Description
SWOT ANALYSIS OF US STEEL
US Steel
Parent Company
United States Steel Corporation
Category
Iron & Steel
Sector
Industrial products
Tagline/ Slogan
Building Value, World competitive, Making Steel
One of the World’s largest steel producer & manufactures a wide range USP of value-added steel sheet and tubular products
STP
Flat-rolled Products (Flat-rolled), U. S. Steel Europe (USSE) Segment and Tubular Products (Tubular)
Automotive, appliance, container, industrial machinery, construction, Target Group and oil and gas industries
Positioning
Setting world-class standards in everything it does
SWOT Analysis
1. Market leader in US with a workforce of over 45,000 2. Operations are efficient and high tech 3. A leader in both process and product technology 4. Annual raw steelmaking capability of nearly 30 million net tons Strength 5. The company’s customer focus is intense
1. U. S. Steel and its end-product markets continue to be impacted by challenging economic conditions 2. Increased imports of steel products into North America shows Weakness inability to cater to demand
1. Exploit opportunities related to the availability of reasonably priced natural gas as an alternative to coke in the iron reduction process to improve cost competitiveness 2. The increased and ongoing development of shale resources presents an opportunity to increase tubular product sales Opportunity 3. The completion of the ERP project will provide opportunities to
streamline, standardize and centralize business processes in order to maximize cost effectiveness, efficiency and control across global operations
1. U. S. Steel may face increased risks of customer and supplier defaults 2. Rapidly growing supply in China may result in additional excess worldwide capacity and falling steel prices 3. Steel consumption is highly cyclical which may have an adverse Threats effect on profitability and cash flow
Competition
1. AK Steel Holding Corporation 2. Allegheny Technologies Incorporated Competitors 3. ArcelorMittal
doc_458982234.docx
SWOT ANALYSIS OF US STEEL
US Steel
Parent Company
United States Steel Corporation
Category
Iron & Steel
Sector
Industrial products
Tagline/ Slogan
Building Value, World competitive, Making Steel
One of the World’s largest steel producer & manufactures a wide range USP of value-added steel sheet and tubular products
STP
Flat-rolled Products (Flat-rolled), U. S. Steel Europe (USSE) Segment and Tubular Products (Tubular)
Automotive, appliance, container, industrial machinery, construction, Target Group and oil and gas industries
Positioning
Setting world-class standards in everything it does
SWOT Analysis
1. Market leader in US with a workforce of over 45,000 2. Operations are efficient and high tech 3. A leader in both process and product technology 4. Annual raw steelmaking capability of nearly 30 million net tons Strength 5. The company’s customer focus is intense
1. U. S. Steel and its end-product markets continue to be impacted by challenging economic conditions 2. Increased imports of steel products into North America shows Weakness inability to cater to demand
1. Exploit opportunities related to the availability of reasonably priced natural gas as an alternative to coke in the iron reduction process to improve cost competitiveness 2. The increased and ongoing development of shale resources presents an opportunity to increase tubular product sales Opportunity 3. The completion of the ERP project will provide opportunities to
streamline, standardize and centralize business processes in order to maximize cost effectiveness, efficiency and control across global operations
1. U. S. Steel may face increased risks of customer and supplier defaults 2. Rapidly growing supply in China may result in additional excess worldwide capacity and falling steel prices 3. Steel consumption is highly cyclical which may have an adverse Threats effect on profitability and cash flow
Competition
1. AK Steel Holding Corporation 2. Allegheny Technologies Incorporated Competitors 3. ArcelorMittal
doc_458982234.docx