Base Metals in Canada

Introduction

Base Metals in Canada 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 Canada base metals market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The base metals market consists of lead, zinc, copper, nickel, and tin. Volumes are annual mine production of each metal. Volumes are converted to values using annual average London Metal Exchange (LME) prices for each metal. All currency conversions in this profile were calculated using constant 2010 average exchange rate.
• The Canadian base metals industry had total revenue of $9.6 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -5.4% for the period spanning 2006-2010.
• Industry production volumes decreased with a CARC of -1.3% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 1.5 million metric tons in 2010.
• The performance of the industry is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 8.6% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $14.5 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

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

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Canada economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Canada base metals market by value in 2010?

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