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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