Steel: Global Industry Guide

Steel: Global Industry Guide

Datamonitor's Steel: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the steel industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

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

* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global steel market grew by 8.2% in 2007 to reach a value of $529.7 billion.

In 2012, the market is forecast to have a value of $759.1 billion, an increase of 43.3% since 2007.

The market grew by 9.6% in 2007 to reach a volume of 1,053.8 million tonnes.

In 2012, the market is forecast to have a volume of 1,662.7 million tonnes, an increase of 57.8% since 2007.
Market Segmentation
The Asia-Pacific steel market accounts for 71.4% of the market's value.

Arcelor Mittal is the leading steel producer, accounting for 10.1% of the global market's volume.

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Market Definition

The steel market consists of the production of crude steel in the stated country or region. Market values have been calculated using appropriate regional annual average steel prices. Market shares reflect revenues earned in this market during the last year for which financial data was available for all companies listed. Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated using constant 2006 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

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

The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 17
1.1 What is this report about? 17
1.2 Who is the target reader? 17
1.3 How to use this report 17
1.4 Definitions 18
CHAPTER 2 Global Steel 19
2.1 Market Overview 19
2.2 Market Value 21
2.3 Market Volume 22
2.4 Market Segmentation 23
2.5 Market Share 24
2.6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 25
2.7 Market Forecasts 31
CHAPTER 3 Steel in the United States 33
3.1 Market Value 35
3.2 Market Volume 36
3.3 Market Segmentation 37
3.4 Market Share 38
3.5 Five Forces Analysis 39
3.6 Market Forecasts 45
3.7 Macroeconomic Indicators 47
CHAPTER 4 Steel in Japan 48
4.1 Market Overview 48
4.2 Market Value 50
4.3 Market Volume 51
4.4 Market Segmentation 52
4.5 Market Share 53
4.6 Five Forces Analysis 54
4.7 Market Forecasts 60
4.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 62
CHAPTER 5 Steel in Asia-Pacific 63
5.1 Market Overview 63
5.2 Market Value 64
5.3 Market Volume 65
5.4 Market Segmentation 66
5.5 Market Share 67
5.6 Five Forces Analysis 68
5.7 Market Forecasts 74
CHAPTER 6 Steel in the United Kingdom 76
6.1 Market Overview 76
6.2 Market Value 77
6.3 Market Volume 78
6.4 Market Segmentation 79
6.5 Market Share 80
6.6 Five Forces Analysis 81
6.7 Market Forecasts 87
6.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 89
CHAPTER 7 Steel in Europe 91
7.1 Market Overview 91
7.2 Market Value 92
7.3 Market Volume 93
7.4 Market Segmentation 94
7.5 Market Share 95
7.6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 96
7.7 Market Forecasts 102
7.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 104
CHAPTER 8 Steel in France 105
8.1 Market Overview 105
8.2 Market Value 106
8.3 Market Volume 107
8.4 Market Segmentation 108
8.5 Market Share 109
8.6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 110
8.7 Market Forecasts 116
8.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 118
CHAPTER 9 Steel in Germany 120
9.1 Market Overview 120
9.2 Market Value 121
9.3 Market Volume 122
9.4 Market Segmentation 123
9.5 Market Share 124
9.6 Five Forces Analysis 125
9.7 Market Forecasts 131
9.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 133
CHAPTER 10 COMPANY PROFILES 135
10.1 Leading Companies 135
CHAPTER 11 Appendix 144
11.1 Data Research Methodology 144
11.2 Report writing team 145


List of Tables
Table 1: Global Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 21
Table 2: Global Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2003-2007 22
Table 3: Global Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 23
Table 4: Global Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 24
Table 5: Global Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 31
Table 6: Global Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2007-2012 32
Table 7: United States Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 35
Table 8: United States Steel Market Volume: Metric Tons million, 2003-2007 36
Table 9: United States Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 37
Table 10: United States Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 38
Table 11: United States Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 45
Table 12: United States Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric Tons million, 2007-2012 46
Table 13: United States Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 47
Table 14: United States GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 47
Table 15: United States Inflation, 2003-2007 47
Table 16: Japan Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 50
Table 17: Japan Steel Market Volume: Metric Tons million, 2003-2007 51
Table 18: Japan Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 52
Table 19: Japan Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 53
Table 20: Japan Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 60
Table 21: Japan Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric Tons million, 2007-2012 61
Table 22: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 62
Table 23: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 62
Table 24: Japan Exchange Rate, 2003 62
Table 25: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 64
Table 26: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2003-2007 65
Table 27: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 66
Table 28: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 67
Table 29: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 74
Table 30: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2007-2012 75
Table 31: United Kingdom Steel Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 77
Table 32: United Kingdom Steel Market Volume: Metric Tons million, 2003-2007 78
Table 33: United Kingdom Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 79
Table 34: United Kingdom Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 80
Table 35: United Kingdom Steel Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 87
Table 36: United Kingdom Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric Tons million, 2007-2012 88
Table 37: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 89
Table 38: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 89
Table 39: United Kingdom Inflation, 2003-2007 89
Table 40: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2003 90
Table 41: Europe Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 92
Table 42: Europe Steel Market Volume: Metric tonnes billion, 2003-2007 93
Table 43: Europe Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 94
Table 44: Europe Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 95
Table 45: Europe Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 102
Table 46: Europe Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric tonnes billion, 2007-2012 103
Table 47: Europe Exchange Rate, 2003 104
Table 48: France Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 106
Table 49: France Steel Market Volume: Metric tonnes billion, 2003-2007 107
Table 50: France Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 108
Table 51: France Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 109
Table 52: France Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 116
Table 53: France Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric tonnes billion, 2007-2012 117
Table 54: France Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 118
Table 55: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 118
Table 56: France Inflation, 2003-2007 118
Table 57: France Exchange Rate, 2003 119
Table 58: Germany Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 121
Table 59: Germany Steel Market Volume: Metric Tons million, 2003-2007 122
Table 60: Germany Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 123
Table 61: Germany Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 124
Table 62: Germany Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 131
Table 63: Germany Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric Tons million, 2007-2012 132
Table 64: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 133
Table 65: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 133
Table 66: Germany Inflation, 2003-2007 133
Table 67: Germany Exchange Rate, 2003 134
Table 68: Key Facts: Arcelor Mittal 135
Table 69: Key Financials: Arcelor Mittal 138
Table 70: Key Facts: Nippon Steel Corporation 139
Table 71: Key Financials: Nippon Steel Corporation 141
Table 72: Key Facts: POSCO 142
Table 73: Key Financials: POSCO 143


List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 21
Figure 2: Global Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2003-2007 22
Figure 3: Global Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 23
Figure 4: Global Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 24
Figure 5: Forces Driving Competition in the Global Steel Market, 2007 25
Figure 6: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Global Steel Market, 2007 26
Figure 7: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Global Steel Market, 2007 27
Figure 8: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Global Steel Market, 2007 28
Figure 9: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Global Steel Market, 2007 29
Figure 10: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Global Steel Market, 2007 30
Figure 11: Global Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 31
Figure 12: Global Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2007-2012 32
Figure 13: United States Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 35
Figure 14: United States Steel Market Volume: Metric Tons million, 2003-2007 36
Figure 15: United States Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 37
Figure 16: United States Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 38
Figure 17: Forces Driving Competition in the Steel Market in the United States, 2007 39
Figure 18: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Steel Market in the United States, 2007 40
Figure 19: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Steel Market in the United States, 2007 41
Figure 20: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Steel Market in the United States, 2007 42
Figure 21: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Steel Market in the United States, 2007 43
Figure 22: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Steel Market in the United States, 2007 44
Figure 23: United States Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 45
Figure 24: United States Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric Tons million, 2007-2012 46
Figure 25: Japan Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 50
Figure 26: Japan Steel Market Volume: Metric Tons million, 2003-2007 51
Figure 27: Japan Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 52
Figure 28: Japan Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 53
Figure 29: Forces Driving Competition in the Steel Market in Japan, 2007 54
Figure 30: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Steel Market in Japan, 2007 55
Figure 31: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Steel Market in Japan, 2007 56
Figure 32: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Steel Market in Japan, 2007 57
Figure 33: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Steel Market in Japan, 2007 58
Figure 34: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Steel Market in Japan, 2007 59
Figure 35: Japan Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 60
Figure 36: Japan Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric Tons million, 2007-2012 61
Figure 37: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 64
Figure 38: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2003-2007 65
Figure 39: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 66
Figure 40: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 67
Figure 41: Forces Driving Competition in the Steel Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 68
Figure 42: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Steel Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 69
Figure 43: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Steel Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 70
Figure 44: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Steel Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 71
Figure 45: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Steel Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 72
Figure 46: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Steel Market in Asia-Pacific, 2007 73
Figure 47: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 74
Figure 48: Asia-Pacific Steel Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2007-2012 75
Figure 49: United Kingdom Steel Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 77
Figure 50: United Kingdom Steel Market Volume: Metric Tons million, 2003-2007 78
Figure 51: United Kingdom Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 79
Figure 52: United Kingdom Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 80
Figure 53: Forces Driving Competition in the Steel Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 81
Figure 54: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Steel Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 82
Figure 55: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Steel Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 83
Figure 56: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Steel Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 84
Figure 57: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Steel Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 85
Figure 58: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Steel Market in the United Kingdom, 2007 86
Figure 59: United Kingdom Steel Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 87
Figure 60: United Kingdom Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric Tons million, 2007-2012 88
Figure 61: Europe Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 92
Figure 62: Europe Steel Market Volume: Metric tonnes billion, 2003-2007 93
Figure 63: Europe Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 94
Figure 64: Europe Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 95
Figure 65: Forces Driving Competition in the Steel Market in Europe, 2007 96
Figure 66: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Steel Market in Europe, 2007 97
Figure 67: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Steel Market in Europe, 2007 98
Figure 68: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Steel Market in Europe, 2007 99
Figure 69: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Steel Market in Europe, 2007 100
Figure 70: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Steel Market in Europe, 2007 101
Figure 71: Europe Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 102
Figure 72: Europe Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric tonnes billion, 2007-2012 103
Figure 73: France Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 106
Figure 74: France Steel Market Volume: Metric tonnes billion, 2003-2007 107
Figure 75: France Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 108
Figure 76: France Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 109
Figure 77: Forces Driving Competition in the Steel Market in France, 2007 110
Figure 78: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Steel Market in France, 2007 111
Figure 79: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Steel Market in France, 2007 112
Figure 80: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Steel Market in France, 2007 113
Figure 81: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Steel Market in France, 2007 114
Figure 82: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Steel Market in France, 2007 115
Figure 83: France Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 116
Figure 84: France Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric tonnes billion, 2007-2012 117
Figure 85: Germany Steel Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 121
Figure 86: Germany Steel Market Volume: Metric Tons million, 2003-2007 122
Figure 87: Germany Steel Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 123
Figure 88: Germany Steel Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007 124
Figure 89: Forces Driving Competition in the Steel Market in Germany, 2007 125
Figure 90: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Steel Market in Germany, 2007 126
Figure 91: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Steel Market in Germany, 2007 127
Figure 92: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Steel Market in Germany, 2007 128
Figure 93: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Steel Market in Germany, 2007 129
Figure 94: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Steel Market in Germany, 2007 130
Figure 95: Germany Steel Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 131
Figure 96: Germany Steel Market Volume Forecast: Metric Tons million, 2007-2012 132
Figure 97: Revenues & Profitability: Arcelor Mittal 138
Figure 98: Revenues & Profitability: Nippon Steel Corporation 141
Figure 99: Revenues & Profitability: POSCO 143