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BUSINESS REPORT TO NAT.FED MEMBERS, DISMET, EASSC, STSG AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

MAY 2012

NAT.FED

NAT.FED BUSINESS REPORT MAY 2012TO MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS, DISMET, EASSC, STSG AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

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PRELIMINARY REMARKS

PRESENT NATFED BUSINESS REPORT INCLUDES THE LATEST AVAILABLE MARKET MONITORING DATA FROM NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS FROM DISMET.

REPORTED PRODUCT GROUPS ARE LONG STEEL PRODUCTS, FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS AND ALL STEEL PRODUCTS.

MORE CHARTS BROKEN DOWN BY THE USUAL PRODUCT LINES ARE AVAILABLE ON DEMAND TO BE ADDRESSED TO [email protected].

CHARTS PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT ARE UPDATED EITHER TO FEBRUARY OR MARCH 2012. WE WILL NOT MISS TO COMPLETE THE CHART SYSTEM AS SOON AS NEW UPDATES OR MISSING UPDATES FROM NATIONAL FEDERATIONS WILL REACH US REGARDIN^G THEIR FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2012 DATA

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR THIS SET OF CHARTS THE YEARLY AVERAGE OF 2010 REPRESENTS INDEX = 100

MPORTANT NOTICE:

DISMETSALES = SALES OF EU-27 STEEL DISTRIBUTION INSIDE EU-27

DISMET STOCKS = STOCKS OF EU-27 STEEL DISTRIBUTION INSIDE EU-27

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IMPORTANT NOTE:

STOCKS ARE REPORTED IN DAYS OF SALE BASED ON A THREE MONTHS MOVING AVERAGE

SALES INDEX: MONTHLY AVERAGE VOLUMES 2010 = 100 STOCK INDEX: MONTHLY AVERAGE VOLUMES 2010 = 100

MARKET MONITORING MARCH 2012


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PRESENTLY, NINE NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ARE PARTICIPATING IN NAT.FED MARKET MONITORING SYSTEM

SOURCE : EUROMETAL

PARTICIPATING ASSOCIATIONS:

ASSOFERMET - ITALYBDS – GERMANYFFDM – FRANCEMAFE - HUNGARYNASS – UKSOHM – CZ.REP & SLOVAKIASTAALFEDERATIE – NLSTEEL DIST.ASS. - SWEDENUAHE - SPAIN

CONTACTED TO PARTICIPATE:

PUDS - POLAND


AT A GLANCE: SALES INDICES REPORTED FOR MARCH 2012

NASS SALES AVERAGE AVERAGE JAN FEB MARMARKET COVERED: UK 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012

LONG STEEL PRODUCTS 100 103 100 109 103 FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS 100 109 126 133 116ALL STEEL PRODUCTS 100 108 117 125 112

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

STAALFEDERATIE SALES AVERAGE AVERAGE JAN FEB MARMARKET COVERED: NETHERLD. 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012


SWEDEN DISTR. SALES AVERAGE AVERAGE JAN FEB MARMARKET COVERED: SWEDEN 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012



AT A GLANCE: SALES INDICES REPORTED FOR FEBRUARY / MARCH 2012

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

BDS SALES AVERAGE AVERAGE JAN FEB MARMARKET COVERED: GERMANY 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012


FFDM SALES AVERAGE AVERAGE JAN FEB MARMARKET COVERED: FRANCE 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012


UAHE SALES AVERAGE AVERAGE JAN FEB MARMARKET COVERED: SPAIN 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012

LONG STEEL PRODUCTS 100 90 68 79 ALL LARGOS STEEL PRODUCTS 100 92 70 78


AT A GLANCE: SALES INDICES REPORTED FOR MARCH 2012

DISMET SALES AVERAGE AVERAGE JAN FEB MARMARKET COVERED: EU-27 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012

LONG STEEL PRODUCTS 100 108 101 94 110FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS 100 108 108 109 108ALL STEEL PRODUCTS 100 106 104 102 108

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

EASSC SALES AVERAGE AVERAGE JAN FEB MARMARKET COVERED: EU-27 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012

STRIP MILL PRODUCTS 100 104 110 112 113

MAFE SALES AVERAGE AVERAGE JAN FEB MARMARKET COVERED: HUNGARY 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012

LONG STEEL PRODUCTS 100 180 ------------ 173 ---------- FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS 100 150 ----------- 158 ----------- ALL STEEL PRODUCTS 100 146 ------------ 152 ----------

ASSOFERMET SALES AVERAGE AVERAGE JAN FEB MARMARKET COVERED: ITALY 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012

STRIP MILL PRODUCTS 100 95 --- --- ---

QUARTERLY DATA ONLY2010 DATA UNDER REVISION

NO 2012 DATA AVAILABLE


AT A GLANCE: 2011 SALES COMPARED TO 2010 SALES: DISTRIBUTION SALES: ALL STEEL PRODUCTS

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

STAALF.NL

SOHMC.R.

FFDMFRANCE

NASSUK

BDSD

DISMETEU-27

DISTR.SWED.

+16% + 8 %

+ 8 %

+ 8 %

+ 6 %

+ 5 %

+ 3 %

IN 2011, EU STEEL DISTRIBUTION SALES DID INCREASE BY +6 %.

SALES IN GERMANY, SWEDEN AND IN UK WERE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN AVERAGE.

SALES GROWTH IN FRANCE AND IN THE NETHERLANDS WAS BELOW THE EU AVERAGE.

SALES IN CZECH REPUBLIC REGISTERED STRONG GROWTH


AT A GLANCE: 1.QUARTER 2012 / 1,QUARTER 2011: DISTRIBUTION SALES: ALL STEEL PRODUCTS

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

STAALF.NL

FFDMFRANCE

NASSUK

BDSD

DISMETEU-27

DISTR.SWED.

- 12 %

- 6 %

- 6 %

- 2 %

1 % 1 %1 %

1 %

DURING 1. QUARTER 2012, STEEL SALES IN EU DROPPED BY - 6 % IN A YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON.

AS A MATTER OF FACT 1.QUARTER 2011 SALES WERE AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL

ONLY UK AND FRENCH STEEL DISTRIBUTORS NOTED ASLIGHT GROWTH.

SALES BY GERMAN DISTRIBUTIONLOWERED BY -2 %.

SALES BY DUTCH AND SWEDISH DISTRIBUTION DID DIVE SIGNIFICANTLY


AT A GLANCE: 2011 SALES COMPARED TO 2010 SALES: SALES LONG STEEL PRODUCTS

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

UAHESPAIN

STAALF.NL

SOHMC.R.

FFDMFRANCE

NASSUK

BDSD

DISMETEU-27

DISTR.SWED.

+31%

+ 9 %

+ 8 %

+ 5 %

+ 4 %

+ 9 %

+ 3 %

- 10 %

IN 2011, LONG PRODUCTS SALES BY EU STEEL DISTRIBUTION INCREASED BY+8 %.

ALL NATIONAL MARKETS SAW POSITIVE GROWTH RATES, EXCEPT FOR SPAIN WHERE DISTRIBUTION SALES IN LONG PRODUCTS DIVED BY ANOTHER -10 % AFTER A TREMONDOUS LOSS OF VOLUMES ALREADY IN 2009.


AT A GLANCE: 1.QUARTER 2012 / 1,QUARTER 2011: SALES LONG STEEL PRODUCTS

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

STAALF.NL

UAHESPAIN

FFDMFRANCE

BDSD

DISTR.SWE

DISMETEU-27

NASSUK

- 19 %

- 7 %

- 5%

5 %

4 %

6 %

- 18 %

DURING 1.QUARTER 2012, LONG PRODUCTS SALES IN EU STEEL DISTRIBUTION SLUMPED BY -5% IN A Y-O-Y COMPARISON.

SALES IN GERMANY, SWEDEN AND FRANCE WERE WELL ORIENTED, WHEREAS SALES OF LONG PRODUCTS IN THE UK DID DECELERATE BY -5 %.

DUTCH AND SPANISH LONG PRODUCTS SALES WERE STRONGLY DIVING.

SALES BY SPANISH DISTRIBUTION IN LONG PRODUCTS ARE AT A TOTALLY DEPRESSED LEVEL MIRRORING THE DRAMATIC SITUATION IN SPANISH CONSTRUCTION AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES

EUROMETAL STEEL NET FORUM MILANO 10 MAY 2012

AT A GLANCE: 2011 SALES COMPARED TO 2010 SALES: SALES FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

EASSCEU-27

STAALF.NL

SOHMC.R.

ASSOFER

ITALYFFDM

FRANCENASS

UKBDS

DDISMETEU-27

DISTR.SWED.

+ 9 % + 9 %

+ 8 %

+ 8 %

+ 8 %

+ 7 %

+ 4 %

+ 4 %

- 5 %

IN 2011, FLAT SALES RECORDEDA GOOD PROGRESS IN ALL MAINNATIONAL MARKETS, EXCEPT FOR THE ITALIAN MARKET IN STRIP MILL PRODUCTS.

ASSOFERMET REPORTS ONLY SMP.


AT A GLANCE: 1.QUARTER 2012 / 1,QUARTER 2011: SALES FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

STAALF.NL

FFDMFRANCE

NASSUK

BDSD

EASSCEU-27

DISMETEU-27

DISTR.SWED.

-

- 6 %

- 8 %

- 6 %

- 5 %

3 %

- 5 %

-

- 5 %

- 2 %

DURING THE 1.QUARTER OF 2012,SALES IN FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS BY EUROPEAN STEEL DISTRIBUTION WERE WELL BELOW THEIR LEVELS REACHED IN 1.QUARTER OF 2011.

AS A MATTER OF FACT 1.QUARTER 2011 WAS BY FAR THE BEST QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2011 AND WAS A QUARTER OF EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD SALES


AT A GLANCE: STOCKS IN DAYS OF SALES: RANKING 2011 – LONG STEEL PRODUCTS

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

BDS - GERMANY

NASS -UK

FFDM - FRANCE

DISMET EU-27

ST.DIST. SWEDEN

SOHM – C.R.

89 DAYS

77 DAYS

68 DAYS

62 DAYS

62 DAYS

60 DAYS

UAHE - SPAIN 63 DAYSIN 2011, AVERAGE STOCK REACH OF LONG PRODUCTS WAS 62 DAYS OF SALES

THE HIGH STOCK RESIDENCE IN GERMANY REPRESENTING 89 DAYS OF SALES MIGHT BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT GERMAN STEEL DISTRIBUTORS TEND TO STOCK COMPLETE PRODUCT LINES, INCLUDING SLOW MOVERS

MAFEHUNGARY.

69 DAYS


AT A GLANCE: STOCKS IN DAYS OF SALES: RANKING MARCH 2012 – LONG STEEL PRODUCTS

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

BDS - GERMANY

NASS -UK

FFDM - FRANCE

DISMET EU-27

ST.DIST. SWEDEN

SOHM – C.R.

85 DAYS

71 DAYS

70 DAYS

60 DAYS

50 DAYS

UAHE - SPAIN 61 DAYS

AT END MARCH 2012, STOCK REACH OF LONG PRODUCTS DID NOT CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN COMPARED TO 2011

MAFE - HUNGARY. 66 DAYS


AT A GLANCE: STOCKS IN DAYS OF SALES: RANKING 2011 – FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

BDS - GERMANY

ASSOFERMETITALY

FFDM - FRANCE

DISMET EU-27

ST.DIST. SWEDEN

SOHM – C.R.

89 DAYS

84 DAYS

69 DAYS

69 DAYS

65 DAYS

64 DAYS

EASSC EU-27

65 DAYS

NASS -UK 57 DAYS

IN 2011, AVERAGE STOCK REACH OF EU STEEL DISTRIBUTION FOR FLAT PRODUCTS, INCLUDING PLATES, WAS 65 DAYS OF SALES(DISMET).

FOR STRIP MILL PRODUCTS ONLY, THE COMPARABLE STOCK REACH WAS 69 DAYS (EASSC)

ASSOFERMET REPORTS ONLY SMP

MAFE - HUNGARY 58 DAYS


AT A GLANCE: STOCKS IN DAYS OF SALES: RANKING MARCH 2012 – FLAT STEEL PRODUCTS

SOURCE: EUROMETAL,

BDS - GERMANY

ASSOFERMETITALY

FFDM - FRANCE

DISMET EU-27

ST.DIST. SWEDEN

MAFE - HUNGARY

82 DAYS

66 DAYS

59 DAYS

55 DAYS

51 DAYS

EASSC EU-27

65 DAYS

NASS -UK

41 DAYS

ALSO AT END MARCH 2012,STEEL STOCK REACH REMAINED AT ALMOST SAME LEVELS THAN ON AVERAGE IN 2011.

SMP STOCK DAYS OF SSC DECREASED MORE SIGNIFICANTLY

SOHM –CZ.REP.& SLOVAKIA

MARCH 2011 - MARCH 2012

STEEL DISTRIBUTIONMARKET MONITORINGGERMANY

NOTE: STOCKS ARE REPORTED IN DAYS OF SALE BASED ON A THREE MONTHS MOVING AVERAGE

SALES INDEX: MONTHLY AVERAGE 2010 = 100 STOCK INDEX: MONTHLY AVERAGE 2010 = 100

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