Datamonitor's Metals & Mining in Brazil industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the metals & mining industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, demographic information, and descriptions of the leading companies.

Scope

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

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and leading companies

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

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

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Market Definition

The metals & mining industry consists of the aluminum, iron & steel, precious metals & minerals, coal and base metal markets.

In the aluminum market, only production of primary aluminum is considered. Recycled aluminum is not included within this report. The market is valued at manufacturer's selling price (MSP).
The iron & steel market consists of the production of crude steel, blast furnace (pig) iron and direct reduced iron. Market values have been calculated using annual average steel and iron prices.

The precious metals & minerals market includes gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium and industrial and gem-quality diamonds. The market is valued using total annual mining production volumes and annual average prices.

The coal market consists of just primary coal (anthracite, bituminous and lignite). Secondary coal (metallurgical coke, anthracite and bituminous briquets, and lignite briquets) is not included in this report. The market has been valued as total mine production at annual average minemouth prices and does not include any transportation costs.

The base metals market consists of lead, zinc, copper, nickel and tin. The market has been valued as total mine production at annual average prices.

Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated using constant 2004 annual average exchange rates.

TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 6 1.1 Market Definition 6 1.2 Research Highlights 6 1.3 Market Analysis 7 CHAPTER 2 Market Value 8 CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 9 CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 10 CHAPTER 5 Competitive Landscape 11 CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 12 6.1 BHP Billiton 12 6.2 Rio Tinto 12 6.3 Vale do Rio Doce 12 CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 13 7.1 Market Value Forecast 13 CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 14 CHAPTER 9 Further Reading 16 9.1 Sources 16 9.2 Related Datamonitor Research 16 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Brazil Metals & Mining Industry Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 8 Table 2: Brazil Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2005 9 Table 3: Brazil Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 10 Table 4: Brazil Metals & Mining Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 13 Table 5: Brazil Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 14 Table 6: Brazil GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 14 Table 7: Brazil Inflation, 2001-2005 14 Table 8: Brazil Exchange Rate, 2001 15 ?? ?? ?? ?? CONTENTS