Introduction

Coal in South America 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 South America 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 South American coal market had total revenue of $2.6 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.5% for the period spanning 2006-2010.

*Market consumption volumes increased with a CAGR of 3.6% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 42.8 million short tons in 2010.

*The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 11.9% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $4.5 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the South America economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the South America coal market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the South America coal market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South America coal market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

How large is South America’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
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 16
New entrants 17
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
Compania Minera del Pacifico SA 20
Polo Resources Limited 23
Vale S.A 24
MARKET FORECASTS 30
Market value forecast 30
Market volume forecast 31
APPENDIX 32
Methodology 32
Industry associations 33
Related Datamonitor research 33
Disclaimer 34

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: South America coal market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Table 2: South America coal market volume: million short tons, 2006–10 11
Table 3: South America coal market segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Compania Minera del Pacifico SA: key facts 20
Table 5: Compania Minera del Pacifico SA: key financials ($) 21
Table 6: Compania Minera del Pacifico SA: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Polo Resources Limited: key facts 23
Table 8: Vale S.A: key facts 24
Table 9: Vale S.A: key financials ($) 28
Table 10: Vale S.A: key financials (BRL) 28
Table 11: Vale S.A: key financial ratios 28
Table 12: South America coal market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 30
Table 13: South America coal market volume forecast: million short tons, 2010–15 31

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: South America coal market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: South America coal market volume: million short tons, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: South America coal market segmentation: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the coal market in South America, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the coal market in South America, 2010 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the coal market in South America, 2010 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the coal market in South America, 2010 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the coal market in South America, 2010 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the coal market in South America, 2010 19
Figure 10: Compania Minera del Pacifico SA: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: Compania Minera del Pacifico SA: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Vale S.A: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 13: Vale S.A: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 14: South America coal market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 30
Figure 15: South America coal market volume forecast: million short tons, 2010–15 31