Steel Industry M&A Trend Analysis

Key Points

• The analysis aims to illustrate the trends in mergers and acquisitions in the steel industry over three decades.
• Examined 30 years of merger and acquisition data
• Categorized deals into three distinct phases
• Analyzed acquisition costs for various steel types
• Identified three phases of consolidation: scale-focused, crisis-driven, and technology-driven
• Found acquisition costs ranging from $1 to $18,500 per tonne
• Noted a shift from horizontal integration to supply chain control and decarbonisation strategies