Steelmakers' fears concerning the potential disruptive effects of exporting natural gas from the United States, which would reduce supply and increase pricing, should be set aside, given the international economics at play, one analyst said. "One of the wild cards that has been talked about, and that people are somewhat uncertain about, is liquefied natural gas (LNG) and how exports may disrupt domestic supply of natural gas and more importantly, the pricing we're seeing right now," Steve Mehltretter, a partner at Chicago-based consultancy A.T. Kearney and head of its metals and mining practice for the Americas, told participants during CRU's North American Steel Conference in Chicago Nov. 12.
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