Datamonitor's Steel: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the steel industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.
Scope of the Report
* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies
* Covers Global, European, Asia-Pacific & 5 individual country markets
* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
Highlights
The economic development of the Asia-Pacific region and the transitional economies of Europe has increased vastly over the last five years, increasing demand for steel and other construction materials.
In recent years, steel manufacturers have had to battle against the rising costs of raw materials.
Pressure to reduce harmful emission has been applied to the steel industry.
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* Inform your business decisions
* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
* Save time carrying out entry-level research
Definition
The steel market consists of the production of crude steel, blast furnace (pig) iron and direct reduced iron. Market values have been calculated using global annual average steel and iron prices. Market shares reflect revenues earned in this market during the last year for which financial data was available for all companies listed.
Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated using constant 2004 annual average exchange rates.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 14
What is this report about? 14
Who is the target reader? 14
How to use this report 14
Definitions 14
CHAPTER 2 Global Steel 15
Market Overview 15
Market Value 17
Market Volume 18
Market Segmentation I 19
Market Segmentation II 20
Competitive Landscape 21
Market Forecasts 23
CHAPTER 3 Steel in Asia-Pacific 25
Market Overview 25
Market Value 27
Market Volume 28
Market Segmentation I 29
Market Segmentation II 30
Competitive Landscape 31
Market Forecasts 32
CHAPTER 4 Steel in Europe 34
Market Overview 34
Market Value 36
Market Volume 37
Market Segmentation I 38
Market Segmentation II 39
Competitive Landscape 40
Market Forecasts 41
Macroeconomic Indicators 43
CHAPTER 5 Steel in France 44
Market Overview 44
Market Value 46
Market Volume 47
Market Segmentation I 48
Market Segmentation II 49
Competitive Landscape 50
Market Forecasts 51
Macroeconomic Indicators 53
CHAPTER 6 Steel in Germany 55
Market Overview 55
Market Value 56
Market Volume 57
Market Segmentation I 58
Market Segmentation II 59
Competitive Landscape 60
Market Forecasts 61
Macroeconomic Indicators 63
CHAPTER 7 Steel in Japan 65
Market Overview 65
Market Value 67
Market Volume 68
Market Segmentation I 69
Market Segmentation II 70
Competitive Landscape 71
Market Forecasts 72
Macroeconomic Indicators 74
CHAPTER 8 Steel in the United Kingdom 75
Market Overview 75
Market Value 77
Market Volume 78
Market Segmentation I 79
Market Segmentation II 80
Competitive Landscape 81
Market Forecasts 82
Macroeconomic Indicators 84
CHAPTER 9 Steel in the United States 86
Market Overview 86
Market Value 88
Market Volume 89
Market Segmentation I 90
Market Segmentation II 91
Competitive Landscape 92
Market Forecasts 93
Macroeconomic Indicators 95
CHAPTER 10 Company Profiles 96
Nippon Steel Corporation 96
POSCO 107
Mittal Steel Company N.V. 117
Arcelor 120
CHAPTER 11 Appendix 128
Research methodology 128
Report writing team 129
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 17
Table 2: Global Steel Market Volume: Tonnes billion, 2001-2005 18
Table 3: Global Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 19
Table 4: Global Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 20
Table 5: Global Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 23
Table 6: Global Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes billion, 2005-2010 24
Table 7: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 27
Table 8: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 28
Table 9: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 29
Table 10: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 30
Table 11: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 32
Table 12: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 33
Table 13: Europe Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 36
Table 14: Europe Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 37
Table 15: Europe Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 38
Table 16: Europe Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 39
Table 17: Europe Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 41
Table 18: Europe Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 42
Table 19: Europe Exchange Rate, 2001 43
Table 20: France Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 46
Table 21: France Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 47
Table 22: France Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 48
Table 23: France Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 49
Table 24: France Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 51
Table 25: France Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 52
Table 26: France Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 53
Table 27: France GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 53
Table 28: France Inflation, 2001-2005 54
Table 29: France Exchange Rate, 2001 54
Table 30: Germany Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 56
Table 31: Germany Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 57
Table 32: Germany Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 58
Table 33: Germany Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 59
Table 34: Germany Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 61
Table 35: Germany Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 62
Table 36: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 63
Table 37: Germany GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 63
Table 38: Germany Inflation, 2001-2005 64
Table 39: Germany Exchange Rate, 2001 64
Table 40: Japan Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 67
Table 41: Japan Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 68
Table 42: Japan Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 69
Table 43: Japan Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 70
Table 44: Japan Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 72
Table 45: Japan Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 73
Table 46: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 74
Table 47: Japan GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 74
Table 48: Japan Exchange Rate, 2001 74
Table 49: United Kingdom Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 77
Table 50: United Kingdom Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 78
Table 51: United Kingdom Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 79
Table 52: United Kingdom Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 80
Table 53: United Kingdom Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 82
Table 54: United Kingdom Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 83
Table 55: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 84
Table 56: United Kingdom GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 84
Table 57: United Kingdom Inflation, 2001-2005 85
Table 58: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2001 85
Table 59: United States Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 88
Table 60: United States Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 89
Table 61: United States Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 90
Table 62: United States Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 91
Table 63: United States Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 93
Table 64: nited States Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 94
Table 65: United States Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 95
Table 66: United States GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 95
Table 67: United States Inflation, 2001-2005 95
Table 68: Nippon Steel Corporation Key Facts 96
Table 69: Nippon Steel Corporation SWOT Analysis 101
Table 70: POSCO Key Facts 107
Table 71: POSCO SWOT Analysis 111
Table 72: Mittal Steel Company N.V. Key Facts 117
Table 73: Arcelor Key Facts 120
Table 74: Arcelor SWOT Analysis 123
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 17
Figure 2: Global Steel Market Volume: Tonnes billion, 2001-2005 18
Figure 3: Global Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 19
Figure 4: Global Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 20
Figure 5: Global Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 23
Figure 6: Global Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes billion, 2005-2010 24
Figure 7: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 27
Figure 8: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 28
Figure 9: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 29
Figure 10: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 30
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 32
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 33
Figure 13: Europe Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 36
Figure 14: Europe Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 37
Figure 15: Europe Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 38
Figure 16: Europe Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 39
Figure 17: Europe Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 41
Figure 18: Europe Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 42
Figure 19: France Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 46
Figure 20: France Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 47
Figure 21: France Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 48
Figure 22: France Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 49
Figure 23: France Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 51
Figure 24: France Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 52
Figure 25: Germany Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 56
Figure 26: Germany Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 57
Figure 27: Germany Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 58
Figure 28: Germany Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 59
Figure 29: Germany Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 61
Figure 30: Germany Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 62
Figure 31: Japan Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 67
Figure 32: Japan Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 68
Figure 33: Japan Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 69
Figure 34: Japan Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 70
Figure 35: Japan Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 72
Figure 36: Japan Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 73
Figure 37: United Kingdom Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 77
Figure 38: United Kingdom Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 78
Figure 39: United Kingdom Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 79
Figure 40: United Kingdom Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 80
Figure 41: United Kingdom Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 82
Figure 42: United Kingdom Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 83
Figure 43: United States Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 88
Figure 44: United States Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2001-2005 89
Figure 45: United States Steel Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Volume, 2005 90
Figure 46: United States Steel Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 91
Figure 47: United States Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 93
Figure 48: United States Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2005-2010 94