Metals & Mining - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Metals & Mining industry in each of the G8 (United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia and Japan) countries. The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the market.

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

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Compares data from the US, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Russia and Japan, alongside individual chapters on each country. .

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The G8 Metals & Mining market grew by 13.9% between 2004 and 2008 to reach a value of $600.8 billion

In 2013, the market is forecast to have a value of $633.6 billion, an increase of 1.1% from 2008.

The US is the world’s largest market and generates 26.8% of global revenues.

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Market Definition

The metals and mining industry consists of the aluminum, iron & steel, precious metals & minerals, coal and base metal markets. In the aluminum market, only production of primary aluminum is considered. Recycled aluminum is not included within this report.
The market is valued at manufacturer's selling price (MSP). The base metals market consists of lead, zinc, copper, nickel and tin. The market has been valued as total primary metal production at annual average prices.
The coal market consists of just primary coal (anthracite, bituminous and lignite). Secondary coal (metallurgical coke, anthracite and bituminous briquets, and lignite briquets) is not included in this report. The market has been valued as total mine production at annual average minemouth prices and does not include any transportation costs.
The iron & steel market consists of the production of crude steel, blast furnace (pig) iron and direct reduced iron. Market values have been calculated using annual average steel and iron prices. The precious metals & minerals market includes gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium and industrial and gem-quality diamonds. The market is valued using total annual mining production volumes and annual average prices.

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 19
1.1 What is this report about? 19
1.2 Who is the target reader? 19
1.3 How to use this report 19
1.4 Definitions 20
CHAPTER 2 GROUP OF EIGHT (G8) METALS & MINING INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 21
CHAPTER 3 METALS & MINING IN CANADA 27
3.1 Market Overview 27
3.2 Market Value 28
3.3 Market Segmentation I 29
3.4 Market Segmentation II 30
3.5 Five Forces Analysis 31
3.6 Leading Companies 38
3.7 Market Forecasts 51
3.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 52
CHAPTER 4 METALS & MINING IN FRANCE 54
4.1 Market Overview 54
4.2 Market Value 55
4.3 Market Segmentation I 56
4.4 Market Segmentation II 57
4.5 Five Forces Analysis 58
4.6 Leading Companies 64
4.7 Market Forecasts 75
4.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 76
CHAPTER 5 METALS & MINING IN GERMANY 78
5.1 Market Overview 78
5.2 Market Value 79
5.3 Market Segmentation I 80
5.4 Market Segmentation II 81
5.5 Five Forces Analysis 82
5.6 Leading Companies 88
5.7 Market Forecasts 96
5.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 97
CHAPTER 6 METALS & MINING IN ITALY 99
6.1 Market Overview 99
6.2 Market Value 100
6.3 Market Segmentation I 101
6.4 Market Segmentation II 102
6.5 Five Forces Analysis 103
6.6 Leading Companies 109
6.7 Market Forecasts 117
6.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 118
CHAPTER 7 METALS & MINING IN JAPAN 120
7.1 Market Overview 120
7.2 Market Value 121
7.3 Market Segmentation I 122
7.4 Market Segmentation II 123
7.5 Five Forces Analysis 124
7.6 Leading Companies 130
7.7 Market Forecasts 140
7.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 141
CHAPTER 8 METALS & MINING IN RUSSIA 143
8.1 Market Overview 143
8.2 Market Value 144
8.3 Market Segmentation I 145
8.4 Market Segmentation II 146
8.5 Five Forces Analysis 147
8.6 Leading Companies 154
8.7 Market Forecasts 164
8.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 165
CHAPTER 9 METALS & MINING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 167
9.1 Market Overview 167
9.2 Market Value 168
9.3 Market Segmentation I 169
9.4 Market Segmentation II 170
9.5 Five Forces Analysis 171
9.6 Leading Companies 177
9.7 Market Forecasts 188
9.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 189
CHAPTER 10 METALS & MINING IN THE UNITED STATES 191
10.1 Market Overview 191
10.2 Market Value 192
10.3 Market Segmentation I 193
10.4 Market Segmentation II 194
10.5 Five Forces Analysis 195
10.6 Leading Companies 201
10.7 Market Forecasts 214
10.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 215
CHAPTER 11 APPENDIX 216
11.1 Data Research Methodology 216

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: G8 metals & mining industry, revenue ($bn), 2004–13 21
Table 2: G8 metals & mining industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2004–08 24
Table 3: G8 metals & mining industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2008–13 26
Table 4: Canada Metals & Mining Industry Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 28
Table 5: Canada Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 29
Table 6: Canada Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 30
Table 7: Key Facts: Arcelor Mittal 38
Table 8: Key Financials: Arcelor Mittal 40
Table 9: Key Facts: Rio Tinto Group 41
Table 10: Key Financials: Rio Tinto Group 43
Table 11: Key Facts: Xstrata plc 44
Table 12: Key Financials: Xstrata plc 46
Table 13: Key Facts: BHP Billiton Group 47
Table 14: Key Financials: BHP Billiton Group 50
Table 15: Canada Metals & Mining Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 51
Table 16: Canada Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 52
Table 17: Canada GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 52
Table 18: Canada Inflation, 2004-2008 53
Table 19: Canada Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 53
Table 20: France Metals & Mining Industry Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 55
Table 21: France Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 56
Table 22: France Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 57
Table 23: Key Facts: Arcelor Mittal 64
Table 24: Key Financials: Arcelor Mittal 66
Table 25: Key Facts: Tata Steel 67
Table 26: Key Financials: Tata Steel 69
Table 27: Key Facts: Rio Tinto Group 70
Table 28: Key Financials: Rio Tinto Group 72
Table 29: Key Facts: Umicore N.V 73
Table 30: Key Financials: Umicore N.V 74
Table 31: France Metals & Mining Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 75
Table 32: France Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 76
Table 33: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 76
Table 34: France Inflation, 2004-2008 77
Table 35: France Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 77
Table 36: Germany Metals & Mining Industry Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 79
Table 37: Germany Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 80
Table 38: Germany Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 81
Table 39: Key Facts: ThyssenKrupp AG 88
Table 40: Key Financials: ThyssenKrupp AG 90
Table 41: Key Facts: Aurubis AG 91
Table 42: Key Financials: Aurubis AG 92
Table 43: Key Facts: Salzgitter AG 93
Table 44: Key Financials: Salzgitter AG 95
Table 45: Germany Metals & Mining Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 96
Table 46: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 97
Table 47: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 97
Table 48: Germany Inflation, 2004-2008 98
Table 49: Germany Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 98
Table 50: Italy Metals & Mining Industry Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 100
Table 51: Italy Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 101
Table 52: Italy Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 102
Table 53: Key Facts: Gruppo Riva 109
Table 54: Key Facts: Arcelor Mittal 110
Table 55: Key Financials: Arcelor Mittal 112
Table 56: Key Facts: Carbosulcis S.p.A 113
Table 57: Key Facts: Alcoa Inc. 114
Table 58: Key Financials: Alcoa Inc. 116
Table 59: Italy Metals & Mining Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 117
Table 60: Italy Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 118
Table 61: Italy GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 118
Table 62: Italy Inflation, 2004-2008 119
Table 63: Italy Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 119
Table 64: Japan Metals & Mining Industry Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 121
Table 65: Japan Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 122
Table 66: Japan Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 123
Table 67: Key Facts: Nippon Steel Corporation 130
Table 68: Key Financials: Nippon Steel Corporation 132
Table 69: Key Facts: JFE Holdings 133
Table 70: Key Financials: JFE Holdings 135
Table 71: Key Facts: Mitsui Mining Co., Ltd. 136
Table 72: Key Facts: Sumitomo Metal Industries 138
Table 73: Key Financials: Sumitomo Metal Industries 139
Table 74: Japan Metals & Mining Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 140
Table 75: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 141
Table 76: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 141
Table 77: Japan Inflation, 2004-2008 142
Table 78: Japan Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 142
Table 79: Russia Metals & Mining Industry Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 144
Table 80: Russia Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 145
Table 81: Russia Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 146
Table 82: Key Facts: Evraz Group 154
Table 83: Key Financials: Evraz Group 155
Table 84: Key Facts: Severstal 156
Table 85: Key Financials: Severstal 160
Table 86: Key Facts: Siberian Coal Energy Company 161
Table 87: Key Facts: United Company RUSAL 162
Table 88: Russia Metals &