Angewandte Forschung f��r die Stahlerzeugung in den Unternehmen auf nationaler Ebene und in der Europ��ischen Gemeinschaft

In the steel industry technical development requires important equip ments and high investments. It is useful if not necessary to create organiza tions where several steel producing companies can be associated for common research. In France soon after World War II such an organization has been created. The steel industry was thus enabled to cooperate for important development works either for new processes (such as continuous steel making) or for general investigation methods (such as microfractography). Now cooperation has to be improved on an international basis. Practical difficulties appear from the experience of the European Economic Com language barriers national minds diversity of laws organization financial systems. Such difficulties can be overcome. By organizing joint ventures on many specific practical problems with steel companies of various countries international cooperation will be im proved. Recruiting and training a few men with a considerable experience for specializing in those questions of international cooperation in the field of steel research is another way to improve international cooperation. Those men will have to be chosen so that steel executives give much consideration to their advices when they have to make decisions. Resume Dans lindustrie siderugique Ie developpement technique exige des moyens puissants (equipements lourds et col1teux). Il est tres utile sinon ne cessaire de creer une organisation permettant a plusieurs societes produc trices dacier de mener en commun des travaux de recherche.