TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
MARKET SHARE 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 16
New entrants 17
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
Rio Tinto Alcan 20
MARKET FORECASTS 24
Market value forecast 24
Market volume forecast 25
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 26
APPENDIX 28
Methodology 28
Industry associations 29
Related Datamonitor research 29
Disclaimer 30
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 31
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: France aluminum industry value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: France aluminum industry volume: thousand tons, 2005–09 11
Table 3: France aluminum industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: France aluminum industry share: % share, by volume, 2009 13
Table 5: Rio Tinto Alcan: key facts 20
Table 6: Rio Tinto Alcan: key financials ($) 22
Table 7: Rio Tinto Alcan: key financial ratios 22
Table 8: France aluminum industry value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 24
Table 9: France aluminum industry volume forecast: thousand tons, 2009–14 25
Table 10: France size of population (million), 2005–09 26
Table 11: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 26
Table 12: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 26
Table 13: France inflation, 2005–09 27
Table 14: France consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 27
Table 15: France exchange rate, 2005–09 27
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: France aluminum industry value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: France aluminum industry volume: thousand tons, 2005–09 11
Figure 3: France aluminum industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: France aluminum industry share: % share, by volume, 2009 13
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the aluminum industry in France, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the aluminum industry in France, 2009 15
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the aluminum industry in France, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the aluminum industry in France, 2009 17
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the aluminum industry in France, 2009 18
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the aluminum industry in France, 2009 19
Figure 11: Rio Tinto Alcan: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 12: Rio Tinto Alcan: assets & liabilities 23
Figure 13: France aluminum industry value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 24
Figure 14: France aluminum industry volume forecast: thousand tons, 2009–14 25