European Aluminum Market (2007)

Publication Date	December 2006
Publisher	RNCOS
Product Type	Report
Pages	70
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	RCS00120

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Summary

RNCOS report "European Aluminum Market (2007)" provides extensive research and objective analysis on the Aluminium Market, its performance and future prospects. It helps clients to analyze the trends and developments in Global Aluminium Market as well as gain exclusive insights of Aluminium industry in six important countries namely Germany, France, Italy, UK, Norway and Russia.

The report contains detailed data on Global as well as Country-specific Aluminium market i.e. Aluminium production and consumption by product and industry, import levels, supply and demand analysis, Merger and Acquisitions etc. It also helps clients to understand the driving forces of Aluminium metal along with the country specific growth opportunities.

Key Findings

There is a huge demand for Aluminium across Europe as it is widely used in almost every sector.
In Western Europe, there were 12 Merger and Acquisition transactions collectively worth over US$ 2 Billion in 2005, a 79% increase from the aggregate value that was swapped in 2004.
Germany constitutes the biggest Aluminium market within the EU-25, both in terms of production and use, driven mainly by construction and transport sector.
Under automobile industry, Euro-IV norm in Europe (which is compulsory from Oct 2006) will create demand for Aluminium.
On the country level, the aerospace industry in France is going through the phase of high growth with high number of export orders, indicating potential of Aluminium demand.

Key Players

This section provides the overview, key facts, financials and stock performance of several players like Alcoa Inc., Alcan Inc, Rusal, Norsk Hydro, and BHP Billiton.

Key Issues and Facts Analyzed

What are the trends in European Aluminium Market with respect to market value, production, consumption, capacity etc?
What is the supply and demand situation of Aluminium and its raw material Bauxite in Europe?
What are the opportunities in different European countries?
What are the success factors of Aluminium Industry in Europe?
What are the Challenges associated?

Research Methodology Used

Information Sources

Information has been sourced from namely, books, newspapers, trade journals, and white papers, industry portals, government agencies, trade associations, monitoring industry news and developments, and through access to access to more than 3000 paid databases.

Analysis Methods

The analysis methods include the following: Ratio Analysis, Historical Trend Analysis, Linear Regression Analysis using software tools, Judgmental Forecasting and Cause and Effect Analysis.

Content

1. Analyst View
2. Research Overview
3. Global Aluminium Industry
- 3.1 Consumption
- 3.2 Production
- 3.3 Segmentation
- 3.4 Aluminium Market by Region
- 3.5 Top Companies
- 3.6 Global Supply and Demand Side Developments
4. Europe Aluminium Industry
- 4.1 Current and Past Performance
  - 4.1.1 Primary Aluminium Production
  - 4.1.2 Secondary Aluminium Production
  - 4.1.3 Alumina Production and Consumption
  - 4.1.4 Production Capacity
  - 4.1.5 Mergers and Acquisitions
- 4.2 Market by End-User
- 4.3 Market by Country
  - 4.3.1 Germany
  - 4.3.2 France
  - 4.3.3 UK
  - 4.3.4 Italy
  - 4.3.5 Russia
  - 4.3.6 Norway
5. Industry Analysis
- 5.1 Supply and Demand Analysis
  - 5.1.1 Supply Side Analysis
  - 5.1.2 Demand Side Analysis
- 5.2 Success Factors
- 5.3 Opportunities
- 5.4 Challenges
- 5.5 Future Outlook (2006-2010)
6. Key Players
- 6.1 Alcoa Inc.
- 6.2 Alcan Inc.
- 6.3 Rusal
- 6.4 Norsk Hydro
- 6.5 BHP Billiton
List of Figures:
- Figure 3-1: Global - Total Aluminium Consumption by Industrial Sectors (in Million Tons), 2005
- Figure 3-2: Global - Aluminium Consumption by Industrial Sectors (%), 2005
- Figure 3-3: Global - Aluminium Industry by Product (%), 2005
- Figure 3-4: Global - Total Aluminium Consumption by Region (%), 2005
- Figure 4-1: Western Europe - Growth Rate and Production of Primary Aluminium (in Million Tons), 2000-2005
- Figure 4-2: Europe - Secondary Aluminium Production (in Million Tons), 2000-2004
- Figure 4-3: Western Europe - Capacity Utilization (%), 2000-2005
- Figure 4-4: Western Europe - Aluminium Market by End-Use (%), 2005
- Figure 4-5: Western Europe - Aluminium Rolled Product by End-Use (%), 2005
- Figure 4-6: Germany - Aluminium Market by End Use (%), 2004
- Figure 4-7: Germany - Primary Aluminium Production and Consumption (in Million Tons), 2002-2005
- Figure 4-8: Germany - Secondary Aluminium Production and Consumption (in Million Tons), 1999-2005
- Figure 4-9: Germany - Aluminium Flat Rolled Products Demand (in Thousand Tons) and Growth Rate (%), 2000-2005
- Figure 4-10: Germany - Aluminium Extruded Products Demand (in Thousand Tons) and Growth Rate (%), 2000-2005
- Figure 4-11: France - Primary Aluminium Production (in Million Tons), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-12: France - Market Value of Aluminium Industry (in Million US$), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-13: France - Primary Aluminium Consumption and Import (in Million Tons), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-14: France - Production Index of Semi-finished Aluminium Products (2003-2006)
- Figure 4-15: France - Import and Export of Unwrought Aluminium (in Thousand Tons), 2003-2006
- Figure 4-16: UK - Primary Aluminium Production and Imports (in Thousand Tons), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-17: UK - Secondary Aluminium Production (in Thousand Tons), 2000-2004
- Figure 4-18: Italy - Primary Aluminium Consumption and Import (in Million Tons), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-19: Italy - Production and Consumption of Aluminium Extrusions (in Million Tons), 2000- 2004
- Figure 4-20: Italy - Aluminium Extrusions Capacity (in Million Tons), 2000-2004
- Figure 4-21: Russia - Aluminium Market by Company (%), 2005
- Figure 4-22: Russia - Primary Aluminium Production (in Million Tons), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-23: Russia - Primary Aluminium Consumption (in Million Tons), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-24: Russia - Aluminium Consumption by End-use (%), 2005
- Figure 4-25: Russia - Consumption of Aluminium Foil by Industry Sectors (%), 2005
- Figure 4-26: Russia - Main Producers of Aluminium Foil (in Thousand Tons), 2005 & 2006
- Figure 4-27: Norway - Primary Aluminium Production (in Million Tons), 2001-2005
- Figure 5-1: Europe - Supply of Aluminium by Source (%), 2004
- Figure 5-2: Europe - Car Production (in Thousand Units), 2004 & 2005
- Figure 5-3: Europe - Building Sector Index, 2002-2005
- Figure 5-4: Europe - Forecast for Pharmaceutical Sales by Countries (in Billion US$), 2006-2010
- Figure 5-5: Europe - Forecast for Confectionary Sales by Countries (in Thousand Tons), 2006-2010
- Figure 5-6: Europe - Forecast for Cigarettes Sales by Countries (in Billion Units), 2006-2010
- Figure 5-7: Germany - Forecast for Industrial Production (%), 2006-2010
- Figure 5-8: Germany - Forecast for Primary Aluminium Consumption (in Million Tons), 2006-2010
- Figure 5-9: France - Forecast for Primary Aluminium Consumption (in Million Tons), 2006-2010
- Figure 5-10: France - Aircraft Orders (in Billion US$), 2004 & 2005
- Figure 5-11: UK - Forecast for Primary Aluminium Consumption (in Million Tons), 2006-2010
- Figure 5-12: Italy - Metal Frames Market by Value (in Billion US$), 2001-2005
- Figure 5-13: Italy - Forecast for Primary Aluminium Consumption (in Million Tons), 2006-2010
- Figure 5-14: Russia - Forecast for Car Production (in Million Units), 2006-2014
- Figure 5-15: Russia - Forecast for Primary Aluminium Production (in Million Tons), 2006-2010
- Figure 6-1: Alcoa Inc. - Stock Performance
- Figure 6-2: Alcan Inc. - Stock Performance
- Figure 6-3: Norsk Hydro - Stock Performance
- Figure 6-4: BHP Billiton - Stock Performance
List of Tables:
- Table 3-1: Global - Primary Aluminium Consumption by Countries (in Thousand Tons), 2001-2005
- Table 3-2: Global - Primary Aluminium Production by Countries (in Thousand Tons), 2001-2005
- Table 3-3: Global - Production and Market Share of Top five Aluminium Companies (2003 & 2005)
- Table 4-1: Western Europe - Alumina Production and Consumption (in Million Tons), 2004 & 2005
- Table 4-2: Western Europe - Mergers and Acquisitions by Number and Value (2004 & 2005)
- Table 4-3: Eastern and Central Europe - Mergers and Acquisitions by Number and Value (2004 & 2005)
- Table 4-4: Germany - Aluminium Extruded Products by End Use (%), 2002-2005
- Table 4-5: France - Import of Aluminium by Product (in Million Tons), 2000-2005
- Table 4-6: UK - Import of Aluminium by Product (in Thousand Tons), 2000-2004
- Table 4-7: UK - Export of Aluminium by Product (in Thousand Tons), 2000-2004
- Table 4-8: Italy - Import of Aluminium by Product (in Million Tons), 2000-2005
- Table 5-1: Europe - Aluminium Supply Side Economics, 2004 & 2005
- Table 5-2: Europe - Aluminium Beverage Cans Usage and Recycling, 2005
- Table 6-1: Alcoa Inc. - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005
- Table 6-2: Alcan Inc. - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005
- Table 6-3: Rusal - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005
- Table 6-4: Norsk Hydro - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005
- Table 6-5: BHP Billiton - Key Finacials (in Million US$), 2002-2005