Railway Wheels market research in the CIS

The report is devoted to analysis of market of railway wheels in Russia and Ukraine to estimate prospects of their expending and to forecast domestic consumption up to 2009.

The report consists of 76 pages, 36 Tables and 20 figures. It includes 5 sections: review of production technology and grade of the products; analysis and estimation of competitor-producers of railway wheels; analysis of export-import flows; review of domestic and export-import prices on railway wheels; analysis and forecast of domestic consumption.

The research was accomplished mainly by a method of desk studies, with analysis of many information sources, first of all, state official statistics: data of Russian State Committee on Statistics (now Federal Service of State Statistics, or Rosstat), Ukrainian State Committee on Statistics (data on production of the products), Russian domestic railage statistics, data of Russian State Customs Committee and Ukrainian State Customs Committee (foreign trade information). Besides, information directly from companies, involved in this business, as well as database of InfoMine company were applied. Notice that some differences in data on foreign trade transaction are connected with inconsistency of Russian and Ukrainian official customs statistics.

Summarized data were then verified and corrected using a number of telephone interviews with specialists of the companies, involved in the business.

This all allowed to reveal clear picture of market of railway wheels in Russia and Ukraine (competitors, consumers) and its prospects.
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Introduction

1. Production technology and grade of products
1.1.Technology of wheels production
1.2. Requirements imposed on grade of railway wheels

2. Production of railway wheels in Russia/Ukraine
2.1. Output of railway wheels in Russia and Ukraine
2.2. Current standing of the main company-producers
2.2.1. JSC «Vyksa metallurgical plant»
2.2.2.JSC «Nizhnetagilsky metallurgical combine»
2.2.3.JSC «Nizhnedneprovsky pipe-rolling plant»
2.3. SWOT-analysis of the companies

3. Export-import of railway wheels in Russia /Ukraine
3.1 Russia
3.1.1. Export destinations of Russian railway wheels
3.1.2. Supplies of railway wheels to North American market
3.1.3. Imports of railway wheels by Russia
3.1.4. Forecast of Russian exports and imports of railway wheels
3.2 Ukraine
3.2.1. Ukrainian export flows of railway wheels
3.2.2. Supplies of railway wheels to North American market
3.2.3. Ukrainian imports of railway wheels
3.2.4. Forecast of Ukrainian exports and imports of railway wheels

4. Review of domestic and export-import prices on railway wheels

5. Analysis of domestic consumption of railway wheels in Russia and Ukraine
5.1. Supply-demand balance of railway wheels in Russia/Ukraine
Russia
Ukraine
5.2. The main consumers of railway wheels
5.3. Forecast of domestic consumption of railway wheels up to 2009

Conclusion

Appendix
Contact information on company-producers of railway wheels in Russia and Ukraine
Contact information on the main company-consumers of railway wheels in Russia and Ukraine
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Table 1: Chemistry of wheel steel (GOST 10791- 89-(2004)
Table 2: Mechanical properties, hardness and shock viscosity of wheels (GOST 10791- 89-(2004)
Table 3: Mass of all-rolled wheel (GOST 9036-88)
Table 4: Production of railway wheels in 1999-2006 in Russia and Ukraine
Table 5: Production of railway wheels in 1999-2006 in Russia and Ukraine, broken by companies
Table 6: All-rolled wheels, manufactured by JSC «Vyksa metallurgical plant»
Table 7: The main consumers of railway wheels, manufactured by JSC «Vyksa metallurgical plant» in 2003-2004, kt
Table 8: The main consumers of railway wheels, manufactured by JSC «Vyksa metallurgical plant» in 2005-2006, kt
Table 9: Financial results of JSC «Vyksa metallurgical plant»
Table 10: All-rolled wheels, manufactured by JSC «Nizhnetagilsky metallurgical combine»
Table 11: The main consumers of wheels, manufactured by JSC «NTMK» in 2003-2004, kt
Table 12: The main consumers of wheels, manufactured by JSC «NTMK» in 2005-2006, kt
Table 13: Financial results of JSC «NTMK»
Table 14: All-rolled wheels, manufactured by JSC «Nizhnedneprovsky pipe-rolling plant»
Table 15: Financial results of JSC «Nizhnedneprovsky pipe-rolling plant»
Table 16: SWOT-analysis of JSC «Vyksa metallurgical plant»
Table 17: SWOT-analysis of JSC «Nizhnetagilsky metallurgical combine»
Table 18: SWOT-analysis of JSC «Nizhnedneprovsky pipe-rolling plant»
Table 19: Export - import of railway wheels in Russia in 2002-2006, kt
Table 20: Russian exports of railway wheels, broken by country-importers, in 2003-2006
Table 21: Terms, sites and volumes of wheels supplies to USA in 2003 –2006, tonnes
Table 22: Russian imports of railway wheels, broken by company-importers, in 2003-2006
Table 23: Export - import of railway wheels in Ukraine in 2002-2006, kt
Table 24: Export destinations of Ukrainian railway wheels in 2003-2006
Table 25: Ukrainian imports of railway wheels, broken by country-suppliers in 2003-2006
Table 26: Ukrainian imports of railway wheels, broken by company-suppliers in 2003-2004
Table 27: Ukrainian imports of railway wheels, broken by company-suppliers in 2005-2006
Table 28: Consumption of railway wheels in Russia in 2002-2006
Table 29: Consumption of railway wheels in Ukraine in 2002-2006.
Table 30: The main company-consumers of railway wheels in Russia in 2003-2004
Table 31: The main company-consumers of railway wheels in Russia in 2005-2006
Table 32. Freight traffic in Russia in 2006.
Table 33. Freight traffic in Russia in 2006, broken by key kinds of freight.
Table 34: Production of the main kinds of railway vehicles in Russia in 2000-2006
Table 35: Structure of fleet of railway freight cars in Russia as of 01.08. 2006
Table 36: Production of the main kinds of railway vehicles in Ukraine in 2000-2006

List of Figures:
Figure 1: Shares of producers in CIS production of railway wheels in 1999-2006, %
Figure 2: Production of railway wheels by VMZ in 1999-2006
Figure 3: Share of exports in production of railway wheels of JSC «Vyksa metallurgical plant»
Figure 4: Production of railway wheels by JSC «NTMK» in 1999-2006
Figure 5: Share of exports in production of railway wheels of JSC «NTMK»
Figure 6: Production of railway wheels by JSC «Nizhnedneprovsky pipe-rolling plant» in 1999-2006
Figure 7: Production and share of exports in production of railway wheels by JSC «Nizhnedneprovsky pipe-rolling plant»
Figure 8: Russian exports and imports of railway wheels in 2003-2007 and forecast up to 2009 The main end-uses of railway wheels of JSC «NTMK» in 2004, %
Figure 9: Ukrainian export and import of railway wheels in 2003-2006 and forecast up to 2009
Figure 10: Dynamics of average monthly release prices of Russian producers of railway wheels at domestic market in 2003-2004, thousand Ruble/tonne
Figure 11: Dynamics of average monthly release prices of Russian producers of railway wheels at domestic market in 2005, thousand Ruble/tonne
Figure 12: Dynamics of average monthly release prices of Russian producers of railway wheels at domestic market in 2006, thousand Ruble/tonne
Figure 13: Average annual Russian export and import prices on railway wheels for 2003-2006, $/t
Figure 14: Ukrainian average annual export and import prices on railway wheels in 2003-2006, $/t
Figure 15: The main end-uses of railway wheels in Russia in 2006, %
Figure 16: Length of railways in Russia, km
Figure 17: Dynamics of freight traffic of Russian Railways, bln t-km
Figure 18: Freight traffic of Russian Railways, broken by key kinds of freight (shares in %)
Figure 19: Forecast of consumption of railway wheels in Russia up to 2009
Figure 20: Forecast of consumption of railway wheels in Ukraine up to 2009
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