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Hi

We are a trading company supplying metal products for mainly
automotive use to markets in Europe and USA. These metal products are
sourced from China/India/Korea.

Our USP is low cost sourcing and breadth and scope of supply chain
services. We can design the part, source it, ship it, chase it,
customs clear it and deliver it to the customer.

Current customers include tractor manufacturers, truck transmission
manufacturers, construction equipment manufacturers, street furniture
wholesalers, precision automotive parts fabricators et al.

Our parts are proprietary, i.e. they are made for the specific model of
truck, tractor or whatever, manufactured by our Customer - they are
not generic parts although we do supply some nuts and bolts which are.

The materials we supply are iron, ductile iron, steel, stainless
Steel and aluminium amongst others. This might be in the form of
castings, machined castings, forgings, die castings, fabrications etc.

We are looking for new customers in Europe, Canada, North and South America.
These customers may not be in the automotive sector. There may be
market sectors out there that we have not thought to consider. As an
example it may be that the medical sector might take stainless steel
parts.

We are looking for research which might identify markets for our metal
products that we have not recognised or considered up until now. We
are also looking for more logistics customers i.e. moving goods around
and maybe storing them in our warehouse, but this is not the priority.

The answer I am looking for is a list of market sectors as opposed to
Customers. Industries and markets that would potentially use metal
products in some way.

Is this an area that you can help us with? If so, what would be your fee?
What additional information would you require?

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Best Regards

Mikejr

Hi! Thanks for the question.

Here are some of the other markets in the metals industry that you may
want too pursue:

STEEL in General:

- Cans: soda cans, aerosols, toiletries, paint cans.
- Household items: refrigerators, washing machines, cutlery, cooking pots
- Garden Tools
- Jewelries
- Office Equipment: filing cabinets, paper clips, staples and scissors.
Source: http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/content/binaries/documents/waste/Chapter_5_-_Metals.pdf

- Oil and Gas Industry: pipes, tubes, Oil well casing, tubings,
distribution pipelines, transmission lines
Source: http://www.canadiansteel.ca/industry/factsheets/oilgasind.htm 

- hospital equipment
- metal cutting tools
- drill bits
Source: http://www.ga.gov.au/education/minerals/ironuse.html 


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STAINLESS STEEL:

List of Products for Stainless Steel
http://www.askzn.co.za/_products.htm 


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ALUMINUM

- Food Industry: beverage cans, food containers, household and
institutional foil, rigid containers
- Household items: doors, kitchen items: kitchen pots, frying pans,
cookie sheets, dishes, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, picture
frames, refrigerator trim
- Garden products: lawn chairs, lawnmowers, ladders, gas grills, wind chimes
- Building and construction: commercial, bridges, cable and
transmission towers, arena domes
- Transportation: Automotive, Aircraft, Marine, Rail, Space
Source: http://aluminum.activematter.com/Content/NavigationMenu/The_Industry/Markets/Transportation/Transportation.htm

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TANTALUM:

- springs
- gun barrels 
- saws 
- dental & surgical instruments
- electrical wires
Source: http://www.digistar.mb.ca/minsci/uses/tantalum.htm


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CESIUM:

- photoelectric cells
- radio tubes
- rocket engines
Source: http://www.digistar.mb.ca/minsci/uses/cesium.htm 


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COBALT:

- paints
- glass
- flux
- enamels
- metal cutters
- razor steel
- surgical steel
- paint driers
Source: http://www.digistar.mb.ca/minsci/uses/cobalt.htm 


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LEAD:

- batteries
- paint
- flux
- piping
- explosives
- cable covering
Source: http://www.digistar.mb.ca/minsci/uses/lead.htm 


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NICKEL:

- coinage
- magnets
- armour plates
- plating
Source: http://www.digistar.mb.ca/minsci/uses/nickel.htm 


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SILVER:

- coinage
- jewelry
- wires
- electronic parts
- silverware
Source: http://www.digistar.mb.ca/minsci/uses/silver.htm 

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ZINC:

- cables
- medicines
- chemicals
Source: http://www.digistar.mb.ca/minsci/uses/zinc.htm 


Search terms used:  
Standard, accreditation certification environmental
Steel ?stainless steel? iron aluminum metals industry market ?uses of?
consumption consuming

I hope these links would help you in your research. Before rating this
answer, please ask for a clarification if you have a question or if
you would need further information.
                                                          
                              
Regards,                              
Easterangel-ga                              
Google Answers Researcher

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Request for Answer Clarification by mikejr-ga on 04 Oct 2005 05:25 PDT

Dear Easterangel

Thanks for the answer. 

Its not quite what I was expecting though. The sectors you quote are
the more obvious ones. Some of the metals you have researched are
elements rather than finshed products - caesium for example. We don't
get involved in metals per se, but fashion products out of them, and
mainly the metals I quoted to you.

What I was hoping for was a little more lateral thinking. By way of
example, we may supply parts for the railway industry - track parts -
chunks of machined metal that hold the rails down - that kind of
thing.

I suppose part of what I am saying is think more industrial and less
domestic. Think more component and less finished goods. More wholesale
and less retail.

Another example might be machined metal parts as component parts for
pumps, or for heat exchangers or any other application requiring
precision components. The main thing would be that these parts are
used in enough volume to justify developing and supplying them in the
first place.

We supply quite a range from small high precision parts stainless
parts, to very large (1/2 ton) steel parts.

Anyway this is a useful start and I am very grateful for your prompt
response. You have given me some ideas already, but your response is a
bit too generic. I am sure there is more detail to find.

What do you think?

Kind regards

Mikejr

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Clarification of Answer by easterangel-ga on 04 Oct 2005 07:39 PDT

I think a good way to provide a solution will be to look at the
different industrial steel products and look at examples of
manufacturers of such products.

You can see the different industrial uses here:

Industrial Products, Spares, Goods & Supplies
http://dir.indiamart.com/indianexporters/indianexporters_ng14.html 


Examples: (The companies listed here are from India and are only for
example purposes so as to give you only an idea of the products
offered)

Aircraft Engine Components
http://www.volvo.com/volvoaero/global/en-gb/products/engine+components/

Shanu CNC ? Conveyor Belt Components
http://www.indiamart.com/shanucnc/ 

A.V.I. International ? ??manufacturers and exporters of hi-tech
industrial products like air pressure gauge, industrial valve,
industrial fasteners, tube fitting, bearings etc.?
http://www.indiamart.com/avinternational/#products 

Machine Tools Engineering ? Hydraulic Fittings
http://www.indiamart.com/machinetools/ 

New Era International _ Boiler Components
http://www.indiamart.com/newerainternational/#products

Gears India- Cement Plant and Sugar Mills Gears
http://www.gearsindia.net/

AASHU Industries ? engineering components for chemical and pharmaceutical plants
http://www.indiamart.com/aashuindustries/#products 

ADARSH Industries ? components and spare parts for the refrigeration industry
http://www.indiamart.com/adarshrefrigeration/#ammonia-compressor-spares

International Trade Company ? Construction industry machine components
http://www.indiamart.com/internationaltrade/ 

Jai Durge ? Industrial Knives and Blades
http://www.indiamart.com/jaidurge/ 

Universal Engineering Works ? ?supplier of Diamond Drill Bits, Drill
Rods, Diamond Core Bits, Diamond Drill Core Bits, T.C Bits, Drilling
Accessories etc.?
http://www.indiamart.com/uewindia/ 

Novino Marketing ? ?Earthmoving machinery spares?
http://www.indiamart.com/novinomarketing/ 

Pooja ? ?Manufacturer and supplier of aluminum die castings, die cast
components, pressure die castings., electrical stampings, electrical
lamination and steel processing.?
http://www.indiamart.com/pooja-metal-processor/ 

Madras Hardtools- Supplies for Lifting Equipments
http://www.indiamart.com/madrashardtools/

Minuteman ? Injection Molding Spare Parts
http://www.indiamart.com/minuteman/ 

JAYA IMPEX ? Plant Machinery Equipment
http://www.indiamart.com/jayaimpex/#plant-and-machinery   


I hope these additional links will be of help to you.

Thanks again!

Overall helpful. I will probably use this service again both business
and personal. The requested clarification provided a lot more useful
info. Thanks