Index
A
Adkerson, Richard
Air Liquide
Alcan Inc.
Alcoa Inc.
Allegheny Technologies Inc.
Aluminum:
end use of
investing in(see also Materials investment strategies)
price of
production of
recycling
and revenue
See also Metals & Mining industry
Ambuja Cements Limited
Amcor Ltd
Anglo American Plc
Anodes. See also Metals
Arcelor-Mittal
B
Backwardation
Ball Corp.
Baltic Dry Index
Barrick Gold Corp.
BASF Ag
Bessemer, Henry
Bethlehem Steel Corp.
BHP Billiton Ltd
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) program
Blister. See also Metals
Bretton Woods Agreement
Brownfield projects
C
Capital intensity
Carbon fiber. See Chemicals, carbon fiber
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie, Andrew
Cathodes. See also Metals
Cemex Sa
Chemicals:
carbon fiber
commodity
fertilizers and agriculture
industrial gases
modern industry
production of
recycling
specialty
See also Chemicals industry
Chemicals industry:
investing in(see also Materials investment strategies)
by stock market index
by region
sub-industry weights
top 10 firms
See also Chemicals
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Cia Vale do Rio Doce
Cimpor-Cimentos De Portugal
Clinker. See also Concrete
Coal:
end use of
and global factors
and manufacture of steel
and regional disparity
See also Metals & Mining industry
Codelco
Commodity chemicals. See Chemicals, commodity
Commodities:
defined
and futures exchanges
and inflation
investing in
regional price differences See also Chemicals; Concrete; Materials sector drivers; Metals; Paper
Composites World
Concentrate grade. See also Metals
Concrete:
and cement
components of
and construction aggregate (see Construction aggregate)
recycling
See also Construction Materials industry
Consensus expectations
Construction aggregate:
creating
and regional disparity
See also Concrete; Construction Materials industry
Construction Materials industry:
investing in(see also Materials investment strategies)
overview
by region
by stock market index
top 10 firms
See also Concrete
Containers & Packaging industry:
investing in(see also Materials investment strategies)
overview
by region
by stock market index
sub-industry weights
top 10 firms
Contango
Contrarian investors
Copper:
barriers to market entry
consumption of
content in U.S. coins
end use of
and example of substitution
futures curve
overview of
price of
production of
recycling
reserves
and smelting
supply and demand See also Metals & Mining industry
Cracking. See also Chemicals
CRH Ord
D
Dow Chemical
Downstream
DuPont (E I) De Nemours
Durable goods orders
E
Economic drivers. See also Materials sector drivers
Einstein, Albert
Empresas Cmpc Sa
Endangered Species Act of 1973
Energy Information Administration
Eskom
Exchange traded funds
F
Federal Steel Company
Fertilizers & Agricultural chemicals. See Chemicals, fertilizers and agriculture
Fisher Investments on Energy
Fisher, Ken
FMC Corp.
Force majeure
Fort Howard Corp.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Fungible commodity
Futures curve (forward curve)
Futures exchanges
G
Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS)
Gold:
consumption of
exchange traded funds
future prices
investing in(see also Materials investment strategies)
price of
production of
standard
and transportation
and value-to-weight ratio See also Metals & Mining industry
Gold standard
Grasim Industries Limited
Greenfield projects
Growth stocks
Grupo Mexico SAB
Gulf Canada Corp.
H
Heidelberger Zement Ag
Holcim Ltd-Reg
I
Inco Ltd
Industrial gases. See Chemicals, industrial gases
International Iron & Steel Institute
International Lead & Zinc Study Group
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Nickel Study Group (INSG)
International Paper Co.
Iron ore:
and emerging markets
consumption of
contracts
futures
price of
and regional disparity
transportation of
transportation of
See also Metals & Mining industry; Steel
Iron Ore Minerals Yearbook
J
JP Morgan
K
Kazakhmys Plc
KGHM Polska Miedz SA
L
Lafarge Sa
Leaching (chemical flotation)
Lifestyle Intl Hldgs Ltd
London Metal Exchange (LME)
M
Materials investment strategies:
adding value at industry/sub-industry level
adding value at security level
adding value in downturn
investing in commodities
Materials sector:
and benchmark differences
and capital intensity
case study: 2003-2007 bull market
demand growth
M&A
overview
supply constraints
and chemicals (see Chemicals)
components of
and concrete (see Concrete)
costs of
and demand
drivers (see Materials sector drivers)
and economic growth
economic resources
and emerging markets
and the fall of the gold standard
fundamentals of
capacity utilization
freight rates
GDP growth
global production growth
imports/exports
inventories
marginal cost of production
price caps
raw material costs
royalties
subsidies
tariffs
and the Industrial Revolution
industries (see also individual industry)
investing strategies (see Materials investment strategies)
largest firms
and metals (see Metals)
and Metals & Mining industry (see Metals & Mining industry)
and modern Chemicals industry
and the 1970s
overview
and paper (see Paper)
and portfolio management (see Top-down method)
and scarcity power
and security analysis (see Security analysis of stock)
sources
sub-industries (see also individual sub-industry)
and supply
upstream vs. downstream
weights by country
and World War I
and World War II
See also Aluminum; Coal; Construction aggregate; Copper; Gold; Iron ore; Nickel; Steel
Materials sector drivers:
bearish
bullish
case study (see Copper)
commodity price
commodity production growth
economic growth
exploration/development costs
investor sentiment
mergers and acquisitions
nationalization
overview
politics
production costs
regulations
share buybacks
taxes
fundamentals questions of
Matte. See also Metals
Mayr-Melnhof Karton Ag
Metal reserves
Metals:
creating concentrate
and environmental concerns
location of
mining
permits
recycling
smelting
See also Metals & Mining industry
Metals & Mining industry:
and benchmarks
case study (see Materials sector, case study)
by region
sub-industry weights
overview
investing in(see also Materials investment strategies)
top 10 firms
See also Aluminum; Coal; Copper; Gold; Iron ore; Metals; Nickel; Steel
Mineral rights
Mitsubishi Rayon
Monsanto
Mosaic Co.
MSCI All Country World Index
MSCI EAFE Index
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
MSCI World Index
N
New York Commodities Exchange (COMEX)
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)
Newmont Mining Corp.
Newton, Sir Isaac
Nickel:
content in U.S. coins
end use of
and example of innovation
price of
See also Metals & Mining industry
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings
Nippon Steel Corp.
Norilsk Nickel
O
The Only Three Questions That Count (Fisher)
Open pit mines
Owens-Illinois Inc.
P
Packaging Today
Pactiv Corporation
Paper:
consumption of
harvesting
lumber
origins of
processing
products
recycling
sub-industry weights
See also Paper & Forest Products industry
Paper & Forest Products industry:
investing in(see also Materials investment strategies)
overview
by region
by stock market index
top 10 firms
Phelps Dodge
Political drivers. See also Materials sector drivers
Portland cement
Portland Cement Association
Posco
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan
PPG Industries Inc.
Praxair Inc.
Price participation
Price setters
Price takers
Refining charges (RC)
Rexam Plc
Rio Tinto
Roadless Area Conservation Rule
Russell 2000
S
S&P 500
Sca Sv Cellulosa B
Sealed Air Corp.
Security analysis of stock:
additional factors
analyzing consensus expectations
analyzing firm performance
analyzing risk
analyzing valuations
identifying strategic attributes
overview
selection
understanding drivers
Sentiment drivers. See also Materials sector drivers
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd
Siam Cement Co.
Slag. See also Concrete
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc
Specialty chemicals. See Chemicals, specialty
Steel:
bar vs. flat
history of
investing in(see also Materials investment strategies)
and mini-mills
price of
production of
recycling
and regional disparity
and regional markets
and vertical integration
See also Iron ore; Metals & Mining industry
Stock-specific risks
Stora Enso Oyj-R Shs
Supply and demand
Surface rights
Syngenta Ag
Systematic risks
T
Tailings
Teijin
Templeton, John
Top-down method:
and benchmarks
vs. bottom-up
and enhanced stock selection
and investing as science
macro overview of
portfolio drivers
quantitative factor screening
and risk control
and scalability
stock selection
Toray
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd
Treatment charges (TC)
U
Underground mines
Union Carbide Corp.
United States Steel Corp.
Upm-Kymmene Oyj
Upstream
US Bureau of Economic Analysis
US Census Bureau
V
Value stocks
Value-to-weight ratio
Vulcan Materials Co.
W
Weyerhaeuser Co.
Wilkins, Greg
World Coal Institute
World Goal Council
X
Xstrata Plc
Y
Yokohama Rubber
Z
Zinc. See also Metals & Mining industry
Zoltek
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