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Forecasts and market analysis based on price assessments from Fastmarkets MB and Fastmarkets AMM

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The Middle East steel industry: A strategic market outlook to 2021

 
The Middle East steel industry: A strategic market outlook to 2021 is a timely study providing independent analysis and long-term forecasts in answering the key questions facing the industry today. The study also includes: 

  • Current, historic and forecast capacity, production, net trade and consumption  for each product in each country out to 2021 – Full data provided in the report and MS excel
  • By company analysis on planned production rates, cost structures, product mix, capacity expansions and target geographic markets – detailed profiling of key steel players and their future plans out to 2021
  • Economic/end-user background by-sector forecasts out to 2021 by country 
  • Raw material availability (scrap and DRI) and options
  • Comprehensive steel and steel raw material historic, current and forecast prices, by product

The key questions that this report covers are:

  • How will regional oil/gas prices impact future steel demand in the region?
  • Is more steelmaking capacity needed? If so, where and for what products?
  • What is the regional outlook for DR iron ore pellet supply, demand and prices?
  • Who will fare better going forward: integrated or re-rolling steel operations?