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The 2004/2005 Outlook for the Steel Wire and Wire Products Industry
With Long-Term Forecasts Through 2011
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The market for steel wire and wire products has continued to expand despite the economic turmoil of recent years. U.S. manufacturers? sales are expected to top $11.7 billion in 2004, an increase of 2.4% from the 2003 level.
The top performers in the steel wire products market over the next decade will include steel spikes and brads, wire cages, and staples. See our product-by-product market analysis and forecasts.
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Section 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- A Summary of Major Marketing, Economic, and Financial Trends
in the U.S. Steel Wire and Wire Products Industry
Section 2: THE OVERALL MARKET
- Market Overview
- Statistical Tables:
Section 3: THE MARKET FOR STEEL WIRE
- Market Overview
- Statistical Tables:
Section 4: THE MARKET FOR STEEL WIRE PRODUCTS
- Market Overview
- Wire Rope, Cable, and Strand
- Steel Nails and Spikes
- Steel Fencing
- Other Products
- Statistical Tables:
Section 5: FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND
- Overview
- Economic Trends
- Construction Activity
- Transportation Industries
- The Farm Sector
- Apparel and Dry Cleaning Industries
- Pet Ownership
- Statistical Tables:
Section 6: PRICING DYNAMICS
- Raw Material Prices
- Pricing Trends for Steel Wire and Wire Products
- Statistical Tables:
Section 7: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND ECONOMICS
- Overview
- Competition from Imports
- Payroll and Material Costs
- Employment and Productivity
- Manufacturing Facilities
- Statistical Data, by Segment (Steel Wire Drawers vs. Fabricated
Section 8: FOREIGN TRADE ACTIVITY
- Overview
- U.S. Imports
- U.S. Exports
- Statistical Tables:
Section 9: DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS
- Overview
- Statistical Tables:
Section 10: COMPANY PROFILES
- Bekaert Corporation
- Georgetown Steel Co. LLC
- Insteel Industries, Inc.
- Ivaco
- Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc.
- Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
- MMI Products, Inc.
- National-Standard Co.
- Nucor Corporation
- WHX Corporation
- Statistical Tables:
Section 11: INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
- Directory of Selected U.S. Manufacturers of Steel Wire and Wire
Products, with Addresses and Telephone Numbers
THE PLANT MANAGER'S WORKBOOK
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