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2.2 Management report on the Group Consolidated results of operations<br />

2.2 Management report on the Group Consolidated results of operations<br />

Iron ore prices<br />

Spot prices, 62% FE, CFR China<br />

in US dollars, indexed, October 2008 = 100<br />

250<br />

200<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

FY<br />

2008/09<br />

FY<br />

2009/10<br />

FY<br />

2010/11<br />

Materials expense of business areas<br />

as % of sales<br />

Steel Europe<br />

Steel Americas<br />

Materials Services<br />

Elevator Technology<br />

Plant Technology<br />

Components Technology<br />

Marine Systems<br />

Stainless Global<br />

Electronic purchasing systems make our purchasing more efficient. In the reporting year we handled over<br />

10,000 requests for quotes on our e-procurement platform. Our catalogue ordering system is also<br />

successful at optimizing process costs: Almost 7,500 users worldwide have access to over 5.45 million<br />

articles. With our supplier management system we carried out 1,200 supplier projects worldwide.<br />

Demand for raw materials at record level<br />

In the reporting year <strong>ThyssenKrupp</strong> purchased approx. 20 million tons of iron ore. The main supplier country<br />

continued to be Brazil, followed by Canada and South Africa. High global demand and delivery delays<br />

caused by heavy tropical rainfall led to a steep rise in average spot market prices for ore fines (CFR China)<br />

up to spring 2011, which also pushed up quarterly prices. As the fiscal year progressed the situation eased<br />

little as ore demand remained high. Year-on-year the average spot market price was 32% higher.<br />

The price of coking coal also increased. High imports into China and supply interruptions after Australian<br />

coal mines were hit by floods resulted in significant prices increases on the global market. This also affected<br />

our coal purchases. Prices for coke from China were also higher.<br />

The recovery of the steel markets increased international demand for steel scrap, which pushed up prices.<br />

At €340 per ton, the average market price of grade 2 scrap was around 33% higher year-on-year.<br />

Reduced price swings for most alloying metals<br />

Intensive global demand caused a further increase in procurement prices for alloying metals in the reporting<br />

year. As the economy slowed in the 2nd half of the fiscal year corrections were made in some areas. Prices<br />

moved within a narrower range than in previous years.<br />

32<br />

49<br />

59<br />

62<br />

67<br />

75<br />

80<br />

83<br />

68

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