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Problem: How to stay competitive and pursue growth in a troubled steel industry?

Competition: Nucor Corporation is the second-largest steel producer in the United States and has had net sales of $4.58 billion in 2000. Nucor recycles approximately 10 million tons of scrap steel. Nucor is pursuing long-term growth and wants to improve its position from the second-largest U.S. steelmaker by overtaking U.S. steel, who is the industry leader.
Competition analysis in the Steel Industry
The pressures form substitutes, suppliers and new entrants are low, as shown in figure 1 below. Since buyers are less in number and buy in huge quantities, the competitive pressure is high. The intensity of the rivalry is very high especially after the consolidation of international steel makers. The number of players is less and there is huge excess capacity. The product is standard and not much can be done to create differentiation, so the basis of competition is cost. There is a huge pressure......

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