Report: Niobium market research in the CIS TOC

Introduction

1. Mineral-resources base of niobium in the CIS

1.1. Reserves and deposits of niobium in the CIS
1.2. Mining and processing of niobium resources
1.3. Current standing of Russian companies - producers of niobium in concentrate
- 1.3.1. LLC «Lovozero mining-concentrating combine»
- 1.3.2. JSC «Malyshevskoe Rudoupravlenie»
- 1.3.3. JSC «Zabaikalsky GOK»
- 1.3.4. JSC «Stal' mag»
- 1.3.5. JSC «Vishnevogorsky GOK»

2. Production of niobium products

2.1. Production of ferroniobium
- 2.1.1 Requirements imposed on quality of ferroniobium, technology of its production in Russia
- 2.1.2 Current standing of the main producers of ferroniobium in the CIS
  - Russia
  - JSC «Klyuchevsky ferroalloy plant»
  - LLC «Severny Niobii»
  - JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant»
  - Kazakhstan
  - JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
2.2. Production of other kinds of niobium products
- 2.2.1. Technology of obtaining niobium products in the CIS
- 2.2.2. Current standing of producers of niobium products
  - Russia
  - JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant»
  - JSC «Klyuchevsky ferroalloy plant»
  - JSC «Uralredmet»
  - JSC «Chepetsk mechanical plant»
  - JSC «Experimental chemical-metallurgical plant of Giredmet»
  - Estonia
  - AS Silmet
  - Kazakhstan
  - LTD. «KazNiobii IKhMZ»
  - JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
  - Ukraine
  - JSC «Mariupol metallurgical combine im. Ilyich» (Donetsk chemical-metallurgical plant)

3. Projects and investments in Russian niobium industry

4. Export-import of niobium-containing products in CIS countries

Russia
Kazakhstan
Ukraine

5. Consumption of niobium in Russia

Conclusions

Appendix: Contact information on companies, producing niobium products

List of Tables:

Table 1: The main minerals of niobium
Table 2: The main deposits of niobium in the CIS
Table 3: Production of Nb2O5 in concentrate in Russia in 1997-2007, t
Table 4: The main producers of niobium products in the CIS and their range
Table 5: Chemical composition of ferroniobium according to GOST 16773-85
Table 6: Typical chemical composition of ferroniobium of production of JSC «Klyuchevsky ferroalloy plant»
Table 7: Financial results of JSC «KZF» in 2003-9 months of 2007, thousand Rubles
Table 8: Chemical composition of ferroniobium of production of JSC «Irtyshsky chemical-metallurgical plant», %
Table 9: Production of commodity niobium products in the CIS in 1997-2007, t
Table 10: Chemical composition of niobium pentoxide of production of JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant»
Table 11: The main shareholders of JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» as of 2007
Table 12: Financial results of JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» in 2001-9 months of 2007, mln Rubles
Table 13: Chemical composition of nickel-niobium master alloy (specifications 14-5-67-88)
Table 14: Chemical composition of niobium master alloy (specifications 14-141-28-99)
Table 15: Export supplies of products of JSC «Uralredmet» in 2003-2007, t
Table 16: Financial results of JSC «Uralredmet» in 2003 - 2007, mln Rubles
Table 17: Financial results of JSC «Chepetsk mechanical plant» in 2002-9 months of 2007, mln Rubles
Table 18: Export supplies of niobium metal of production of JSC «Experimental chemical-metallurgical plant of Giredmet» in 2003-2007, t
Table 19: Chemical composition of niobium pentoxide of AS Silmet
Table 20: Chemical composition of niobium metal of AS Silmet
Table 21: Contents of impurities in niobium hydride of AS Silmet
Table 22: Chemical composition of nickel-niobium master alloy of AS Silmet
Table 23: Chemical composition of niobium-aluminium master alloy of AS Silmet
Table 24: Chemical composition of niobium metal of JSC «Irtyshsky chemical-metallurgical plant»
Table 25: Chemical composition of niobium pentoxide of JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
Table 26: Chemical composition of niobium metal of JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
Table 27: Chemical composition of alloy Nb-Ti of JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
Table 28: Chemical composition of alloy Nb-Zr of JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
Table 29: Export of tantalum-niobium ores and concentrates from Russia in 1997-2002, t and $ thousand/t
Table 30: Import of tantalum-niobium ores and concentrates by Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 31: Export of ferroniobium from Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 32: Import of ferroniobium by Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 33: Export of niobium pentoxide from Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 34: Import of niobium pentoxide by Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 35: Export of niobium metal and its products from Russia in 1997-2007, kg and $/kg
Table 36: Import of niobium metal and its products by Russia in 1997-2007, kg and $/kg
Table 37: Import of tantalum-niobium concentrates by Kazakhstan in 1999-2006, t and $ thousand/t
Table 38: Import of ferroniobium by Kazakhstan in 2004-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 39: Export of ferroniobium from Kazakhstan in 2001-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 40: Import of niobium pentoxide by Kazakhstan in 2001-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 41: Export of niobium metal and its products from Kazakhstan in 1999-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 42: Import of ferroniobium by Ukraine in 2002-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 43: Import of niobium metal and its products by Ukraine in 2004-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 44: Apparent consumption of niobium in Russia in 1997-2007, t
Table 45: Grades of steels for frost-resistant pipes, manufactured in Russia
Table 46: Grades of steels for electrowelded pipes, manufactured in Russia (specifications 14-1-4358-87)
Table 47: Steel plates for oil-gas pipeline fastening parts.

List of Figures:

Figure 1: Dynamics of production of Nb2O5 in concentrate in Russia in 1997-2007, t
Figure 2: Dynamics of production of loparite concentrate by JSC «Lovozero GOK» in 1997-2007, t
Figure 3: Dynamics of supplies of tantalum-niobium concentrate from JSC «Zabaikalsky GOK» to JSC «Chepetsk mechanical plant» in 2002-2005, t
Figure 4: Dynamics of production of niobium concentrate to JSC «Stal' mag» in 2001-2006, t
Figure 5: Dynamics of production of ferroniobium in Russia in 2002-2007, t
Figure 6: Dynamics of production of ferroniobium by JSC «Klyuchevsky ferroalloy plant» in 2000-2007, t
Figure 7: Dynamics of production of ferroniobium by JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant» in 2001-2007, t
Figure 8: Dynamics of production of niobium pentoxide by JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» in 1997-2007, t
Figure 9: Dynamics of production of niobium in nickel-niobium and niobium master alloys by JSC «Klyuchevsky ferroalloy plant»
Figure 10: Dynamics of import supplies of niobium pentoxide to JSC «Uralredmet» in 2002-2007, t
Figure 11: Dynamics of production of niobium metal and its products by JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant» in 1998-2007, t
Figure 12: Dynamics of import supplies of tantalum-niobium ores to Russia and prices on them in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 13: Dynamics of export supplies of ferroniobium from Russia in 1998-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 14: Dynamics of import supplies of ferroniobium to Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 15: Dynamics of export of niobium pentoxide from Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 16; Dynamics of import of niobium pentoxide by Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 17: Dynamics of export supplies of niobium metal and its products from Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 18: Dynamics of import supplies of niobium metal and its products to Russia in 1998-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 19: Dynamics of import of tantalum-niobium ores by Kazakhstan and prices on them in 1999-2006, t and $thousand/t
Figure 20: Dynamics of export of ferroniobium from Kazakhstan and prices on it in 2001-2005, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 21: Dynamics of import of niobium pentoxide by Kazakhstan and prices on it in 2001-2006, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 22: Dynamics of export of niobium metal and its products from Kazakhstan and prices on it in 1999-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 23: Dynamics of consumption of niobium in Russia in 1997-2007, t.
Figure 24: Dynamics of production of niobium-containing steels by enterprises of Russia in 1999-2006, kt
Figure 25: Comparative dynamics of niobium-containing steels production in Russia and domestic consumption of ferroniobium in 1999-2007
Figure 26: Forecast of consumption of niobium in production of niobium-containing steels up to 2012, t

Niobium market research in the CIS

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Mineral-resources base of niobium in the CIS

2. Production of niobium products

3. Projects and investments in Russian niobium industry

4. Export-import of niobium-containing products in CIS countries

5. Consumption of niobium in Russia

List of Tables:

List of Figures: