Interactive Web-Based World Cost Curve for Steel Sheet Plants

WSD's much used World Cost Curve has gone to the next level, i.e. "Interactive." We now offer WCC users not only enhanced web-based access to the classic process-by-process steelmakers' costs, but also the hands on ability to simulate various scenarios. The user is able to perform one-of-a-kind "What-if" analyses through 67 adjustable inputs for all 208 steel sheet plants and 57 standard plants. The steelmaker's cost competitiveness is instantaneously displayed for the input scenario.

For all those having to constantly make difficult competitive assessments and decisions (industry analysts, suppliers, investors, fund managers, etc.) regarding various steelmakers, the WCC Interactive System is the perfect tool to provide definitive answers.

To see the utility of the new system for yourself, please view this brief video demonstration:

In addition to all of the detail available in prior generations of the WCC, some key features of the new Cost Curve system include:

• Monthly updates of key cost drivers

• "What-if" sensitivity analysis capability
• Dynamically-generated Standard Plants
• Historical "snapshot" comparisons (available June 2011)
• Customized geographical curves/rankings
• Excel download capability

The Interactive World Cost Curve for Steel Sheet Plants is priced at $15,000 annually.

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WSD's World Cost Curve (WCC) for 2010 was our 16th annual update before moving to the Interactive Web-Based product in 2011. The WCC is:

Timely. We offer detailed raw material input prices and process-by-process costs. The cost figures each year are adjusted for changes in currency values, inflation, labor costs and raw material costs.

Authoritative. The format makes cost comparisons between the WCC data and your own steel plant data easy to understand. In the past year, we’ve had cost feedback from steel companies in most regions of the world. For China, details are provided for more than 28 steel companies -- thin-slab and traditional -- based on our extensive information network in that country.

Unique. We provide variable/fixed and home country/U.S. dollar costs at and through each process stage. The system also rates hot strip mills and cold-rolling mills on product quality.

The World Cost Curve - 2010 covers about 180 steel sheet plants in 50 countries with a combined gross capacity of about 616 million tonnes. It includes:

• A comprehensive computer printout that displays, for each plant, cost results by process (coke, BF, LS, slab, HRC, CRC) in the home country currency and U.S. dollars and details on the prices paid for key input items, yields, man-hours, financial costs, etc.
• A series of cost curves that analyze various aspects of the steelmaking and rolling process. The results are ranked for 24 parameters including operating and marginal costs at each process stage, raw material costs, labor costs and man-hours per tonne at various stages.
• A PC version on CD ROM that permits the user to change currency values, operating rates, man-hours per tonne, major material cost, other material cost, depreciation and interest expense, share of fixed costs and share of costs in U.S. dollars by category.

The World Cost Curve for Steel Sheet Plants sells for $9,000 to WSD subscribers and $14,000 to others. If you would like to purchase the World Cost Curve, please click here "Order Form".

For a sample of an old Steel Sheet World Cost Curve, please click here "FRWCC".