In line with economic diversification strategy followed by local governments in the GCC, primary metal production is one of the key industries for all countries.
Energy availability, logistics connectivity and modern technology has helped the industry flourish in the region. However, the downstream metal industry is relatively nascent and the region is dependent on imports for majority of its downstream value-added metal product requirement.
Development of a cluster of downstream manufacturing units has been part of the Vision documents of the region for the last decade.
The current 2020 local country value-addition drive is likely to accelerate the growth in these industries with a major push towards manufacturing medical consumables with metals.
Additionally, primary smelters are also supporting the development by customizing and developing primary products as per midstream and downstream requirements.
The downstream metals industry along with complementary industries such as closed-loop waste management, digitalization services, energy efficient practices and infrastructure are likely to gain momentum in the short to medium term.
D&B has helped support the strategic plans of primary and downstream metal players in the region. We have also helped identify various lucrative metal manufacturing opportunities for government entities as part of their strategic plans in the region. This includes incoming FDI projects in the GCC.
D&B draws upon its pool of specialist metals experts (industry leaders and practitioners) for clients in primary, mid-stream, downstream and secondary metal industries.
Project Title: Identify gaps and improvement areas across supplier value-chain
Scope of Work: To implement global best practices in vendors/manufacturer onboarding process to pre- qualify vendors/manufactures, to enable vendor onboarding compliance management
Project Title: Strategy development and investment opportunities assessment for a government fund across Metals sector focused on SMEs
Scope of Work: Primary research among 40 businesses and experts for identifying opportunities based on local competitiveness and import substitution
Project Title: Business Plan development for a new extrusion line and identifying potential product and client applications
Scope of Work: Primary research among 100 respondents across the GCC to determine non ABC applications of extrusions and developing a business plan for a new line to cater to the new requirement
Project Title: Detailed assessment of Architectural, Building and Construction segment in the GCC and Europe for metal extrusion products
Scope of Work: Primary research among OEMs across Europe and MENA to gauge interest in GCC Aluminum extrusions and develop business plan to target the European market
Project Title: Business Plan development for a new extrusion line and identifying potential product and client applications
Scope of Work: Primary research among 100 respondents across the GCC to determine non ABC applications of extrusions and developing a business plan for a new line to cater to the new requirement
Project Title: Strategy development and investment opportunities assessment for a government fund across Metals sector for SMEs & Large firms
Scope of Work: Value chain analysis across primary, mid-stream, downstream and secondary metals to identify investment opportunities for Large and SME players.
Project Title: Opportunity assessment for downstream metals manufacturing in Oman
Scope of Work: Opportunity assessment framework development for the manufacturing strategy of Oman based on metals and plastics. This included detailed primary/ secondary research and expert engagement
Project Title: Business Plan development
Scope of Work: Market, Technical and Financial feasibility assessment for manufacturing SME projects across Metal downstream products in the GCC
Project Title: Detailed market assessment and business plan development for Tin plate fabrication in KSA
Scope of Work: Market assessment across GCC and Egypt to identify potential for Tinplate related product development. This included can products.
Project Title: Market entry for a leading Aluminum Association (cluster of 90 companies) in North America
Scope of Work: Detailed market assessment for each of the six GCC countries to determine market across more than 40 aluminum products (as export potential for Canadian companies)
Project Title: Market Assessment for Metal Trading Company in China
Scope of Work: Primary research among secondary metal traders in China to gauge potential for recycling
Project Title: Market research and analysis on Secondary Aluminum industry in India, carried out for one of the leading player in secondary aluminum in the world
Scope of Work: Market research for developing business plan for recycling
