  But there are some historical precedents and while history may not provide a clear answer, […]

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European steel production and demand forecast 2009

February 6, 2009

We’re not a forecasting firm, we’re strategy consultants. But lately macroeconomic developments are at the forefront of everyone’s mind, for obvious reasons. So we’ve endeavored to keep you abreast of the latest forecasts and what they might mean for steel production and demand.  In this vein, I received the following question yesterday from one of […]

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2009 GDP forecasts and steel demand growth

February 2, 2009

The International Monetary Fund recently updated its global GDP growth forecast for 2009 and 2010.  Not surprisingly, the growth projections were revised downward.   So I thought I’d take the opportunity to update the graph showing the relationship between global GDP and steel demand and to refine the comments I made in a recent post using […]

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