Australia Metals Industry Update Quarter 3 2012

BMI Industry View 7
SWOT 9
Metals SWOT 9
Industry Forecast 10
Steel: Construction Slowdown To Dominate 10
Table: Australia - Steel Production And Consumption ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise) 15
Table: Table: Australia - Steel Production, 2003-2010('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise) 15
Aluminium: Slow Growth To 2017 16
Table: Australia - Refined Aluminium Production And Consumption ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise) 20
Nickel: Future Lies In Queensland Nickel's Hands 21
Table: Table: Australia - Refined Nickel Production And Consumption ('000 tonnes) 24
Zinc: Output Growth Heading Towards Negative Territory 24
Table: Australia - Refined Zinc Production And Consumption ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise) 27
Regulatory Development 29
Tax Regime 29
Table: Political Overview 30
Commodities Forecast 31
Steel Price Forecast 31
Table: BMI Steel Forecast 31
Table: Steel Forecast 37
Monthly Metals Update 38
Iron Ore 39
Steel 41
Copper 43
Aluminium 44
Lead 45
Nickel 45
Tin 46
Zinc 47
Table: BMI Commodity Strategy 47
Table: Select Metals - Performance And BMI Forecasts 48
Competitive Landscape 49
Table: Australia - Largest Listed Metal Producers 50
Company Profile 52
Arrium 52
Table: Arrium Ltd - Financial Data 55
Rio Tinto 56
Company Overview 58
Company Strategy 59
Table: Rio Tinto - Key Financial Data 60

Steel in Australia

Metal Mining in Australia