Aluminum in Australia

Introduction

Aluminum in Australia industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Australia aluminum market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The aluminum industry consists of primary aluminum (made from alumina) only, secondary aluminum (made by recycling of scrap aluminum) is excluded. Industry volume is defined as the quantity of primary aluminum produced at sites within each country or geographical region, and industry value is calculated as the production volume multiplied by annual average manufacturer selling price, regardless of whether the production is sold to third parties or used in-house.
• The Australian aluminum industry had total revenues of $4.4 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -3.7% for the period spanning 2006-2010.
• Industry production volumes increased with a CAGR of 0.6% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 2 million tons in 2010.
• The performance of the industry is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $5.8 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

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Leading company profiles reveal details of key aluminum market players’ global operations and financial performance

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Australia economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Australia aluminum market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Australia aluminum market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Australia aluminum market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

How large is Australia’s aluminum market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

MARKET OVERVIEW

Market definition
Research highlights
Market analysis

MARKET VALUE

MARKET SEGMENTATION

FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Substitutes
Rivalry

LEADING COMPANIES

BHP Billiton
Rio Tinto Alcan
Alcoa World Alumina Australia

MARKET FORECASTS

Market value forecast

MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

APPENDIX

Methodology
Industry associations
Related Datamonitor research
Disclaimer

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Australia aluminum industry value: $ million, 2006–10
Table 2: Australia aluminum industry segmentation: % share, by value, 2010
Table 3: BHP Billiton: key facts
Table 4: BHP Billiton: key financials ($)
Table 5: BHP Billiton: key financial ratios
Table 6: Rio Tinto Alcan: key facts
Table 7: Alcoa World Alumina Australia: key facts
Table 8: Australia aluminum industry value forecast: $ million, 2010–15
Table 9: Australia size of population (million), 2006–10
Table 10: Australia GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10
Table 11: Australia GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10
Table 12: Australia inflation, 2006–10
Table 13: Australia consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10
Table 14: Australia exchange rate, 2006–10

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Australia aluminum industry value: $ million, 2006–10
Figure 2: Australia aluminum industry segmentation: % share, by value, 2010
Figure 3: Forces driving competition in the aluminum industry in Australia, 2010
Figure 4: Drivers of buyer power in the aluminum industry in Australia, 2010
Figure 5: Drivers of supplier power in the aluminum industry in Australia, 2010
Figure 6: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the aluminum industry in Australia, 2010
Figure 7: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the aluminum industry in Australia, 2010
Figure 8: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the aluminum industry in Australia, 2010
Figure 9: BHP Billiton: revenues & profitability
Figure 10: BHP Billiton: assets & liabilities
Figure 11: Australia aluminum industry value forecast: $ million, 2010–15
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