Linz-based Eisenwerke Oberdonau (a major World War II steel supplier for the German Panzer tanks)
Members include manufacturers of steel and aluminum cans, aluminum suppliers, steel suppliers, and producers of inks, sealants, and coatings used in making cans.
But the nation's two largest foreign steel suppliers, Canada and Japan, are not included in the subsidy cases.
Further delays were caused by financial problems with a steel supplier which slowed delivery of steel beams to One World Trade Center.
The largest steel supplier to General Motors is threatening to cut off shipments because of a dispute over contract terms that has turned into a legal battle.
His decision to cut costs sharply, in part by reducing Nissan's main steel suppliers to two from five, came back to haunt him last month.
In 1986, Canfield formed The Plum Group, publishing monthly reports on the metal industry to steel suppliers.
Kawasaki has cited problems with steel suppliers and sub-contractors (which is responsible for 60% of the cars).
In January 1967, the Port Authority awarded $74 million in contracts to various steel suppliers, and Karl Koch was hired to erect the steel.
In order not to be victimized by steel suppliers, he bought controlling interest in a steel company in Pittsburgh.