2013-03-02 15:19:51 - Recently published research from Business Monitor International, "Australia Metals Report Q2 2013", is now available at Fast Market Research

BMI View: Across all types of metals, we expect subdued growth in both production and consumption in Australia as a weakening global economic outlook, notably China, continue to take its toll on Australia's commodity driven economy. While significant additional global monetary stimulus should help to boost metal prices in the near term, the bout of loosening measures will be insufficient to stem the slowdown and the medium-term outlook for metals remain weak.

The slowdown in the metals industry in Australia is best exemplified by the country's monthly crude steel production, which has continued to slide into negative territory following positive growth in 2010. Weak demand from slowing domestic construction and a cooling export market will continue to undermine Australia's steel industry

in 2013. Crude steel production is expected to have contracted by 6.5% in 2012, but we forecast an uptick in growth of 1.2% in 2013, and national production is unlikely to approach precrisis levels for many years. The country's two dominant steel producers, BlueScope Steel Ltd and Arrium Ltd (previously known as OneSteel Ltd), has embarked on a series of consolidation plans and restructuring programmes aimed at reducing operating costs and curbing overcapacity amid an environment of weak demand and declining steel prices.


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Report Table of Contents:

BMI Industry View
- Australia Metals
SWOT
- Metals
Industry Forecast
- Steel: Construction Slowdown To Dominate
- Table: Australia - Steel Production & Consumption ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise)
- Table: Table: Australia - Steel Production Historic Data ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise)
- Aluminium: Slow Growth To 2017
- Table: Australia - Refined Aluminium Production & Consumption ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise)
- Lead: Little Potential For Strong Growth
- Table: Australia - Refined Lead Production & Consumption Forecasts ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise)
- Nickel: Future Lies In Queensland Nickel's Hands
- Table: Table: Australia - Refined Nickel Production & Consumption
- Zinc: Output Growth Heading Towards Negative Territory
- Table: Australia - Refined Zinc Production & Consumption ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise)
Commodities Forecast
- Steel Forecast
- Table: BMI Steel Forecast
- Table: Steel Forecast
- Commodities Forecast
- Iron Ore: Holding Up, For Now
- Steel: Bleak Outlook
- Aluminium: Major Gains Over
- Copper: Global Stockpiles Pose Downside Risk
- Lead: Heading Lower
- Nickel: No Return To 2012 Highs
- Tin: Continued Outperformance
- Zinc: Bounce Is Coming To An End
- Table: BMI Commodity Price Strategy
- Table: Select Commodities: Performance & BMI Forecasts
Competitive Landscape
- Australia Competitive Landscape
- Table: Australia - Largest Listed Metal Producers
Company Profile
- Arrium
- Table: Arrium Limited - Financial Data
- Alcoa
- Table: Alcoa - Key Financial Data
- Rio Tinto
- Table: Table: Rio Tinto - Key Financial Data
Demographic Forecast
- Table: Australia's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000)
- Table: Australia's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total)
- Table: Australia's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020
- Table: Australia's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020
Methodology

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