Russian market of steel galvanised sheet

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Review of production technology and grade of products.

• 1.1. The main technologies of production of galvanised sheet and resources used
• 1.2. Requirements, imposed on grade of galvanized sheet

2. Production of galvanised sheet in Russia.

• 2.1. Volumes of production of galvanised sheet in Russia (1997-2005)
• 2.2. Current standing of the main company-producers.
  • JSC «Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine» (JSC «MMK» Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk oblast)
  • JSC «Severstal» (Cherepovets, Vologda oblast)
  • JSC «Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine» (JSC «NLMK», Lipetsk)
  • JSC «Lys'va metallurgical plant» (JSC «LMZ», Lys'va)

3. Export-import of galvanised sheet in Russia (1998-2005)

• 3.1. Import
• 3.2. Export

4. Review of domestic and export-import prices on galvanised sheet

5. Analysis of domestic consumption of galvanised sheet in Russia

• 5.1. Supply-demand balance of galvanised sheet in Russia
• 5.2. The main consumers of galvanised sheet
• 5.3. Forecast of domestic consumption of galvanised sheet

6. Forecast of production, export, import and consumption of galvanised sheet in Russia up to 2010

Conclusions

LIST OF TABLES

• Table 1. The technological characteristics of operating galvanising capacities in Russia
• Table 2. Production of zinc in Russia, kt
• Table 3. Supplies of zinc to domestic market, kt
• Table 4. Domestic supplies of zinc to metallurgical plants, kt
• Table 5. Grades of steel applied for production of galvanised sheet
• Table 6. Production of galvanised sheet by Russian companies, kt
• Table 7. Codes TN VED for export supplies of galvanised rolled steel
• Table 8. Volumes of Russian foreign trade with galvanized steel sheet
• Table 9. Geographic structure of import of galvanised sheet
• Table 10. Geographic structure of import of hot-galvanised sheet, tonnes
• Table 11. Geographic structure of import of electro-galvanised sheet, tonnes
• Table 12. The greatest foreign suppliers of galvanized steel sheet to Russia, tonnes
• Table 13. Geographic structure of export of galvanised sheet
• Table 14. Commodity structure of export of galvanised rolled steel from Russia, tonnes
• Table 15. Export supplies of Russian galvanised sheet, tonnes
• Table 16. Average annual export and import prices on galvanised rolled steel, $ / tonne
• Table 17. Average monthly prices on galvanised rolled steel at Moscow metal exchange, thousand Rubles/tonne
• Table 18. Domestic retail prices on galvanised sheet to GOST 14918-80 from steel 08 SP in March 2005
• Table 19. Apparent consumption of galvanised rolled steel in Russia, kt
• Table 20. Structure of apparent consumption of galvanised rolled steel in Russia, kt
• Table 21. Indexes of industrial production in end-uses of galvanized rolled steel, %
• Table 22. Dynamics of production in motor industry
• Table 23. The main consumers of imported galvanised steel, kt
• Table 24. The main consumers of imported electro-galvanised steel, tonnes
• Table 25. Apparent consumption of galvanized rolled steel in Russia, kt

LIST OF FIGURES

• Figure 1. Dynamics of consumption of zinc in Russia, kt
• Figure 2. Dynamics of production of steel galvanised sheet in Russia, kt
• Figure 3. Dynamics of production of galvanised sheet by JSC «MMK», kt
• Figure 4. Dynamics of production of galvanised sheet by JSC «Severstal», kt
• Figure 5. Dynamics of production of galvanised sheet by JSC «NLMK», kt
• Figure 6. Dynamics of production of galvanised sheet by JSC «LMZ», kt
• Figure 7. Export and import of galvanised sheet in Russia
• Figure 8. Dynamics of import of galvanised sheet in Russia
• Figure 9. Dynamics of commodity structure of import of hot-galvanised and electro-galvanised sheet
• Figure 10. Dynamics of export of galvanised sheet by Russia
• Figure 11. Dynamics of average monthly export-import prices on hot-galvanised sheet in 2005 „sO A Y, $ / tonne
• Figure 12. Dynamics of average monthly export-import prices on electro-galvanised sheet in 2005
• Figure 13. Dynamics of average annual world, export and domestic prices on galvanised sheet
• Figure 14. Dynamics of average monthly domestic prices on galvanised sheet in 2005
• Figure 15. Production of shaped boarding and shaped steel sections
• Figure 16. Regional structure of consumption of shaped boarding in 2005
• Figure 17. Structure of consumption of domestic galvanised sheet in 2005
• Figure 18. Forecast of consumption of domestic galvanised sheet