Niobium Market Research in the CIS

June, 2009
108 pages, 52 tables, 32 figures

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Contents:

The 5th edition, revised 

 

Introduction

 

1. Brief characteristics of world market of niobium

 

2. Mineral resources base of niobium in the CIS

2.1. Reserves and deposits of niobium in the CIS

2.2. Mining and processing of niobium resources

2.3. Current standing of Russian enterprise– producers of niobium in concentrate

2.3.1. LLC «Lovozero mining-concentrating combine»

2.3.2. JSC «Malyshevskoe Rudoupravlenie»

2.3.3. JSC «Zabaikal’sky GOK»

2.3.4. JSC «Stal’mag»

2.3.5. JSC «Vishnevogorsk GOK»

 

3. Projects and investments in niobium industry of Russia

 

4. Production of niobium products in the CIS

4.1. Production of ferroniobium

4.1.1. Requirements imposed on quality of ferroniobium, its production process in Russia

4.1.2. Current standing of main producers of ferroniobium in the CIS

Russia

JSC «Klyuchevskoi Ferroalloy Plant»

LLC «Severny Niobium»

Kazakhstan

JSC «Ul’ba metallurgical plant»

JSC «Irtyshsky Chemical-Metallurgical Plant»

4.2. Production of other kinds of niobium products

4.2.1. Process of niobium products obtaining in the CIS

4.2.2. Current standing of niobium products producers

Russia

JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant»

JSC «Klyuchevskoi Ferroalloy Plant»

JSC «Uralredmet»

JSC «Chepetsk Mechanical plant»

JSC «Pilot Chemical-Metallurgical Plant «Giredmet»

Estonia

AS Silmet

Kazakhstan

JSC «Irtyshsky Chemical-Metallurgical Plant»

JSC «Ul’ba metallurgical plant»

Ukraine

JSC «Mariupol Integrated Iron&Steel Works im. Ilyich» (Chemical-Metallurgical Plant)

 

5. Export-import of niobium-containing products in CIS countries

Russia

Kazakhstan

Ukraine

 

6. Consumption of niobium in the CIS

 

7. Forecast of consumption of niobium

 

Appendix: Contact information on company-producers of niobium products

List of Tables:

Table 1: World reserves of niobium (kt) and its production (t) in 2001-2008

Table 2: Volumes of export supplies and average annual export prices on ferroniobium, supplied from Brazil in 2005-2008, t and $/kt

Table 3: Main minerals of niobium

Table 4: Basic deposits of niobium in the CIS

Table 5: Production of niobium concentrate (in equivalent of Nb2O5) in Russia in 1997-2008, t

Table 6: Basic producers of niobium products in the CIS and mix of the products

Table 7: Production of commodity niobium products in the CIS in 1997-2008, t

Table 8: Chemical composition of ferroniobium in accordance with GOST16773-85

Table 9: Typical chemical composition of ferroniobium of JSC «Klyuchevskoi Ferroalloy Plant» production

Table 10: Financial results of JSC «Klyuchevskoi Ferroalloy Plant» in 2003-1 quarter of 2009, thousand Rubles

Table 11: Chemical composition of ferroniobium of JSC «Irtyshsky Chemical-metallurgical plant production

Table 12: Chemical composition of niobium pentoxide of JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» production

Table 13: Chemical composition of extra-pure niobium pentoxide of JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» production

Table 14: Basic shareholders of JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» in 2008

Table 15: Financial results of JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» in 2001-2008, mln Rubles

Table 16: Chemical composition of master alloy nickel-niobium (Specifications 14-5-67-88)

Table 17: Chemical composition of niobium master alloy (Specifications 14-141-28-99)

Table 18: Export supplies of niobium products, produced by JSC «Uralredmet», in 2003-2008, t

Table 19: Financial results of JSC «Uralredmet» in 2003-2008, mln Rubles

Table 20: Financial results of JSC «Chepetsk Mechanical plant» in 2002-1 quarter of 2009, mln Rubles

Table 21: Export supplies of niobium metal of JSC «Pilot Chemical-Metallurgical Plant «Giredmet» production in 2003-2008, t

Table 22: Chemical composition of niobium pentoxide of AS Silmet’s production

Table 23: Chemical composition of niobium metal of AS Silmet’s production

Table 24: Contents of impurities in niobium hydride of AS Silmet’s production

Table 25: Chemical composition of nickel-niobium master alloy of AS Silmet’s production

Table 26: Chemical composition of niobium-aluminium master alloy of AS Silmet’s production

Table 27: Chemical composition of niobium metal of JSC «Irtyshsky Chemical-metallurgical plant»’s production

Table 28: Chemical composition of niobium pentoxide of JSC «Ul’ba metallurgical plant»’s production

Table 29: Chemical composition of niobium metal of JSC «Ul’ba metallurgical plant»’s production

Table 30: Chemical composition of alloy NbTi of JSC «Ul’ba metallurgical plant»’s production

Table 31: Chemical composition of alloy NbZr of JSC «Ul’ba metallurgical plant»’s production

Table 32: Export of tantalum-niobium ores and concentrates from Russia in 1997-2002, t and $ thousand/t

Table 33: Import of tantalum-niobium ores and concentrates by Russia in 1997-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 34: Export of ferroniobium from Russia in 1997-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 35: Import of ferroniobium by Russia in 1997-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 36: Export of niobium pentoxide from Russia in 1997-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 37: Import of niobium pentoxide by Russia in 1997-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 38: Export of niobium metal and niobium metal-based products from Russia in 1997-2008, kg and $/kg

Table 39: Import of niobium metal and niobium metal-based products by Russia in 1997-2008, kg and $/kg

Table 40: Import of tantalum-niobium concentrates by Kazakhstan in 1999-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 41: Import of ferroniobium by Kazakhstan in 2004-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 42: Export of ferroniobium from Kazakhstan in 2001-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 43: Import of niobium pentoxide by Kazakhstan in 2001-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 44: Export of niobium metal and niobium metal-based products from Kazakhstan in 1999-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 45: Import of ferroniobium by Ukraine in 2002-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Table 46: Import of niobium metal and niobium metal-based products by Ukraine in 2002-2007, t and $/kg

Table 47: Apparent consumption of niobium in Russia in 1997-2008, t

Table 48: Grades of steels for frost-resistant pipes, manufactured in Russia (Specifications 14-1-5246-94 and Specifications 14-1-5270-94)

Table 49: Grades of steels for electrowelded and high-frequency current-welded pipes, manufactured in Russia (Specifications 14-1-4358-87)

Table 50: High-quality low-alloyed flat steel for bridge building, produced in Russia (Specifications 14-1-5120-92)

Table 51: Plates for ship-building, produced in Russia (Specifications 5-961-11804-2002)

Table 52: Plates for connecting pieces of oil-gas pipelines

List of Figures:

Figure 1: Pattern of world consumption of niobium in 2008, %

Figure 2: World consumption of ferroniobium and pure niobium in 2001-2008, kt

Figure 3: Dynamics of production of niobium concentrate (in equivalent of Nb2O5) in Russia in 1997-2008, t

Figure 4: Dynamics of production of niobium pentoxide in loparite concentrate of JSC «Lovozero GOK» in 1997-2008, kt

Figure 5. Dynamics of export supplies of tantalum-of niobium concentrate of JSC «Zabaikal’sky GOK» to Kazakhstan in 1997-2001, t

Figure 6: Dynamics of supplies of tantalum-of niobium concentrate by JSC «Zabaikal’sky GOK» to JSC «Chepetsk Mechanical plant» in 2002-2005, t

Figure 7: Dynamics of production of niobium concentrate by JSC «Stal’mag» in 2001-2006, t

Figure 8: Dynamics of ferroniobium production in Russia in 2002-2008, t

Figure 9: Dynamics of ferroniobium production by JSC «Klyuchevskoi Ferroalloy Plant» in 2000-2008, t

Figure 10: Dynamics of ferroniobium production by JSC «Severny Niobium» in 2002-2007, t

Figure 11: Dynamics of ferroniobium production by JSC «Ul’ba metallurgical plant» in 2001-2005, t

Figure 12: Dynamics of niobium pentoxide production by JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» in 1997-2008, t

Figure 13: Dynamics of production of niobium in nickel-niobium and niobium master alloys by JSC «Klyuchevskoi Ferroalloy Plant» in 2003-2008, t

Figure 14: Dynamics of imports of niobium pentoxide by JSC «Uralredmet» in 2002-2007, t

Figure 15. Dynamics of export supplies of niobium metal and niobium metal-based products by JSC «Irtyshsky Chemical-Metallurgical Plant» in 2004-2008, t

Figure 16: Dynamics of production of niobium metal and niobium metal-based products by JSC «Ul’ba metallurgical plant» in 2001-2008, t

Figure 17: Dynamics of imports of tantalum-niobium ores by Russia and prices on them in 1997-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Figure 18: Dynamics of export supplies of ferroniobium from Russia in 1998-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Figure 19: Dynamics of imports of ferroniobium by Russia in 1997-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Figure 20: Dynamics of niobium pentoxide export from Russia in 1997-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Figure 21: Dynamics of import of niobium pentoxide by Russia in 1997-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Figure 22: Dynamics of export supplies of niobium metal and niobium metal-based products by Russia in 1997-2008, kg and $/kg

Figure 23: Dynamics of imports of niobium metal and niobium metal products by Russia in 1998-2008, kg and $/kg

Figure 24: Dynamics of import of tantalum-niobium ores by Kazakhstan and prices on them in 1999-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Figure 25: Dynamics of exports of ferroniobium from Kazakhstan and prices on ferroniobium in 2001-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Figure 26: Dynamics of import of niobium pentoxide by Kazakhstan and prices on niobium pentoxide in 2001-2008, t and $ thousand/t

Figure 27: Dynamics of export of niobium metal and niobium metal products from Kazakhstan and prices on them in 1999-2008, t and $/kg

Figure 28: Dynamics of «apparent» consumption of Nb in Russia in 1997-2008, t

Figure 29: Dynamics of production of niobium-containing steels by enterprises of Russia in 1999-2008, kt

Figure 30: Comparative dynamics of production of niobium-containing steels in Russia and domestic consumption of ferroniobium in 1999-2008

Figure 31: Pattern of consumption of ferroniobium in production of niobium-containing steels in Russia in 2008, %

Figure 32: Forecast of consumption of niobium in Russia up to 2015, t

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The report is devoted to the research of current standing of market of niobium in CIS countries and forecast of its development. The Report is composed of 7 Sections, contains 108 Pages, including 32 Figures and 52 Tables. The report is a desk study. As information sources, we used data of Russian Federal Statistic Service, CIS Inter-State Statistic Committee, Russian Federal Customs Service, Russian official domestic railage statistics, sectoral and regional print press, annual and quarterly reports of companies, as well as web-sites of company-producers and consumers of niobium.

The first Section of the report presents brief characteristics of world market of niobium – its production, consumption and prices.

The second Section describes in details mineral resources base of niobium in the CIS. Besides, it presents data on reserves and mining (production) of niobium in CIS countries in 1997-2008. In addition, the Section presents description of main company-producers of niobium concentrate in CIS countries.

The third Section describes basic projects and investments in niobium industry of CIS countries.

The fourth Section of the report is devoted to production of niobium products in CIS countries in 1997-2008. The Section presents data on the production, requirements, imposed on the product quality and processes of obtaining ferroniobium and other kinds of niobium products. Besides, it presents description of main company-producers of the product in CIS countries.

The fifth Section is devoted to export-import operations in tantalum-niobium ores, ferroniobium, niobium pentoxide, niobium metal and its products in CIS countries.

The sixth Section describes consumption of niobium in Russia, as well as gives description of main enterprise-consumers.

The seventh Section presents forecast of consumption of niobium in Russia up to 2015.

Appendix presents addresses and contact information on enterprises, producing niobium products.

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