Steel Costs

Steel costs
Steel costs threaten makers of auto parts. "Parts suppliers, always under pricing pressure from their customers, have so far had to absorb an astonishing 54 per cent rise in the price of hot-rolled coil steel since last June", (Porter I, 2004, 'Steel costs threaten makers of auto parts', The West Australian, p38). This presents a huge problem for the producers of auto parts, as they see their profits being eliminated, leaving them with two options. …