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What is backward integration in steel industry?

April 26, 2017backward Industry Integration steel

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What is backward integration in steel industry?

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refers to vertical integration, that is, a company takes over certain stages upstream (Backward) or downstream(Forward) from its postion in the supply chain. A steel manufacturing company that wants to integrate backwards would therefore buy the ore mine.