BMI's Q1 2014 Malaysia metals reports analyses the trends within the country's metals sector as the industry looks to assert its dominance as a leading producer in the Asia-Pacific region. Growth in Malaysian production of key metals such as steel and tin will be assisted by an increasingly supportive government which continues to take steps to increase investment in the sector, whilst introducing measures to protect the sector against cheap imports, or 'dumping' by foreign companies.

BMI Industry View 5

SWOT 7

Metals SWOT 7

Industry Forecast 8

Steel: Regional Rivalries Hotting Up 8

Chinese Threat Still Looms Large 9

      Table: Malaysia - Steel Production And Consumption Data And Forecasts, 2009-2017 (kt) 12

Tin: Production Recovering, But Challenges Remain 12

      Table: Malaysia - Refined Tin Production Data And Forecast (kt) 15

Regulatory Development 16

      Table: Import Duties - Steel Wire Rods 16

Commodities Forecast 20

Steel: Bloated Sector Running Out Of Luck 20

      Table: China's Steel Production And Consumption, 2009-2017 ('000 tonnes) 28

      Table: China's Steel Industry, 2004-2011 ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise) 29

Commodity Strategy 30

Aluminium: Small Rebound 33

Copper: Sideways Trading To Give Way 34

Nickel: Still No Relief 37

Zinc: Short-Term Strength 39

      Table: Select Commodities - Performance And BMI Forecasts 40

      Table: Global Commodities Strategy 41

Competitive Landscape 42

      Table: Malaysia - Financial Data Of Key Listed Companies 44

Company Profile 45

Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad 45

      Table: MSC - Key Financial Data 48

Methodology 49

Cross Checks 49

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