Datamonitor's Metals & Mining in Belgium 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 and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

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

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

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

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

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 2006 annual average exchange rates.

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

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 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 14
5.4 New Entrants 16
5.5 Substitutes 17
5.6 Rivalry 18
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 19
6.1 Umicore 19
6.2 Duferco Group 20
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 21
7.1 Market Value Forecast 21
CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 22
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 23
9.1 Methodology 23
9.2 Industry Associations 24
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 24

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Belgium Metals & Mining Industry Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: Belgium Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006 10
Table 3: Belgium Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006 11
Table 4: Key Facts: Umicore 19
Table 5: Key Facts: Duferco Group 20
Table 6: Belgium Metals & Mining Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 21
Table 7: Belgium Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 22
Table 8: Belgium GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 22
Table 9: Belgium Exchange Rate, 2002 22