Industry: Steel Industry Company: Ryerson Holdings

https://www.ryerson.com

Dominant Economic Features

Industry Analysis

What are the industry's dominant economic features? (The entire steel industry, not just Ryerson Holdings). Generate an industry profile that describes the economic features of your company's industry. For each bulleted item below, describe the current state of each. Also, describe how any of these are changing with time. (Please provide references if needed).

• Market Size & Growth Rate:
• Scope of Competitive Rivalry:
• Number of Rivals in Industry:
• Customer Needs & Requirements:
• Production Capacity Utilization:
• Pace of Technological Change:
• Degree of Vertical Integration:
• Product Innovation:
• Degree of Product Differentiation:
• Scale of Economies:
• Learning and Experience Effects:

List in order of importance, the 4 from above that will most affect your company's success over the next 3 years and state why for each one.