A BRIEF DISCUSSION ON CURRENT SITUATION OF STEEL TUBE INDUSTRIES IN EU AND GERMANY

Along with the collaps of CMEA and the boundary opening,dramatic changes have happened with EU and German steel tube industries. The paper covers information concerning import/export of steel tubes,reduction of equipment capacity and staff reduction in EU during the period from 1988 to 1995. Also in the paper is a brief discussion on the current situation of EU and German steel tube industries.