World Flat-Rolled Market

The World steel industry has become ever more interdependent, with steel trade assuming a greater importance in the balancing of regional supply/demand discrepancies. To the rapidly industrializing countries of the Far East, no product has greater importance than flat-rolled steel. In 2002, the Pacific Basin countries were net importers of more than 10 million tonnes of flat-rolled steel from the Atlantic Basin. As the economic growth of Far Eastern countries and, in particular, China is projected to continue unabated, we look for the net import balance to increase substantially in the next decade. Concurrently, with Chinese steelmaking capacity increasing dramatically, we expect them to become a bigger factor on the world export market.

World Steel Dynamics Core Report CCCC, "World Flat-Rolled Market" examines the evolution of the flat-rolled market since 1995. In this study we have:

• Detailed by country and by product the apparent consumption, production, import and export of flat-rolled products.

• Sub-categorized the flat-rolled products by plate, hot-rolled sheet, cold-rolled sheet, tinplate, galvanized sheet and other coated.

• Examined the import/export trade flows by country. Detailed data is also provided by Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes.

• Reviewed the respective supply/demand balances and provided a future outlook.

• Analyzed the domestic and export price levels and the cost of production.

• Considered the rate of implementation of new technology on the established steelmakers.

• Performed an in-depth analysis of the U.S. market.

World Flat-Rolled Market provides new information on the global flat-rolled steel business. It is a must for steel producers, traders and users concerned with the marketing and availability of flat-rolled steel. The 600-page document sells for $3,000, or is included in an annual subscription to World Steel Dynamics for $10,500.