A SIDERURGIA E SUA ADAPTAÇÃO AO NOVO PARADIGMA TECNOLÓGICO

Abstract

Since the middle of the 1970s, the World steel industry has restructured itself as a result of the energy crisis and consequent reduction of steel use in the main steel-intensive products. This article shows that the steel industry has adjusted its production structure in response to changes in the demand. Cost-saving innovations and, especially, product innovations have been introduced, making steel a lighter, more malleable and more resistant product than it was before, acquiring characteristics of a new material and resume its important role in the industry as a whole.