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  SILICON AND FERRO SILICON
A Global Strategic Business Report

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Silicon and Ferro Silicon in Thousands of Tons. The major end-use segments analyzed for Silicon are Metallurgy, Chemical, Semiconductors, and Others. The end-use segments analyzed for Ferro Silicon are Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry, and Others .The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2001 through 2015. A ten-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets with annual market analytics. The report profiles 69 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., China National Bluestar (Group) Corporation, Bluestar Silicon Materials Co.Ltd, CC Metals and Alloys, LLC, Elkem AS, Evonik Degussa GmbH, Ferroatlanica Group, Invensil, Fesil ASA, Globe Metallurgical Inc, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation, Luoyang Institute of Refractories Research, MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corporation, OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd., Renewable Energy Corporation ASA, REC Solar Grade Silicon LLC, RIMA Industrial S/A, Simcala Inc., Simcoa (Silicon Metal Company of Australia) Operations Pty Ltd, Shin-Etsu Handotai Co. Ltd, Sinosteel Zunyi Ferroalloy Co., Ltd., Sumco Corporation, Sumco Techxiv Corporation, Tokuyama Corporation, and Wacker Chemie AG . Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

CODE:    MCP-2138  PAGES:    321
PRICE:    $3950  DATE:       April 2008
COMPANIES:  69  MARKET DATA TABLES:   204
Due to the proprietary nature, our previews are offered only to manufacturers, top-tier management consultants, investment banks, and investment research groups.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS  
  SILICON AND FERRO SILICON (Complete Report) Pages : 321   | $3950
I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS4$100
   Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations.....I-1  
   Disclaimers.....I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level.....I-2
  
   CAGR Disparities Between Historic & Current Data.....I-3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics.....I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study.....I-3
Silicon.....I-3
Ferro Silicon.....I-3
  
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY76$2250
  1. Market Dynamics.....II-15 $900  
   Trends.....II-1
End Use Applications Impact Demand.....II-1
Steel and Aluminum Industry Shape Market Fortunes.....II-1
1$100
   Competitive Scenario.....II-2
Table 1: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Silicon Market (2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Production for Hemlock, Wacker, Tokuyama, REC, MEMC, Mitsubishi, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-2

Table 2: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Merchant Silicon and Epitaxial Wafer Market (2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Shin-Etsu Handotai, SUMCO, Siltronic, MEMC, Komatsu Electronic Metals, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-2
1$300
   Table 3: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Silicon Wafer Market (2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Production for Shin-Etsu Handotai, SUMCO, MEMC, Siltronic, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-3

Table 4: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Multicrystalline Wafers Market (2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Production for REC Wafer, PV Crystallox, Deutsche Solar, Kyocera, JFE, BP Solar, Sumco, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-3
1$300
   Production.....II-4
Table 5: Global Silicon and Ferrosilicon Market (2004 & 2005): Production in ‘000 Metric Tons by Country - China, Russia, Norway, United States, Brazil, Ukraine, France, South Africa, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Canada, Venezuela, Spain, India, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-4
1$300
   Silicon Exports.....II-5
Table 6: Global Silicon Metal Market (2004): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Exports by Region – China, Brazil, Norway, CIS, South Africa, Canada, United States, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-5
1$300
  2. Product Overview.....II-66 $700  
   Silicon.....II-6
Definition.....II-6
Occurrence.....II-6
Physical Properties.....II-6
1$100
   Production Process.....II-7
Production of High Purity Float Zone (HPFZ) Silicon.....II-7
Chemical Variants.....II-7
Silicon Carbide.....II-7
Applications of SiC.....II-7
1$100
   Fumed and Activated Silica.....II-8
Applications.....II-8
Metallurgy.....II-8
Chemical.....II-8
Semiconductors.....II-8
1$100
   Shipments.....II-9
Table 7: Global Silicon Wafers Market (2000-2006(H1)): Shipments in Millions of Square Inches by Wafer Type – Polished Wafers, Epitaxial Wafers, and Non-Polished Wafers (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-9
Silicon Foundry.....II-9
Key Global Foundries.....II-9
1$300
   Table 8: Asian Silicon Foundry Market (2004): Percentage Breakdown by Wafer Processing – Fabless, IDM and System House (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-10
Photovoltaic Cells.....II-10
Monocrystalline Silicon Cells.....II-10
Multicrystalline Silicon Cells.....II-10
Amorphous Silicon Cells.....II-10
Silicon Germanium Alloy.....II-10
Silicon Metal Powder.....II-10
Silicon Substitutes.....II-10
1$300
   Medicinal Properties.....II-11
Ferro Silicon.....II-11
Ferro-Silicon Substitutes.....II-11
1$100
  3. End-Use Overview.....II-126 $900  
   Silicon.....II-12
Silicon in the Aluminum Industry.....II-12
Silicon in Automotive Aluminum.....II-12
Silicon in the Chemical Industry.....II-12
Silicon in the Electronics Industry.....II-12
SiGe Chips.....II-12
Silicon-on-Insulator.....II-12
1$100
   Silicon in the Solar Industry.....II-13
Large Imbalance in Polysilicon Supply and Demand.....II-13
Table 9: Global Polysilicon Market (2000-2008): Supply and Demand in Metric Tonnes (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-13
1$300
   Massive Investments Planned in Capacity Expansion.....II-14
Table 10: Global Polysilicon Market (2005-2008): Production Capacity in Tonnes by Leading Manufacturers - Hemlock (US), Wacker (Germany), MEMC (US), Tokuyama, SGS (US), ASiMi (US), Mitsubishi Material, Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon (US), MEMC (Italy), and Sumitomo Titanium (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-14
Smaller Companies Face High Entry Barriers to Establish New Polysilicon Production
  Capacities.....II-14
1$300
   Companies Focus on Extensive R&D in Advanced Solar Technologies.....II-15
Soaring Polysilicon Demand Pushes Up Prices.....II-15
Ferrosilicon.....II-15
Iron and Steel Industry.....II-15
Iron and Steel Industry - An Overview.....II-15
1$100
   Table 11: Global Steel Industry (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Consumption by Leading Country - China, Europe, Japan, United States, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-16
Global Crude Steel Production.....II-16
Table 12: Global Crude Steel Market (1995-2005): Production in Million Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-16
1$300
   Table 13: Global Crude Steel Market (2005): Production in Million Metric Tons by Leading Country - China, Japan, United States, Russia, South Korea, Germany, Ukraine, India, Brazil, Italy, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-17
1$300
  4. Technical Developments.....II-181 $100  
   Silicon for Billboards.....II-18
Silicon for Micro-display Devices.....II-18
Silicon, A Lifesaver.....II-18
1$100
  5. Technological Developments.....II-194 $400  
   US Scientists Develop Method to Refine Primary Silicon.....II-19
US Inventors Develop Novel Method for Growing Epitaxial Silicon.....II-19
US Based Inventors Develop Procedure for Growing Polycrystalline Silicon.....II-19
US Inventors Develop Method to Form Silicon and Oxide Layers.....II-19
Japanese Scientist Develops Procedure to Produce Silicon On Insulator (SOI)
  Substrate.....II-19
Japanese Scientists Develop Liquid Phase Method to Grow Silicon Crystal.....II-19
1$100
   German Scientists Develop Novel Silicon Composition.....II-20
South Korean Scientists Develop Method to Oxidize Silicon Substrates.....II-20
Intel Develops Strained-Silicon Methodology to Design Chips.....II1-20
Intel and University of California Develop World's First Hybrid Silicon Laser.....II-20
1$100
   Researchers at Brown University Create First Nanoscale Level Silicon Laser.....II-21
Stretchable Silicon to Create New Avenues in Electronics.....II-21
Norwegian Researcher Develops Novel Silicon Preparation Method.....II-21
US Scientists Develop Sinton QSSPC Silicon Evaluation System.....II-21
Marvell Unveils Unique Silicon Solution.....II-21
1$100
   Mitsubishi Electric Develops Unique Silicon Carbide Transistors.....II-22
Intel Develops World’s First Continuous Wave Silicon Laser.....II-22
Picogiga International Develops World’s Most Advanced Silicon-Based AlGaN/GaN
  HEMTs.....II-22
Innovative Silicon Develops Z-RAM Technology.....II-22
1$100
  6. Product Innovations/Introductions.....II-232 $200  
   Texas Instruments Introduces Gen 2 RFID Silicon.....II-23
Ferro Electronic Develops New Materials for Solar Cell Applications.....II-23
Dow Corning Synthesizes Innovative Solar-Grade Silicon.....II-23
French Based Inventor Synthesizes Silicon Powder.....II-23
Freescale Develops First 24-Megabit (Mbit) Memory Array Using Silicon
  Nanocrystals.....II-23
1$100
   Chipidea and Solid Silicon Offer Silicon Solutions for Chartered's Micron
  Processes.....II-24
Sierra Logic Introduces New Range of Silicon Storage Bridges.....II-24
Silicon Graphics Rolls Out SGI Altix 1350 Cluster Platform in the Middle East.....II-24
1$100
  7. Recent Industry Activity.....II-2511 $800  
   REC to Expand Polysilicon and Wafer Capacity.....II-25
Globe Specialty Metals Acquires Solsil.....II-25
Dow Corning to Raise Silicon Polymer Resins Capacity.....II-25
Sumco Group to Boost 300mm Silicon Wafer Production.....II-25
Mindspeed Acquires Ample Communications.....II-25
1$100
   Oak Hill Capital and Tallwood Acquires SVTC Technologies.....II-26
LSI Acquires Tarari.....II-26
Hemlock Semiconductor to Enhance Michigan Polysilicon Capacity.....II-26
Dow Corning and TOK Develop New Bilayer Photoresist.....II-26
Sumco to Set Up New Photovoltaic Silicon Wafer Facility.....II-26
Komatsu Changes its Name to Sumco Techxiv.....II-26
Sumco Techxiv to Bolster 300-mm Silicon Wafer Capacity.....II-26
1$100
   Sumitomo Titanium Changes its Name to OSAKA.....II-27
OSAKA Expands its Polycrystalline Silicon Facility.....II-27
Sumco Techxiv to Raise 300mm Silicon Wafer Capacity in Taiwan.....II-27
Wacker Silicones to Boost Silicone Rubber Compounds Capacity.....II-27
Wacker Polysilicon to Set Up New Granular Polysilicon Facility.....II-27
1$100
   Wacker and Schott to Set Up Solar Wafer Manufacturing JV.....II-28
MEMC Inks 10-Year Solar Wafer Supply Agreement With Conergy.....II-28
REC Inks Wafer Supply Contract with Solland Solar Cells.....II-28
REC to Supply Multi-crystalline Silicon Wafers to Photovoltech.....II-28
1$100
   REC to Supply Polysilicon to Sumco Techxiv Corporation.....II-29
REC Inks US$880 Million Wafer Supply Contract with Moser Baer.....II-29
Globe Specialty Metals Acquires Camargo Correa.....II-29
Sumco Corporation to Close its France-Based Subsidiary.....II-29
X-FAB Silicon and 1st Silicon Merge.....II-29
Indian Charge Chrome and Indian Metal and Ferro Alloys to Merge.....II-29
JFE Steel to Acquire Additional 49% Stake in Nova Era Silicon.....II-29
1$100
   Ohio TechAngel Acquires Minority Stake in Midwest MicroDevices.....II-30
Lam Acquires Silicon Assets of Bullen.....II-30
EPOD International Acquires Innovative Systems Engineering.....II-30
SunPower Forms Joint Venture with Woongjin Coway.....II-30
Degussa and SolarWorld Announce Joint Venture.....II-30
SunPower Inks Supply Agreement with Siltronic.....II-30
1$100
   SunPower Signs Agreement with DC Chemical.....II-31
Nippon Steel Establishes NS Solar Material.....II-31
Renewable Energy Corporation Begins Construction of Granular Polysilicon Production
  Facility.....II-31
Wacker to Build New Polycrystalline Silicon Plant at Burghausen.....II-31
Renewable Energy Acquires ASiMI from Komatsu.....II-31
Advanced Power Technology Acquires PowerSicel.....II-31
1$100
   Fesil ASA Enhances Stake in Gfm FESIL.....II-32
Ferroatlantica Group Acquires Pechiney Electrometallurgie’s Ferroalloy Division from
  Alcan.....II-32
ATI Technologies Acquires Part of Terayon.....II-32
Renewable Energy Corporation Partners with Q-Cells and Evergreen Solar.....II-32
Elkem Sells Silicon Metal Facility.....II-32
1$100
   Hawk Creek Laboratory Bags Contract from US Navy.....II-33
Vonage Selects Texas Instruments as a Provider VoIP Silicon and Software.....II-33
Sensant Corp Bags Contract for Silicon Ultrasound Imaging Probes from ESAOTE.....II-33
pSivida Ltd Establishes pSiNutria.....II-33
Nordic Venture Capitalists Invest in Norstel AB.....II-33
Tokuyama Commences Construction of New Technology Verification Facility for
  Polycrystalline Silicon.....II-33
1$100
   Siltronic and Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Expand Production Capacity.....II-34
Cypress Semiconductors Divests Silicon Magnetic Systems Unit.....II-34
Timminco Acquires Bιcancour Silicon Inc......II-34
Elkem Acquires Interest in REC.....II-34
Inner Mongolia Electric Enhances Capacity.....II-34
1$100
   Ordins Trading Company Establishes Jingyu Sunny Silicon Company.....II-35
Nikopol Invests in Plant Modernization.....II-35
RUSAL Sells Silicon Ferroalloy Facility.....II-35
1$100
  8. Focus on Select Players.....II-369 $600  
   Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (Singapore).....II-36
China National Bluestar (Group) Corporation (China).....II-36
Bluestar Silicon Materials Co., Ltd. (China).....II-36
1$100
   CC Metals and Alloys, LLC (USA).....II-37
Elkem AS (Norway).....II-37
Evonik Degussa GmbH.....II-37
1$100
   Ferroatlantica Group (Spain).....II-38
Invensil (France).....II-38
Fesil ASA (Norway).....II-38
Globe Metallurgical Inc. (USA).....II-38
1$100
   Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation (USA).....II-39
Luoyang Institute of Refractories Research (LIRR) (China).....II-39
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (USA).....II-39
1$100
   Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (Japan).....II-40
Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corporation (USA).....II-40
OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd. (Japan).....II-40
Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (Norway).....II-40
1$100
   REC Solar Grade Silicon LLC (USA).....II-41
RIMA Industrial S/A (Brazil).....II-41
Simcala Inc. (Silicon Mining Co.) (USA).....II-41
Simcoa (Silicon Metal Company of Australia) Operations Pty Ltd (Australia).....II-41
1$100
   Shin-Etsu Handotai Co. Ltd. (Japan).....II-42
Sinosteel Zunyi Ferroalloy Co., Ltd. (China).....II-42
Sumco Corporation (Japan).....II-42
1$100
   Sumco Techxiv Corporation (Japan).....II-43
Tokuyama Corporation (Japan).....II-43
Wacker Chemie AG (Germany).....II-43
2$200
  9. Global Market Perspective.....II-45   
   Table 14: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-451$300
   Table 15: World Long-term Projections for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-461$300
   Table 16: World Historic Review for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-471$300
   Table 17: World 15-Year Perspective for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-481$300
   Table 18: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon in Metallurgy by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-491$300
   Table 19: World Long-term Projections for Silicon in Metallurgy by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-501$300
   Table 20: World Historic Review for Silicon in Metallurgy by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-511$300
   Table 21: World 15-Year Perspective for Silicon in Metallurgy by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-521$300
   Table 22: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon in Chemicals by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-531$300
   Table 23: World Long-term Projections for Silicon in Chemicals by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-541$300
   Table 24: World Historic Review for Silicon in Chemicals by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-551$300
   Table 25: World 15-Year Perspective for Silicon in Chemicals by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-561$300
   Table 26: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon in Semiconductors by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-571$300
   Table 27: World Long-term Projections for Silicon in Semiconductors by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-581$300
   Table 28: World Historic Review for Silicon in Semiconductors by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-591$300
   Table 29: World 15-Year Perspective for Silicon in Semiconductors by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-601$300
   Table 30: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-611$300
   Table 31: World Long-term Projections for Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-621$300
   Table 32: World Historic Review for Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-631$300
   Table 33: World 15-Year Perspective for Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-641$300
   Table 34: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon in Ferrous Foundry by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-651$300
   Table 35: World Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon in Ferrous Foundry by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-661$300
   Table 36: World Historic Review for Ferro Silicon in Ferrous Foundry by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-671$300
   Table 37: World 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon in Ferrous Foundry by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada,Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-681$300
   Table 38: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon in Steel Industry by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in ThousandTons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-691$300
   Table 39: World Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon in Steel Industry by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-701$300
   Table 40: World Historic Review for Ferro Silicon in Steel Industry by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-711$300
   Table 41: World 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon in Steel Industry by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 1998,2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-721$300
   Table 42: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-731$300
   Table 43: World Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-741$300
   Table 44: World Historic Review for Ferro Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-751$300
   Table 45: World 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-761$300
III. MARKET100$1950
  1. The United States.....III-125 $1500  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-1
Current and Future Analysis.....III-1
Market Overview.....III-1
Conventional and Emerging Applications Fuel Growth.....III-1
1$75
   Automotive Aluminum – A Key User of Silicon.....III-2
Production.....III-2
1$75
   Table 46: US Silicon and Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2005): Production in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-3
Imports.....III-3
Table 47: US Silicon Metal Market (1995-2004): Imports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-3
1$150
   Table 48: US Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2004): Imports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-4
Imports by Grade.....III-4
Table 49: US Silicon Metal (> than 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country – Germany, Japan, Italy, Philippines, Belgium, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, China, India, Mexico, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-4
1$150
   Table 50: US Silicon Metal (> than 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country – Germany, Japan, Italy, Republic of Korea, China, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-5

Table 51: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country – Brazil, South Africa, Canada, Norway, France, Australia, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-5

Table 52: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country – Brazil, South Africa, Canada, Norway, France, Australia, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-5
1$150
   Table 53: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, >3% Ca) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country - France, Brazil, Argentina, and China (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-6

Table 54: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, > than 3% Ca) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country – France, Brazil, Argentina, and China (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-6

Table 55: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, Other) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country - China, Venezuela, Russia, Iceland, Canada, Kazakhstan, Norway, France, South Africa, Brazil, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-6
1$150
   Table 56: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, Other) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country – China, Venezuela, Russia, Iceland, Norway, Kazakhstan, Canada, France, South Africa, Brazil, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-7

Table 57: US Ferrosilicon (80% - 90% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country – Canada, Germany, and Brazil (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-7

Table 58: US Ferrosilicon (80% - 90% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country – Brazil, Canada, and Germany (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-7
1$150
   Table 59: US Magnesium Ferrosilicon Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country – Norway, China, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, The Netherlands, Japan, India, South Africa, France, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-8

Table 60: US Magnesium Ferrosilicon Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country –Norway, China, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, The Netherlands, Japan, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-8
1$150
   Exports.....III-9
Table 61: US Silicon Metal Market (1995-2004): Exports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-9

Table 62: US Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2004): Exports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-9
1$150
   Exports by Grade.....III-10
Table 63: US Silicon Metal (> than 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country – Japan, China, Germany, Norway, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Finland, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-10

Table 64: US Silicon Metal (>than 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports in US$’000 by Country – Japan, Germany, China, Norway, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, Italy, Taiwan, France,Finland, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-10
1$150
   Table 65: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country - Brazil, Japan, France, Mexico, Colombia, United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, Germany, Panama, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-11

Table 66: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports in US$’000 by Country – Brazil, Japan, France, Mexico, China, Colombia, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Germany, Panama, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-11
1$150
   Table 67: US Ferrosilicon (> than 55% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country - Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Dominican Republic, France, and Others.....III-12

Table 68: US Ferrosilicon (>than 55% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports in US$’000 by Country - Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Malaysia, France, Colombia, and Other.....III-12
Technological Developments.....III-12
3$325
   Product Innovations/Introductions.....III-151$75
   Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-163$225
   Select Players.....III-193$225
   B. Market Analytics.....III-22
Table 69: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-22

Table 70: US Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-22
1$150
   Table 71: US Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-23

Table 72: US 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-23
1$150
   Table 73: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-24

Table 74: US Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-24
1$150
   Table 75: US Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-25

Table 76: US 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-25
1$150
  2. Canada.....III-265 $425  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-26
Overview.....III-26
Strategic Corporate Development.....III-26
1$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-27
Table 77: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-27

Table 78: Canadian Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-27
1$150
   Table 79: Canadian Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-28

Table 80: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-28
1$150
   Table 81: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-29

Table 82: Canadian Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment– Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-29
1$150
   Table 83: Canadian Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-30

Table 84: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-30
1$150
  3. Japan.....III-319 $725  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-31
Current and Future Analysis.....III-31
Imports.....III-31
Technological Developments.....III-31
1$75
   Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-321$75
   Select Players.....III-332$150
   B. Market Analytics.....III-35
Table 85: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-35
1$150
   Table 86: Japanese Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-36

Table 87: Japanese Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-36
1$150
   Table 88: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-371$150
   Table 89: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-38

Table 90: Japanese Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-38
1$150
   Table 91: Japanese Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-39

Table 92: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-39
1$150
  4. Europe.....III-407 $675  
   Market Analysis.....III-40
Current and Future Analysis.....III-40
Table 93: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region- France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-40
1$150
   Table 94: European Long-term Projections for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region- France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-41

Table 95: European Historic Review for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region- France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-41
1$150
   Table 96: European 15-Year Perspective for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region- Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-421$150
   Table 97: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-43

Table 98: European Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-43
1$150
   Table 99: European Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-44

Table 100: European 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-44
1$150
   Table 101: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-45

Table 102: European Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-45
1$150
   Table 103: European Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-46

Table 104: European 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-46
1$150
  4a. France.....III-476 $550  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-47
Current and Future Analysis.....III-47
Technological Development.....III-47
Product Innovations/Introductions.....III-47
Strategic Corporate Development.....III-47
1$75
   Select Players.....III-481$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-49
Table 105: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-49

Table 106: French Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-49
1$150
   Table 107: French Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-50

Table 108: French 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-50
1$150
   Table 109: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-51

Table 110: French Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-51
1$150
   Table 111: French Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-52

Table 112: French 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-52
1$150
  4b. Germany.....III-538 $650  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-53
Current and Future Analysis.....III-53
Technological Development.....III-53
Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-53
2$150
   Select Players.....III-551$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-56
Table 113: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-56
1$150
   Table 114: German Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-57

Table 115: German Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-57
1$150
   Table 116: German 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-581$150
   Table 117: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-59

Table 118: German Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-59
1$150
   Table 119: German Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-60

Table 120: German 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-60
1$150
  4c. Italy.....III-615 $525  
   Market Analysis.....III-61
Current and Future Analysis.....III-61
Table 121: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-61
1$150
   Table 122: Italian Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-62

Table 123: Italian Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-62
1$150
   Table 124: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other Markets for1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-631$150
   Table 125: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-64

Table 126: Italian Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-64
1$150
   Table 127: Italian Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-65

Table 128: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment –Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-65
1$150
  4d. The United Kingdom.....III-665 $475  
   Market Analysis.....III-66
Table 129: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-66
1$150
   Table 130: UK Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-67

Table 131: UK Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-67
1$150
   Table 132: UK 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-681$150
   Table 133: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-69

Table 134: UK Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-69
1$150
   Table 135: UK Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-70

Table 136: UK 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-70
1$150
  4e. Rest of Europe.....III-719 $675  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-71
Current and Future Analysis.....III-71
Focus on Select Markets.....III-71
Norway.....III-71
Russia.....III-71
Russia Silicon Producers Face Stiff Competition from Chinese Counterparts.....III-71
Technological Development.....III-71
1$75
   Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-722$150
   Select Players.....III-741$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-75
Table 137: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-75
1$150
   Table 138: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-76

Table 139: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-76
1$150
   Table 140: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-771$150
   Table 141: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-78

Table 142: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-78
1$150
   Table 143: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-79

Table 144: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-79
1$150
  5. Asia-Pacific.....III-8011 $875  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-80
Current and Future Analysis.....III-80
Table 145: Asian Silicon Foundry Market (2004): Percentage Breakdown by Wafer Processing – Fabless, IDM and System House (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-80
Focus on Select Markets.....III-80
China.....III-80
Luoyang Transforming into China's Largest Base for Silicon Industry.....III-80
Poly-crystalline Silicon Supply Shortage.....III-80
1$150
   High Demand for Chinese Ferro Silicon from Japan and Korea Spurts Export
  Prices.....III-81
Chinese Government Initiates Measures to Control Environmental Pollution.....III-81
Poly-crystalline Silicon Supply and Demand.....III-81
Table 146: Chinese Poly-crystalline Silicon Market (2005-2007): Supply and Demand in Metric Tonnes (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-81
Wafer Production.....III-81
Table 147: Chinese Silicon Wafer Market (2005-2007): Production in Megawatt (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-81
1$150
   Exports.....III-82
Table 148: Chinese Silicon Metal Market (2004-2006): Volume Exports in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-82
India.....III-82
Silicon Materials Sector Offers Immense Potential.....III-82
Anti-Dumping Duties on Imports.....III-82
Taiwan.....III-82
Silicon Wafer Production.....III-82
1$150
   Table 149: Taiwanese Silicon Wafer Market (2001-2004): Production Capacity in Million Square Inches (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-83
Technological Development.....III-83
Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-83
1$150
   Select Players.....III-843$225
   B. Market Analytics.....III-87
Table 150: Asia Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-87

Table 151: Asia Pacific Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-87
1$150
   Table 152: Asia Pacific Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-88

Table 153: Asia Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-88
1$150
   Table 154: Asia Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-89

Table 155: Asia Pacific Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-89
1$150
   Table 156: Asia Pacific Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-90

Table 157: Asia Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-90
1$150
  6. Middle East.....III-915 $425  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-91
Current and Future Analysis.....III-91
Product Innovation/Introduction.....III-91
1$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-92
Table 158: Middle East Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-92

Table 159: Middle East Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-92
1$150
   Table 160: Middle East Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-93

Table 161: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-93
1$150
   Table 162: Middle East Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-94

Table 163: Middle East Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-94
1$150
   Table 164: Middle East Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-95

Table 165: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-95
1$150
  7. Latin America.....III-965 $675  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-96
Current and Future Analysis.....III-96
Strategic Corporate Development.....III-96
RIMA Industrial S/A (Brazil) – A Major Player.....III-96
1$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-97
Table 166: Latin America Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-97

Table 167: Latin American Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-97
1$150
   Table 168: Latin America Historic Review for Siliconby End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals,Semi-Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-98

Table 169: Latin America 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-98
1$150
   Table 170: Latin America Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-99

Table 171: Latin American Long-term Projections for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-99
1$150
   Table 172: Latin America Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-100

Table 173: Latin America 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-100
1$150
IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 126$995
  
Total Companies Profiled: 69 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries -  82)

Region/Country                 Players

The United States                 20
Canada                             1
Japan                              8
Europe                            20 
     France                        2
     Germany                       6
     The United Kingdom            3
     Spain                         1
     Russia                        2
     Rest of Europe                6 
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)    28
Latin America                      5
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