Marktanalyse - Platinum-group Metals in Japan

Introduction

Platinum-group Metals in Japan 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 Japan platinum-group metals market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The platinum-group metals industry includes platinum, palladium and rhodium. The market is valued using total annual mining production volumes and annual average London Metal Exchange (LME) prices for each metal. All currency conversions in this profile were calculated using 2010 average exchange rates.

*The Japanese platinum group metals industry had total revenues of $144.4 million in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate of (CAGR) of 14.5% for the period spanning 2006-2010.

*Industry production volumes increased with a CAGR of 1.3% between 2006 and 2010, to reach a total of 6.4 thousand metric tons in 2010.

*The performance of the industry is forecast to accelerate slightly, with an anticipated CAGR of 15.1% for the five-year period 2010-2015, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $292.1 million by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the platinum-group metals market in Japan

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the platinum-group metals market in Japan

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

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Japan platinum-group metals market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Japan economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Japan platinum-group metals market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Japan platinum-group metals market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan platinum-group metals market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

What are the main segments that make up Japan's platinum-group metals market?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2

MARKET OVERVIEW 7

Market definition 7

Research highlights 8

Market analysis 9

MARKET VALUE 10

MARKET VOLUME 11

MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12

MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13

FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14

Summary 14

Buyer power 16

Supplier power 17

New entrants 18

Substitutes 20

Rivalry 21

LEADING COMPANIES 22

Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd. 22

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. 26

Tanaka Kikinzoku 30

MARKET FORECASTS 33

Market value forecast 33

Market volume forecast 34

MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 35



APPENDIX 37

Methodology 37

Industry associations 38

Related Datamonitor research 38

Disclaimer 39

ABOUT DATAMONITOR 40

Premium Reports 40

Summary Reports 40

Datamonitor consulting 40



LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Japan platinum-group metals industry value: $ million, 2006—10 10

Table 2: Japan platinum—group metals industry volume: thousand metric tons, 2006—10 11

Table 3: Japan platinum-group metals industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12

Table 4: Japan platinum-group metals industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13

Table 5: Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.: key facts 22

Table 6: Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 24

Table 7: Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.: key financials (¥) 24

Table 8: Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 24

Table 9: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.: key facts 26

Table 10: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 28

Table 11: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.: key financials (¥) 28

Table 12: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 28

Table 13: Tanaka Kikinzoku: key facts 30

Table 14: Tanaka Kikinzoku: key financials ($) 31

Table 15: Tanaka Kikinzoku: key financials (¥) 31

Table 16: Tanaka Kikinzoku: key financial ratios 31

Table 17: Japan platinum-group metals industry value forecast: $ million, 2010—15 33

Table 18: Japan platinum—group metals industry volume forecast: thousand metric tons, 2010—15 34

Table 19: Japan size of population (million), 2006—10 35

Table 20: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006—10 35

Table 21: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006—10 35

Table 22: Japan inflation, 2006—10 36

Table 23: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2006—10 36

Table 24: Japan exchange rate, 2006—10 36



LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Japan platinum-group metals industry value: $ million, 2006—10 10

Figure 2: Japan platinum—group metals industry volume: thousand metric tons, 2006—10 11

Figure 3: Japan platinum-group metals industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12

Figure 4: Japan platinum-group metals industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13

Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the platinum-group metals industry in Japan, 2010 14

Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the platinum-group metals industry in Japan, 2010 16

Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the platinum-group metals industry in Japan, 2010 17

Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the platinum-group metals industry in Japan, 2010 18

Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the platinum-group metals industry in Japan, 2010 20

Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the platinum-group metals industry in Japan, 2010 21

Figure 11: Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 25

Figure 12: Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 25

Figure 13: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 29

Figure 14: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 29

Figure 15: Tanaka Kikinzoku: revenues & profitability 32

Figure 16: Tanaka Kikinzoku: assets & liabilities 32

Figure 17: Japan platinum-group metals industry value forecast: $ million, 2010—15 33

Figure 18: Japan platinum—group metals industry volume forecast: thousand metric tons, 2010—15 34

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