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Establishing models of material flows – such as the ones existing for aluminum and
steel
– and linking them with “circular economy” strategies, such as waste reduction and reuse, would be a good start.
The current Five-Year Plan aims to reduce excess capacity in the coal and
steel
sectors, identify and restructure nonviable “zombie” SOEs, and fund programs to support affected workers.
After all, that piecemeal approach is what had helped to build the EU ever since its origins in the coal and
steel
community of the 1950’s.
The United Arab Emirates has initiated the world's first large-scale CCS project in the iron and
steel
sector.
Even the most powerful country, the US, has reluctantly yielded to its finding, for instance, that its
steel
tariffs violated international trade law.
But, by acquiescing on bilateral trade – the dumping of Chinese-made
steel
on the Indian market is just one of many examples – India has inadvertently helped foot the bill for the PLA’s encirclement strategy.
In England today, Indian curry houses employ more people than the iron and steel, coal and shipbuilding industries combined.
On the other hand, economic life flourished earlier in the American zone, whereas the British tried to extract direct benefits by, for example, dismantling
steel
works and bringing the parts to Britain.
But most buildings today are constructed using bricks and mortar, concrete, and, for larger structures,
steel
– all materials that produce substantial carbon emissions during the manufacturing process.
One of these is cross-laminated timber (CLT), which is made by gluing together layers of wood to create panels that are as strong as
steel
or concrete, and thus can replace those materials in buildings.
Second, while the US economy remains the largest in the world by most measures, comprising one-quarter of global GDP, this share is ten percentage points lower than in the 1960s, when US factories produced the most steel, autos, and aircraft in the world.
The reason is microeconomic, not macroeconomic: you can sell only so much
steel
or auto parts at home, and labor productivity in service industries does not match that of export-oriented activities.
Sectors to focus on include power generation, which accounts for about 35% of global CO2 emissions, and production of cement, chemicals, and
steel.
Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, new technologies in cotton textiles, iron and steel, and transportation delivered steadily rising levels of labor productivity for the first time in history.
Labor productivity in manufacturing industries rose much faster than in the rest of the economy: The same or higher quantity of steel, cars, and electronics could be produced with far fewer workers.
The Davignon “manifest crisis” cartels, which once helped manage the European
steel
industry’s decline, urgently need to be revived.
Libya withstood the sanctions in part by importing food and oil infrastructure supplies via Egypt, and by exporting petroleum and
steel
with Mubarak’s help.
For example, officials, seeking to secure promotions by achieving short-term economic targets, misallocated resources; basic industries like
steel
and cement built up vast excess capacity; and bad loans accumulated on the balance sheets of banks and local governments.
Many traditional industries, such as textiles and steel, are likely to face shrinking global markets and over-capacity, driven by demand shifts and environmental concerns.
Increased costs for
steel
and aluminum inputs as a result of Trump’s tariffs (leaving aside foreign retaliation) only exacerbate the industry’s problems.
Major Vietnamese exporters of seafood and
steel
have already been hit with new US tariffs,and additional sectors, such as textiles, could be next.
A progression of manufacturing industries – textiles, steel, automobiles – emerged from the ashes of the traditional craft and guild systems, transforming agrarian societies into urban ones.
It is pivotal in both
steel
and cement production.
Together with other European governments, France is also agitating against the takeover of the Luxembourg-based
steel
company Arcelor by a Netherlands company largely controlled by an Indian
steel
magnate.
Yet, barring particular sectors like steel, most American politicians and bosses bit their tongues about the dollar's strength and few, if any, have jumped for joy at its recent decline.
Start by canceling the tariffs on
steel
and other imports that Trump has threatened to impose.
For example, they hurt industries that use steel, such as automobile producers, as well as consumers who face higher prices for finished products, not to mention farmers and others who then face retaliatory barriers to exporting their own products.
Officials shudder at the memory of ill-fated interventions designed to prop up failing companies (such as carmakers and
steel
producers) or invest in ultimately doomed new technologies (Concorde, DeLorean cars).
Excessive law-making has pushed up prices and pushed out investors, not only from refining and petrochemicals, but from all energy-intensive sectors, including aluminum, steel, and cement.
But Europe’s economy will not grow, and a sufficient number of jobs will not be created, if such vital industries as aluminum, steel, fuels, plastics, and cement are not allowed to thrive.
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