Promising export markets for long products

Market research series

Potential export outlets for long products

Researches cover the current and future developments in each of net-importing countries of long products:

Country

Net imports in 2009, ‘000 t

Imports in 2009, ‘000 t

Share of Russia and Ukraine in imports

 Total 

from Russia

from Ukraine

Egypt

4,366

4,393

255

900

26%

Iran

4,144

4,168

2,629

393

72%

Algeria

3,628

3,628

0

69

2%

UAE

3,506

3,530

260

372

18%

Lebanon

2,049

2,049

26

1,425

71%

Saudi Arabia

1,653

1,654

0

58

3%

Syria

1,502

1,502

255

669

62%

Morocco

1,368

1,369

94

40

10%

Libya

1,188

1,209

18

188

17%

Jordan

1,184

1,184

104

904

85%

The researches are intended for producers of semi-finished and finished longs as well as for trading companies wiling to expand export volumes and geography by increasing their shares in the potential markets.

The researches will be useful for managers and executives in charge of strategic development, sales (including export ones) and marketing as well as to all those who want to gain a deep insight into the processes taking place in the world long product markets and get a grounded forecast for changes in these markets.

The researches are essential for business development since both regional and commodity structure of consumption is changing drastically now thereby opening up new opportunities for long product exporters in potentially capacious foreign markets.

The researches include analysis of the current changes in longs consumption, production capacities and prices as well as possible short- and medium-term consequences of these changes affecting export volumes, structure and returns.

Researches will enable

long product manufacturers to

assess export potential of the regional markets under review

discover new target markets

enhance regional supplies structure

adjust product range and output

defy competition

reinforce their position in the global long product market

long product exporters to

get objective view of their market position and competitiveness

discover potentially appealing markets

develop efficient sales strategy

transport companies to

assess and forecast destinations, volumes and structure of long product shipments

The researches of each of the above countries are provided in pdf file with the attached statistic data in xls tables.

Standard or custom-made versions of the researches may be provided. Researches are adapted to customers’ needs by adding extra individually agreed options to the standard version.

Structure of standard research on each market

Products: billet, sections, wire rod, rebar and other bars.

Historical data since 2000 until 2009, forecast period – until 2015.

economic development forecast

production/consumption balance: current situation and forecast

trade balance current situation and forecast

market development factors, barriers and risks

forecast for development of metal-consuming industries

pricing policy and price forecast

detection of possible market outlets

estimation of transportation costs

Price for standard research

in RUR 60,000

in UAH 16,000

in USD 2,000

Possible extra options

SWOT-analysis of customer’s operations in the given region

competitive analysis

analysis of the current and future raw material supply to steel industry

outlook for particular market segments (by capacity, regions, industries, development rate, profitability)

outlook for industry assets that may be of interest to our customer

study of other countries’ markets a customer sells to or intends to penetrate

other relevant issues

Contact details

For more detailed information about the market research series and discussion of custom-research options, please contact our offices:

73, Volokolamskoye road

Moscow, Russia, 123424

Tel./fax +7 (495) 775 6055

abaev@metalcourier.com

Andrey Bayev

48-b, Naberezhnaya Pobedy

Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 49094

Tel./fax +38 (056) 370 1203, 370 1207

terlovoy@metalcourier.com

Vladimir Terlovoy