Research and Markets: BHP Billiton, RAG Aktiengesellschaft and RWE AG Remain the Leading Companies Operating in Germany's Coal Industry

Business Wire, April 11, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c88471) has announced the addition of Coal in Germany to their offering.

The Coal in Germany industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Coal industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

- Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

- Provides textual analysis of the industry's recent performance and future prospects

- Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

- Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

- The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

- Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

- Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

- Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market's competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

- Spot future trends and developments

- Inform your business decisions

- Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

- Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

Coal consumption has been calculated in this report as primary coal production plus imports of coal and coke, minus exports of coal and coke minus changes in stocks of coal and coke. Secondary coal (metallurgical coke, anthracite and bituminous briquets, and lignite briquets) is not included in this report. The market has been valued at annual average minemouth prices and does not include any transportation costs. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2007 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report, Western Europe comprises France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Content Outline:


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1 Market Overview
1.1 Market Definition
1.2 Research Highlights
1.3 Market Analysis

CHAPTER 2 Market Value

CHAPTER 3 Market Volume

CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation

CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis
5.1 Summary
5.2 Buyer Power
5.3 Supplier Power
5.4 New Entrants
5.5 Substitutes
5.6 Rivalry

CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies

CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts
7.1 Market Value Forecast
7.2 Market Volume Forecast

CHAPTER 8 Demographics

CHAPTER 9 Appendix
9.1 Methodology
9.2 Industry Associations
9.3 Related Research

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Germany Coal Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007
Table 2: Germany Coal Market Volume: Short Tonnes million, 2003-2007
Table 3: Germany Coal Market Segmentation: % Share, by Volume, 2007
Table 4: Key Facts: RAG Aktiengesellschaft
Table 5: Key Facts: RWE AG
Table 6: Key Financials: RWE AG
Table 7: Key Facts: BHP Billiton
Table 8: Key Financials: BHP Billiton
Table 9: Germany Coal Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012
Table 10: Germany Coal Market Volume Forecast: Short Tonnes million, 2007-2012
Table 11: Germany Size of Population (million), 2003-2007
Table 12: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007
Table 13: Germany Inflation, 2003-2007
Table 14: Germany Exchange Rate, 2003

Companies Mentioned:

- BHP Billiton
- RAG Aktiengesellschaft
- RWE AG

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Source: Datamonitor

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