Promising export markets for flat products

Market research series

Potential export outlets for flat products

Researches cover the current and future developments in each of net-importing countries of flat products:

Country

Net imports in 2009, ‘000 t

Imports in 2009, ‘000 t

Share of Russia and Ukraine in imports

Total

from Russia

from Ukraine

Iran

3,944

4,068

1,689

102

44%

Turkey

3,922

5,788

1,286

899

38%

UAE

1,493

1,526

53

198

16%

Saudi Arabia

1,191

1,306

28

59

7%

Syria

640

642

36

315

55%

Algeria

555

558

6

58

11%

Morocco

502

530

137

27

31%

Egypt

481

800

180

101

35%

Lebanon

467

467

18

356

80%

The researches are intended for producers of slabs and finished flats as well as for trading companies wiling to expand export volumes and geography by increasing their shares in the potential markets.

The researches will be useful for managers and executives in charge of strategic development, sales (including export ones) and marketing as well as to all those who want to gain a deep insight of the processes taking place in the world flat product markets and get a grounded forecast for changes in these markets.

The researches are essential for business development since both regional and commodity structure of consumption is changing drastically now thereby opening up new opportunities for flat product exporters in potentially capacious foreign markets.

The researches include analysis of the current changes in flats consumption, production capacities and prices as well as possible short- and medium-term consequences of these changes affecting export volumes, structure and returns.

Researches will enable

flat product manufacturers

assess export potential of the regional markets under review

discover new target markets

enhance regional supplies structure

adjust product range and output

defy competition

reinforce their position in the global flat product market

flat product exporters to

get objective view of their market position and competitiveness

discover potentially appealing markets

develop efficient sales strategy

transport companies forwarders to

assess and forecast destinations, volumes and structure of flat product shipments

The researches of each of the above countries are provided in pdf file with attached statistic data in xls tables.

Standard or custom-made versions of the researches may be provided. Researches are adapted to customers’ needs by adding extra individually agreed options to the standard version.

Structure of standard research

Products: Slabs, HR sheets/coils < 10mm, HR sheets > 10mm, CR sheets/coils, coated steel products.

Historical data since 2000 until 2009, forecast period – until 2015.

economic development forecast

production/consumption balance: current situation and forecast

trade balance current situation and forecast

market development factors, barriers and risks

forecast for development of metal-consuming industries

pricing policy and price forecast

detection of possible market outlets

estimation of transportation costs

Price for standard research

in RUR 60,000

in UAH 16,000

in USD 2,000

Possible extra options

SWOT-analysis of customer’s operations in the given region

competitive analysis

analysis of the current and future raw material supply to steel industry

outlook for particular market segments (by capacity, regions, industries, development rate, profitability)

outlook for industry assets that may be of interest to our customer

study of other countries’ markets a customer sells to or intends to penetrate

other relevant issues

Contact details

For more detailed information about the market research series and discussion of custom-research options, please contact our offices:

73, Volokolamskoye road

Moscow, Russia, 123424

Tel./fax +7 (495) 775 6055

abaev@metalcourier.com

Andrey Bayev

48-b, Naberezhnaya Pobedy

Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 49094

Tel./fax +38 (056) 370 1203, 370 1207

terlovoy@metalcourier.com

Vladimir Terlovoy