TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 20
Rivalry 21
LEADING COMPANIES 22
BHP Billiton 22
BlueScope Steel Limited 27
Wesfarmers 31
MARKET FORECASTS 34
Market value forecast 34
Market volume forecast 35
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 36
APPENDIX 38
Methodology 38
Industry associations 39
Related Datamonitor research 40
Disclaimer 41
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 42
Premium Reports 42
Summary Reports 42
Datamonitor consulting 42
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Australia metals & mining industry value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Australia metals & mining industry volume: million metric ton, 2006–10 11
Table 3: Australia metals & mining industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Australia metals & mining industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Table 5: BHP Billiton: key facts 22
Table 6: BHP Billiton: key financials ($) 25
Table 7: BHP Billiton: key financial ratios 25
Table 8: BlueScope Steel Limited: key facts 27
Table 9: BlueScope Steel Limited: key financials ($) 28
Table 10: BlueScope Steel Limited: key financials (A$) 29
Table 11: BlueScope Steel Limited: key financial ratios 29
Table 12: Wesfarmers: key facts 31
Table 13: Australia metals & mining industry value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 34
Table 14: Australia metals & mining industry volume forecast: million metric ton, 2010–15 35
Table 15: Australia size of population (million), 2006–10 36
Table 16: Australia gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 36
Table 17: Australia gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 36
Table 18: Australia inflation, 2006–10 37
Table 19: Australia consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 37
Table 20: Australia exchange rate, 2006–10 37
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Australia metals & mining industry value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Australia metals & mining industry volume: million metric ton, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: Australia metals & mining industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Australia metals & mining industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the metals & mining industry in Australia, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the metals & mining industry in Australia, 2010 15
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the metals & mining industry in Australia, 2010 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the metals & mining industry in Australia, 2010 18
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the metals & mining industry in Australia, 2010 20
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the metals & mining industry in Australia, 2010 21
Figure 11: BHP Billiton: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 12: BHP Billiton: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 13: BlueScope Steel Limited: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 14: BlueScope Steel Limited: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 15: Australia metals & mining industry value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 34
Figure 16: Australia metals & mining industry volume forecast: million metric ton, 2010–15 35
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