Monthly Report on China's Steel Industry, Dec. 2008

Content

• Chapter One: Production of Steel in China in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone
  • 1.1 The Output of Steel Reducing Sharply in China in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and the Yearly Increase Rate Hitting Record Low in 26 Years
  • 1.2 Steel Giants in China Further Cutting Production in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and Global Output of Steel Delivering Negative Growth
  • 1.3 Output of Steel Plates and Strips Increasing Slightly from Last Year, but Reducing Obviously in the 4th Quarter of 2008
  • 1.4 M&A Among Steel Companies being in Greater Scale, while Industrial Concentration Having Increased
  • 1.5 Output Increasing Fast in Hubei, Anhui and Hebei Provinces, but Reducing in Liaoning, Shanghai, and Shanxi Provinces
• Chapter Two: Import and Export of Steel Products in China in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone
  • 2.1 The Export of Steel Reducing Sharply in China in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and the Yearly Export Reducing by more than 10 Per Cent Year-on-Year
  • 2.2 The Mix of Steel Products Exported by China Having Become more Reasonable, and Shares of Steel Plates, Pipes and Strips Having Greatly Increased
  • 2.3 China's Export of Steel to S Korea, the U.S. and Middle East Having Increased, while that to the EU and Vietnam Reduced
• Chapter Three: Fixed Assets Investment in China's Steel Industry in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone
  • 3.1 Fixed Assets Investment in Steel Industry Having Increased Rapidly, while it in Mining Kept Increasing Fast
  • 3.2 Investment in Steel Industry Increased Sharply in Hebei, Liaoning and Hubei, the Top Three in China
  • 3.3 Proportion of Bank Loans Reduced in the Investment in the First Half of 2008, while Increased in the Second Half
• Chapter Four: Consumption of Steel and Conditions in Raw Materials Market in China in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone
  • 4.1 The Consumption of Crude Steel Reducing Sharply in China in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and the Yearly Increase Rate Hitting Record Low in 8 Years
  • 4.2 Prices in China's Steel Market Falling after Going up, and Fell Sharply in the 4th Quarter of 2008
  • 4.3 International Steel Prices Collapsed in the 4th Quarter of 2008, while the Gap Obviously Shrank between China's Steel Prices and the World's
  • 4.4 Prices of and Ocean Freight for Raw Materials Showed Great Volatility, Falling after Going up
• Chapter Five: Financial Conditions of China's Medium- and Large-Sized Metallurgy Companies in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone
  • 5.1 China's Steel Industry Made Great Losses in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and the Yearly Export Reducing by more than 40 Per Cent Year-on-Year
  • 5.2 Asset-Liability Ratio Increased in China's Still Industry, and Cost Increased too
• Chapter Six: Operation of Companies with Production Capacity of Over 5 Million Tons Annually in China, 2008
  • 6.1 Companies Cut Their Production Significantly in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and the Output of more than Half of Them Reduced Year-on-Year
  • 6.2 The Effectiveness of China's Steel Companies Reduced Sharply in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and 70% of Them Made Losses
• Chapter Seven: Developing Trend of China's Steel Industry, 2009
  • 7.1 Global Demand for Steel Reduced Sharply, and both Supply and Demand are Weak
  • 7.2 Growth of China's Economy Moderated Slowly, while Consumption of Steel would Achieve Low Growth
  • 7.3 China's Output of Steel was Expected to be about 500 Million Tons, while the Industrial Concentration would Increase Future
  • 7.4 China's Export of Steel would Reduce Sharply, while Import Keep Stable
  • 7.5 Steel Prices are Stable in China, and Steel Industry is Expected to Stop Making Loss
  • Monthly Output of Major Products in China's Metallurgy Companies, 2008
  • Change of Monthly Output of Major Steel Products in China, 2008
  • Output of China's Steel Companies of Different Sizes, 2008
  • Quarterly Import and Export of Major Steel Products in China, 2008
  • Change in Import and Export of Major Steel Products in China, 2008
  • Change in Regional Import and Export of Major Steel Products in China, 2008
  • Change in Investment in China's Steel Industry, 2008
  • Change in Monthly Output of Major Industrial Products in China, 2008
  • Price (Taxes Included) Movements in China's Steel Market, Dec. 2008
  • Change in Economic Effectiveness of Medium- and Large-Sized Metallurgy Companies in China, 2008
  • Change in Output of China's Top 20 Steel Companies, 2008
  • Change in Daily Output of Steel in China, 2008
  • Change in Quarterly Output of Crude Steel in China, 2008
  • Change in Daily Output of Crude Steel Worldwide, 2008
  • Change in Daily Output of Major Steel Products in China, 2008
  • Change in Market Shares of Long, Plate, and Pipe Steel in China, 2008Q4
  • Output and Growth Rate of Steel in Top 10 Provinces of China, 2008
  • Monthly Import and Export of Steel in China, 2008
  • Monthly Net Export of Crude Steel (Steel Billets are also Regarded as Crude Steel) by China, 2007-2008
  • Quarterly Export of Crude Steel Equivalent in China, 2008
  • Monthly Export of Steel to Different Regions by China, 2008
  • Monthly Finished Investment in China's Steel Industry, 2008
  • Top 10 Province in China in Terms of Monthly Finished Investment in Steel Industry, 2008
  • Sources of Fixed Assets Investment in China's Steel Industry, 2008
  • Monthly Apparent Consumption of Crude Steel in China, 2008
  • Quarterly Apparent Consumption of Crude Steel in China, 2008
  • Monthly Compound Price Movements of Steel Products in China, 2007-2008
  • Monthly Compound Price Movements of Steel Products in the World, 2007-2008
  • Monthly Profit of Medium- and Large-Sized Metallurgy Companies in China, 2008
  • Quarterly Profit of Medium- and Large-Sized Metallurgy Companies in China, 2008