TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 26
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 26
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 26
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL THIRD GENERATION ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL MARKET 26
1.4 LIMITATIONS 28
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 28
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 31
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 31
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 32
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 33
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 33
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 34
2.6 TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 37
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 38
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 39
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 40
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 41
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 42
2.12 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 43
2.13 IMPORT-EXPORT DATA 44
2.14 SECONDARY SOURCES 45
2.15 ASSUMPTIONS 46
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 47
3.1 DRIVERS 49
3.1.1 INCREASING DEMAND FOR LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS IN AUTOMOTIVE 49
3.1.2 ADVANCEMENT IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY 49
3.1.3 INCREASING INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 50
3.2 RESTRAINTS 50
3.2.1 TRADE WAR BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINA 50
3.2.2 FLUCTUATING TARIFFS 51
3.2.3 ADULTERATION LEADS TO LOW USAGE LIFE 51
3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 52
3.3.1 PRODUCTION OF FINS, RUDDER AND FUSELAGE PARTS WITH 3G AHSS 52
3.3.2 ESTABLISHMENT OF MANUFACTURING BASE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SUCH AS IN INDIA AND CHINA 52
3.3.3 INCREASE IN ENERGY SAVINGS DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF AHSS 53
3.4 CHALLENGES 54
3.4.1 HIGH COST OF RARE EARTH METALS 54
3.4.2 HIGH FLUCTUATIONS IN CURRENCY 55
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 56
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 60
6 GLOBAL THIRD GENERATION ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL MARKET,
BY TENSILE STRENGTH 62
6.1 OVERVIEW 63
6.2 700 MPA ? 900 MPA (CLASS 1) 65
6.3 900 MPA ? 1200 MPA (CLASS 2) 66
6.4 1200 MPA ? 1600 MPA (CLASS 3) 67
6.5 ABOVE 1600 MPA (CLASS 3) 67
7 GLOBAL THIRD GENERATION ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL MARKET,
BY HOT ROLLED PRODUCT TYPE 68
7.1 OVERVIEW 69
7.2 STRIP 70
7.3 QUARTO PLATE 70
8 GLOBAL THIRD GENERATION ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL MARKET,
BY PROCESS 72
8.1 OVERVIEW 73
8.2 ENHANCED DUAL-PHASE (DP) 74
8.3 MODIFIED TRIP 75
8.4 ULTRAFINE BAINITE 75
8.5 QUENCHING AND PARTITIONING (Q&P) 76
8.6 LOWER MN TRIP/TWIP 77
8.7 HIGHER MN TRIP 78
9 GLOBAL THIRD GENERATION ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL MARKET,
BY TECHNOLOGY 79
9.1 OVERVIEW 80
9.2 THICK MONOLITHIC TECHNOLOGY 81
9.3 THIN MONOLITHIC TECHNOLOGY 81
9.4 SURFACE TECHNOLOGY 82
10 GLOBAL THIRD GENERATION ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL MARKET,
BY APPLICATION 83
10.1 OVERVIEW 84
10.2 AUTOMOTIVE BODY SIDE OUTER PANELS 85
10.3 AUTOMOTIVE BODY SIDE (ALL OTHER PANELS) 86
10.4 OTHERS 87
11 GLOBAL THIRD GENERATION ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH MARKET,
BY GEOGRAPHY 88
11.1 OVERVIEW 89
11.2 NORTH AMERICA 94
11.2.1 U.S. 100
11.2.2 CANADA 102
11.2.3 MEXICO 104
11.3 EUROPE 106
11.3.1 GERMANY 112
11.3.2 ITALY 114
11.3.3 FRANCE 116
11.3.4 RUSSIA 118
11.3.5 U.K. 120
11.3.6 SPAIN 122
11.3.7 BELGIUM 124
11.3.8 POLAND 126
11.3.9 SWEDEN 128
11.3.10 AUSTRIA 130
11.3.11 NETHERLANDS 132
11.3.12 REST OF EUROPE 134
11.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 135
11.4.1 CHINA 141
11.4.2 INDIA 143
11.4.3 JAPAN 145
11.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 147
11.4.5 AUSTRALIA 149
11.4.6 SINGAPORE 151
11.4.7 THAILAND 153
11.4.8 INDONESIA 155
11.4.9 MALAYSIA 157
11.4.10 PHILIPPINES 159
11.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 161
11.5 SOUTH AMERICA 162
11.5.1 BRAZIL 168
11.5.2 ARGENTINA 170
11.5.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 172
11.6 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 173
11.6.1 U.A.E. 179
11.6.2 SAUDI ARABIA 181
11.6.3 IRAN 183
11.6.4 SOUTH AFRICA 185
11.6.5 EGYPT 187
11.6.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 189
12 GLOBAL THIRD GENERATION ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 190
12.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 190
12.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 191
12.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 192
12.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 193
12.5 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 194
12.6 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & APPROVALS 195
12.7 EXPANSIONS 196
12.8 PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS 197
13 SWOT ANALYSIS 198
14 COMPANY PROFILES 201
14.1 ARCELORMITTAL S.A. 201
14.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 201
14.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 201
14.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 202
14.1.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 202
14.1.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 203
14.1.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 203
14.2 POSCO 204
14.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 204
14.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 204
14.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 205
14.2.4 SGEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 205
14.2.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 206
14.2.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 206
14.3 NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION (NSSMC) 207
14.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 207
14.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 207
14.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 208
14.3.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 208
14.3.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 209
14.3.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 209
14.4 VOESTALPINE AG 210
14.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 210
14.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 210
14.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 211
14.4.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 211
14.4.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 212
14.4.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 212
14.5 AK STEEL CORPORATION 213
14.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 213
14.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 213
14.5.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 214
14.5.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 214
14.5.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 215
14.6 JFE STEEL CORPORATION 216
14.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 216
14.6.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 216
14.6.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 217
14.6.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 217
14.6.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 218
14.6.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 218
14.7 ANYANG IRON AND STEEL GROUP, INC. 219
14.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 219
14.7.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 219
14.7.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 220
14.7.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 220
14.7.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 220
14.8 BENXI STEEL GROUP 221
14.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 221
14.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 221
14.8.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 222
14.9 BAOSTEEL CO., LTD. 223
14.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 223
14.9.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 223
14.9.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 224
14.9.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 224
14.9.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 225
14.10 CHINA SHOUGANG GROUP 226
14.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 226
14.10.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 226
14.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 227
14.10.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 230
14.11 JSW 231
14.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 231
14.11.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 231
14.11.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 232
14.11.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 232
14.11.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 232
14.12 KOBE STEEL LTD. 233
14.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 233
14.12.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 233
14.12.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 234
14.12.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 234
14.12.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 236
14.13 NANOSTEEL 237
14.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 237
14.13.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 237
14.13.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 238
14.13.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 238
14.14 NUCOR 239
14.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 239
14.14.1 REVENUE ANALYSIS 239
14.14.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 240
14.14.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 240
14.14.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 241
14.15 SAIL 242
14.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 242
14.15.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 242
14.15.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 243
14.15.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 243
14.16 SSAB AB 244
14.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 244
14.16.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 244
14.16.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 245
14.16.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 245
14.16.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 245
14.17 TATA STEEL 246
14.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 246
14.17.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 246
14.17.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 247
14.17.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 247
14.17.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 248
14.18 THYSSENKRUPP AG 249
14.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 249
14.18.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 249
14.18.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 250
14.18.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 250
14.18.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 251
14.19 UNITED STATES STEEL 252
14.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 252
14.19.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 252
14.19.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 253
14.19.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 253
14.19.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 254
15 QUESTIONNAIRE 255
16 CONCLUSION 259
17 RELATED REPORTS 260