SIC 3312 | NAICS 331110
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
Annual reference publication provides an extensive selection of current and historical statistical data for the U.S. steel industry and selected statistical data for Canada, Mexico, and North America as a whole, with information provided in the report including production, capability utilization, imports and exports, apparent supply, employment, and shipments by product and market over a 10-year period.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
World Steel in Figures
https://www.worldsteel.org/
Annual publication provides a statistical overview of the industry on a global and regional basis, with
data provided in the report including world production, top
steelmaking companies, major producing countries,
continuously-cast output, production
and apparent use by region, exports and imports by region and country,
and raw materials production and trade activities. Report is available free online.
Short Range Outlook
https://www.worldsteel.org/
Semiannual report forecasts finished steel products demand in
metric tons by world region, selected market (e.g., world excluding China, developed
economies, and emerging and
developed economies excluding China), and for the top ten consuming
countries, with the forecast periods for the April and October editions extending through the end of
the next calendar year. Report is available free online.
Statistical Yearbook
https://www.worldsteel.org/
Comprehensive publication provides detailed statistical data for the industry
on a global and regional basis, with
data provided in this publication including crude steel production by product and process, production
of semi-finished and finished products, exports
and imports of semi-finished and finished products,
and apparent use of crude steel and finished products.
Publication is available free online.
Freedonia Focus research report analyzes market demand and shipments at the manufacturer level, with data provided in the report including historical demand and forecasts by product (e.g., hot-rolled and cold-rolled sheet, hot-dipped galvanized sheets and strips, bars, plates, heavy structural shapes, and pipes and tubing) and market (e.g., metal service center, construction, motor vehicle, and other).
Comprehensive market research report provides a detailed analysis of this product sector in the U.S. and selected other countries, with information provided in this report including historical and forecast annual consumption of finished steel in metric tons by end-use market segment (e.g., transportation, construction, machinery, household appliances, metal goods, and other end-use market segments).
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Financial benchmarking section of this report provides an analysis of industry income and expenses as a percentage of revenues for companies that manufacture pig iron, steel, and ferroalloy products such as ingots and semi-finished shapes, hot-rolled sheets and strips, cold-rolled sheets and strips, hot-rolled bars and shapes, cold-finished bars and shapes, and pipes, casings, and tubing products.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as operations manager, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, process engineer, crane operator, production supervisor, production operator, millwright, and welder, with employers for which this data is provided including ArcelorMittal USA LLC, Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, and Nucor Corporation.
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data on a national, state, and local area basis for personnel employed by companies that manufacture products such as ingots and semi-finished shapes, hot-rolled sheets and strips, cold-rolled sheets and strips, hot-rolled bars and shapes, cold finished bars and shapes, and pipes, tubing, and well casings. All information is available free online.
