Share of cross-border deals in global metals sector 2003-2015
This statistic shows the percentage of cross-border deals in the metals sector to the total number of deals from 2003 to 2015. In 2005, 40 percent of the worldwide metals deals occurred across international borders. The metals market in China is strongly influential on the rest of the world, as it is one of the largest consumers of steel and iron ore. It is expected that metals companies will likely begin to create partnerships and other alliances within the industry rather than merge or acquire other companies.
