Total value of completed top 10 deals in global metals sector 2015

This statistic depicts the top ten completed deals in the metals sector worldwide by value in 2015. During this year, Grupo Ferroatlantica SA bid for Globe Specialty Metals Inc. in a deal valued at 1.33 billion U.S. dollars. 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.