Datamonitor's Metals & Mining in China 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 7 1.1 Market Definition 7 1.2 Research Highlights 7 1.3 Market Analysis 8 CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9 CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10 CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11 CHAPTER 5 Competitive Landscape 12 CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 13 6.1 Yanzhou Coal Mining Company 13 6.2 Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation 13 6.3 Shougang Corporation 13 6.4 Pingshuo Coal Industry Corporation 14 CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 15 7.1 Market Value Forecast 15 CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 16 CHAPTER 9 Further Reading 18 9.1 Sources 18 9.2 Related Datamonitor Research 18 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: China Metals & Mining Industry Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 9 Table 2: China Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2005 10 Table 3: China Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 11 Table 4: China Metals & Mining Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 15 Table 5: China Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 16 Table 6: China GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 16 Table 7: China Inflation, 2001-2005 16 Table 8: China Exchange Rate, 2001 17 ?? ?? ?? ?? CONTENTS