Base Metals in North America

Introduction

Base Metals in North 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 North America base metals market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The base metals market consists of lead, zinc, copper, nickel, and tin. Volumes are annual mine production of each metal. Volumes are converted to values using annual average LME prices for each metal. All currency conversions in this profile were calculated using constant 2010 average exchange rate.

*The North American base metals industry had total revenues of $23.6 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -3% for the period spanning 2006-2010.

*Industry production volumes decreased with a CARC of -0.3% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 8.4 million metric tons in 2010.

*The performance of the industry is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 7.9% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $34.5 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

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

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the North America base metals market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the North America base metals market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the North America base metals market?

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What are the main segments that make up North America's base metals market?

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research Highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 16
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 19
Rivalry 20
LEADING COMPANIES 21
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 21
Rio Tinto 26
Teck Resources Limited 30
Vale S.A. 34
MARKET FORECASTS 40
Market value forecast 40
Market volume forecast 41
APPENDIX 42
Methodology 42
Industry associations 43
Related Datamonitor research 43
Disclaimer 44
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 45
Premium Reports 45
Summary Reports 45
Datamonitor consulting 45

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: North America base metals market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: North America base metals market volume: thousand metric ton, 2006–10 11
Table 3: North America base metals market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: North America base metals market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Table 5: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.: key facts 21
Table 6: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.: key financials ($) 24
Table 7: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.: key financial ratios 24
Table 8: Rio Tinto: key facts 26
Table 9: Rio Tinto: key financials ($) 28
Table 10: Rio Tinto: key financial ratios 28
Table 11: Teck Resources Limited: key facts 30
Table 12: Teck Resources Limited: key financials ($) 31
Table 13: Teck Resources Limited: key financials (C$) 32
Table 14: Teck Resources Limited: key financial ratios 32
Table 15: Vale S.A.: key facts 34
Table 16: Vale S.A.: key financials ($) 37
Table 17: Vale S.A.: key financials (BRL) 37
Table 18: Vale S.A.: key financial ratios 38
Table 19: North America base metals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 40
Table 20: North America base metals market volume forecast: thousand metric ton, 2010–15 41

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: North America base metals market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: North America base metals market volume: thousand metric ton, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: North America base metals market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: North America base metals market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the base metals market in North America, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the base metals market in North America, 2010 16
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the base metals market in North America, 2010 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the base metals market in North America, 2010 18
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the base metals market in North America, 2010 19
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the base metals market in North America, 2010 20
Figure 11: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 12: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 13: Rio Tinto: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 14: Rio Tinto: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 15: Teck Resources Limited: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 16: Teck Resources Limited: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 17: Vale S.A.: revenues & profitability 38
Figure 18: Vale S.A.: assets & liabilities 39
Figure 19: North America base metals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 40
Figure 20: North America base metals market volume forecast: thousand metric ton, 2010–15 41

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North America North America Cement Production (including Imported Clinker), Tonnes, % Y-o-y

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2006 To 2020
By Business Monitor International
Source: BMI

• Industries : Building Material
• Countries : North America

North America North America Cement Production (including Imported Clinker), Tonnes

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2005 To 2020
By Business Monitor International
Source: BMI

• Industries : Building Material
• Countries : North America

North America North America Cement Consumption, Tonnes

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2005 To 2020
By Business Monitor International
Source: BMI

• Industries : Building Material
• Countries : North America

North America North America Cement Consumption, Tonnes, % Y-o-y

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2006 To 2020
By Business Monitor International
Source: BMI

• Industries : Building Material
• Countries : North America