Introduction

Coal in Eastern Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Eastern Europe coal market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The coal market is defined as revenues due to the sale of coal for industry and power generation. Market volumes given within this profile are for both primary (anthracite, bituminous, and lignite) and secondary (anthracite, bituminous, and lignite briquets but excluding metallurgical coke) coal consumption. The market has been valued at annual average minemouth prices and does not include any transportation costs. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant annual average exchange rates.

*The Eastern European coal market had total revenue of $25.6 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5% for the period spanning 2006-2010.

*Market consumption volumes decreased with a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -2.1% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 558.7 million short tons in 2010.

*The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 8.5% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $38.6 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the coal market in Eastern Europe

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the coal market in Eastern Europe

Leading company profiles reveal details of key coal market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Eastern Europe coal market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Eastern Europe economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Eastern Europe coal market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Eastern Europe coal market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Eastern Europe coal market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

How large is Eastern Europe’s coal market in relation to its regional counterparts?"

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Supplier power 16
New entrants 17
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
Anglo American plc 20
Mechel OAO 25
Siberian Coal Energy Company OJSC (SUEK) 29
MARKET FORECASTS 31
Market value forecast 31
Market volume forecast 32
APPENDIX 33
Methodology 33
Industry associations 34
Related Datamonitor research 34
Disclaimer 35

ABOUT DATAMONITOR 36
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Eastern Europe coal market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Eastern Europe coal market volume: million short tons, 2006–10 11
Table 3: Eastern Europe coal market segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Anglo American plc: key facts 20
Table 5: Anglo American plc: key financials ($) 23
Table 6: Anglo American plc: key financial ratios 23
Table 7: Mechel OAO: key facts 25
Table 8: Mechel OAO: key financials ($) 27
Table 9: Mechel OAO: key financial ratios 27
Table 10: Siberian Coal Energy Company OJSC (SUEK): key facts 29
Table 11: Eastern Europe coal market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 31
Table 12: Eastern Europe coal market volume forecast: million short tons, 2010–15 32

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Eastern Europe coal market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Eastern Europe coal market volume: million short tons, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: Eastern Europe coal market segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the coal market in Eastern Europe, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the coal market in Eastern Europe, 2010 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the coal market in Eastern Europe, 2010 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the coal market in Eastern Europe, 2010 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the coal market in Eastern Europe, 2010 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the coal market in Eastern Europe, 2010 19
Figure 10: Anglo American plc: revenues & profitability 24
Figure 11: Anglo American plc: assets & liabilities 24
Figure 12: Mechel OAO: revenues & profitability 28
Figure 13: Mechel OAO: assets & liabilities 28
Figure 14: Eastern Europe coal market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 31
Figure 15: Eastern Europe coal market volume forecast: million short tons, 2010–15 32