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MCI Publications and Citations

Metals Consulting International's expertise and data resources are cited by leading academic institutions, government agencies, and regulatory bodies worldwide. Our comprehensive steel industry databases and analysis support research, policy development, and regulatory decisions across multiple jurisdictions.

Recognition Highlights: MCI data and expert analysis cited in peer-reviewed journals including Nature Climate Change and Earth's Future (AGU), Harvard Business School research, EU Commission regulations, UK Parliamentary submissions, ICCT reports, and leading financial media including the Financial Times. Learn more about MCI's credentials.

Comprehensive Citation Database: For a complete listing of 100+ academic, government, and industry citations of MCI work, visit our Steelonthenet Citations Page.

Academic Research Citations

Financial Development and Technology Diffusion

Harvard Business School Working Paper

Authors: Diego Comin (Dartmouth College), Ramana Nanda (Harvard Business School)

Date: December 2018

URL: Imperial College Repository

Summary: Harvard Business School research examining the relationship between financial development and technology diffusion across countries. The study utilizes MCI's steel industry capacity database as part of its empirical analysis of technology adoption patterns in industrial sectors.

Technological Solutions to China's Carbon Neutrality in the Steel and Cement Sectors

Earth's Future (American Geophysical Union) Journal Article

Authors: Peipei Chen, Shaohui Zhang, Jing Meng, Tianyang Lei, Boxi Li, D'Maris Coffman

Date: 7 September 2023

URL: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022EF003255

Summary: Peer-reviewed article in Earth's Future (American Geophysical Union) analyzing technological pathways for achieving carbon neutrality in China's steel and cement sectors. The research cites MCI's steel industry capacity database for plant-level emissions analysis and technology adoption modeling.

Plant-by-plant decarbonization strategies for the global steel industry

Nature Climate Change Journal Article

Date: 20 September 2023

URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01808-z

Summary: Peer-reviewed academic article published in Nature Climate Change analyzing decarbonization pathways for the global steel industry. The research cites MCI's comprehensive iron and steel sector capacity database as a foundational data source for plant-level analysis and emissions mapping. This database covers 4,500+ facilities globally.

Media Recognition

Ten in race for British Steel as clock to lodge bids ticks down

Financial Times Article

Date: 28 June 2019

URL: https://www.ft.com/content/65bbdd02-98e9-11e9-9573-ee5cbb98ed36

Summary: Financial Times coverage of the competitive bidding process for British Steel during its insolvency proceedings, featuring expert analysis from Andrzej Kotas on the strategic considerations facing potential bidders and the commercial viability of various rescue scenarios.

British Steel faces uncertain future despite Scunthorpe rescue

Financial Times Article

Date: 17 November 2019

URL: https://www.ft.com/content/8b81b65a-0924-11ea-b2d6-9bf4d1957a67

Summary: Financial Times article examining the future prospects of British Steel following its acquisition by Jingye Group, featuring expert commentary by Andrzej Kotas on the structural challenges facing UK steelmaking and the economic viability of different strategic options.

Government & Policy Citations

Liberty Steel and the Future of the UK Steel Industry

UK Parliamentary Written Evidence

Submitted to: Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

Date: 14 May 2021

URL: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/35937/html/

Summary: Written evidence submitted to the UK Parliament's Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examining the challenges facing Liberty Steel and the broader UK steel sector, including analysis of economic viability, decarbonisation strategies, and policy recommendations.

EU Anti-Dumping Regulation 2023/968 on Chinese Steel Plate Imports

European Commission Official Regulation

Full Title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/968 - Imposing definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain heavy plates of non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China

Date: 16 May 2023

URL: Official EU Legal Database

Summary: Official European Commission regulation imposing anti-dumping duties on Chinese heavy steel plates. The regulation references Metals Consulting International's steel capacity database as the authoritative source for data on Chinese plate production capacity (2021), demonstrating MCI's role in informing EU trade policy decisions.

Industry Research Citations

GID-Iron and Steel Emission Database

International Collaborative Research Database

Organization: Global Iron and Steel Database Project

Date: 2019-Present

URL: http://gidmodel.org.cn

Summary: International collaborative database integrating global and regional iron and steel plant information. GISD incorporates data from the Metal Consulting International Limited (MCI) database created by James King, providing comprehensive emissions and production data for worldwide steel manufacturing facilities.

Tracing the steel supply chain of the shipbuilding industry

ICCT Research Report

Publisher: International Council on Clean Transportation

Date: September 2024

URL: https://theicct.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ID-174-Shipbuilding-steel_final.pdf

Summary: Research report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) analyzing the steel supply chain for global shipbuilding. The study references Metals Consulting International's steel plant database as a key data source for mapping steel production facilities and their associated emissions profiles.

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Recognition Built on Expertise

MCI's citations in leading academic journals, government policy documents, and international regulations reflect the quality and authority of our work. This recognition is built on:

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