Global Base Metal Mining Industry 2012-2017: Trend, Profit and Forecast Analysis
Publish date: December 2012, more than 43 valuable figures/charts and 11 tables are provided in this report
The global base metal mining industry experienced robust growth during the last five years. It is expected to continue to grow, but at a reduced pace, to reach an estimated $305 billion in 2017 with a CAGR of 6.4% over the next five years. The base metals industry was greatly affected by a global drop in commodity prices in 2009, which resulted in sharp declines in many markets. Commodity prices, however, have recovered particularly copper, zinc, and nickel.
Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has analyzed the global base metal mining industry and presents its findings in “Global Base Metal Mining Industry 2012-2017: Trend, Profit and Forecast Analysis.”
The base metal mining industry comprises the mining of base metals, which include copper, nickel, zinc, tin, and lead. Asia dominates this industry and represents more than 50% of the global base metal mining industry. A combination of factors such as growth in related complementary industries and governmental regulations, cyclical fluctuations in input prices, general economic conditions, and end-use markets is witnessed to affect the industry dynamics significantly.
Rising demand from power generation, shipbuilding, and consumer durables in addition to technological advancements and new product development at competitive prices will be the key factors for future market growth. Uncertainty in European debt issues, saturation in end-user markets such as automotive and construction in developed regions is likely to will slow down the growth rate during the forecast period.
Lucintel’s study provides an overview of the global base metal mining industry, tracking base metal market segments of that industry in four geographic regions. Thus, four segments of the global base metal mining industry are tracked. The report studies players of base metal mining, providing a five-year annual trend analysis that highlights market size, profit and cost structure for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World. The report also provides a forecast, addressing market opportunities for the next five years for each of these regions.
This comprehensive guide from Lucintel provides readers with valuable information and the tools needed to successfully drive critical business decisions with a thorough understanding of the market’s potential. This report will save Lucintel clients hundreds of hours in personal research time on a global market and it offers significant benefits in expanding business opportunities throughout the global base metal mining industry analysis. In a fast-paced ever-changing world, business leaders need every advantage available to them in a timely manner to drive change in the market and to stay ahead of their competition. This report provides business leaders with a keen advantage in this regard by making them aware of emerging trends and demand requirements on an annual basis.
To make any investment or strategic decision, you need adequate and timely information. This market report fulfills this core need. Some of the features of this market report are:
• Industry size estimates in terms of (US $) value by regions
• Global base metal mining industry analysis annual trend (2006-2011) and forecast (2012-2017)
• Porter’s Five Force analysis
• New product launch, merger and acquisition activity in global base metal mining industry
• Quarterly demand trend (Q1 2010-Q4 2011) and forecast analysis (Q1 2012-Q4 2013) for global base metal mining industry
• Gross and net profit trends in the global base metal mining industry analysis
• Cost structure trend in the global as well as regional base metal mining base metal mining analysis
• More than 43 valuable figures/charts and 11 tables are provided in this report