[Report] World market of cast iron: current standing and prospects of development TOC

Introduction

1. Mineral-resources base: the main deposits and reserves

1.1. Australia
1.2. Brazil
1.3. Russia
1.4. Ukraine
1.5. India

2. Characteristics of cast iron production processes

3. Consumption of key resources and fuel in blast furnace production in Russia

4. Requirements, imposed on quality of cast iron

Steelmaking iron
Foundry iron
As-cast nodular cast iron

5. Global production of cast iron

6. The greatest producers of cast iron

China
Japan
UE countries
Russia
Ukraine

7. Market of commodity cast iron

7.1. Brazil
7.2. Russia

8. Global trade in cast iron

8.1. The greatest suppliers of cast iron to world market
- Brazil
- Russia
- Ukraine
- RSA (the Republic of South-Africa)
8.2. The greatest importers of cast iron
- USA
- EU countries
- Asian countries
- Japan
- South Korea
- China
- Turkey

9. Consumption of cast iron

10. Price tendencies of world market of cast iron

11. Forecast of conjuncture of cast iron market

Conclusion

List of Tables:

Table 1. Mineral resources base in Australia
Table 2. Mineral resources base in Brazil
Table 3. Reserves of iron ores and provision of ferrous metallurgy enterprises with reserves
Table 4. Reserves of iron ore, production of iron ore resources and their exports in Ukraine, kt
Table 5. Production capacities of facilities on extra-blast furnace production of cast iron
Table 6. Characteristics of processes of cast iron production
Table 7. Specific consumption of iron ore resources and fuel in production of steelmaking iron in 2003-2005
Table 8. Steelmaking iron of grades P1, P2, PL1 and PL2 (GOST 805-95)
Table 9. Phosphoric iron and steelmaking iron of grades PF1, PF2, PF3 (GOST 805-95)
Table 10. High-grade iron and steelmaking iron of grades PVK1, PVK2, PVK3 (GOST 805-95)
Table 11. Nodular iron of grade PVK N (GOST 805-95)
Table 12. Average chemical composition of steelmaking iron, produced in Russia in 2005
Table 13. Chemical composition of steelmaking iron (GB/T 717-1998)
Table 14. Foundry iron and foundry synthetic iron (GOST 4832-95)
Table 15. Chemical composition of foundry iron (GB718-65)
Table 16. Chemical composition of nodular iron (GOST 7293-85)
Table 17. Chemical composition of nodular iron (GB1412-78) 36
Table 18. Chemical composition of cast iron, produced by various methods (processes), %
Table 19. Global production of cast iron in 2000-2006, kt
Table 20. The greatest producers of cast iron, mln tonnes
Table 21. Import of iron ore resources (kt) by China and average import price ($/t) in 2005-2006
Table 22. Quantity of blast furnaces and their capacity in China as of the end of 2004 and 2006
Table 23. Production of cast iron by large and medium-size enterprises in China in 2005-2006, mln tonnes
Table 24. Consumption of coke in Japan in 2004-2005, mln tonnes
Table 25. Operation of blast furnaces in Japan in 2006
Table 26. Production of cast iron (broken by types) in Japan in 2004-2006, kt
Table 27. Production of cast iron by metallurgical companies of Japan in 2005-2006, mln tonnes
Table 28. Blast furnaces of Japan and their characteristics
Table 29. Reconstruction of blast furnaces of company Nippon Steel with expanding volume
Table 30. Capacities on production of cast iron of the greatest European producers, kt per year
Table 31. Dynamics of capacities on production of cast iron, broken by regions of Russia, in 2000-2006, kt
Table 32. Blast furnaces of Russia, their volumes and capacities
Table 33. Production of cast iron, broken by Russian enterprises in 2000-2006, kt
Table 34. Grades of cast iron and blast-furnace ferroalloys, produced by Russian ferrous metallurgy enterprises in 2005, kt
Table 35. Blast furnaces of Ukraine, their volumes and capacities (as of the beginning of 2007)
Table 36. Production of cast iron in Ukraine, broken by producers, in 2000-2006, kt
Table 37. Production of commodity cast iron in Brazil in 2000-2006, kt
Table 38. Estimation of production of commodity cast iron in Russia in 2002-2006, kt
Table 39. The greatest producers of commodity cast iron in Russia in 2002-2006, kt
Table 40. The greatest consumers of commodity cast iron in Russian domestic market in 2006 (kt)
Table 41. World exports of cast iron in 2000-2006, kt
Table 42. Export of cast iron by Brazil, broken by countries, and average export prices in 2005-2006
Table 43. Export of cast iron by Russia, broken by countries, and average export prices in 2005-2006
Table 44. The greatest Russian exporters of cast iron in 2005-2006, kt
Table 45. Export of cast iron by Ukraine, broken by countries, and average export prices in 2005-2006
Table 46. Export of cast iron by China, broken by countries, and average export prices in 2005-2006
Table 47. Export of cast iron by the Republic of South Africa and average export prices in 2005-2006
Table 48. The greatest importers of cast iron in 2000-2006, kt
Table 49. Import of cast iron of USA, broken by countries, and average import prices in 2005-2006
Table 50. Import of cast iron by EU (broken by country-destinations) and average import prices in 2005-2006
Table 51. Import of cast iron by EU (broken by country-suppliers) and average import prices in 2005-2006
Table 52. Import of cast iron by Asian countries and average prices
Table 53. Import of cast iron by Japan, broken by countries, and average import prices
Table 54. Import of cast iron by South Korea, broken by countries, and average import prices
Table 55. Import of cast iron by China, broken by countries, and average import prices
Table 56. Import of cast iron by Turkey, broken by countries, and average prices
Table 57. Global consumption of cast iron, broken by regions, in 2005-2006, kt
Table 58. Apparent consumption of cast iron in China in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Table 59. Apparent consumption of cast iron in Japan in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Table 60. Apparent consumption of cast iron in Russia in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Table 61. Apparent consumption of cast iron in USA in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Table 62. Apparent consumption of cast iron in Brazil in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Table 63. Forecast of apparent consumption of steel, mln tonnes
Table 64. Forecast of world production of steel, mln tonnes
Table 65. Forecast of production of cast iron in the world, mln tonnes

List of Figures:

Figure 1. Global production of cast iron, steel (mln tonnes) and rates increasing production of cast iron (%)
Figure 2. Production of cast iron in the world and China in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 3. Regional structure of production of cast iron in 2000, %
Figure 4. Regional structure of production of cast iron in 2006, %
Figure 5. Production of cast iron and steel in China in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 6. Production of cast iron in China and import of iron ore in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 7. Production of cast iron in China (by months), mln tonnes
Figure 8. Quantity of blast furnaces, equipped with PUT blowing facilities, consumption of PUT and coke in Japan
Figure 9. Production of cast iron in Japan in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 10. Quantity of blast furnaces in Japan, pieces
Figure 11. Internal volume of blast furnaces in Japan, m3
Figure 12. Production of cast iron in EU countries, mln tonnes
Figure 13. The greatest producers of cast iron in EU countries, mln tonnes
Figure 14. Dynamics of average annual capacities of blast furnaces, production of cast iron (mln tonnes) and utilisation of average annual capacities (%) in Russia in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 15. Geographic pattern of location of cast iron production capacities in Russia in 2000 and 2006
Figure 16. Production of cast iron by Russian enterrprises (by months) in 2006, kt
Figure 17. Production of cast iron in Ukraine in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 18. Dynamics of monthly production of cast iron in Ukraine in 2006, kt
Figure 19. Production of commodity cast iron in Russia in 2002-2006, kt
Figure 20. Dynamics of world exports of cast iron in 2000-2006, kt
Figure 21. Structure of world exports of cast iron in 2006, %
Figure 22. Dynamics of exports of cast iron by Brazil in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 23. Brazilian export of cast iron by months (kt) and average export prices ($, tonnes)
Figure 24. Dynamics of exports of cast iron by Russia (kt) and share of the exports in production (%) in 2000-2006
Figure 25. Russian export of cast iron, broken by regions, in 2002-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 26. Export of cast iron by Russia (kt) and average export prices ($/t) by months
Figure 27. Dynamics of exports of cast iron by Ukraine in 2002-2006, kt
Figure 28. Export of cast iron by Ukraine (kt) and average export prices ($/t) by months
Figure 29. Dynamics of Chinese exports of cast iron, kt
Figure 30. Export of cast iron (kt) by China and average export prices ($/t) by months
Figure 31. Dynamics of expors of cast iron by the Republic of South Africa, kt
Figure 32. Regional structure of world imports of cast iron, %
Figure 33. Production of cast iron in USA and American imports of cast iron, mln tonnes
Figure 34. Import of cast iron, metallised resources and scrap by USA in 2004-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 35. Dynamics of imports of cast iron (kt) by USA and the import prices ($/t) by months
Figure 36. Production of cast iron in EU countries (25 countries) and its import in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 37. Imports of cast iron in EU countries from other countries and their share in total EU imports of the product, mln tonnes
Figure 38. Import of cast iron by Asian countries, kt
Figure 39. Import of cast iron by Japan in 2000-2006
Figure 40. Import of cast iron by Japan (kt) and average prices ($/t)
Figure 41. Import of cast iron by South Korea in 2000-2006, kt
Figure 42. Import of cast iron by South Korea (kt) and average price ($/t)
Figure 43. Import of cast iron by China in 2000-2006, kt
Figure 44. Import of cast iron by China (kt) and import prices ($/t)
Figure 45. Import of cast iron by Turkey in 2000-2006, kt
Figure 46. Structure of regional consumption of cast iron in 2000 and 2006, %
Figure 47. Production and consumption of cast iron in China in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 48. Production and consumption of cast iron in Japan in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 49. Production and consumption of cast iron in Russia in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 50. Production and consumption of cast iron in USA in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 51. Production and consumption of cast iron in Brazil in 2000-2006, mln tonnes
Figure 52. Prices on cast iron and large-size steel scrap (HMS No.1) for supplies from USA by South Korea and Japan, $/t c&f
Figure 53. Import prices on cast iron and other iron resources in China, $/t cif the main ports of China
Figure 54. Prices on cast iron at Chinese domestic market (province Hebei), including 17 % VAT, Yuan/tonne
Figure 55. Import prices on steelmaking iron, EURO/tonne cfr Western Europe
Figure 56. Export prices on cast iron, supplied from CIS, $/t
Figure 57. Export prices on cast iron, supplied from Latin America, $/t fob
Figure 58. Import prices on cast iron in USA, $/t
Figure 59. Production of steel, broken by production routs, in the world
Figure 60. Forecast of world production of cast iron and steel, mln tonnes
Figure 61. Regional structure of production of cast iron in 2010, %