Aluminum in Europe

Aluminum in Europe

Datamonitor's Aluminum in Europe industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the aluminum industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

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

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

* Market shares are covered by manufacturer or brand

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Market Definition

The aluminum industry consists of primary aluminum (made from alumina) only, secondary aluminum (made by recycling of scrap aluminum) is excluded. Industry volume is defined as the quantity of primary aluminum produced at sites within each country or geographical region, and industry value is calculated as the production volume multiplied by annual average manufacturer selling price, regardless of whether the production is sold to third parties or used in-house.

Company shares are by primary production volume in the geographical region. Certain companies described in the Leading Companies chapter may have only secondary aluminum operations, but are included to provide a more complete picture of the competitive landscape.

All currency conversions are at 2008 average annual exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report Europe is deemed to comprise of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

The global figure is deemed to comprise of the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

The Americas comprises Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the US.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation 11
CHAPTER 5 Market Share 12
CHAPTER 6 Five Forces Analysis 13
6.1 Summary 13
6.2 Buyer Power 15
6.3 Supplier Power 17
6.4 New Entrants 19
6.5 Substitutes 20
6.6 Rivalry 21
CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 22
7.1 RusAl 22
7.2 Norsk Hydro ASA 24
7.3 Rio Tinto Alcan 27
7.4 Alcoa Inc. 29
CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts 32
8.1 Market Value Forecast 32
8.2 Market Volume Forecast 33
CHAPTER 9 Macroeconomic Indicators 34
CHAPTER 10 Appendix 35
10.1 Methodology 35
10.2 Industry Associations 36
10.3 Related Datamonitor Research 36

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Europe Aluminum Industry Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 9
Table 2: Europe Aluminum Industry Volume: Tonnes million, 2004-2008 10
Table 3: Europe Aluminum Industry Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 11
Table 4: Europe Aluminum Industry Share: % Share, by Volume, 2008 12
Table 5: Key Facts: RusAl 22
Table 6: Key Facts: Norsk Hydro ASA 24
Table 7: Key Financials: Norsk Hydro ASA 26
Table 8: Key Facts: Rio Tinto Alcan 27
Table 9: Key Facts: Alcoa Inc. 29
Table 10: Key Financials: Alcoa Inc. 31
Table 11: Europe Aluminum Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 32
Table 12: Europe Aluminum Industry Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2008-2013 33
Table 13: Europe Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 34