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Global demand to rise 5.3% annually through 2014
Worldwide demand for refractories is projected to grow 5.3 percent per year through 2014 to 40.8 billion metric tons. The world refractory industry has been negatively affected in recent years by a slowdown in steel and iron output. Demand will benefit from an acceleration in the key US market, which will rebound from dismal levels in 2009. Demand growth in the Asia/Pacific region will outpace the global average through 2014, with China remaining the largest national market and comprising a majority of global demand. Above-average growth will also occur in India due to solid gains in fixed investment expenditures and rising per capita incomes.
Improving technologies to boost value gains
In value terms, demand will rise seven percent annually through 2014, reaching $30.7 billion. Advances in value terms are stronger than weight terms, reflecting improving refractory technologies. These technologies have, in effect, lowered refractory consumption per unit of output in virtually all refractory-consuming industries, especially in steel, thereby limiting tonnage gains, but supporting value gains through higher prices. Value growth in refractories has outpaced tonnage gains in recent years due to strong prices. The prices of many refractory raw materials imported from China have risen dramatically, resulting from inflationary pressure in the Chinese economy due to strong demand, higher ocean and inland freight costs, and tax incentives introduced by the Chinese government. The goal of these incentives is to reduce the exportation of raw materials in order to boost exports of finished products.
Iron, steel production to remain dominant market
Despite declines in the number of units needed per ton of steel produced, iron and steel will remain the dominant market for refractories. Refractory demand in the production of other metals will rise, benefiting from increased output of materials such as aluminum. Gains are also expected in the nonmetallic mineral products market, spurred by growth in the production of ceramics, cement and other mineral products, fueling demand for associated refractories. Other markets, including petroleum, chemicals, paper and aerospace, will benefit from rising end user production.
Study coverage
Details on these and other findings are contained in a new industry study, World Refractories, which presents historical demand data (1999, 2004 and 2009) and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by market, refractory form, material, world regional market and for 23 countries. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles global industry competitors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION xi
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
World Macroeconomic Overview 5
Recent Historical Trends 5
World Economic Outlook 7
World Fixed Investment Trends 11
World Manufacturing Output 13
World Crude Steel Production 15
World Flat Glass Production 17
World Cement Production 19
Pricing Trends 21
Technology 23
Basic Refractory Properties 25
Refractory Shapes & Forms 27
Refractory Materials 28
Other Technological Developments 30
III. OVERVIEW 31
Overall 31
World Refractory Demand 32
Demand by Market 36
Iron & Steel 36
Steelmaking Technology 38
Steel Refractory Manufacturers & Products 40
Other Metals 41
Nonmetallic Minerals 43
Other 46
Demand by Form & Material 47
World Refractory Production 50
International Trade Flows 52
IV. NORTH AMERICA 54
General 54
Refractory Supply & Demand 55
Refractory Outlook & Suppliers 56
United States 58
Canada 64
Mexico 69
V. WESTERN EUROPE 75
General 75
Refractory Supply & Demand 76
Refractory Outlook & Suppliers 78
Germany 80
Italy 84
Spain 89
France 94
United Kingdom 99
Belgium 104
Austria 108
Other Western Europe 113
VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 119
General 119
Refractory Supply & Demand 120
Refractory Outlook & Suppliers 122
China 124
India 131
Japan 136
South Korea 142
Taiwan 147
Australia 152
Other Asia/Pacific 157
VII. OTHER REGIONS 163
Central & South America 163
Brazil 167
Other Central & South America 172
Eastern Europe 177
Russia 182
Ukraine 187
Poland 192
Other Eastern Europe 197
Africa/Mideast 202
Turkey 207
Iran 212
South Africa 217
Other Africa/Mideast 222
VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 228
General 228
Market Share 231
Leading Refractory Producers 231
Leading Raw Material Suppliers 234
Product Development & Manufacturing 235
Marketing & Distribution 238
Financial Issues & Requirements 240
Cooperative Agreements 241
Mergers, Acquisitions & Industry Restructuring 246
Company Profiles 249
Alcoa Incorporated 250
Allied Mineral Products Incorporated 251
Almatis GmbH 254
AluChem Incorporated 257
ANH Refractories Company 258
Bosai Minerals Group Company Limited 263
BURTON GmbH & Company KG 264
C-E Minerals, see Imerys
Calderys, see Imerys
Calucem GmbH 266
China GengSheng Minerals Incorporated 268
Chamottes Europe BU, see Imerys
Chosun Refractories Company Limited 270
Clayburn Industries Limited 272
Cookson Group plc 275
CoorsTek Incorporated 281
Corning Incorporated 283
DSF Refractories & Minerals Limited 285
Dyson Group plc 287
Elkem Silicon Materials, see Orkla
ESK-SiC GmbH 289
Ghana Bauxite, see Bosai Minerals Group
Haicheng Houying Corporation Limited 290
Harbison-Walker Refractories, see ANH Refractories
Imerys SA 291
Istra Cement, see Calucem
JFE Refractories, see Shinagawa Refractories
Jiachen Group 301
Kerneos, see Materis Holding Luxembourg
Krosaki Harima Corporation 302
Kyanite Mining Corporation 305
Lhoist SA 306
Liaoning Jinding Magnesite Group Company Limited 307
LWB Refractories, see Magnesita Refratarios
Magnesita Refratarios SA 309
Materis Holding Luxembourg SA 313
Minerals Technologies Incorporated 316
Minteq International, see Minerals Technologies
Morgan Crucible Company plc 319
North American Refractories, see ANH Refractories
OCL India Limited 326
Orkla ASA 328
Puyang Refractories Group Company Limited 331
Qinghua Refractories Company Limited 332
Rath AG 334
Refratechnik Holding GmbH 338
Resco Products Incorporated 341
RHI AG 343
Rio Tinto Group 348
Saint-Gobain 351
SANAC SpA 356
Shandong Luyang Share Company Limited 358
Shandong Refractories Company Limited 360
Shinagawa Refractories Company Limited 362
Sinosteel Refractory Company Limited 364
Thermal Ceramics, see Morgan Crucible
TIMCAL, see Imerys
Treibacher Schleifmittel, see Imerys
TYK Corporation 365
Unifrax I LLC 367
United Company RUSAL 370
Vesuvius Group, see Cookson Group
World Minerals, see Imerys
Xiyang Group 371
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 11
2 World Gross Fixed Investment by Region 13
3 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region 15
4 World Crude Steel Production by Region 17
5 World Flat Glass Production by Region 19
6 World Cement Production by Region 20
7 Selected Refractory Pricing 22
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Refractory Volume Demand by Region 33
2 World Refractory Value Demand by Region 35
3 World Refractory Demand by Market 36
4 World Iron & Steel Refractory Demand by Region 37
5 World Other Metals Refractory Demand by Region 43
6 World Nonmetallic Minerals Refractory Demand by Region 45
7 World Other Markets Refractory Demand by Region 47
8 World Refractory Demand by Form & Material 50
9 World Refractory Production by Region 51
10 World Refractory Net Exports by Region 53
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America: Refractory Supply & Demand 56
2 North America: Refractory Demand by Form, Material
& Market 58
3 United States: Refractory Supply & Demand 62
4 United States: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 64
5 Canada: Refractory Supply & Demand 67
6 Canada: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 69
7 Mexico: Refractory Supply & Demand 72
8 Mexico: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 74
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe: Refractory Supply & Demand 77
2 Western Europe: Refractory Demand by Form, Material
& Market 79
3 Germany: Refractory Supply & Demand 82
4 Germany: Refractory Demand by Type, Material & Market 84
5 Italy: Refractory Supply & Demand 87
6 Italy: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 89
7 Spain: Refractory Supply & Demand 92
8 Spain: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 94
9 France: Refractory Supply & Demand 97
10 France: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 99
11 United Kingdom: Refractory Supply & Demand 102
12 United Kingdom: Refractory Demand by Type, Material
& Market 104
13 Belgium: Refractory Supply & Demand 106
14 Belgium: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 108
15 Austria: Refractory Supply & Demand 111
16 Austria: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 113
17 Other Western Europe: Refractory Supply & Demand 116
18 Other Western Europe: Demand by Form, Material & Market 118
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific: Refractory Supply & Demand 122
2 Asia/Pacific: Refractory Demand by Form, Material
& Market 124
3 China: Refractory Supply & Demand 128
4 China: Refractory Demand by Type, Material & Market 131
5 India: Refractory Supply & Demand 134
6 India: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 136
7 Japan: Refractory Supply & Demand 140
8 Japan: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 142
9 South Korea: Refractory Supply & Demand 145
10 South Korea: Refractory Demand by Form, Material
& Market 147
11 Taiwan: Refractory Supply & Demand 150
12 Taiwan: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 152
13 Australia: Refractory Supply & Demand 155
14 Australia: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Material 157
15 Other Asia/Pacific: Refractory Supply & Demand 160
16 Other Asia/Pacific: Refractory Demand by Form, Material
& Market 162
SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Central & South America: Refractory Supply & Demand 165
2 Central & South America: Refractory Demand by Form,
Material & Market 167
3 Brazil: Refractory Supply & Demand 170
4 Brazil: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 172
5 Other Central & South America: Refractory Supply & Demand 175
6 Other Central & South America: Refractory Demand
by Form, Material & Market 177
7 Eastern Europe: Refractory Supply & Demand 180
8 Eastern Europe: Refractory Demand by Form, Material
& Market 182
9 Russia: Refractory Supply & Demand 185
10 Russia: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 187
11 Ukraine: Refractory Supply & Demand 190
12 Ukraine: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 192
13 Poland: Refractory Supply & Demand 195
14 Poland: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 197
15 Other Eastern Europe: Refractory Supply & Demand 200
16 Other Eastern Europe: Refractory Demand by Form, Material
& Market 202
17 Africa/Mideast: Refractory Supply & Demand 205
18 Africa/Mideast: Refractory Demand by Form, Material
& Market 207
19 Turkey: Refractory Supply & Demand 210
20 Turkey: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 212
21 Iran: Refractory Supply & Demand 215
22 Iran: Refractory Demand by Form, Material & Market 217
23 South Africa: Refractory Supply & Demand 220
24 South Africa: Refractory Demand by Form, Material
& Market 222
25 Other Africa/Mideast: Refractory Supply & Demand 225
26 Other Africa/Mideast: Refractory Demand by Form, Material
& Market 227
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Finished Refractory Sales by Company, 2009 230
2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 244
3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 248
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Melting Points of Industrial Minerals & Refractories 26
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Refractory Demand by Region, 2009 34
2 World Refractory Production by Region, 2009 52
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Refractory Market Share by Company, 2009 231
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