Sep 7 2010
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4b84bf/ukraine_metals_rep) has announced the addition of the "Ukraine Metals Report Q3 2010" report to their offering.
Ukraine Metals Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, metals associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Ukraine's metals industry.
The Ukrainian steel and aluminium industries are entering a period of heightened uncertainty, with tenuous growth revealing inherent structural weaknesses namely a lack of integration while predatory Russian investors are aggressively pursuing controversial acquisitions.
In the first five months of 2010, Ukrainian crude steel output grew 24.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 14.11mn tonnes, in line with BMIs expectations. Ukrainian crude steel output stabilised at around 2.8- 3.0mn tonnes per month in Q210, while rolled output was around 2.7mn tonnes with little movement in terms of month-on-month (m-o-m) growth.
Growth comes from a very low base, with output at least 75% below the industry's full potential. Growth appears to being spurred more by domestic consumption than exports, with flat products leading the way. Tubes are also providing a boost to output. In the first five months of the year, Ukrainian tubes production was up 9% y-o-y to 639,000 tonnes with tube plants increasing output by 6.7% to 542,400 tonnes and steel works by 26.5% to 97,000 tonnes. The recovery of the automotive industry, which collapsed in 2009, is shoring up flats growth, but a full recovery would require an increase in demand from the construction industry, which is currently in stagnation.
Key Topics Covered:
- Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Global Market Overview
- Regional Overview
- Industry Forecast Scenario
- Competitive Landscape
- Company Profiles
- Global Assumptions
- Country Snapshot: Ukraine Demographic Data
- Methodology
Companies Mentioned:
- ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih
- RusAl
- Azovstal
- Zaporizhstal