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France Metals Report Q3 2010

  • Published: July 2010
  • Region: France
  • 51 Pages
  • Business Monitor International

FEATURED COMPANIES

  • ArcelorMittal
  • Rio Tinto Alcan
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The France Metals Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, metals associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on France's metals industry.

While French metals producers are putting idled capacity back online, the industry still faces the hurdles of volatile end-markets and the uncertainty created by relatively high electricity prices and the rising cost of raw materials. In Q110, French crude steel output grew 27.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 3.74mn tonnes, but was down 1.1% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q), despite March output being the highest monthly rate of production since October 2008. Output was compromised by the closure of ArcelorMittal’s Fos-sur-Mer plant, which had one blast furnace stopped for repair.

Nevertheless, if output remains at these levels, crude should reach 15.08mn tonnes for the year, as BMI has forecast. Given that crude is the industry bellwether, we have also not made any significant changes to hot-rolled output, which we continue to forecast at 14.5mn tonnes in 2010, up 15.6% y-o-y. Doubledigit growth will only partly offset the massive decline READ MORE >

Executive Summary

SWOT Analysis
France Metals Industry SWOT
France Political SWOT
France Economic SWOT

Global Market Overview

Quarterly Metals Views, July 2010
Table: BMI’s Core Views For The Metals Industry
Metals Market Overview
Table: World’s Top 10 Steel Producing Countries (mn tonnes)
Table: Recently Added And Planned Smelter Capacity
Commodities Forecast – Nickel To Average US$22,000/tonne In 2010
Table: BMI Nickel Forecast
Table: Nickel
Market Strategy – Aluminium Update: Downside Risks To Average Price of US$2,100/tonne In 2010
Table: BMI Aluminium Forecast
Table: Aluminium
Commodities Forecast – Gold To Average US$1,150/oz In 2010
Table: BMI Gold Forecast
Table: Gold
Commodities Forecast – Copper
Table: BMI Copper Forecast
Table: Copper

Regional Overview

Europe Overview

Industry Forecast Scenario

Table: France’s Metals Industry (‘000 tonnes unless stated)
Macroeconomic Forecasts
Table: France – Economic Activity

Competitive Landscape

Table: Metals Industry – Key Facilities

Company Profiles

Rio Tinto Alcan
ArcelorMittal

Global Assumptions – Q3 2010 Update

Table: Global & Regional Real Gdp Growth (%)
Table: Real Gdp Growth (%) – Consensus Forecasts
Table: Global Assumptions
Table: Developed States, Real Gdp Growth Forecasts
Table: Emerging Markets Aggregate Growth

BMI Methodology

How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
Cross Checks

Country Snapshot: France Demographic Data

Section 1: Population
Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
Section 2: Education and Healthcare
Table: Education, 2002-2005
Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030
Section 3: Labour Market And Spending Power

- Rio Tinto Alcan
- ArcelorMittal

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