World Market for Low Voltage Distribution and Control Panels 2004

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION............... 1

1.1 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPES..................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 METHODOLOGY....... 3

2. SUMMARY ......................... 5

2.1 MARKETS................... 5

2.2 TRADE ........................ 5

2.3 MANUFACTURERS .. 5

2.4 SUMMARY MARKET TABLES ............................................................................................................... 7

3. THE WORLD MARKET AND ANNUAL TRENDS .................................................................................... 13

3.1 WORLD MARKETS. 13

4. THE WORLDS MANUFACTURERS........................................................................................................... 17

4.1 CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LEADING MANUFACTURERS..................................................... 21

5. REGIONAL MARKETS.. 25

5.1 WESTERN EUROPE 25

5.2 EASTERN EUROPE . 29

5.3 FORMER USSR ........ 33

5.4 NORTH AFRICA ...... 37

5.5 WEST AFRICA......... 41

5.6 CENTRAL AFRICA.. 45

5.7 EAST AFRICA.......... 49

5.8 SOUTHERN AFRIC 53

5.9 MIDDLE EAST ......... 57

5.10 SOUTH ASIA............ 61

5.11 FAR EAST................. 65

5.12 SOUTH AMERICA... 69

5.13 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN.................................................................................................. 73

5.14 NORTH AMERICA... 77

5.15 OCEANIA.................. 81

6. PRODUCTION ................. 85

7. TRADE ANALYSIS ......... 87

7.1 TOP 25 EXPORTERS ............................................................................................................................... 87

7.2 TOP 25 IMPORTERS 89

7.3 EXPORT VALUES ... 91

7.4 EXPORT PE 97

7.5 IMPORT VALUES.. 103

7.6 IMPORT PERCENTAGES ..................................................................................................................... 109

7.6.1 Western Europe........ 109

7.6.2 Eastern Europe ........ 113

7.6.3 Former USSR ........... 116

7.6.4 North Africa ............. 119

7.6.5 West Africa............... 120

7.6.6 Central Africa .......... 124

7.6.7 East Africa................ 125

7.6.8 Southern Africa ........ 127

The World Market for Low Voltage Distribution & Control Panels, 2004

7.6.9 Middle East .............. 129

7.6.10 South Asia ................ 132

7.6.11 Far East ................... 134

7.6.12 South America.......... 138

7.6.13 Central America & Caribbean................................................................................................................. 141

7.6.14 North America.......... 144

7.6.15 Oceania.................... 145

8. APPENDICES................. 147

8.1 BACKGROUND COUNTRY INFORMATION..................................................................................... 147

8.1.1 Europe...................... 147

8.1.2 Africa........................ 149

8.1.3 Asia .......................... 151

8.1.4 South America.......... 153

8.1.5 North and Central America and Caribbean............................................................................................. 154

8.1.6 Oceania.................... 156

8.2 EXCHANGE RATES .............................................................................................................................. 157