5. THE INDUSTRY POLISH STEEL MARKET - Statistics † † :Net production includes correction for double-counting of downstream use. Tube data includes closed hollow sections. For more detailed 2006 or later market appraisal, contact MCI [see page 14] Consumption CAGR 1997-2006 amounted to ~6% per annum
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7. THE INDUSTRY POLISH STEEL MARKET – Routes to market Imported production 5396 kt Analysis is shown for full year 2006 data Domestic production 4875 kt Intermediaries 1875 kt Direct 3000 kt Intermediaries 2167 kt † Direct 3229 kt Total finished steel purchases in Polish marketplace ~10271 kt of which ~4042 kt pass through intermediaries † :Of this volume, ~1598 kt was flat products, ~311 kt was long and ~258 kt was tube. Semis route to market (mostly MSP Dabrowa Gornicza) is almost completely 100% direct.
10. SSC SECTOR OVERVIEW - Top Players † † : Source: PUDS 2006 rankings [Polska Unia Dystrybutorow Stali; www.puds.pl ]. Note that estimates above may contain some degree of double counting (possibly ~5-10% or even more in the case of Grupa Polska Stal) because of inter-company sales and reprocessing of processed material. Figures above also include exports where these arise. By steel tonnage
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