По последним данным ежегодного отчета PwC «Сделки слияния и поглощения в металлургической отрасли: взгляд в будущее», активность в области сделок в глобальном масштабе устанавливает новые рекорды, однако в металлургической отрасли рост сделок практически остановился.
Общая стоимость завершенных сделок в металлургической отрасли за последний год упала до самого низкого уровня, когда-либо отмеченного в серии ежегодных отчетов PwC. По сравнению с прошлым годом общая стоимость сделок снизилась на 32 % – с 16,8 млрд долл. США в 2014 году до 11,4 млрд долл. США в 2015 году. Это на 3,7 млрд долл. США меньше, чем в 2009 году, сразу после кредитного кризиса, и на 4,7 млрд долл. США ниже уровня 2003 года, когда был опубликован первый выпуск из этой серии отчетов с данными о сделках в металлургической отрасли.
Однако, несмотря на рекордно низкую общую стоимость сделок, их объем в целом сопоставим с уровнем многих прошлых лет, хотя и не дотягивает до пиков, которые мы наблюдали на рубеже десятилетия.
Cover Story Outlook Of Non- Ferrous Metal
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Scutify All-Star Michael Haynes who is also the CEO of The American Precious Metals Exchange (APMEX) talks about Gold and Silver and how it may be time to diversify due to uncertainty in the world.
The decoupling of gdp and steel demand cyclical or structural (Author: Cheol...POSCO Research Institute
In the 2000s, global steel demand growth consistently surpassed global GDP growth. The dip in global steel demand after 2012 can be mostly explained by the slowdown in global investment and exports. China shifted its growth strategy from investment and exports to consumption as President Xi Jinping took power in November 2012.
∙ The decoupling of GDP and steel demand will last for the time being on several aspects: global investment and exports, raw materials prices forecast, mega trend (aging populations, the sharing economy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution), and major forecast institutions’ prospects. Just as the decoupling of global GDP and steel demand persisted until China emerged as a new growth engine for steel demand after the early 2000s, there is a possibility that the decoupling will repeat. The global steel industry should prepare for this.
BULLION - Bullion counter may remain on firm path as gold prices rose on Friday.
ENERGY- Crude oil may trade with positive path as oil prices rose on Friday, supported by
expectations of more production cuts by OPEC amid fears the U.S.-China trade row could lead to a
global slowdown, curbing demand for crude.
BASE METAL - Base metals may trade on sideways to weaker path.
Cover Story Outlook Of Non- Ferrous Metal
Corporate Credit FCNR(B) Loans
Business Trivia First self-made female millionaire
Visual Facts Sensex, Gold, Crude, Dollar, MCX Metal & MCX Agri
Cover Story Base Metal Outlook (CY 2014)
Corporate Credit-Buyer’s Credit
Business Trivia -Bombay Stock Exchange
Visual Facts-Sensex, Gold, Crude, Dollar, MCX Metal & MCX Agri
Scutify All-Star Michael Haynes who is also the CEO of The American Precious Metals Exchange (APMEX) talks about Gold and Silver and how it may be time to diversify due to uncertainty in the world.
The decoupling of gdp and steel demand cyclical or structural (Author: Cheol...POSCO Research Institute
In the 2000s, global steel demand growth consistently surpassed global GDP growth. The dip in global steel demand after 2012 can be mostly explained by the slowdown in global investment and exports. China shifted its growth strategy from investment and exports to consumption as President Xi Jinping took power in November 2012.
∙ The decoupling of GDP and steel demand will last for the time being on several aspects: global investment and exports, raw materials prices forecast, mega trend (aging populations, the sharing economy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution), and major forecast institutions’ prospects. Just as the decoupling of global GDP and steel demand persisted until China emerged as a new growth engine for steel demand after the early 2000s, there is a possibility that the decoupling will repeat. The global steel industry should prepare for this.
BULLION - Bullion counter may remain on firm path as gold prices rose on Friday.
ENERGY- Crude oil may trade with positive path as oil prices rose on Friday, supported by
expectations of more production cuts by OPEC amid fears the U.S.-China trade row could lead to a
global slowdown, curbing demand for crude.
BASE METAL - Base metals may trade on sideways to weaker path.
Vladimir N. Kniaginin, Director, Foundation Center for Strategic Research «North-West»
Economic Policy Dialogue among think tanks of emerging economies
Base metals prices & investing-opportunitiesChris Helweg
Table of Contents
Copper Trends 2017: Prices Up on Strong Demand and Short Supply
Copper Outlook 2018
Copper Forecast 2018: CEOs Bullish on Market .
Zinc Trends 2017: Prices at Decade High After Supply Crunch
Zinc Outlook 2018: Will Prices Continue to Rally?
Zinc Forecast 2018
Nickel Trends 2017: Deficit Expected on Supply Challenges.
Nickel Outlook 2018
Iron Outlook 2018
Lead Outlook 2018: Supply Tightness to Continue
Inhoudsopgave
Coppertrends 2017: stijging sterke vraag en korte levering
Copper vooruitzicht 2018
Voorspelling Copper 2018: CEO's Bullish on Market.
Zink Trends 2017: prijzen bij Decade High After Supply Crunch
Zinc vooruitzicht 2018: blijven prijzen stijgen?
Zinkvoorspelling 2018
Nikkeltrends 2017
Nickel vooruitzicht 2018
IJzer vooruitzicht 2018
Lood vooruitzicht 2018
This Gold Report was compiled to those investors who lost a lot of money with their gold investments. People are desperate to get out of gold to avoid further losses. There are a lot of sell-offs from individuals, mutual funds, Hedge Funds, and organizations. Is there another way to invest in Gold?. I have tried to give different assessments, and to make a point where to invest in gold.
Your comments, opinions
During this week's Invast Insights we cover:
► Fundament drivers behind the Commodities
► The China slowdown effect
► The future of the Copper
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Russia’s dependence on oil and other natural resources is well known, but what does it actually mean for policy makers’ ability to control the economic fate of the country? This brief provides a more precise analysis of the depth of Russia’s oil dependence. This is based on a careful statistical analysis of the immediate correlation between international oil prices — that Russia does not control — and Russian GDP, which policy makers would like to control. I then look at how IMF’s forecast errors in oil prices spillover to forecast errors of Russian GDP. These numerical exercises are striking; over the last 25 years oil price changes explain on average two thirds of the variation in Russian GDP growth and in the last 15 years up to 80 percent of the one-year ahead forecast errors. Instead of controlling the economic fate of the country, the best policy makers can hope for is to dampen the short-run impact of oil price shocks. A flexible exchange rate and fiscal reserves are key volatility dampers, but not sufficient to protect long-term growth. The latter will always require serious structural reforms and the question is what needs to happen for policy makers to take action to get control over the long-term fate of the economy.
BULLION - Bullion counter may trade on weaker path as gold prices edged lower on Thursday as
the U.S. dollar hovered near multi-week highs, while investors awaited clues on monetary policy
easing from leading central banks to shore up global economy.
ENERGY- Crude oil may trade on weaker path as oil ticked lower early on Thursday as more signs
of slowing global growth added to demand concerns, with Middle East tensions underpinning
prices.
BASE METAL - Base metals may trade on subdued path.
Глобальная горнодобывающая промышленность: бои «без перчаток»PwC Russia
Ожидалось, что 2014 год станет непростым для глобальной горнодобывающей промышленности из-за снижения цен на сырьевые товары и усиления краткосрочной волатильности. Положение 40 крупнейших горнодобывающих компаний было изначально неоднозначным. Теперь же игрокам отрасли и вовсе придется забыть о церемониях и вести бой «без перчаток»: результаты ежегодного отчета PwC «Горнодобывающая промышленность» показывают, что отрасли придется столкнуться с увеличением масштабов государственного вмешательства, внутренними конфликтами между участниками рынка, а также усилением активности акционеров.
Ways2Capital is one of the leading research house across the globe. The company basically provides recommendations for stocks cash & F&O traded in NSE & BSE,commodities including bullions, metals and agro commodities traded in MCX & NCDEX.
How will raw material prices and other factor cost drivers influence the overall of cost of goods sold for product being sourced out of China? This outlook gives our readers a clear understanding of the key factors that drive production costs in China for hardline manufacturers. We review global demand, currency markets, metals pricing and freight and consider how the outlook for each of these drivers will influence the cost of hardlines manufactured in China. This semi-annual publication is distributed to our clients and offers a summary of our in depth research. It is used by Sertus and our clients to extract savings from more effective purchasing management and deliveries given the specific outlook for each segment covered.
Vladimir N. Kniaginin, Director, Foundation Center for Strategic Research «North-West»
Economic Policy Dialogue among think tanks of emerging economies
Base metals prices & investing-opportunitiesChris Helweg
Table of Contents
Copper Trends 2017: Prices Up on Strong Demand and Short Supply
Copper Outlook 2018
Copper Forecast 2018: CEOs Bullish on Market .
Zinc Trends 2017: Prices at Decade High After Supply Crunch
Zinc Outlook 2018: Will Prices Continue to Rally?
Zinc Forecast 2018
Nickel Trends 2017: Deficit Expected on Supply Challenges.
Nickel Outlook 2018
Iron Outlook 2018
Lead Outlook 2018: Supply Tightness to Continue
Inhoudsopgave
Coppertrends 2017: stijging sterke vraag en korte levering
Copper vooruitzicht 2018
Voorspelling Copper 2018: CEO's Bullish on Market.
Zink Trends 2017: prijzen bij Decade High After Supply Crunch
Zinc vooruitzicht 2018: blijven prijzen stijgen?
Zinkvoorspelling 2018
Nikkeltrends 2017
Nickel vooruitzicht 2018
IJzer vooruitzicht 2018
Lood vooruitzicht 2018
This Gold Report was compiled to those investors who lost a lot of money with their gold investments. People are desperate to get out of gold to avoid further losses. There are a lot of sell-offs from individuals, mutual funds, Hedge Funds, and organizations. Is there another way to invest in Gold?. I have tried to give different assessments, and to make a point where to invest in gold.
Your comments, opinions
During this week's Invast Insights we cover:
► Fundament drivers behind the Commodities
► The China slowdown effect
► The future of the Copper
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CapitalStars Financial Research Private Limited is an advisory company incepted with a vision of providing fair and accurate trading and investment calls in share and commodity market.
Russia’s dependence on oil and other natural resources is well known, but what does it actually mean for policy makers’ ability to control the economic fate of the country? This brief provides a more precise analysis of the depth of Russia’s oil dependence. This is based on a careful statistical analysis of the immediate correlation between international oil prices — that Russia does not control — and Russian GDP, which policy makers would like to control. I then look at how IMF’s forecast errors in oil prices spillover to forecast errors of Russian GDP. These numerical exercises are striking; over the last 25 years oil price changes explain on average two thirds of the variation in Russian GDP growth and in the last 15 years up to 80 percent of the one-year ahead forecast errors. Instead of controlling the economic fate of the country, the best policy makers can hope for is to dampen the short-run impact of oil price shocks. A flexible exchange rate and fiscal reserves are key volatility dampers, but not sufficient to protect long-term growth. The latter will always require serious structural reforms and the question is what needs to happen for policy makers to take action to get control over the long-term fate of the economy.
BULLION - Bullion counter may trade on weaker path as gold prices edged lower on Thursday as
the U.S. dollar hovered near multi-week highs, while investors awaited clues on monetary policy
easing from leading central banks to shore up global economy.
ENERGY- Crude oil may trade on weaker path as oil ticked lower early on Thursday as more signs
of slowing global growth added to demand concerns, with Middle East tensions underpinning
prices.
BASE METAL - Base metals may trade on subdued path.
Глобальная горнодобывающая промышленность: бои «без перчаток»PwC Russia
Ожидалось, что 2014 год станет непростым для глобальной горнодобывающей промышленности из-за снижения цен на сырьевые товары и усиления краткосрочной волатильности. Положение 40 крупнейших горнодобывающих компаний было изначально неоднозначным. Теперь же игрокам отрасли и вовсе придется забыть о церемониях и вести бой «без перчаток»: результаты ежегодного отчета PwC «Горнодобывающая промышленность» показывают, что отрасли придется столкнуться с увеличением масштабов государственного вмешательства, внутренними конфликтами между участниками рынка, а также усилением активности акционеров.
Ways2Capital is one of the leading research house across the globe. The company basically provides recommendations for stocks cash & F&O traded in NSE & BSE,commodities including bullions, metals and agro commodities traded in MCX & NCDEX.
How will raw material prices and other factor cost drivers influence the overall of cost of goods sold for product being sourced out of China? This outlook gives our readers a clear understanding of the key factors that drive production costs in China for hardline manufacturers. We review global demand, currency markets, metals pricing and freight and consider how the outlook for each of these drivers will influence the cost of hardlines manufactured in China. This semi-annual publication is distributed to our clients and offers a summary of our in depth research. It is used by Sertus and our clients to extract savings from more effective purchasing management and deliveries given the specific outlook for each segment covered.
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COMEX copper futures made headlines in early January by
falling below $2/lb for the first time since 2009. The metal
recently traded as much as 57% off its peak levels from 2011.
This paper explores why copper prices have collapsed, and
what might be in store for the metal in 2016 and beyond.
Generally, when people discuss copper, most of the focus
is on the demand side. Indeed, the slowdown in China, a
major consumer of the metal, is a key reason why copper is
under pressure. But, one must not overlook the supply side.
Copper-mining supply doubled between 1994 and 2014,
and probably held steady or continued to grow in 2015.
What’s even more notable is that copper supplies might keep
growing despite the collapse in prices, as they did in 2008-
2010 when production rose about 3% despite the price
plunge during the financial crisis (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Mining supply has doubled since 1994.
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Cobalt market forecast and cobalt stocks to buyChris Helweg
We noted that cobalt demand was, at a minimum, tracking its historic two decade
compounded annual growth rate of 6 percent, primarily due to accelerating consumption
in lithium-ion batteries used in portable electronic devices, electric vehicles and
stationary storage cells. With several battery megafactories under construction or
announced, including the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada, we were confident the market
would transition into a supply deficit in 2016 or early 2017.
Channel checks in China’s metal marketsBloomberg LP
Rising supply of late-cycle commodities, including copper and
aluminum, together with uncertain Chinese demand may continue to weigh on metal prices this year.
Как наиболее эффективно использовать человеческие ресурсы в эпоху развития ци...PwC Russia
20-й опрос руководителей крупнейших компаний мира:
- Человеческие ресурсы и информационные технологии;
- Интеллект + технологии;
- Влияние развивающихся технологий на численность персонала;
- График 1. Наем персонала
- Поиск квалифицированных кадров;
- График 2. Технологии заменяют человека;
- График 3. Востребованность квалифицированных кадровж
- График 4. Личностные компетенции пользуются спросом, но их сложно найти;
- Битва за таланты;
- График 5. Требуется больше технологий или больше людей?
- Для службы управления персоналом настали нелегкие времена;
- Что дальше?
Пять основных правил стратегии управления персоналом;
В этом году мы проинтервьюировали 1 379 руководителей ключевых компаний из 79 стран (88 руководителей в России) в период между сентябрем и декабрем 2016 года.
Для того чтобы получить наиболее полную картину по каждой стране, мы выбирали респондентов, представляющих разные отрасли.
Кроме того, мы провели 20 глубинных интервью с руководителями компаний. Некоторые высказывания этих бизнес-лидеров приведены в данном отчете
Эра цифровых технологий в нефтегазовой отраслиPwC Russia
18 и 19 апреля в Москве проходит "Национальный нефтегазовый форум", стратегическим партнером которого в этом году выступила PwC в России. Сегодня наш американский коллега Рид Моррисон принял участие в открывающей форум Пленарной сессии и рассказал об инновационных подходах в нефтегазовой отрасли и "месторождении будущего".
Налоговые споры: новые решения Выпуск № 6 (223) / Апрель 2017PwC Russia
Заседание Судебной коллегии по экономическим спорам ВС РФ от 15.03.2017 и 22.03.2017
В этом выпуске:
Учет в расходах по налогу на прибыль затрат по выплате денежной компенсации при увольнении работников по соглашению сторон
Презентация Виктора Морозова, директора услуги в области анализа и контроля рисков, с которой он принял участие в панельной сессии «Революция в технологиях и социальная стабильность: ответственность бизнеса и государства» в рамках Недели российского бизнеса http://www.nrb-rspp.ru/about.html
Текст подготовлен на основе следующих материалов:
• Ежегодный опрос руководителей крупнейших компаний мира http://www.pwc.ru/ru/ceo-survey.html;
• экспресс-опрос участников конференции TALENT MANAGEMENT FORUM 2016, организованной журналом «Штат» 8–9 декабря 2016 года (опрошено около 120 участников, представляющих примерно 80 компаний).
Коммерческое применение беспилотных летательных аппаратов на автомобильном и ...PwC Russia
Составители отчета ставили перед собой задачу рассказать о новых направлениях коммерческого применения беспилотных летательных аппаратов, обсудить особенности нормативно-правовых баз, регулирующих отношения в этой сфере в разных странах мира, дать оценку доступной емкости рынка коммерческого применения решений с использованием беспилотных устройств в основных отраслях промышленности.
Подробнее: http://www.pwc.ru/ru/publications/clarity-from-above.html
Налоговый обзор от экспертов PwC, Февраль 2017 / Выпуск No 10PwC Russia
Подробнее в блоге http://blog.pwclegal.ru/
Кратко:
На сайте Верховного Суда РФ («ВС РФ») опубликован обзор1 практики рассмотрения судами дел по наиболее спорным вопросам трансфертного ценообразования («ТЦ») и вопросам применения правил недостаточной капитализации. Обзор утвержден Президиумом ВС РФ 16 февраля 2017 г. ВС РФ указал, что данный документ подготовлен с целью обеспечения единообразных подходов к разрешению налоговых споров.
Ожидаем, что его появление станет четким ориентиром по затронутым вопросам как для судов нижестоящих инстанций, так и для налоговых органов, поэтому рекомендуем с ним ознакомиться.
Деловой завтрак "Новые вызовы и возможности в сфере государственного экономи...PwC Russia
Презентация с делового завтрака по теме «Новые вызовы и возможности в сфере государственного экономического стимулирования инвестиций в охрану окружающей среды».
Мероприятие было посвящено мерам экономического стимулирования выполнения природоохранных мероприятий, в частности, корректировке размера платы за негативное воздействие на окружающую среду в результате внедрения на предприятии наилучших доступных технологий.
Новые правила ТЦ: первый судебный акт по проведенной ФНС России проверке Фе...PwC Russia
Подробнее в блоге https://blog.pwclegal.ru/
Кратко: 27 января суд первой инстанции вынес отрицательное для налогоплательщика решение по результатам первого налогового спора в отношении проведенной ФНС России проверки на предмет применения новых правил трансфертного ценообразования, действующих с 2012 года и регулируемых разделом V.1
Налогового кодекса РФ. Налоговые органы проанализировали сделки по продаже нефти независимому
покупателю из Гонконга, установили занижение выручки и произвели налоговые доначисления.
PwC Saratoga 2017. Исследование эффективности управления персоналом.PwC Russia
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Премия «Деловая книга года в России» - ежегодный конкурс, учрежденный PwC в 2016 году c целью выявления и поощрения авторов нехудожественных произведений по бизнес-тематике, вызвавших интерес в российском деловом сообществе, а также повлиявших на формирование представлений о положении дел, проблемах или перспективах в той или иной сфере бизнеса, экономики или финансов.
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Итак, законопроект1, этапы рассмотрения которого мы комментировали в предыдущих обзорах, принят сегодня Государственной Думой РФ в третьем, окончательном чтении. До того, как стать законом, он еще должен быть одобрен Советом Федерации и подписан Президентом, но на этих этапах тексты законопроектов обычно уже не меняются.
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2. Introduction 2
2016 deal outlook: broader deal
revival still some way off 3-5
2015 deal flow: sector deal
value falls to record low 6-7
Dealmakers: who’s doing what? 8-9
Deal places: regional analysis 10
PwC contacts 11
Introduction
Welcome to Metals Deals: Forging Ahead 2016 outlook and 2015 review,
PwC’s annual analysis of deal activity in the metals industry and our
outlook on the prospects for dealmaking in the year ahead.
Global dealmaking is breaking record
levels but MA has all but stalled in
the metals industry. While sectors such
as healthcare, consumer products,
retail, technology and industrials reach
new highs, metals dealmaking has
moved in the opposite direction from
an already low base. Despite some big
announcements – Berkshire Hathaway’s
US$32.1bn purchase of Precision Cast-
parts and Alcoa’s planned demerger
– completed deal value in the sector fell
to a record low in 2015.
Looking ahead, away from these spe-
cific situations, we maintain our view
that the constrained and somewhat
uncertain overall context for global
growth will continue to translate into
a weak overall environment for metals
dealmaking in 2016. In particular, low
oil prices and the resulting decrease in
steel demand have led to increased un-
certainty in the steel industry and steel
deals. The forecast from our modelling
of metals MA flow against wider com-
modities and macroeconomic trends
suggests deal volume in 2016 will be
close to that seen in 2015, but could be
accompanied by an upturn in total deal
value. Our volume forecast from a year
ago proved accurate, with the number
of announced deals in 2015 turning
out in line with the model’s predic-
tion. We also anticipated an upturn in
announced deal value, which proved to
be the case in the light of the Berkshire
Hathaway announcement.
This report is the latest annual review
edition in our Forging Ahead series
on dealmaking in the sector. It sits
alongside our quarterly Forging Ahead
reports and is one of a range of deals
publications from PwC, covering sectors
including aerospace defence, re-
newable energy and power. Together,
the family of deals reports provides a
comprehensive analysis of MA activity
across industries worldwide.
Jim Forbes
Global Metals Leader
3. Forging Ahead 2016 outlook and 2015 review 3
2016 deal outlook: broader deal revival
still some way off
We predicted last year that there weren’t
sufficient macro-economic signals to
suggest the kind of growth outlook that
would support a recovery in metals MA
activity in 2015. Our forecast has been
borne out as dealmaking stayed largely in
the doldrums. On a global level, we are
still waiting for recovery in the oil price
and the kind of overall global pick-up in
demand that would give the confidence
needed to agree on valuations. With steel
companies still largely focused on shed-
ding capacity, buyers are either not in
the market or are limiting themselves to
carefully chosen situations.
The larger deals that we have seen come
through are focused on specialty and
engineered metals. Significant hurdles
remain in the way of a broader pick-up
in dealmaking. We don’t anticipate any
significant revival in 2016 beyond some
notable specific situations such as the Al-
coa demerger and Berkshire Hathaway’s
completion of its Precision Castparts ac-
quisition. Indeed, the risks weighing on
global economic growth are intensifying
rather than diminishing.
Much of the industry outlook is affected
by China, as the largest global consumer
of both steel and iron ore. Chinese year-
on-year steel demand growth is now
firmly negative, forecast at -3.5% for
2015 and -2% in 2016.1
After a long and
sustained period of demand growth from
China, the country is now turning its
economy from exports and public invest-
ment to consumption and from manu-
facturing to services with a consequent
impact on metals demand. It is possibly
a more sustainable growth path in the
long-term but it poses trouble for the
worldwide steel industry in the short- to
medium-term as a huge amount of excess
Chinese steel is exported at low prices.
The outlook in China is offset by ex-
pectations of positive demand growth
in 2016 from the North American Free
Trade Area (2.1%), the European Union
(2.2%), the Middle East and North Africa
(5.2%) and, most notably, India (7.6%).2
The problem is that, possibly with the
metals companies with exposure to sec-
tors benefiting from lower oil prices will
themselves gain.
As 2016 unfolds, we believe the fol-
lowing key considerations are likely to
characterise metals MA activity in the
period ahead.
Metals MA lull set to continue
The outlook for economic growth is very
relevant to metals sector MA, given
the cyclical nature of the sector and
the way it is significantly affected by
general economic conditions. Downside
risks are increasing and global growth
forecasts have been adjusted downward.
It is clear from the announcements by
Berkshire Hathaway and Alcoa that 2016
deal values are likely to get a boost from
their specific moves. But more widely we
maintain our view that the constrained
and somewhat uncertain overall context
for global growth will continue to trans-
late into a weak overall environment
for metals dealmaking in 2016. Current
pricing levels are leaving many compa-
nies facing a cash burn. This could result
in transactions at bargain prices or even
capacity simply evaporating from the
market as plants shut without buyers.
Further filings for bankruptcy are a dis-
tinct possibility. Our modelling of metals
MA flow against wider commodities
and macroeconomic trends indicates
announced deal volume in 2016 will
remain close to the level seen in 2015,
although there could be potential for an
upturn in total deal value (see panel at
the end of this section).
No end in sight for commodity
price turnaround
2015 ended with no end in sight for a
commodity price turnaround and 2016
began with further pessimism as China
market concerns weighed down senti-
ment. Iron ore supply surpluses continue
to escalate. The outlook for commodity
prices in major end markets such as oil
and gas is similarly downbeat. Metals
prices themselves are not faring any bet-
ter with an excess of production continu-
exception of India, various uncertainties
cloud the outlook in all these relative
bright spots. And India, with steel con-
sumption less than a seventh of that of
China, is not a substitute for the engine
that China has been providing for the
world market in the past decade. Overall
world steel demand is forecast to grow
only slightly by 0.7% in 2016 compared
with a forecast outturn of -1.7% for
2015.3
Looking further ahead our latest
Steel 2025 forecast expects global de-
mand for steel to be approximately 2.35
billion tonnes by 2025.4
This is a down-
ward revision of two percentage points
lower from the previous year’s forecast
(2.39 billion tonnes) and is equivalent
to an average global growth of 3.3% per
annum over the wider period from 2012
to 2025.
The other big factor is, of course, the
downward slide in commodities pric-
es. Iron ore prices have significantly
dropped, reflecting oversupply and a lack
of confidence that capacity will be taken
out of the market. Prices for copper and
zinc have slumped. And, although in
much less of a decline, aluminium prices
have also fallen in the last year reflecting
concerns about an oversupplied market.
It is difficult to anticipate a sustained up-
ward movement in the absence of some
convincing moves involving China to cut
capacity and excess supply.
We stated in last year’s report that it
was reasonable to assume that a lower
oil price environment would persist and
this has proved to be the case, indeed
with further oil price declines. The oil
price impact on the sector is a complex
one with benefits on the ‘input’ side and
a more mixed effect on the ‘output’ side
depending on sector exposure. Com-
panies with exposure to the oil and gas
extraction sector have felt the greatest
negative impact. The brakes have been
applied sharply to capex by US shale gas
companies. Demand for both pipes and
tubes, oil country tubular goods and
plates used for marine structures and for
line pipes are highly vulnerable to fluc-
tuations in oil prices. On the other hand,
1 World Steel Association, Short Range Outlook, October 2015.
2 Ibid.
3 Ibid.
4 PwC, Steel in 2025: Quo Vadis?, 2015.
4. 4 Metals Deals www.pwc.com/metals
ing to overhang the market. The situation
is most acutely felt in steel where world
prices have plunged amid excess stock
from China. But the outlook is little bet-
ter in aluminum where prices are back to
levels seen in the 1990s and close to the
sharp low recorded after the 2008 world
financial crisis.
China capacity and consolidation
outlook
OECD estimates suggest that there is
almost 700Mt of excess steel capacity
worldwide.5
The oversupply of world
steel is reaching a crunch point and
concerns about trade are intensifying.
Towards the end of 2015, nine steel asso-
ciations from around the world released
a joint statement voicing their concern
over China’s attempt to gain market econ-
omy status by the end of 2016. The state-
ment was rebutted by the China Iron and
Steel Industry Association which pointed
to wider influences which have led to a
supply glut. Certainly, producers in other
countries such as India have been adding
capacity. But a sustained price recovery
is unlikely until Chinese production
falls and much-needed consolidation
takes place. There have been some mill
closures in China and the direction of
environmental as well as wider economic
policy points towards capacity consolida-
tion. But it remains too uncertain to fore-
see how significant this will be and when
it will occur.
Possible consolidation moves in
India and Japan
We see pressures for consolidation build-
ing in countries such as India and Japan
as companies bid to be competitive.
We believe that Indian companies may
consider pursuing vertical integration
opportunities – both forward integration
to higher value added products to yield
higher realisation, and backward inte-
gration to reduce the price of production.
These transactions may be a combination
of domestic and cross border deals with
the potential acquisition of mines lead-
ing these companies to the international
market. Since most Indian metal majors
have recently expanded capacity and are
running on low utilisation, we do not see
much scope for deals to gain access to
additional capacity. In Japan, Godo Steel
and Osaka Steel have recently announced
takeovers of rival companies and other
designed to support revenue growth
targets and cost and margin targets re-
spectively.6
Many companies may feel
the time is right to use more innovative
approaches to streamline operations and
deliver improvement, incorporating tech-
nological change and developments such
as the internet of things to improve their
end-market competitiveness. A key focus
is on new product innovation and on
digitisation of the supply chain. Industry
4.0, also referred to as the fourth indus-
trial revolution, is an increasingly import-
ant component in company thinking as
they seek to use the benefits of advanced
connectivity and automation to reduce
costs, gain greater efficiencies, enhance
product offerings and improve customer
service.
Private equity pickings
Private equity and other buyers from
outside of the sector have largely stayed
away in the current slump. But depressed
valuations, if they reach fire-sale levels,
might spur some interest. Given low
capacity utilisation, it is difficult to see
buyers coming in from within the sector,
except where assets fill a portfolio or
geographic gap. Private equity and other
financial buyers, on the other hand, may
be able to provide deal financing that
would allow them to plan for a turn-
around opportunity.
Importance of growth areas great-
er than ever
The focus of current larger deals in the
sector on more highly engineered prod-
ucts, lightweighting and advanced metals
highlights the importance of companies
positioning themselves in growth parts
of the market. We expect to see a con-
tinued flow of such deals and don’t rule
out more big moves by outside buyers,
such as the one we have seen from Berk-
shire Hathaway for Precision Castparts.
Companies will be equally alert to upturn
opportunities in currently depressed
end-markets, particularly situations
where there is potential to benefit from
a double-rebound, both from a wider
market improvement and an improving
specific situation. For example, reforms
in Mexico’s energy sector are opening
up the country’s oil and gas industry for
investment with potential infrastructure
development opportunities.
companies have announced shutdowns.
The pressure continues for further con-
solidation and capacity reduction.
Exchange rates provide an import-
ant backdrop
Currency weakness in key markets may
present an opportunity for buyers and
sellers. During 2015, for example, the
Brazilian real lost nearly a third of its
value against the US dollar. The real’s fall
comes on top of earlier slides since 2012.
Currency weakness continues also to
affect the Russian ruble, the Indian rupee
and the Japanese yen. It’s an important
factor in further dampening appetite for
international acquisitions by companies
in these territories but, at the same time,
it makes disposals of foreign assets by
those companies more attractive in home
currency terms. And, of course, the cur-
rency weakness also reduces the cost of
any inbound moves for assets.
Demerger moves come on the table
We expect some companies may make
moves away from vertical integration.
In some cases, depressed commodity
prices are putting strains on vertically
integrated companies that have resource
supply footprints that significantly ex-
ceed the physical requirement needed
for their own production. In other cases,
as companies move towards greater
specialisation, they are identifying value
opportunities from disintegration. For
example, Alcoa has recently announced
its intention to split into an upstream
bauxite, alumina, aluminum casting and
energy business and a downstream spe-
cialist metals and products group. The
company sees both businesses as strong
value engines each with their own dis-
tinctive strategic directions. The split is
expected to be completed in the second
half of 2016.
Digitisation becoming a primary
focus
The pricing background and outlook
will maintain companies’ focus on cost
management, internal efficiencies and
innovation to improve competitiveness.
In a survey of chief operating officers,
we found a strong focus among metals
COOs on securing cost reductions and
better operational efficiency. But only
57% and 54% of metals COOs say they
are confident that their operations are
5 OECD Steel Committee
6 PwC, Global Operations Survey, 2015.
5. Forging Ahead 2016 outlook and 2015 review 5
2005-2015
What the analysis predicted:
• 1.2% compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) in announced deal numbers.
• -2.8% CAGR in announced deal
value.
What the actual outturn was:
• -0.3% CAGR in announced deal
numbers.
• -1.4% CAGR in announced deal
value.
Deal volume tends to be the more stable
series over time, as judged by the
average year-over-year change in actual
number of deals. Deal value is more
volatile – while it has statistically
significant relationships with economic
and metal commodity variables, it is also
susceptible to variability arising from the
potential for a few exceptionally large
deals to drive the annual totals. This can
make deal value less certain to predict
compared to the trend in deal volume.
In our prior year report, our model
predicted deal volume would remain
subdued, which has proved to be in line
with the actual outturn. We also forecast
a significant rise in announced deal
value which, buoyed by the Berkshire
Hathaway/Precision Castparts deal,
proved to be the case. But we must again
emphasise the greater volatility and
forecast error associated with the deal
value forecast.
Looking ahead
What the model predicts for the year
ahead:
• 3.9% CAGR in announced deal
numbers.
• 8.7% CAGR in announced deal
value.
Our updated models indicate a modest
year on year increase in announced
metals MA deal numbers in 2016 and
a growth in deal value. The data and
forecasts for these indices were sourced
from the Oxford Economics.
We publish the outcome only for
announced deals here because the
historical analysis indicates that this
provides the most robust and strong
correlation. Please note that this differs
from the analysis in the rest of this
report, which is based on completed
deals.
Modelling metals MA flow against wider
commodities and macroeconomic trends
PwC has conducted an analysis testing the historical relationship of metals sector MA
with a variety of macroeconomic variables and metal commodities indicators. The
analysis encompasses factors including nominal GDP, direct investment levels, trade
volumes and commodity prices. In particular, metals prices and the business cycle are
often good predictors of deal activity.
We found strong correlations between trends in metals deal activity and the set of wider metals and
macroeconomic measures in the analysis, especially in terms of flows in metals deal announcements. Our
updated models produce coefficient of determination (R2) values of 0.709 and 0.828 for announced deal volume
and value respectively. We’ve taken the analysis back over two decades with the following results:
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6. 6 Metals Deals www.pwc.com/metals
Deal flow: sector deal value falls
to record low
The total value of metals sector deals in 2015 fell to the lowest levels
recorded in our series of reports. Deal value dropped 32% year on year,
from US$16.8bn in 2014 to US$11.4bn in 2015, US$3.7bn below the low
of 2009, immediately post-credit crunch, and US$4.7bn below the level
of 2003, the first year of our data series (figure 1). It’s a far cry from the
2006-08 period when total deal value in the sector was an average of
nearly nine times higher (figure 1).
During periods of high sector MA,
much of the focus was on larger,
international deals. These have
become fewer in number with a
greater concentration on smaller, often
domestic deals. So despite the record
low in total deal value, deal volume,
while significantly short of some peaks
reached at the turn of the decade, is
broadly comparable with many earlier
years.
Deal activity, as measured by the value
of completed transactions, was largely
focused on ‘other metals’, which took
a two-thirds share of sector deal value
(figures 3 and 4). Much of the ‘other
metals’ deal value features in the top
deals discussed in the next section.
In steel, total deal value more than
halved year on year, from an already
low US$7.6bn in 2014 to US$3.3bn in
2015. Total worldwide aluminium deal
value was negligible at US$0.7bn. But
deal volume actually rose year on year
in steel, reflecting the focus on smaller
deals.
Crossborder deal volume was down
7% and the total value of international
deals plunged 65%, from US$9.6bn
in 2014 to just US$3.4bn in 2015
(figure 2), surpassing the previous
lowest international deal value seen in
2013. US$2.5bn of these international
deals were cross-continental in nature
compared to US$7.4bn in the previous
year.
Figure 1: Total metals deals, 2003-2015
Number
Cross border number as
% of total number
Value (US$bn)
Cross border value as
% of total value
2015 321 27% 11.4 30%
2014 336 28% 16.8 57%
2013 357 26% 34.8 11%
2012 507 30% 45.8 39%
2011 531 33% 38.2 57%
2010 548 34% 26.1 51%
2009 521 25% 15.1 29%
2008 397 38% 60.6 62%
2007 411 35% 144.7 68%
2006 385 29% 86.4 73%
2005 250 40% 34.8 49%
2004 166 40% 37.0 31%
2003 164 30% 16.1 60%
Source: PwC Forging Ahead deal analysis, using data from Bloomberg, mergermarket,
Thomson Financial and PwC analysis.
7. Forging Ahead 2016 outlook and 2015 review 7
Figure 2: Domestic and crossborder metals deals, 2014-2015
Number of deals Deal value (US$bn)
2014 2015 % change 2014 2015 % change
Domestic 242 234 -3% 7.2 8.1 13%
Cross-border 94 87 -7% 9.6 3.4 -65%
Total 336 321 -4% 16.8 11.4 -32%
Note: Deal values are rounded to a single decimal place. Figures may not sum due to rounding and are instead
reported accurately for both total and sub-totals.
Figure 3: Deal making industry sector (by target)
Number of deals Deal value (US$bn)
Steel 2014 2015 % change 2014 2015 % change
Domestic 69 87 26% 3.0 2.2 -26%
Cross border 28 28 0% 4.7 1.1 -77%
Total 97 115 19% 7.6 3.3 -57%
Number of deals Deal value (US$bn)
Aluminium 2014 2015 % change 2014 2015 % change
Domestic 44 28 -36% .7 .6 -11%
Cross border 16 14 -13% 0.3 0.1 -75%
Total 60 42 -30% 1.0 .7 -32%
Number of deals Deal value (US$bn)
Other
Metals
2014 2015
% change
2014 2015
% change
Domestic 129 119 -8% 3.5 5.2 48%
Cross border 50 45 -10% 4.6 2.2 -52%
Total 179 164 -8% 8.2 7.5 -8%
Note: Total deal values are rounded to a single decimal place. The % change column reports accurate
percentage change in total values before rounding and may differ from the percentage change in rounded values.
Figure 4: Dealmaking by industry sector (by target)
(Deal value shown in parenthesis)
Other metals 65% (US$7.5bn)
Steel 29% (US$3.3bn)
Aluminium 6% (US$0.7bn)
Total US$11.4bn Total US$16.8bn
Other metals 49% (US$8.2bn)
Steel 45% (US$7.6bn)
Aluminium 6% (US$1.0bn)
2015 2014
8. 8 Metals Deals www.pwc.com/metals
Deal makers: who’s doing what?
Growth areas such as lightweighting and specialist metals for sectors
such as automotive, aerospace and solar were the focus for many of the
largest deals. The big landmark move - Berkshire Hathaway’s US$31.6bn
purchase of Precision Castparts - is a deal that dwarfed the whole of the
rest of the year’s dealmaking but remained pending at the close of the
year and hence is outside the completed deals data for 2015.
Precision Castparts is a worldwide,
diversified manufacturer of complex
metal components and products. It
serves the aerospace, power, and
general industrial markets and is
a market leader in many castings,
forged components and other highly
engineered parts for the aerospace
sector. The deal was greeted by
comments about the size of the multiple
being paid but it comes at a time of
relatively cheap financing and, like
other Berkshire Hathaway moves,
is being made with very long-term
horizons in mind.
Away from Precision Castparts, the top
deals table reflects the decline in the
size of metals MA deals. The largest
deal - Grupo Ferroatlantica’s US$1.3bn
combination with Globe Specialty Metal
– would have been ranked number five
in value if it had been completed a year
earlier and would have been outside of
the top five in most previous years.
The largest completed deals also had
a strong focus on metals targeted
at growing end-markets. The Globe
Specialty Metal merger brings together
Globe’s footprint in North America and
There was a greater geographical spread
of buyers and targets in 2015. Three
of the ten largest deals were for US
targets but, a year earlier, there were
seven such deals in the top ten. Five of
the top ten featured Asia Pacific buyers
and three of these deals were domestic
transactions, two in China and one
in South Korea. In the largest, South
Korean steel producer Hyundai Steel, a
sister company of automakers Hyundai
Motor, absorbed its steelmaking affiliate
Hyundai Hysco. The biggest outbound
move by an Asia Pacific buyer was
Australia’s BlueScope Steel’s US$760m
acquisition from Cargill of 50% share
of US mini-mill operator North Star
BlueScope Steel that it did not already
own.
FerroAtlántica’s European footprint.
Globe Specialty Metal is a North
American producer of silicon metal and
silicon alloys serving customers in the
specialty chemical, aluminum, solar,
steel and ductile iron foundry industries
while FerroAtlántica is a global producer
of silicon metal, silicon-based alloys and
manganese alloys.
Similarly, Alcoa’s US$1.3bn purchase
of RTI International Metals gives it
greater capacity in the titanium and
specialty metal products and services
used in the aerospace, defense, energy
and medical device markets. RTI’s multi-
material aerospace portfolio, includes
a contract with Airbus for finished
titanium structural supply parts for the
new A350-1000 aircraft programme.
Further down the list, diversified
industrial company NN Incorporated’s
US$615m acquisition of Precision
Engineered Products was another
example of reach into aerospace as well
as advanced engineering and production
of components for customers in the
medical, electrical and transportation
markets.
9. Forging Ahead 2016 outlook and 2015 review 9
Figure 5: Top ten metals deals 2015
Rank Completion
Date
Target Sector Bidder Target Nation Bidder Nation Value ($m)
1 12/23/2015 Globe Specialty Metals Inc Other Metal Grupo Ferroatlantica SA United States Spain 1,333
2 7/23/2015 RTI International Metals Inc Other Metal Alcoa Inc United States United States 1,266
3 9/1/2015 Mineracoes Brasileiras
Reundinas Sa MBR
Other Metal Fundo de investimento em Participacoes
Multisetorial Plus II
Brazil Brazil 1,185
4 7/1/2015 Hyundai Hysco Co Ltd Steel Hyundai Steel Co South Korea South Korea 1,148
5 10/30/2015 North Star Bluescope Steel Steel BlueScoope Steel Ltd United States Australia 760
6 3/19/2015 Jiangsu Shagang Co Ltd Other Metal Investor Group China China 734
7 10/20/2015 Precision Engineered Products
LLC
Other Metal NN Inc United States United States 615
8 9/30/2015 Ambatovy Nickel Project Other Metal Sumitomo Corp Madagascar Japan 447
9 12/10/2015 Shangai Krupp Stainless Co Ltd Steel Lujiazui International Trust Corp Ltd China China 420
10 5/19/2015 Ningxia Xinri Hengli Steel Wire
Co Ltd
Steel Shangai Zhongneng Enterprise Development
Group Co Ltd
China China 210
Figure 6: Top five deals still pending at year end 2015
Rank Month
announced
Target Sector Bidder Target Nation Bidder Nation Value ($m)
1 Aug 2015 Precision Castparts Corp Steel Berkshire Hathaway Inc United States United States 31,595
2 May 2015 Iron Mining International
(Mongolia) Ltd
Other metals Zhongrun Resources Investment Corp Mongolia China 1,935
3 March 2015 Zhejiang Deqing Hanggang
Fuchun Renewable Technology
Co Ltd
Other metals Hangzhou Iron Steel Co Ltd China China 1,664
4 Aug 2015 Shougang Jingtang Iron Steel
Corp
Steel Beijing Shougang Co Ltd China China 1,652
5 May 2015 Xining Special Steel Co Ltd Steel Investor Group China China 1,974
10. 10 Metals Deals www.pwc.com/metals
Figure 8: Total metals deals excluding
Asia Pacific targets, 2010-2015
Number Value (US$bn)
2015 194 6.2
2014 198 14.0
2013 193 13.7
2012 253 14.7
2011 325 30.9
2010 309 15.4
Deal places: regional analysis
The year-on-year falls in metals deal value in recent years to relatively
low levels have translated into considerable volatility in regional shares
of worldwide metals deal activity. In recent years, the largest share of
deal value has alternated between the Asia Pacific region and North
America. In the last twelve months it was Asia Pacific’s turn, with a 40%
share of deal volume and a 45% share of deal value (figure 7). The 45%
Asia Pacific value share was up sharply on its lowly 17% share in 2014
but still short of the 61% share in 2013.
The importance of Asia Pacific to 2015
deal value is highlighted in figure 8 –
target deal value in the rest of the world
more than halved year on year. Much
of this came from a sharp fall in North
American completed deal target value,
down by over a third from US$7.6bn
in 2014 to US$4.8bn in 2015. South
America recorded an increase in target
deal value, but from a very low base.
Most striking, though, is the near
drying-up of deal value in in western
Europe and also in central and eastern
Europe (CEE). The Russian Federation
is counted in the CEE totals. Russian
sanctions and currency weakness are
among the factors clouding that region’s
deal environment.
Figure 7: MA activity by target continent
North America Number % of all world deals Value (US$bn) % of total value
2014 75 22% 7.6 45%
2015 66 21% 4.8 42%
% change -12% -37%
Asia Pacific Number % of all world deals Value (US$bn) % of total value
2014 138 41% 2.8 17%
2015 127 40% 5.2 46%
% change -7% 86%
Central
South
America Number % of all world deals Value (US$bn) % of total value
2014 12 4% 0.3 2%
2015 9 3% 1.2 11%
% change -25% 300%
Western
Europe Number % of all world deals Value (US$bn) % of total value
2014 77 23% 5.9 35%
2015 68 21% 0.1 2%
% change -12% -98%
Central
Eastern
Europe Number % of all world deals Value (US$bn) % of total value
2014 34 10% 0.3 2%
2015 51 16% 0.0 0%
% change 50% -100%
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Global Metals Marketing
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