Spring Steel: Market Research Report

February 2010 | 57 pages | ID: S809C76AD2CEN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

This report analyzes the Chinese Market for Spring Steel in US$ Million Annual forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015.

Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.

The report profiles 20 companies including many key and niche players such as Angang New Steel Co.Ltd., China Nickel Resources Holdings Co.Ltd., Daye Special Steel Co.Ltd., Dongbei Special Steel Group Co.Ltd., Hubei Xinyegang Co.Ltd., Jiangsu Shagang Group, Jiangsu Shagang Group Huaigang Special Steel Co.Ltd., Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Co.Ltd., and Xinyu Iron & Steel Co.Ltd.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Product Definitions and Scope of Study

II. A CHINESE MARKET REPORT

1.MARKET OVERVIEW

Introduction
Growing Demand for High-Strength Steel Springs for Automobile Applications
Overview of Steel Industry in China
Chinese Special Steel Market

2.PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Definition of Spring Steel
Composition
Desirable Characteristics of Spring Steel
Major Application Areas for Spring Steel
Heat Treatment of Springs
Wire Springs - Types and Variations
Alternative Spring Material: Stainless Steel
Grades of Austenitic Stainless Steel
Carbon Steel
Benefits of Using Stainless Steel over Carbon Steel
History of springs
Fundamentals of Steel
Steel Properties
Steel Classification
Carbon Steel

Table 1. Carbon Steel - Alloying Elements of Steel not Exceeding the Following Limits of Weight (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Alloy Steel
Stainless Steel
Chromium Steel
Nickel Steel
High Speed Steel
Ferro-Tic Carbide
Carbide Tipped
Solid Carbide
Cobalt Steel
Manufacture of Steel
Coke Making
Iron Making
Iron Smelting
Steel Making – Basic Oxygen Furnace
Steel Making – Electric Arc Furnace
Steel Recycling

3.STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

Gaoxin Zhangtong to Purchase Majority Stake in Huaigang Special Steel
China Nickel Resources Acquires Lianyungang Project
China Nickel Resources to Build New Steel Plant
China Special Steel Proposes New Company Name

4.FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS

Angang New Steel Co. Ltd
China Nickel Resources Holdings Co. Ltd.
Daye Special Steel Co. Ltd.
Dongbei Special Steel Group Co. Ltd.
Hubei Xinyegang Co. Ltd.
Jiangsu Shagang Group
Jiangsu Shagang Group Huaigang Special Steel Co. Ltd.
Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Co. Ltd.
Xinyu Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.

5.MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 2. Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Spring Steel by End Use Segment - Automobile and Railways, and Other End Use Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 3. Chinese Historic Review for Spring Steel by End Use Segment - Automobile and Railways, and Other End Use Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 4. Chinese 12-Year Perspective for Spring Steel by End Use Segment –Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Automobile and Railways, and Other End-use Markets for Years 2003, 2009 & 2015

III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 20 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 21)
Region/CountryPlayers
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)