Datamonitor's Metals & Mining in Asia-Pacific 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.

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, 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
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 8
1.3 Market Analysis 9
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 10
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 11
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 12
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 13
5.1 Summary 13
5.2 Buyer Power 14
5.3 Supplier Power 15
5.4 New Entrants 17
5.5 Substitutes 18
5.6 Rivalry 19
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 20
6.1 BHP Billiton 20
6.2 Rio Tinto 23
6.3 Newmont Mining Corporation 26
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 28
7.1 Market Value Forecast 28
CHAPTER 8 Appendix 29
8.1 Methodology 29
8.2 Industry Associations 30
8.3 Related Datamonitor Research 30

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Asia-Pacific Metals & Mining Industry Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: Asia-Pacific Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006 10
Table 3: Asia-Pacific Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006 11
Table 4: Key Facts: BHP Billiton 19
Table 5: Key Facts: Rio Tinto 22
Table 6: Key Financials: Rio Tinto 24
Table 7: Key Facts: Newmont Mining Corporation 25
Table 8: Asia-Pacific Metals & Mining Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 27

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