Chapter 1. Methodology and Scope
1.1. Market Segmentation & Scope
1.2. Research Methodology
1.3. Research Scope & Assumption
1.4. Information Procurement
1.4.1. Purchased Database
1.4.2. GVR’s Internal Database
1.4.3. Secondary Sources & Third-Party Perspectives
1.4.4. Primary Research
1.5. Information Analysis
1.5.1. Data Analysis Models
1.6. Market Formulation & Data Visualization
1.7. Data Validation & Publishing
Chapter 2. Aluminum Market Intelligence
2.1. Category Definition
2.2. Category Intelligence
2.2.1. Market Size
2.2.2. Trends
2.2.3. Drivers
2.2.4. Challenges
2.2.5. Regional/ End-use Application Insights
2.3. Technology
2.3.1. Emerging Technology
2.3.2. Best Practices in the Industry
2.4. Regulatory Landscape
2.5. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
2.5.1. Bargaining power of suppliers
2.5.2. Bargaining power of buyers
2.5.3. Threat of substitutes
2.5.4. Threat of new entrants
2.5.5. Competitive rivalry
Chapter 3. Aluminum Supplier Intelligence
3.1. Identification of top 12 suppliers
3.1.1. United Company RUSAL
3.1.2. Rio Tinto Alcan
3.1.3. Alcoa Corporation
3.1.4. Aluminum Corporation of China
3.1.5. Emirates Global Aluminum
3.1.6. China Hongqiao Group Limited
3.1.7. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
3.1.8. Vedanta Aluminum
3.1.9. NALCO (National Aluminium Company Limited)
3.1.10. South32 Limited
3.1.11. Hindalco Industries Ltd.
3.1.12. Norsk Hydro ASA
3.2. Aluminum Supplier Landscape
3.3. Aluminum Supplier Ranking Methodology
3.3.1. Supplier Operational Capabilities
3.3.1.1. Years in Service
3.3.1.2. Geographical Service Provision
3.3.1.3. Industries Served
3.3.1.4. Employee Strength
3.3.1.5. Revenue/Sales Turnover
3.3.1.6. Certifications
3.3.2. Supplier Functional Capabilities
3.3.2.1. Production capacity
3.3.2.2. Process Type
3.3.2.2.1. Casting and Extrusion
3.3.2.2.2. Rolling and Forging
3.3.2.3. Product Type
3.3.2.3.1. Plate
3.3.2.3.2. Sheet
3.3.2.4. Source Type
3.3.2.4.1. Alumina
3.3.2.4.2. Bauxite
3.4. Aluminum - Supplier Scoring Criteria
3.5. Aluminum - Supplier Positional Matrix (SPM)
3.5.1. Rulers
3.5.2. Challengers
3.5.3. Loungers
3.5.4. Niches
3.6. Aluminum - Supplier Market Concentration
3.6.1. Industry structure
3.7. Recommended Suppliers
3.7.1. Supplier 1 with detailed profile
3.7.2. Supplier 2 with detailed profile
3.7.3. Supplier 3 with detailed profile
Chapter 4. Competitive Landscape
4.1. Recent Supplier Developments with Measured Impact
4.1.1. Joint Ventures
4.1.2. Mergers & Acquisitions
4.1.3. Collaborations or Partnerships
4.1.4. Other major developments
4.2. Supply - Demand Analysis
4.2.1. Supply Analysis
4.2.2. Demand Analysis
Chapter 5. Aluminum - Pricing and Cost Intelligence
5.1. Cost Structure Overview
5.1.1. Raw materials
5.1.2. Production Processes and Energy
5.1.3. Labor
5.1.4. Equipment
5.1.5. Facilities and Transportation
5.1.6. Others
5.2. Other related costs - in aluminum production
5.2.1. Testing
5.2.2. Inspection
5.2.3. Shipping
5.2.4. Overheads
5.2.5. Insurance
5.2.6. Tax
5.2.7. Others
5.3. Factors influencing the cost of aluminum
5.3.1. Electricity Price fluctuations
5.3.2. Capacity of plant
5.3.3. Scale and size of business.
5.3.4. Supply and demand conditions
5.3.5. Others
5.4. Price Trend and Insights
5.4.1. Electricity Prices, 2018 - 2023, USD per kilowatt hour
5.4.2. Aluminum Prices, 2018 - 2023, USD per ton
5.5. Aluminum Pricing Model Analysis
5.5.1. Volume-based or,
5.5.2. Spot or contract pricing or,
5.5.3. Dynamic pricing or
5.5.4. Others
5.6. Aluminum Prices - Supplier Quotation
Chapter 6. Sourcing Intelligence
6.1. Engagement Model
6.1.1. Fully Outsourcing Model or,
6.1.2. Partial/Hybrid Outsourcing Model or,
6.1.3. In-house Product Development Model or,
6.1.4. Shared Service Model
6.2. Operating Model
6.2.1. Basic Provider or,
6.2.2. Approved Provider or,
6.2.3. Others
6.3. KPI/SLA Elements
6.4. Negotiation Strategies
6.5. LCC/BCC Sourcing Analysis
6.5.1. China
6.5.2. India
6.5.3. Russia
6.5.4. Canada
6.5.5. U.A.E
6.5.6. Insights on Top 2 LCC/BCC Countries
6.6. Aluminum: Trade Statistics
Component wise cost break down for better negotiation for the client, highlights the key cost drivers in the market with future price fluctuation for different materials (e.g.: steel, aluminum, etc.) used in the production process
Offering cost transparency for different products / services procured by the client. A typical report involves 2-3 case scenarios helping clients to select the best suited engagement with the supplier
Determining and forecasting salaries for specific skill set labor to make decision on outsourcing vs in-house.
A typical newsletter study by capturing latest information for specific suppliers related to: M&As, technological innovations, expansion, litigations, bankruptcy etc.