TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
ArcelorMittal 20
Aurubis AG 24
Tata Steel Group 28
MARKET FORECASTS 32
Market value forecast 32
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 33
APPENDIX 35
Methodology 35
Industry associations 36
Related Datamonitor research 36
Disclaimer 37
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 38
Premium Reports 38
Summary Reports 38
Datamonitor consulting 38
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Belgium metals & mining industry value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: Belgium metals & mining industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: Belgium metals & mining industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: ArcelorMittal: key facts 20
Table 5: ArcelorMittal: key financials ($) 22
Table 6: ArcelorMittal: key financial ratios 22
Table 7: Aurubis AG: key facts 24
Table 8: Aurubis AG: key financials ($) 25
Table 9: Aurubis AG: key financials (€) 25
Table 10: Aurubis AG: key financial ratios 26
Table 11: Tata Steel Group: key facts 28
Table 12: Tata Steel Group: key financials ($) 30
Table 13: Tata Steel Group: key financials (Rs.) 30
Table 14: Tata Steel Group: key financial ratios 30
Table 15: Belgium metals & mining industry value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 32
Table 16: Belgium size of population (million), 2005–09 33
Table 17: Belgium GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 33
Table 18: Belgium GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 33
Table 19: Belgium inflation, 2005–09 34
Table 20: Belgium consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 34
Table 21: Belgium exchange rate, 2005–09 34
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Belgium metals & mining industry value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: Belgium metals & mining industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: Belgium metals & mining industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the metals & mining industry in Belgium, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the metals & mining industry in Belgium, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the metals & mining industry in Belgium, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the metals & mining industry in Belgium, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the metals & mining industry in Belgium, 2009 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the metals & mining industry in Belgium, 2009 19
Figure 10: ArcelorMittal: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 11: ArcelorMittal: assets & liabilities 23
Figure 12: Aurubis AG: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Aurubis AG: assets & liabilities 27
Figure 14: Tata Steel Group: revenues & profitability 31
Figure 15: Belgium metals & mining industry value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 32
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