This report was produced by the OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate (STI), under the leadership of Jerry Sheehan, STI Director, Kévin Magron, STI Deputy Director, Stephan Raes, Head of the Structural and Industry Policy Division, and Sebastian Ordelheide, Head of Communications.
The report was prepared by Peter Avery, consultant, and Anthony de Carvalho, Head of the OECD Steel Unit, based on work discussed and declassified by the OECD Steel Committee. Current and previous members of the Steel Unit (Aryan Agarwal, Adrien Corneille, Luciano Giua, Danhak Gu, Claire Hoffmann, Fabien Mercier, Masanobu Nakamizu, Elyas Pannetier, Pieter Parmentier, Rodrigo Pazos, Michele Rimini, Maika Sakamoto and Lenka Wildnerova) authored and/or contributed to the original research and analysis brought together in this report. Sanela Bajrovic and Pauline Barbet provided the organisational and production support that made this publication possible, while Julie Harris made indispensable editorial contributions.
The OECD Steel Unit wishes to express its special appreciation to the delegates of the Steel Committee. Delegates have contributed immensely to this work through their expert guidance, review and comments on previous drafts.