Aluminum in South Africa

Introduction

Aluminum in South Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the South Africa aluminum market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The aluminum industry consists of primary aluminum (made from alumina) only, secondary aluminum (made by recycling of scrap aluminum) is excluded. Industry volume is defined as the quantity of primary aluminum produced at sites within each country or geographical region, and industry value is calculated as the production volume multiplied by annual average manufacturer selling price, regardless of whether the production is sold to third parties or used in-house.
• The South African aluminum industry had total revenues of $1.8 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -7.3% for the period spanning 2006-2010.
• Industry production volumes decreased with a CARC of -3.1% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 821.1 thousand tons in 2010.
• The performance of the industry is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $2.6 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

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Leading company profiles reveal details of key aluminum market players’ global operations and financial performance

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the South Africa economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the South Africa aluminum market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the South Africa aluminum market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Africa aluminum market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

How has the market performed in volume terms over the last five years?