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Fabricated

Metal Products:
United States

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Industry Overview
Market Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Supply Overview
Environmental and Regulatory Issues | Competing Methods and Materials
Technology and Product Developments | Trade

Highlights

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Demand Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts

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Resources

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Industry Structure
Industry Composition | Industry Leaders | Additional Companies Cited
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Fabricated Metal Products: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts US fabricated metal product demand and shipments in US dollars
at the manufacturers level to 2017. Demand is segmented by product in terms of:

architectural and structural metals

machine shops and fasteners
forging and stamping
boiler, tank, and shipping containers
coating, engraving, and heat treating
cutlery and hand tool manufacturing
spring and wire products
other fabricated metal products such as ammunition, bearings,
fabricated pipe and pipe fittings, hardware, industrial valves, and small
arms.

Excluded from the scope of this report are products classified as primary metals (such
as iron and steel mill, refined nonferrous metal, and metal foundry products). In addition,
based on the government classification of fabricated metal products, motor vehicle
metal stampings are excluded from the scope of this report.
To illustrate historical trends, total demand and shipments are provided in an annual
series from 2002 to 2012; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for
2007 and 2012. Forecasts emanate from the identification and analysis of pertinent
statistical relationships and other historical trends/events as well as their expected
progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in quantities between reported
years of a given total or segment are typically provided in terms of five-year compound
annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are generally stated in
smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast year, such as demand is projected
to rise 3.2% annually through 2017. The result of any particular year over that period,
however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, long-term trend, as
historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Fabricated Metal Products: United States represents the synthesis and analysis of data
from various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

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firms participating in the industry

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated August 2013
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

3321
3322
3323
3324

341
342
343

3325
3326
3327
3328
3329

Forging and Stamping

Cutlery and Handtool Mfg
Architectural and Structural Metals Mfg
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container
Mfg
Hardware Mfg
Spring and Wire Product Mfg
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and
Screw, Nut, and Bolt Mfg
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and
Allied Activities
Other Fabricated Metal Product Mfg

344
345
346
347
348
349

Metal Cans and Shipping Containers

Cutlery, Handtools, and General Hardware
Heating Equipment, Except Electric and
Warm Air Furnaces
Fabricated Structural Metal Products
Screw Machine Products, and Bolts, Nuts,
Screws, Rivets, and Washers
Metal Forgings and Stampings
Coating, Engraving, and Allied Services
Ordnance and Accessories, Except
Vehicles and Guided Missiles
Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and international
treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Market Size & Trends .............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Fabricated Metal Product Demand Trends, 2002-2012 ............................... 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 2 | United States: Fabricated Metal Product Demand by Type, 2012 ...................................... 3
Architectural & Structural Metals. ....................................................................................................... 4
Machine Shops & Fasteners. ............................................................................................................. 5
Forging & Stamping. ........................................................................................................................... 6
Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Containers. .................................................................................................. 7
Coating, Engraving, & Heat Treating. ................................................................................................. 8
Cutlery & Hand Tools.......................................................................................................................... 8
Spring & Wire Products. ..................................................................................................................... 9
Other Products. ................................................................................................................................... 9
Supply Overview .................................................................................................................................... 11
Chart 3 | United States: Fabricated Metal Product Shipment Trends, 2002-2012 ........................... 11
Environmental & Regulatory Issues ....................................................................................................... 12
Competing Methods & Materials ............................................................................................................ 13
Technology & Product Developments ................................................................................................... 14
Trade ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Chart 4 | United States: Fabricated Metal Product Trade Trends, 2002-2012 (billion dollars) ........ 15
Chart 5 | United States: Fabricated Metal Product Imports From Other NAFTA Countries ............. 16
Chart 6 | United States: Fabricated Metal Product Exports To Other NAFTA Countries ................. 16
Demand Forecasts ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 17
Table 1 | United States: Key Indicators for Fabricated Metal Product Demand (billion dollars) ...... 17
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 18
Table 2 | United States: Fabricated Metal Product Supply & Demand (billion dollars) .................... 18
Architectural & Structural Metals. ..................................................................................................... 18
Machine Shops & Fasteners. ........................................................................................................... 19
Forging & Stamping. ......................................................................................................................... 20
Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Containers. ................................................................................................ 20
Coating, Engraving, & Heat Treating. ............................................................................................... 21
Cutlery & Hand Tools........................................................................................................................ 21
Spring & Wire Products. ................................................................................................................... 21
Other Products. ................................................................................................................................. 21
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 22
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 22
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 23
Ball Corporation ................................................................................................................................ 23
Commercial Metals Company .......................................................................................................... 24
Nucor Corporation ............................................................................................................................ 25
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 26
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 27
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