US metal powder demand will grow 6.2 percent annually to $4.8 billion in 2015, driven primarily by increased output in several key industries. Ferrous metal powders will outpace nonferrous types in volume terms, but nonferrous metal powders will remain dominant in value terms. The fastest growing types include tungsten, nickel and ferrous metal powders.

This study analyzes the $3.4 billion US metal powders industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by type (e.g., iron and steel, stainless steel, zinc, aluminum, magnesium, copper, tungsten, nickel, cobalt), application (e.g., components) and market (e.g., motor vehicles, machinery, batteries and electrical equipment, chemical products).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry players, including GKN, Allegheny Technologies and Höganäs.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      ix

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Environment					       5
		Manufacturing Outlook						       9
		Motor Vehicle Outlook						      12
		Nonresidential Fixed Investment Outlook				      15
		Regulatory Environment						      18
		Historical Market Trends					      21
		Pricing								      23
		International Environment					      27
		   World Metal Powder Market					      28
		   US Trade in Metal Powders					      31
		      Imports							      33
		      Exports							      35
		      Ferrous							      37
		      Nonferrous						      40

	III.	TECHNOLOGY & COMPETING PRODUCTS					      44
		General								      44
		Powdered Metal Technology					      45
		   Powder Production						      48
		      Atomization						      48
		      Mechanical Comminution					      49
		      Chemical Reduction					      50
		      Electrolytic Disposition					      51
		   Powder Applications						      51
		      Parts & Components					      52
		      Other Applications					      56
		   Nanotechnology						      57
		Competitive Products						      62
		   Cast Metals							      63
		   Forged Metals						      66
		   Plastics							      68

	IV.	METAL POWDERS							      70
		General								      70
		Ferrous Metals							      72
		   Iron & Steel							      74
		   Stainless Steel						      77
		Nonferrous Metals						      80
		   Nonferrous Metal Market Value				      81
		   Nonferrous Metal Market Volume				      83
		   Zinc								      84
		   Aluminum							      87
		   Magnesium							      92
		   Copper & Copper-Based Metals					      95
		   Tungsten							      99
		   Nickel							     103
		   Cobalt							     106
		   Molybdenum							     109
		   Precious Metals						     112
		      Silver							     115
		      Platinum Group Metals					     118
		      Gold							     122
		   Tantalum							     124
		   Other Nonferrous Metals					     127

	V.	APPLICATIONS							     132
		General								     132
		Metal Powder Demand						     133
		   Metal Powders in Components					     135
		      Iron & Steel						     138
		      Zinc							     139
		      Copper & Copper-Based Metals				     140
		      Other Metals						     142
		   Other Applications for Metal Powders				     145

	VI.	MARKETS								     151
		General								     151
		Metal Powder Value Demand					     151
		Metal Powder Volume Demand					     154
		Motor Vehicles							     157
		   Demand by Material						     159
		   Demand by System						     160
		      Engine & Drivetrain					     162
		      Transmission						     166
		      Body & Chassis						     169
		      Braking System						     171
		      Exhaust System						     173
		      Other Systems						     175
		Machinery							     176
		   Industry Outlook						     177
		   Metal Powder Demand						     179
		Batteries & Electrical Equipment				     183
		   Industry Outlook						     184
		   Metal Powder Demand						     187
		Chemical & Related Products					     191
		   Industry Outlook						     192
		   Metal Powder Demand						     194
		      Chemical & Petroleum					     197
		      Paints, Coatings & Pigments				     199
		Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment			     202
		   Industry Outlook						     202
		   Metal Powder Demand						     204
		Computer & Electronic Equipment					     207
		   Industry Outlook						     208
		   Metal Powder Demand						     210
		Other Markets							     214
		   Tools & Hardware						     217
		   Medical							     218
		   All Other							     219

	VII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     221
		General								     221
		Industry Composition						     222
		Market Share							     224
		Mergers, Acquisitions & Industry Restructuring			     230
		Manufacturing							     233
		Marketing & Distribution					     235
		Cooperative Agreements						     237
		Company Profiles						     239
		   ACuPowder International LLC					     240
		   Alcoa Incorporated						     242
		   Alfa Aesar, see Johnson Matthey
		   Allegheny Technologies Incorporated				     244
		   ALTANA AG							     247
		   American Chemet Corporation					     250
		   AMETEK Incorporated						     251
		   AMI Doduco, see Metalor Technologies
		   Ashland Incorporated						     253
		   ATI Alldyne, see Allegheny Technologies
		   ATI Wah Chang, see Allegheny Technologies
		   BASF SE							     255
		   Cabot Corporation						     257
		   Carpenter Technology Corporation				     258
		   Companhia Vale do Rio Doce					     260
		   ECKART America, see ALTANA
		   Eramet SA							     261
		   Ferro Corporation						     263
		   GKN plc							     265
		   Global Tungsten & Powders, see Plansee Holding
		   HC Starck GmbH						     268
		   HMI Metal Powders, see United Technologies
		   Hoeganaes, see GKN
		   Höganäs AB							     270
		   Horsehead Holding Corporation				     273
		   Inco, see Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
		   International Specialty Alloys, see Kennametal
		   International Specialty Products, see Ashland
		   JFE Holdings Incorporated					     275
		   Johnson Matthey plc						     276
		   Kennametal Incorporated					     278
		   Kobe Steel Limited						     280
		   Metalor Technologies International SA			     281
		   Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel		     283
		   North American Höganäs, see Höganäs
		   Novamet Specialty Products, see PALM International
		   OM Group Incorporated					     285
		   PALM International Incorporated				     286
		   Plansee Holding AG						     288
		   Powdermet, see Kennametal
		   Pulse Electronics Corporation				     290
		   Rio Tinto Group						     291
		   Royal Metal Powders, see American Chemet
		   SCM Metal Products Incorporated				     292
		   Sherritt International Corporation				     294
		   Technic Incorporated						     296
		   Technitrol, see Pulse Electronics
		   Teck Resources Limited					     298
		   Umicore NV/SA						     299
		   United Technologies Corporation				     301
		   US Metal Powders Incorporated				     302
		   US Zinc, see Votorantim Group
		   Valimet Incorporated						     304
		   Votorantim Participações SA					     305
		   Xstrata plc							     306
		Other Companies Mentioned in the Study				     308


				      LIST OF TABLES

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		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       9
	2	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      12
	3	Motor Vehicle Indicators					      15
	4	Nonresidential Fixed Investment Expenditures			      18
	5	Metal Powder Market, 2000-2010					      22
	6	Selected Metal Powder Prices					      26
	7	World Metal Powder Demand					      31
	8	US Trade in Metal Powders					      33
	9	US Trade in Ferrous Metal Powders				      38
	10	US Trade in Nonferrous Metal Powders				      41

		SECTION IV -- METAL POWDERS
	1	Metal Powder Demand						      72
	2	Ferrous Metal Powder Demand					      73
	3	Iron & Steel Powder Demand by Market				      77
	4	Stainless Steel Powder Demand by Market				      80
	5	Nonferrous Metal Powder Value Demand				      82
	6	Nonferrous Metal Powder Volume Demand				      84
	7	Zinc Powder Demand by Market					      87
	8	Aluminum Powder Demand by Market				      92
	9	Magnesium Powder Demand by Market				      95
	10	Copper & Copper-Based Metal Powder Demand by Market		      99
	11	Tungsten Powder Demand by Market				     103
	12	Nickel Powder Demand by Market					     106
	13	Cobalt Powder Demand by Market					     109
	14	Molybdenum Powder Demand by Market				     111
	15	Precious Metal Powder Demand					     114
	16	Silver Powder Demand						     118
	17	Platinum Group Metal Powder Demand				     121
	18	Gold Powder Demand						     124
	19	Tantalum Powder Demand						     126
	20	Other Nonferrous Metal Powder Demand				     131

		SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS
	1	Markets for Metal Powders by Application			     133
	2	Metal Powder Demand by Application				     134
	3	Metal Powder Demand in Components				     137
	4	Metal Powder Demand in Other Applications			     150

		SECTION VI -- MARKETS
	1	Metal Powder Value Demand by Market				     153
	2	Metal Powder Volume Demand by Market				     155
	3	Motor Vehicle Metal Powder Demand by Material & System		     159
	4	Motor Vehicle Engine & Drivetrain Metal Powder Demand		     165
	5	Motor Vehicle Transmission Metal Powder Demand			     169
	6	Body & Chassis Metal Powder Demand				     171
	7	Braking System Metal Powder Demand				     173
	8	Exhaust System Metal Powder Demand				     175
	9	Other System Metal Powder Demand				     176
	10	Machinery Manufacturing Shipments by Type			     179
	11	Machinery Equipment Metal Powder Demand				     183
	12	Electrical Equipment & Appliance Shipments			     186
	13	Battery & Electrical Equipment Metal Powder Demand		     191
	14	Chemical & Related Product Shipments by Type			     194
	15	Chemical & Related Metal Powder Demand by Material 
		   & Market							     196
	16	Chemical & Petroleum Metal Powder Demand			     199
	17	Paint, Coating & Pigment Metal Powder Demand			     201
	18	Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Shipments		     204
	19	Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment  Metal Powder Demand	     207
	20	Computer & Other Electronic Component Shipments			     210
	21	Computer & Other Electronic Equipment Metal Powder 
		   Demand							     213
	22	Other Markets for Metal Powders by Material & Market		     216

		SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Metal Powder Sales by Company, 2010				     223
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     232
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     239

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Metal Powder Market, 2001-2010					      23
	2	Selected Metal Powder Prices, 2000-2020				      27
	3	Metal Powder Imports by Source, 2010				      35
	4	Metal Powder Exports by Destination, 2010			      37
	5	Ferrous Metal Powder Imports by Source, 2010			      39
	6	Ferrous Metal Powder Exports by Destination, 2010		      40
	7	Nonferrous Metal Powder Imports by Source, 2010			      42
	8	Nonferrous Metal Powder Exports by Destination, 2010		      43

		SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY & COMPETING 
		   PRODUCTS
	1	Production & Processing of Metal Powders			      47

		SECTION IV -- METAL POWDERS
	1	Nonferrous Metal Powder Demand by Material, 2010: 
		   Volume & Value						      83
	2	Precious Metal Powder Demand by Material,  2010: 
		   Volume & Value						     115

		SECTION VI -- MARKETS
	1	Metal Powder Demand by Market, 2010: Volume & Value		     156
	2	Motor Vehicle Market for Metal Powders by System, 2010		     162

		SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Metal Powder Market Share, 2010				     225