1. Analyst View
2. Research Overview
3. Industry Overview
3.1 Global Nickel Industry
3.1.1 Nickel Consumption
3.1.2 Nickel Production
3.1.3 Market Forecast (2006-2010)
4. Industry Performance
4.1 The Americas
4.1.1 US
4.1.2 Canada
4.2 Asia Pacific
4.2.1 Japan
4.2.2 China
4.2.3 South Korea
4.2.4 Australia
4.2.5 Taiwan
4.3 Europe
4.3.1 Germany
4.3.2 Italy
4.3.3 UK
4.3.4 Spain
4.3.5 Russia
5. Industry Analysis
5.1 Demand and Supply Analysis
5.1.1 Demand Side Analysis
5.1.2 Supply Side Analysis
5.2 Austenitic and Scrap Ratio Analysis
5.3 Success Factors
5.4 Opportunities
5.5 Challenges
6. Key Players
6.1 INCO Limited
6.2 Norilsk
6.3 BHP Billiton Limited
6.4 OM Group
6.5 LionOre Mining

List of Figures:

Figure 3-1: Consumption of Nickel by Type of Alloy (%), 2006
Figure 3-2: Global - Consumption of Nickel Alloys and Stainless Steel by Industry (%), 2005
Figure 3-3: Global - Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
Figure 3-4: Regional Consumption of Nickel (%), 2004
Figure 3-5: Global - Production of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
Figure 3-6: Regional Production of Nickel (%), 2005
Figure 3-7: Global - Forecast for Production of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 3-8: Global - Forecast for Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 4-1: US - Nickel Imports by Country (%), 2006
Figure 4-2: US - Nickel Consumption by Industry Sectors (%), 2005
Figure 4-3: US - Stainless Steel Production (in Thousand Ton), Jan-05 to Apr-06
Figure 4-4: US - Forecast for Consumption of Refined Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 4-5: Canada - Mine Production of Nickel Content (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
Figure 4-6: Canada - Nickel Share of Canadian Metal Mine Production (%), 2004
Figure 4-7: Canada - Forecast for Production of Refined Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 4-8: Japan - Primary Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001– 2005
Figure 4-9: Japan - Consumption of Nickel by Product (%), 2005
Figure 4-10: China - Stainless Steel Consumption by Austenitic Grades (%), 2004
Figure 4-11: China - Nickel Imports by Country (%), 2004
Figure 4-12: China - Forecast for Consumption of Refined Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 4-13: China - Stainless Steel Production (in Million Ton), 2005-2010
Figure 4-14: China - Forecast for Production of Refined Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 4-15: South Korea - Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2003-2005
Figure 4-16: South Korea - Growth Index of Industrial Production, Jun-05 to Jun-06
Figure 4-17: South Korea - Forecast for Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 4-18: Australia - Nickel Production Sites
Figure 4-19: Taiwan - Production of Refined Nickel (in Metric Ton), 2000-2004
Figure 4-20: Germany - Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
Figure 4-21: Germany - Aerospace Industry by Value (in Billion US$), 2005-2009
Figure 4-22: Germany - Forecast for Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 4-23: Italy - Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
Figure 4-24: Italy - Stainless Steel Production (in Thousand Ton), 2004 & 2005
Figure 4-25: Italy - Stainless Steel Consumption by Sector (%), 2004
Figure 4-26: Italy - Forecast for Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 4-27: Share of Largest Nickel Producers (%), 2004
Figure 5-1: US - Service Stainless Steel Inventories (in Thousand Ton), Jan-05 to Apr-06
Figure 5-2: China - Key Stockist Stainless Steel Inventories (in Thousand Ton), Jan-05 to May-06
Figure 5-3: Nickel Stocks and Cancelled Warrants on London Metal Exchange (Jan-06 to June–06)
Figure 5-4: Forecast for Supply and Demand of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 5-5: Global - Stainless Steel Demand (in Million Ton), 2006-2010
Figure 5-6: China - Stainless Steel Production (in Million Ton), 2003-2005
Figure 5-7: Industrial Production in OECD Countries (%), 1995 to 2005
Figure 5-8: Global - Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2001-2005
Figure 5-9: Global - Nickel Demand in Aerospace Industry, (2005-2009)
Figure 5-10: Forecast for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Production (in Thousand), 2005-2010
Figure 5-11: Global - Gas Turbine Production Build (2004-2009)
Figure 6-1: INCO Limited - Stock Performance
Figure 6-2: Norilsk - Stock Performance
Figure 6-3: BHP Billiton Limited - Stock Performance
Figure 6-4: OM Group - Stock Performance
Figure 6-5: LionOre Mining - Stock Performance

List of Tables:

Table 3-1: Top Ten Countries by Consumption of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2005
Table 3-2: Top Ten Countries by Production of Nickel (in Thousand Ton), 2005
Table 3-3: Global - Top Eleven Companies by Nickel Production and Market Share, 2005
Table 4-1: Australia - Nickel Production and Exports (in Thousand Ton), 2005-2007F
Table 4-2: Germany - Annual Usage of Nickel by Value (in Million US$), 2005
Table 4-3: Germany - Industrial Production (%), 2004 -2006
Table 4-4: Italy - Annual Usage of Nickel by Value (in Million US$), 2005
Table 4-5: UK - Annual Usage of Nickel by Value (in Million US$), 2005
Table 4-6: UK - Aerospace Industry Segments by Sales (in Billion US$), 2004
Table 4-7: Spain - Annual Usage of Nickel by Value (in Million Euro), 2005
Table 5-1: Top Ten Reasons for the Strong Demand of Nickel (Jun-05 & Jun-06)
Table 5-2: Scrap Prices in Europe, US and Japan (May-05 & May-06)
Table 5-3: Production Expansion Plans by major Nickel Producers (2007–2009)
Table 5-4: Global - Austenitic and Scrap Ratio (2004-2006F)
Table 6-1: INCO Limited - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005
Table 6-2: Norilsk - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2002-2004
Table 6-3: BHP Billiton Limited - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005
Table 6-4: OM Group - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005
Table 6-5: LionOre Mining - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2003-2005