The report is devoted to studying of current standing of world market of iron
ore resources, forecast of production and consumption of iron ore resources in
the world up to 2012.
The report includes 7 Sections, 105 pages, including 66 Tables, 28 Figures and
Appendix. The report is a desk study. As information sources, data of Federal
Service of State Statistics (Rosstat), Federal Customs Service of Russia
(FCS), official domestic railage statistics of Ministry of Railways of Russia,
official statistic issues of state agencies of Ukraine and Kazakhstan,
information of Rudprom and Ukrrudprom, analytical and statistic materials of
foreign research centers, statistic data of UN (on world trade in iron ore
resources), data of companies, the sector and regional press, annual and
quarterly repots of companies, internet-sites of company-producers and
consumers of iron ore resources).
The first Section of the report is devoted to analysis of resources base of
iron ore resources in the world. Data on estimates of reserves of ore in the
world as a whole and in individual countries are presented, as well as data on
the greatest deposits of Australia, Brazil, Russia.
The second Section of the report describes data on production of iron ore
resources in the world as a whole and in the greatest country-producers:
Australia, Brazil, China.
The third Section is devoted to production of iron ore resources by the
greatest companies, including companies of Australia and Brazil. Data on the
main assets of leading iron ore companies of the world and volumes of
production of iron ore resources are presented.
The fourth Section is devoted to analysis of world trade in iron ore
resources, including data on export and import of iron ore resources, and the
main country-exporters of iron ore resources and leading country-importers are
distinguished. Leading role of China in intensive development of world market
of iron ore resources has been highlighted. Analysis of structure of supplies
of iron ore resources to world market by the greatest country-exporters is
presented, as well as data on the main importers of iron ore resources:
volumes and structure of the import, the main suppliers of iron ore resources.
The fifth Section is devoted to analysis of consumption of iron ore resources
in the world, including in the main country-consumers.
The sixth Section analyses features of price tendencies at world market of
iron ore resources, including data on prices on iron ore resources at world
market for the latest years, and prices on iron ore products of leading
companies and forecast of the prices dynamics in nearest future.
The seventh Section is devoted to forecast of production of iron ore resources
in the world up to 2012 and volumes of world consumption of iron ore resources.
The Appendix contains contact information on leading Russian producers of iron
ore resources.