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24-Jul-2009
The automotive and construction industries are among the hardest hit by the crisis. This paper examines the impact of the global economic downturn on the long-term competitiveness of the automotive and construction sectors and explores how governments can support restructuring and renewal without distorting market dynamics.
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10-Jan-2007
Environmental issues have significant impacts on the global steel industry, and policy makers are continuing to focus on ways to further promote environmental sustainability. This November 2006 meeting covered several related issues. Presentations are now available on line.
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22-Mar-2006
This annual publication provides statistical tables showing steel production, consumption and trade data, as well as indicators of activity such as employment levels, annual investment expenditures by sector and by country, export prices, domestic prices and indices for certain iron and steel products. Data for this new edition cover the year 2004.
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29-Jun-2004
In 2003, world steel consumption increased by 6.6 % compared to 2002, and further increases by 6 % in 2004 and 5 % in 2005 are expected.
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18-Jul-2003
Senior government officials from major steel-producing economies convened a sixth High-Level Meeting on steel at the OECD in Paris on 18 July (i) to discuss significant industry, market and policy developments, and (ii) to advance work on a proposed steel agreement to discipline subsidies. They agreed that work on the elements of a possible agreement had made substantial progress and that efforts should be made to continue work on an expedited basis in 2003 and 2004.
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23-Jan-2003
Senior government officials from major steel-producing economies met at the OECD in Paris on 18-19 December 2002. They agreed to undertake work immediately on the elements of an agreement for reducing or eliminating steel trade-distorting subsidies at all levels of government.
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24-Apr-2002
Governments representing virtually all steel-producing areas have voiced their support for the continuation of the inter-governmental High-Level dialogue on steel organised by the OECD.
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15-Apr-2002
OECD governments will meet in Paris on 18-19 April 2002 to continue their work on improving the conditions in world steel and to confirm the directions of their future work.
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08-Feb-2002
The OECD convened a third High-Level Meeting on steel on 7-8 February 2002, in Paris, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Herwig Schlögl, Deputy Secretary General of the OECD. Senior Government officials from most major steel-producing areas participated in the discussions.
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19-Dec-2001
The second High-Level Meeting on Steel brought together senior government policymakers from all major steel-producing areas to address the facilitation of market-driven closures of inefficient facilities worldwide.
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