The global steel industry is undergoing a period of profound change, with a small number of large steelmakers looking set to dominate world markets. A few global giants and a number of smeller, specialist niche players: that's one vision for the future of steelmaking. While carbon steelmaking has been spreading to all corners of the world over the past 25 years, we have also seen the rapid development of the multinational steelmaker at a time of unprecedented growth in steel trade, as the global marketplace evolves, boosted by e-commerce.