... strengthen themselves without directly competing against U.S. producers. Antidumping Rulings: U.S. integrated steel producers filed charges of dumping against foreign competitors -- primarily the Germans and Japanese. Bargaining Power of Suppliers The bargaining power of suppliers within such industry is low. The supply factors of production (transformation factors) are labor to operate plants, capital facilities, and land. Recent modernization has significantly substituted technology for labor in steel production ... integrating its co-producers. Its competition has yet to perfect this...

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