Do you mean acquisitions, e.g. Mittal Steel and Arcelor?
PS: Yes, and many other transactions. The steel industry is starting to consolidate into larger entities in order to better cope with pressure from suppliers and customers. The trend of vertical integration is also expected where investors try to buy sources of raw material as well as distribution channels. This is the tendency of big investors to connect resources, production and distribution in one cycle and so be able to sign stable contracts. J: Can the Czech steel production expect any big changes? PS: This process will no longer concern the Government of CR as such because the main steel producers have already become part of multinational units (Mittal Steel Ostrava – Mittal or Vítkovice Steel – Evraz). Only Třinecké železárny can be of certain interest to potential investors. As such they are all subject to the international strategies of their owners and are part of the global consolidation of the steel industry that is now occuring. J: And what is your opinion on the acquisiti
