This report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural risk), risks arising from the expected future performance of the industry (growth risk) and risk arising from forces external to the industry (external sensitivity risk).
Operators in this industry manufacture one or more of the following products: fabricated structural metal products; pre-fabricated metal buildings, panels and sections; and metal plate work products. This includes products such as steel and metal concrete reinforcing bars, fabricated bar joists, and bridge, boat and ship sections.
The primary activities of firms in this industry are:
- Manufacturing fabricated structural metal products
- Manufacturing metal plate work products
- Manufacturing prefabricated metal buildings
- Manufacturing prefabricated metal panels
- Manufacturing prefabricated metal sections