Chromium Market Review ..

This report focuses on the study of the global chromium markets. It provides region analysis on chromium production. It features major chromium producers, prices, supply and demand conditions, international trade, etc. The review also includes future outlook of the world chromium market.

Chromium has a wide range of uses in chemicals, metals, and refractory materials. Its use in iron, nonferrous alloys, and steel is for the purpose of enhancing hardenability or resis-tance to corrosion and oxidation. Production of stainless steel and nonferrous alloys are two of its more critical applications. Other applications are in alloy steel, catalysts, leather proc-essing, pigments, plating of metals, refractories, and surface treatments.

Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. WORLD CHROMIUM MARKET

1.1. Chromium in Global Industry
1.2. Chromium market Overview

2. NORTH AMERICAN MARKET OF CHROMIUM

2.1. USA
  2.1.1. Legislation and Government Programs
  2.1.2. Production
  2.1.3. Environment
  2.1.4. Prices
  2.1.5. Foreign Trade

3. LATIN AMERICAN MARKET OF CHROMIUM

3.1. Brazil

4. EUROPEAN MARKET OF CHROMIUM

4.1. European Union market of chromium
  4.1.1. Finland
  4.1.2. Turkey
4.2. CIS market of chromium
  4.2.1. Russia
  4.2.2. Kazakhstan

5. ASIAN AND MIDDLE EAST MARKET OF CHROMIUM

5.1. China
5.2. India
5.3. Iran

6. AFRICAN MARKET OF CHROMIUM

6.1. South Africa
6.2. Zimbabwe

7. OCEANIAN MARKET OF CHROMIUM

7.1. Australia

8. PRICES (2002-2007)

9. FUTURE OUTLOOK (2008-2012)