Spring Steel - A Global Strategic Business Report

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Product Definitions and Scope of Study
II. A CHINESE MARKET REPORT
1.MARKET OVERVIEW
Introduction
Growing Demand for High-Strength Steel Springs for Automobile Applications
Overview of Steel Industry in China
Chinese Special Steel Market
2.PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Definition of Spring Steel
Composition
Desirable Characteristics of Spring Steel
Major Application Areas for Spring Steel
Heat Treatment of Springs
Wire Springs - Types and Variations
Alternative Spring Material: Stainless Steel
Grades of Austenitic Stainless Steel
Carbon Steel
Benefits of Using Stainless Steel over Carbon Steel
History of springs
Fundamentals of Steel
Steel Properties
Steel Classification
Carbon Steel
Table 1: Carbon Steel - Alloying Elements of Steel not Exceeding the Following Limits of Weight (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Alloy Steel
Stainless Steel
Chromium Steel
Nickel Steel
High Speed Steel
Ferro-Tic Carbide
Carbide Tipped
Solid Carbide
Cobalt Steel
Manufacture of Steel
Coke Making
Iron Making
Iron Smelting
Steel Making – Basic Oxygen Furnace
Steel Making – Electric Arc Furnace
Steel Recycling
3.STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
Gaoxin Zhangtong to Purchase Majority Stake in Huaigang Special Steel
China Nickel Resources Acquires Lianyungang Project
China Nickel Resources to Build New Steel Plant
China Special Steel Proposes New Company Name
4.FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS
Angang New Steel Co. Ltd
China Nickel Resources Holdings Co. Ltd.
Daye Special Steel Co. Ltd.
Dongbei Special Steel Group Co. Ltd.
Hubei Xinyegang Co. Ltd.
Jiangsu Shagang Group
Jiangsu Shagang Group Huaigang Special Steel Co. Ltd.
Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Co. Ltd.
Xinyu Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.
5.MARKET ANALYTICS
Table 2: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Spring Steel by End Use Segment - Automobile and Railways, and Other End Use Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 3: Chinese Historic Review for Spring Steel by End Use Segment - Automobile and Railways, and Other End Use Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
Table 4: Chinese 12-Year Perspective for Spring Steel by End Use Segment –Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Automobile and Railways, and Other End-use Markets for Years 2003, 2009 & 2015
III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Total Companies Profiled: 20 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 21)
Region/CountryPlayers
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)