The outlook for South Africa's metals industry is increasingly troubled as persistently low output prices, rising energy costs and further aggressive wage negotiations by unions are set to plague the sector. Metals consumption growth will perform better than production growth as demand from the autos sector steadily increases.

BMI Industry View 5

SWOT 7

Metals SWOT 7

Industry Forecast 8

Steel: Little Incentive To Invest 8

      Table: South Africa - Major Steel Plants 10

      Table: South Africa - Steel Consumption & Production ('000 tonnes) 14

      Table: South Africa - Steel Production & Trade Historical Data ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise) 14

Aluminium: Diminishing As An Export Hub 15

      Table: South Africa - Primary Aluminium Production, Consumption & Balance ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise) 18

Nickel: Declining Platinum Output To Constrain Nickel 18

      Table: South Africa - Refined Nickel Production, Consumption & Balance ('000 tonnes, unless stated otherwise) 21

Regulatory Development 22

      Table: South Africa - Political Overview 23

Commodities Forecast 25

      Table: BMI Steel Forecast 25

      Table: Steel Data And Forecasts, 2009-2017 33

Commodity Strategy 33

      Aluminium: Small Rebound 37

      Copper: Sideways Trading To Give Way 38

      Nickel: Still No Relief 41

      Zinc: Short-Term Strength 43

      Table: Select Commodities - Performance And BMI Forecasts 44

      Table: Global Commodities Strategy 45

Competitive Landscape 46

      Table: South Africa - Major Steel Production Facilities 47

      Table: South Africa - Select Listed Metals Producers 47

Company Profile 49

ArcelorMittal 49

      Company Strategy 52

      Company Details 53

      Financial Data 54

      Table: ArcelorMittal - Key Financial Data 54

Methodology 55

Cross Checks 55

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