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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2011 version)

  Heavy Metal (A): Baosteel Enters Brazil

  Regina M. Abrami and Iacob Koch-Weser

  What is Baosteel, a top Chinese steelmaker, doing in Brazil? The company is responding to the Chinese government's "go global" policy and to the possible rise in iron ore input costs. But steel mills are complex, capital-intensive projects, and Brazil is an emerging market that poses manifold risks to foreign investors. Vale do Rio Doce, Baosteel's prospective partner, is an iron miner with little experience in steelmaking. Baosteel must evaluate whether it is choosing the right company, and site for its first overseas greenfield investment.

  Keywords: global business; foreign direct investment; China; developing countries; Latin America; industrial development; strategy and execution; analysis; industrial analysis; heavy industry; country analysis; Brazil; economic analysis; natural resources; infrastructure; planning; capacity planning; contingency planning; demand planning; competition; core competencies; corporate strategy; strategic positioning; five forces; bargaining power of suppliers; Globalization; Government and Politics; Policy; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Mining; Steel Industry; Mining Industry; China; Brazil;

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  Abrami, Regina M., and Iacob Koch-Weser. "Heavy Metal (A): Baosteel Enters Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 912-411, May 2012. (Revised from original December 2011 version.)

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012

  Goldwind USA: Chinese Wind in the Americas

  Regina M. Abrami and Iacob Koch-Weser

  Many Chinese firms have struggled in the United States. Renewable energy is a fledgling, high-risk market. Can Goldwind USA, a leading producer of wind turbines, overcome the odds? The case examines the many strategic choices Goldwind faced as it established its first major overseas subsidiary in Chicago: building a local team around a U.S. CEO, bridging cross-cultural differences among management, overcoming regulatory hurdles, sourcing from local suppliers, and facilitating turbine sales through innovative deal structures.

  Keywords: foreign direct investment; cross-cultural relations; environmental regulation; international management; financial strategy; emerging technologies; sourcing; customer relations; Foreign Direct Investment; Renewable Energy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Energy Industry; China; Chicago;

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  Abrami, Regina M., and Iacob Koch-Weser. "Goldwind USA: Chinese Wind in the Americas." Harvard Business School Case 912-416, May 2012.

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• Supplement | HBS Case Collection | 2011

  Heavier Metal (B): Baosteel Struggles in Brazil

  Regina M. Abrami and Iacob Koch-Weser

  Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Steel Industry; Brazil;

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  Abrami, Regina M., and Iacob Koch-Weser. "Heavier Metal (B): Baosteel Struggles in Brazil." Harvard Business School Supplement 912-412, December 2011.

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