The Global Market for Metals, Precious Metals, and Recycled Metals

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The Global Market for Metals, Precious Metals, and Recycled Metals

• SUMMARY
• SUMMARY TABLE TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY AND MINED METAL FOR THE OTHER END-USE MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL END-USE MARKET COMPARISON FOR GLOBAL METAL VALUES, 2008 (%)
• SUMMARY FIGURE (CONTINUED)

• HISTORY OF THE METALS INDUSTRY
• DEMAND FOR METALS
  • TABLE 1 REPRESENTATIVE MARKET FOR GLOBAL METAL PRODUCTION, 2008 ($ BILLIONS)
  • FIGURE 1 REPRESENTATIVE MARKET FOR GLOBAL METAL PRODUCTION, 2008 (%)
• GLOBAL ECONOMY
• GROWING WORLDWIDE INDUSTRIALIZATION
• METAL COMMODITY MARKETS
• SCARCITY
• ORE VERSUS SCRAP
• MINING, METALS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
• METALS AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CONNECTION
• MAJOR METALS
• MAJOR METALS (CONTINUED)
• MAJOR APPLICATION MARKETS
• PRODUCERS
• SALES OPPORTUNITIES
• FORECASTING PRODUCT SALES

• TABLE 2 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• TABLE 3 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• TABLE 4 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED METALS, 2008 ($BILLIONS, %)
• FIGURE 2 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED METALS, 2008 (%)
• TABLE 5 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• TABLE 6 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY METALS, 2008 ($ BILLIONS, %)
• FIGURE 3 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY METALS, 2008 (%)
• FERROUS METAL
• IRON
  • TABLE 7 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED FERROUS METAL, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• STEEL
  • TABLE 8 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF CRUDE STEEL BY INPUT MATERIAL, 2008 (MILLION METRIC TONS)
• FIGURE 4 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF CRUDE STEEL BY INPUT MATERIAL, 2008 (MILLION METRIC TONS, %)
• Alloy Steel
• Stainless Steel
• NONFERROUS BASE METALS
  • TABLE 9 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY BASE METAL, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 10 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY BASE METAL COMPARISON, 2008 ($ BILLIONS, %)
  • FIGURE 5 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY BASE METAL COMPARISON, 2008 ($ BILLIONS, %)
  • TABLE 11 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED BASE METAL, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 12 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY BASE METAL, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• ALUMINUM
  • TABLE 13 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY ALUMINUM, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 14 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY ALUMINUM, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLION)
• COPPER
  • TABLE 15 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY COPPER, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 16 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY COPPER, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• LEAD
  • TABLE 17 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY LEAD, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 18 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY LEAD, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• NICKEL
  • TABLE 19 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY NICKEL, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 20 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY NICKEL, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• TIN
  • TABLE 21 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY TIN, THROUGH 2013 (THOUSAND METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 22 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY TIN, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• ZINC
  • TABLE 23 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY ZINC, THROUGH 2013 (MILLION METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 24 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY ZINC, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• PRECIOUS METALS
  • TABLE 25 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 26 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS COMPARISON, 2008 ($ BILLIONS, %)
• FIGURE 6 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS COMPARISON, 2008 (%)
  • TABLE 27 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED PRECIOUS METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 28 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY PRECIOUS METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• GOLD
• EFTS
  • TABLE 29 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY GOLD, THROUGH 2013 (METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 30 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY GOLD, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• SILVER
  • TABLE 31 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY SILVER, THROUGH 2013 (THOUSAND METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 32 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY SILVER, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• PLATINUM GROUP METALS
  • TABLE 33 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY PLATINUM GROUP METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 34 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED PLATINUM GROUP METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 35 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY PLATINUM GROUP METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• Platinum
  • TABLE 36 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY PLATINUM, THROUGH 2013 (METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 37 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY PLATINUM, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• Palladium
  • TABLE 38 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY PALLADIUM, THROUGH 2013 (METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 39 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY PALLADIUM, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• Rhodium
  • TABLE 40 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY RHODIUM, THROUGH 2013 (METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 41 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY RHODIUM, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• METAL PRODUCERS AND SALES OPPORTUNITIES

• TABLE 42 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY END-USE MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• APPLICATION MARKETS FOR METALS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 43 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY END-USE MARKET COMPARISON, 2008 ($ BILLIONS, %)
  • FIGURE 7 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY END-USE MARKET COMPARISON, 2008 (%)
• AUTOMOTIVE
  • TABLE 44 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY AUTOMOTIVE MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
  • TABLE 45 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• CONSUMER PRODUCTS
  • TABLE 46 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY CONSUMER PRODUCTS MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• ELETRICAL
  • TABLE 47 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY ELECTRICAL MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• ELECTRONICS
  • TABLE 48 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY ELECTRONICS MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• INDUSTRIAL
  • TABLE 49 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY INDUSTRIAL MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• JEWELRY
  • TABLE 50 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY JEWELRY MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• PACKAGING
  • TABLE 51 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY PACKAGING MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• TRANSPORTATION
  • TABLE 52 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY TRANSPORTATION MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 52 (CONTINUED)
• OTHER
  • TABLE 53 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY MISCELLANEOUS END-USE MARKETS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)

• MINING TECHNOLOGIES
• MINING EXPLORATION
• MINING METHODS
• EXTRACTION AND BENEFICIATION TECHNOLOGIES
• PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
• Smelting
• Metal Finishing Technologies
• Metal ..... (Continued)
• SCRAP METAL TECHNOLOGIES
• Recycled Cell Phones
• RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• EFFECT ON PRODUCT SALES
• COMMERCIAL PRODUCT AND PROCESS R&D
• Advanced Explorations, Inc.
• Alcoa
• Almaden Minerals, Ltd.
• Amador Gold Corporation
• ArcelorMittal
• Baosteel
• Barrick Gold Corporation
• BHP Billiton
• EMax Worldwide, Inc.
• Great Basin Gold
• JFE Steel Corporation
• Nissan
• Siemens VAI
• Thyseenkrupp Group
• Vale
• Xstrata
• ACADEMIC PRODUCT AND PROCESS R&D
• Michigan Technological University
• National Institute of Technology and SASTRA University, India
• National University of Singapore
• University of Alberta
• University of Queensland
• U.S. National Science Foundation Awards
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Pittsburgh and Russian Academy of Sciences
• University of Rochester
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• U.S. GOVERNMENT PRODUCT AND PROCESS R&D
• U.S. Department of Energy
• National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy - Industrial Technologies Program
• Low-Temperature Reduction of Alumina Using Fluorine-Containing Ionic Liquids
• Mine-to-Mill Optimization: Using Mine-to-Mill Technology to Optimize Crushed Stone Production
• Argonne National Laboratory
• Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Idaho National Laboratory
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• PATENTS
  • TABLE 54 PATENTS ISSUED BY TECHNOLOGY AND YEAR
  • TABLE 55 PATENTS ISSUED BY TECHNOLOGY, 2008 (%)
  • FIGURE 8 PATENTS ISSUED BY TECHNOLOGY, 2008 (%)
  • TABLE 57 PATENTS ISSUED BY METAL TYPE AND YEAR
  • TABLE 58 PATENTS ISSUED BY METAL TYPE, 2008 (%)
  • FIGURE 9 PATENTS ISSUED BY METAL TYPE, 2008 (%)
• PATENT REVIEW
• U.S. Patent No. 7,267,505: Mine Ventilation Panel System
• U.S. Patent No. 7,153,541: Method for Inhibiting Oxidation of Metal Sulfide-Containing Material
• U.S. Patent No. 7,393,379: Methods of Using Tires and Scrap Rubber in the Manufacture and Melting of Steel and Other Metals
• U.S. Patent No. 7,162,785: Method of Recycling a Process Cartridge
• U.S. Patent No. 7,221,164: Airborne Remote Sensing Electric Field Exploration System
• U.S. Patent No. 7,324,899: Geophysical Technique for Mineral Exploration and Discrimination Based on Electromagnetic Methods and Associated Systems
• U.S. Patent No. 7,429,551: Adsorbents for Removing Heavy Metals
• U.S. Patent No. 7,419,741: Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
• U.S. Patent No. 7,297,656: Particulate Filter and Method for Treating Soot

• MARKET DYNAMICS
• MARKET DRIVERS
• PRODUCT PRICE
• REGULATIONS
• ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS
• Voluntary Industries Initiatives
• Aluminum for the Future
• COMPANY TYPE
• MINING COMPANIES
• Junior Mining Companies
• RECYCLERS AND SCRAP PROCESSORS
  • TABLE 59 MINING AND SECONDARY METAL COMPANIES' MARKET SHARE, 2008 ($ BILLIONS, %)
• FIGURE 10 MINING AND SECONDARY METAL COMPANIES' MARKET SHARE ($ BILLIONS)
• INVESTMENT AND FUNDING
• COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES
• ECONOMIES OF SCALE
• MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ACTIVITY AND ALLIANCES
• CUSTOMERS

• INTERNATIONAL MARKET DYNAMICS
• FOREIGN INVESTMENT
• GLOBALIZATION
• SUPPLY AND DEMAND
• GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
• REGIONAL GLOBAL MARKET
  • TABLE 60 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 61 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS BY COUNTRY MARKET SHARE, 2008 ($ BILLIONS, %)
  • FIGURE 11 TOTAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, COUNTRY MARKET SHARE, 2008 ($ BILLIONS, %)
• EUROPE
• Western Europe
  • TABLE 62 WESTERN EUROPE' S PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 62 (CONTINUED)
• Central Eastern Europe (CEE)
  • TABLE 63 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE' S PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• Russia
  • TABLE 64 RUSSIA' S PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• NORTH AMERICA
• United States
  • TABLE 65 UNITED STATES' PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• Canada
  • TABLE 66 CANADA' S PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 66 (CONTINUED)
• ASIA PACIFIC
  • TABLE 67 ASIA PACIFIC' S PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• China
  • TABLE 68 CHINA' S PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• Japan
• India
• Australia
  • TABLE 69 AUSTRALIA' S PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
  • TABLE 69 (CONTINUED)
• LATIN AMERICA
  • TABLE 70 LATIN AMERICA' S PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• Brazil
• AFRICA
  • TABLE 71 AFRICA' S PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• OTHER REGIONS
  • TABLE 72 OTHER REGION' S PRODUCTION OF MINED AND SECONDARY METALS, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS)
• INTERNATIONAL REGULATION
• AUSTRALIA
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPCB Act)
• BRAZIL
• CANADA
• CHINA
• EUROPE
• Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
• EU Batteries Directive
• INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
• THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
• UNITED NATIONAL GLOBAL COMPACT
• NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)
• FINANCING AND EXPORT ASSISTANCE
• EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
• EXPORT WORKING CAPITAL PROGRAM
• OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
• COMMERCIAL BANKS
• Commercial Banks (Continued)

• HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
• RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)
• WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
• CLEAN WATER ACT
• CERCLA
• SUPERFUND
• SARA
• EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
• POLLUTION PREVENTION ACT
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN REGULATION
• THE GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT OF 2008
• S.2750 ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION ACT OF 2008
• H.R. 5935 AMERICAN STEEL FIRST ACT OF 2008
• S.2739 -Public Law No: 110-229
• H.R.5522 Worker Protection against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008
• HR 6831 Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008
• National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
• S.2924 Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Bullion Coin Act
• Final Air Toxics Standards for Area Sources in the Plating and Polishing Industry
• FORECAST EFFECTS ON PRODUCT SALES

• ALCOA CORPORATE CENTER
• ANGLO PLATINUM, LIMITED
• ARCELORMITTAL
• BAOSTEEL GROUP CORPORATION
• BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
• BHP BILLITON
• CHINALCO
• CHINA MINMETALS
• CODELCO
• EUROPEAN METAL RECYCLING, LTD.
• FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD, INC.
• MMC NORILSK NICKEL
• NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
• RIO TINTO GROUP
• SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT
• SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION
• STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.
• TECK COMINCO, LIMITED
• THYSEENKRUPP GROUP
• VALE
• VEDANTA RESOURCES, PLC
• XSTRATA, PLC
• ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO., LTD.
• APPENDIX
• PATENTS
• WORKS CITED
• WORKS CITED (CONTINUED)
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