Nickel Market Outlook (2007)

Publication Date	November 2006
Publisher	RNCOS
Product Type	Report
Pages	65
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	RCS00116

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Summary

This "Nickel Market Outlook (2007)" report provides extensive research and objective analysis on the Nickel Market, its performance and its future prospects. It helps the clients analyze the trends and developments in Nickel Market as well as gain exclusive insights of Nickel industry in 8 important countries, namely US, Canada, China, South Korea, Australia, Germany, Italy and UK.

The report contains detailed data on Global as well as Country-specific Nickel market i.e. Nickel production and consumption by product and industry, price movements, import levels, supply and demand analysis, Austenitic and Scrap ratio analysis etc. It will help the client to understand the driving forces of nickel metal along with the future opportunities.

Key Findings

There is a huge demand for nickel across the world, as it's widely used in almost every sector. The main demand driver is stainless steel production level.
Both the European and the Asia Pacific regions are the largest consumers of nickel. The factors that are driving the growth in these regions vary from country to country.
The supply-demand gap for nickel is increasing with limited supply and increasing demand. Worldwide nickel production growth will be limited in 2006.
The austenitic ratio (nickel based stainless steel) is increasing while the scrap ratio is decreasing in 2006.
The future opportunities are immense, particularly, in aerospace sector, Gas turbine manufacturing sector and nickel based battery sector.

Key Issues and Facts Analyzed

What are the trends in global Nickel Market with respect to market value, production, consumption, price etc?
What is the supply and demand situation of nickel on the global level?
What is the situation of Nickel stock and Contracts on London Metal Exchange?
Which are the top ten countries by production and consumption levels?
Which are the top ten companies by production level?
What does the austenitic and scrap ratio for nickel containing steel indicates?
What are the driving forces for the nickel industry?
What are the Challenges associated?
What are the future opportunities for nickel?

Key Players

This section provides the overview, key facts, financials, and stock performance of several players like Inco Limited, Norilsk, BHP Billiton Limited, and OM group.

Research Methodology Used

Information Sources

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

Analysis Methods

The analysis methods includes 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. Industry Overview
- 3.1 Global Nickel Industry
  - 3.1.1 Nickel Consumption
  - 3.1.2 Nickel Production
  - 3.1.3 Market Forecast (2006-2010)
4. Industry Performance
- 4.1 The Americas
  - 4.1.1 US
  - 4.1.2 Canada
- 4.2 Asia Pacific
  - 4.2.1 Japan
  - 4.2.2 China
  - 4.2.3 South Korea
  - 4.2.4 Australia
  - 4.2.5 Taiwan
- 4.3 Europe
  - 4.3.1 Germany
  - 4.3.2 Italy
  - 4.3.3 UK
  - 4.3.4 Spain
  - 4.3.5 Russia
5. Industry Analysis
- 5.1 Demand and Supply Analysis
  - 5.1.1 Demand Side Analysis
  - 5.1.2 Supply Side Analysis
- 5.2 Austenitic and Scrap Ratio Analysis
- 5.3 Success Factors
- 5.4 Opportunities
- 5.5 Challenges
6. Key Players
- 6.1 INCO Limited
- 6.2 Norilsk
- 6.3 BHP Billiton Limited
- 6.4 OM Group
- 6.5 LionOre Mining
List of Figures:
- Figure 3-1: Consumption of Nickel by Type of Alloy (%), 2006
- Figure 3-2: Global - Consumption of Nickel Alloys and Stainless Steel by Industry (%), 2005
- Figure 3-3: Global - Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
- Figure 3-4: Regional Consumption of Nickel (%), 2004
- Figure 3-5: Global - Production of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
- Figure 3-6: Regional Production of Nickel (%), 2005
- Figure 3-7: Global - Forecast for Production of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 3-8: Global - Forecast for Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 4-1: US - Nickel Imports by Country (%), 2006
- Figure 4-2: US - Nickel Consumption by Industry Sectors (%), 2005
- Figure 4-3: US - Stainless Steel Production (in Thousand Ton), Jan-05 to Apr-06
- Figure 4-4: US - Forecast for Consumption of Refined Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 4-5: Canada - Mine Production of Nickel Content (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-6: Canada - Nickel Share of Canadian Metal Mine Production (%), 2004
- Figure 4-7: Canada - Forecast for Production of Refined Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 4-8: Japan - Primary Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001- 2005
- Figure 4-9: Japan - Consumption of Nickel by Product (%), 2005
- Figure 4-10: China - Stainless Steel Consumption by Austenitic Grades (%), 2004
- Figure 4-11: China - Nickel Imports by Country (%), 2004
- Figure 4-12: China - Forecast for Consumption of Refined Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 4-13: China - Stainless Steel Production (in Million Ton), 2005-2010
- Figure 4-14: China - Forecast for Production of Refined Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 4-15: South Korea - Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2003-2005
- Figure 4-16: South Korea - Growth Index of Industrial Production, Jun-05 to Jun-06
- Figure 4-17: South Korea - Forecast for Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 4-18: Australia - Nickel Production Sites
- Figure 4-19: Taiwan - Production of Refined Nickel (in Metric Ton), 2000-2004
- Figure 4-20: Germany - Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-21: Germany - Aerospace Industry by Value (in Billion US$), 2005-2009
- Figure 4-22: Germany - Forecast for Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 4-23: Italy - Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
- Figure 4-24: Italy - Stainless Steel Production (in Thousand Ton), 2004 & 2005
- Figure 4-25: Italy - Stainless Steel Consumption by Sector (%), 2004
- Figure 4-26: Italy - Forecast for Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 4-27: Share of Largest Nickel Producers (%), 2004
- Figure 5-1: US - Service Stainless Steel Inventories (in Thousand Ton), Jan-05 to Apr-06
- Figure 5-2: China - Key Stockist Stainless Steel Inventories (in Thousand Ton), Jan-05 to May-06
- Figure 5-3: Nickel Stocks and Cancelled Warrants on London Metal Exchange (Jan-06 to June-06)
- Figure 5-4: Forecast for Supply and Demand of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 5-5: Global - Stainless Steel Demand (in Million Ton), 2006-2010
- Figure 5-6: China - Stainless Steel Production (in Million Ton), 2003-2005
- Figure 5-7: Industrial Production in OECD Countries (%), 1995 to 2005
- Figure 5-8: Global - Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
- Figure 5-9: Global - Nickel Demand in Aerospace Industry, (2005-2009)
- Figure 5-10: Forecast for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Production (in Thousand), 2005-2010
- Figure 5-11: Global - Gas Turbine Production Build (2004-2009)
- Figure 6-1: INCO Limited - Stock Performance
- Figure 6-2: Norilsk - Stock Performance
- Figure 6-3: BHP Billiton Limited - Stock Performance
- Figure 6-4: OM Group - Stock Performance
- Figure 6-5: LionOre Mining - Stock Performance
List of Tables:
- Table 3-1: Top Ten Countries by Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2005
- Table 3-2: Top Ten Countries by Production of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2005
- Table 3-3: Global - Top Eleven Companies by Nickel Production and Market Share, 2005
- Table 4-1: Australia - Nickel Production and Exports (in Thousand Ton), 2005-2007F
- Table 4-2: Germany - Annual Usage of Nickel by Value (in Million US$), 2005
- Table 4-3: Germany - Industrial Production (%), 2004 -2006
- Table 4-4: Italy - Annual Usage of Nickel by Value (in Million US$), 2005
- Table 4-5: UK - Annual Usage of Nickel by Value (in Million US$), 2005
- Table 4-6: UK - Aerospace Industry Segments by Sales (in Billion US$), 2004
- Table 4-7: Spain - Annual Usage of Nickel by Value (in Million Euro), 2005
- Table 5-1: Top Ten Reasons for the Strong Demand of Nickel (Jun-05 & Jun-06)
- Table 5-2: Scrap Prices in Europe, US and Japan (May-05 & May-06)
- Table 5-3: Production Expansion Plans by major Nickel Producers (2007-2009)
- Table 5-4: Global - Austenitic and Scrap Ratio (2004-2006F)
- Table 6-1: INCO Limited - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005
- Table 6-2: Norilsk - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2002-2004
- Table 6-3: BHP Billiton Limited - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005
- Table 6-4: OM Group - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005
- Table 6-5: LionOre Mining - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005