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- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
don’t remember many cases from 46 years ago, but “Head Ski” is implanted in my brain. Howard Head invented and popularized the first metal (aluminum) skis in the early 1950s, using many cutting-edge... View Details
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
Climate Base Podcasts: My Climate Journey Slack Groups: Air Miners for the carbon removal community, and New Energy Nexus for the climate tech community Employees: Climate Voice for an employee climate... View Details
- April 1987
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (J): Walking Beam Furnaces
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (J): Walking Beam Furnaces." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-143, April 1987.
- April 1987 (Revised May 1988)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (E): Galvanize Rejects at Indiana Motors
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (E): Galvanize Rejects at Indiana Motors." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-138, April 1987. (Revised May 1988.)
- March 1987 (Revised May 1987)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (R): Darnall's Thoughts
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (R): Darnall's Thoughts." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-151, March 1987. (Revised May 1987.)
- April 1987 (Revised May 1987)
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (M): Humidity-Controlled Inventory Storage in No. 3 Cold Mill
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (M): Humidity-Controlled Inventory Storage in No. 3 Cold Mill." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-146, April 1987. (Revised May 1987.)
Richard S. Reynolds
Believing that aluminum was the metal of the future, R. S. Reynolds devoted his metal company’s efforts to its production, despite slow growth of the product in the 1910s. However, because of Reynolds’... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
In the summer of 2023, Initiatives intern Skye Bluestein conducted important research with the BEI on the intersection of environmental justice (EJ), policy, and business. The resulting paper posted below provides an interesting View Details
- December 2011
- Supplement
Aluar: Aluminio Argentino S.A. (B) Spreadsheet Supplement
By: David F. Hawkins, Hernan Etiennot, Gustavo A. Herrero and Hugo Pentenero
- October 2013 (Revised December 2015)
- Case
Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (A)
By: Paul Healy and Penelope Rossano
In spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's recent entry into the aluminum market was affecting both supply and demand. Furthermore, downstream and upstream... View Details
Keywords: Acquisitions; Strategy; Aluminum; Accounting; Financials; Alcoa; Rio Tinto; Alcan; Metals and Minerals; Competition; Consolidation; Emerging Markets; Acquisition; Financial Statements; Manufacturing Industry; Canada; China; Russia
Healy, Paul, and Penelope Rossano. "Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 114-029, October 2013. (Revised December 2015.)
- August 2014 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Molycorp: Morgan Brothers' Reverse Convertible Notes (C)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
In August 2011, Morgan Brothers Bank was issuing a $2.5 million reverse convertible note with payoffs linked to the price of Molycorp's common stock. These financially engineered securities were just one of many kinds of structured notes available in the retail market.... View Details
Keywords: Structured Products; Reverse Convertible Notes; Replication; Option Pricing; Bond Pricing; Financial Engineering; Valuation; Metals and Minerals; Debt Securities; Finance; Investment; Mining Industry; Financial Services Industry; Canada; California
Esty, Benjamin C., and E. Scott Mayfield. "Molycorp: Morgan Brothers' Reverse Convertible Notes (C)." Harvard Business School Case 215-002, August 2014. (Revised March 2015.)
- September 1974 (Revised October 1981)
- Background Note
Brief Description of Steelmaking
By: Paul W. Marshall
Marshall, Paul W. "Brief Description of Steelmaking." Harvard Business School Background Note 675-033, September 1974. (Revised October 1981.)
- June 1988 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Amalgamated Aluminum Pigments Division: The Technical Service Conundrum
Shapiro, Benson P. "Amalgamated Aluminum Pigments Division: The Technical Service Conundrum." Harvard Business School Case 588-078, June 1988. (Revised February 1989.)
- April 1991 (Revised October 1991)
- Background Note
Note on the Aluminum Industry in 1983
Keywords: Metals and Minerals
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Aluminum Industry in 1983." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-205, April 1991. (Revised October 1991.)
- March 1982
- Supplement
British Steel: Interview with Sir Monty Finniston (Abridged), Video
By: John P. Kotter
Kotter, John P. "British Steel: Interview with Sir Monty Finniston (Abridged), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-521, March 1982.
- May 1988 (Revised October 1989)
- Teaching Note
Alloy Rods Corp., Teaching Note
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Teaching Note for (9-586-046). View Details
Henry S. Wingate
A corporate lawyer by training, Wingate took over the helm of the Canadian mineral company in the middle of an expansionary period. Wingate presided over the construction of several new nickel-mining facilities as well as the unveiling of... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Daniel Guggenheim
The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) was a trust set up to give William Rockefeller control of all mineral resources in America. Refusing to sell out to Rockefeller, Guggenheim engaged in both... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- April 1999 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Aluminum Smelting in South Africa: Alusaf's Hillside Project
With prices at all-time lows at the beginning of 1994, South Africa's sole primary aluminum producer--Alusaf--is considering building the world's largest greenfield smelter. Using cost estimates in this case, students can evaluate the relative cost position of this... View Details
Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Analysis; Markets; Profit; Capital; Industrial Products Industry; South Africa
Corts, Kenneth S. "Aluminum Smelting in South Africa: Alusaf's Hillside Project." Harvard Business School Case 799-130, April 1999. (Revised March 2002.)