Metal And Mineral Manufacturing Market Global Briefing 2018

The metals manufacturing industry comprises iron and steel foundries, alumina and aluminum production and processing establishments, iron and steel products manufacturing and iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing companies. The metals manufacturing industry can be further classified as follows: Foundries, Nonferrous Metal Production And Processing, Alumina And Aluminum Production And Processing, Steel Product Manufacturing From Purchased Steel, and Iron And Steel Mills And Ferroalloy Manufacturing.

The mineral product manufacturing industry include establishments offering products such as bricks, refractories, ceramic products, and glass and glass products, such as plate glass and containers. This industry also includes cement and concrete products, lime, gypsum and other nonmetallic mineral products including abrasive products, ceramic plumbing fixtures, statuary, cut stone products, and mineral wool.

The alumina and aluminum production and processing industry include establishments mainly involved in alumina extraction primarily from bauxite ore, producing aluminum from alumina, recovering aluminum from scrap or dross, refining aluminum by any process, alloying purchased aluminum and rolling, drawing, casting, extruding and alloying aluminum and aluminum-based alloy into primary forms such as bar, foil, pipe, plate, rod, sheet, tube, wire. The global alumina and aluminum production and processing market is expected to reach around $285 billion in 2020. Going forward the market is expected to grow at a higher pace than the historic period due to increasing demand from emerging markets development of new end-use markets and increased usage of aluminum in light vehicle manufacturing.

The iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing industry includes companies carrying out activities such as reduction of iron ore, transforming pig iron into steel, and producing molten or solid pig iron, steel, steel and forming pipe and tube, electrometallurgical ferroalloys, and steel and manufacturing shapes such as bar, plate, rod, sheet, strip, and wire. Ferroalloys include pure elements and iron-rich alloys that are added while manufacturing steel to improve or alter the characteristics of the metal. Elements added to process iron and steel mills include silicon and manganese for carbon steel and chromium, vanadium, tungsten, titanium, and molybdenum for low- and high-alloy metals.

The mineral product manufacturing industry include establishments offering products such as bricks, refractories, ceramic products, and glass and glass products, such as plate glass and containers. This industry also includes cement and concrete products, lime, gypsum and other nonmetallic mineral products including abrasive products, ceramic plumbing fixtures, statuary, cut stone products, and mineral wool.

The metals manufacturing industry comprises iron and steel foundries, alumina and aluminum production and processing establishments, iron and steel products manufacturing and iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing companies.

The iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing industry includes companies carrying out activities such as reduction of iron ore, transforming pig iron into steel, and producing molten or solid pig iron, steel, steel and forming pipe and tube, electrometallurgical ferroalloys, and steel and manufacturing shapes such as bar, plate, rod, sheet, strip, and wire. Ferroalloys include pure elements and iron-rich alloys that are added while manufacturing steel to improve or alter the characteristics of the metal. Elements added to process iron and steel mills include silicon and manganese for carbon steel and chromium, vanadium, tungsten, titanium, and molybdenum for low- and high-alloy metals .

The alumina and aluminum production and processing industry include establishments mainly involved in alumina extraction primarily from bauxite ore, producing aluminum from alumina, recovering aluminum from scrap or dross, refining aluminum by any process, alloying purchased aluminum and rolling, drawing, casting, extruding and alloying aluminum and aluminum-based alloy into primary forms such as bar, foil, pipe, plate, rod, sheet, tube, wire.