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Alumina Refining in the U.S. and its International Trade Report contains:

  • Executive Summary

  • Relevant financial data including: Revenue, Cost of Materials, Labor Costs, Gross Profit, SG&A, Net Income

  • Capital Expenditure

  • Industry Cost Analysis

  • 44 upstream industries and their cost allocations towards producer, wholesale, retail, and freight

  • Industry Pricing Analysis

  • Pricing Distribution among 141 downstream industries differentiated at producer, wholesale, retail, and freight categories

  • Industry Foreign Trade data

  • Detailed Import/Export Data by commodities and by countries

  • Labor and Compensation Structure: productivity indices, hourly wages, production hours, output index, HR structure

  • Competitive Landscape

  • Industry Concentration, number of companies, size distributions, market share ranges

At 159 pages with over 150 charts and tables, the report covers topics such as current macroeconomic trends, granular product data, global trade, channel mix, government demand, and labor structure. It uses over a decade of historical data to forecast industry trends through 2014 on the domestic market, global market and overseas growth opportunities. This current report contains shipment data, inventory levels, international trade volume, and industry specific price indices through July 2010. Industry analysts and Fortune 500 customers rely on this quarterly report to make accurate forecasts and planning in today's uncertain economy.

Revenue, Profitability & Foreign Trade Preview

The industry's revenue for the year 2009 was approximately $1.1 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 30.35%. Import was valued at $.5 billion USD from 30 countries. The industry also exported $433.1 million USD worth of merchandise to 83 countries. Adding import value to and subtracting export value from the industry's shipment value, the total domestic demand for the industry in 2009 was $1.1 billion USD.

In 2009, the value of imported products within this industry into the U.S. has been relatively high, at approximately 50% of U.S. production. Because of this reliance on imports, the report covers the foreign trade statistics including the top 25 countries the U.S. imports from and their respective import values. This industry exhibits a high amount of trade activity, because in 2009, the value of exported products within this industry into the U.S. has also been relatively high, at approximately 40% of U.S. production. This reliance on exports is also covered in the report's foreign trade statistics. This industry has a high concentration of players, with the market consisting of fewer companies with relative similarity in size. This aspect exposes the industry to further possibility of merger and acquisition opportunities, as well as anti-trust scrutiny. The competitive landscape section provides a closer examination of this situation.

This September publication of Alumina Refining Industry report is the comprehensive market research guide for the industry. It contains the latest information on the industry's key financial data, competitive landscape, cost and pricing, and trends during the current environment, including the output and shipment changes over the summer.

Definition & Classification

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in refining alumina (i.e., aluminum oxide) generally from bauxite. This 6-digit NAICS industry (331311) is under the hierarchy of Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing Industry (33131), Primary Metal Manufacturing Subsector (331), and the Manufacturing Sector (31-33). Its SIC equivalent code is: 2819 - Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, NEC (alumina).

Preface

Introduction

  • Definition

  • Related Industries

  • Comparison to U.S. Manufacturing Sector

  • Scope

  • History

Executive Summary

  • Quick Statistics

  • Supply, Demand & Capacity Utilization

  • 2010-14 Forecast

    • Shipments

Industry Income Statement

  • Revenue (Value of Shipments, Net Sales)

  • Compensation (Payroll & Fringe Benefits)

    • Salaries

    • Wages

    • Fringe Benefits

    • Compensation Distribution

  • Cost of Materials

    • Materials Cost Excluding Fuel & Energy

    • Electricity Cost

    • Fuel Costs

    • Materials Consumption Breakdown

  • Gross Profit

  • Other Costs

    • Administrative, Sales and Marketing Expenses

    • Current and Deferred Taxes

  • Net Income

    • Income (or Loss) From Operations (EBIT)

    • Other Non-Operating Income

    • Income (or Loss) Before Income Taxes (NIBT)

    • Income (or Loss) After Income Taxes

    • Earnings before Interest, Depreciation & Taxes (EBIDT)

Industry Balance Sheet

  • Assets

    • Cash and Government Securities

    • Accounts Receivable

    • Inventories

    • Inventories Stage of Fabrication Ratios

    • Total Current Assets

    • Current Assets Distribution Chart

    • Property and Other Non-Current Assets

  • Liabilities

    • Current Liabilities

    • Total Liabilities

  • Equity

    • Stockholders' Equity

    • Profit on Stockholders' Equity before Income Tax

    • Profit on Total Assets before Income Tax

    • Total Current Assets to Total Current Liabilities

    • Total Cash & Government Securities to Total Current Liabilities

Capital Expenditures

  • Building & Structure

  • Machine and Equipment Expenditures (including Automobile & Computers)

  • Computers

  • Automobile & Highway

  • Other Machine & Equipment

Product Market Sizes

Cost Analysis

  • Upstream Industries

Pricing Analysis

  • Producer Price Indices

    • Industry-Level Producer Price Indices

    • Manufacturing Sector PPI

    • Producer Price Index - Wholesale Sector

    • Producer Price Index - Retail Sector

    • Consumer Price Index - All Items

    • Consumer Price Index - Durable Goods

    • Consumer Price Index - Non-Durable Goods

    • Consumer Price Index - Electricity

    • Consumer Price Index - Gasoline

  • Pricing Distribution

  • Downstream Industries

Industry Foreign Trade

  • Import

    • Import Process

    • Harmonized Tariff Schedule

    • Top Import Commodities Analysis

    • Ranking - Countries US Imported From

    • Top 5 Countries US Imported From

    • Top 25 Countries US Imported From

    • Importing Insurance and Freight Cost Index by Country

    • Import Total Value from 2000 to 2012

    • Import Total Quantity from 2000 to 2012

    • Import Export Total Value Comparison from 2000 to 2012

    • Import Export Total Quantity Comparison from 2000 to 2012

    • Import Price Indices from 2000 to 2012

    • Comparison of Import & Export Price Indices from 2000 to 2012

  • Export

    • Domestic Exports

    • Foreign Exports (Re-exports)

    • Export Statistics Summary

    • Top Export Commodities Analysis

    • Ranking - Countries US Exported To

    • Top 5 Countries US Exported To

    • Top 25 Countries US Exported To

    • Export Total Value from 2000 to 2012

    • Export Total Quantity from 2000 to 2012

    • Export Price Indices from 2000 to 2012

Industry Structure

  • Labor and Compensation

    • Trend

    • Production Workers

    • Production Workers to Total Employees Ratio

    • Hourly Wages

    • Production Hours Trend

    • Contribution (Revenue) per Production Worker

    • Annual Wage per Production Worker

    • Production Worker Contribution (Revenue) Ratio

    • Revenue to Number of Workers

    • Labor Productivity (output per hour)

    • Labor Input Index (total labor hours)

    • Output Index

    • Unit Labor Cost Index

    • Labor Compensation Index

    • Output per Worker Index

    • All Worker Index

    • Human Resources - Occupations

  • Establishments

    • Trend

    • Average Number of Employees per Establishment

    • Contribution (Revenue) per Establishment

    • Establishment Sizes by Number of Employees

    • Establishments by U.S. States

  • Value-Added

Competitive Landscape

  • Industry Concentration

  • Industry Aggregate

  • Major Players

Appendix A - Additional Foreign Trade Statistics

  • Trading Countries' Rank

  • Top 5 US Trading Countries and Other

  • Top 25 US Trading Countries

Appendix B - Industry U.S. States' Statistics

  • Production Workers Ratio

  • Average Hourly Wage

  • Average Annual Salary

  • Cost of Materials Ratio

  • Capital Expenditure Ratio

  • Industry Shipment Ratios

  • Electricity Consumption and Environmental Impact

  • Fuel Consumption and Environmental Impact

Appendix C - Additional Links

  • Trade Associations

  • Trade Publications

  • Trade Shows

  • Industry Standards

  • Legislation, Regulation, Tax and Environmental Related Issues

  • Industry Specific Regulatory Agencies

  • Non-Industry Specific Regulatory Agencies

Appendix D - Industry's 4-Year Financial Statement

Appendix E - Report Methodology

  • Data Sourcing

  • Data Collection & Integration

  • Data Analysis

  • Data Presentation

  • Human Factors

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