| Introduction
1. Mineral-resources base of niobium in the CIS
1.1. Reserves and deposits of niobium in the CIS
1.2. Mining and processing of niobium resources
1.3. Current standing of Russian companies– producers of niobium in concentrate
1.3.1. LLC «Lovozero mining-concentrating combine»
1.3.2. JSC «Malyshevskoe Rudoupravlenie»
1.3.3. JSC «Zabaikalsky GOK»
1.3.4. JSC «Stal’mag»
1.3.5. JSC «Vishnevogorsky GOK»
2. Production of niobium products
2.1. Production of ferroniobium
2.1.1 Requirements imposed on quality of ferroniobium, technology of its production in Russia
2.1.2 Current standing of the main producers of ferroniobium in the CIS
Russia
JSC «Klyuchevsky ferroalloy plant»
LLC «Severny Niobii»
JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant»
Kazakhstan
JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
2.2. Production of other kinds of niobium products
2.2.1. Technology of obtaining niobium products in the CIS
2.2.2. Current standing of producers of niobium products
Russia
JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant»
JSC «Klyuchevsky ferroalloy plant»
JSC «Uralredmet»
JSC «Chepetsk mechanical plant»
JSC «Experimental chemical-metallurgical plant of Giredmet»
Estonia
AS Silmet
Kazakhstan
LTD. «KazNiobii IKhMZ»
JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
Ukraine
JSC «Mariupol metallurgical combine im. Ilyich» (Donetsk chemical-metallurgical plant)
3. Projects and investments in Russian niobium industry
4. Export-import of niobium-containing products in CIS countries
Russia
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
5. Consumption of niobium in Russia
Conclusions
Appendix: Contact information on companies, producing niobium products
List of Tables:
Table 1: The main minerals of niobium
Table 2: The main deposits of niobium in the CIS
Table 3: Production of Nb2O5 in concentrate in Russia in 1997-2007, t
Table 4: The main producers of niobium products in the CIS and their range
Table 5: Chemical composition of ferroniobium according to GOST 16773-85
Table 6: Typical chemical composition of ferroniobium of production of JSC «Klyuchevsky ferroalloy plant»
Table 7: Financial results of JSC «KZF» in 2003-9 months of 2007, thousand Rubles
Table 8: Chemical composition of ferroniobium of production of JSC «Irtyshsky chemical-metallurgical plant», %
Table 9: Production of commodity niobium products in the CIS in 1997-2007, t
Table 10: Chemical composition of niobium pentoxide of production of JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant»
Table 11: The main shareholders of JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» as of 2007
Table 12: Financial results of JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» in 2001-9 months of 2007, mln Rubles
Table 13: Chemical composition of nickel-niobium master alloy (specifications 14-5-67-88)
Table 14: Chemical composition of niobium master alloy (specifications 14-141-28-99)
Table 15: Export supplies of products of JSC «Uralredmet» in 2003-2007, t
Table 16: Financial results of JSC «Uralredmet» in 2003 - 2007, mln Rubles
Table 17: Financial results of JSC «Chepetsk mechanical plant» in 2002-9 months of 2007, mln Rubles
Table 18: Export supplies of niobium metal of production of JSC «Experimental chemical-metallurgical plant of Giredmet» in 2003-2007, t
Table 19: Chemical composition of niobium pentoxide of AS Silmet
Table 20: Chemical composition of niobium metal of AS Silmet
Table 21: Contents of impurities in niobium hydride of AS Silmet
Table 22: Chemical composition of nickel-niobium master alloy of AS Silmet
Table 23: Chemical composition of niobium-aluminium master alloy of AS Silmet
Table 24: Chemical composition of niobium metal of JSC «Irtyshsky chemical-metallurgical plant»
Table 25: Chemical composition of niobium pentoxide of JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
Table 26: Chemical composition of niobium metal of JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
Table 27: Chemical composition of alloy Nb-Ti of JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
Table 28: Chemical composition of alloy Nb-Zr of JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant»
Table 29: Export of tantalum-niobium ores and concentrates from Russia in 1997-2002, t and $ thousand/t
Table 30: Import of tantalum-niobium ores and concentrates by Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 31: Export of ferroniobium from Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 32: Import of ferroniobium by Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 33: Export of niobium pentoxide from Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 34: Import of niobium pentoxide by Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 35: Export of niobium metal and its products from Russia in 1997-2007, kg and $/kg
Table 36: Import of niobium metal and its products by Russia in 1997-2007, kg and $/kg
Table 37: Import of tantalum-niobium concentrates by Kazakhstan in 1999-2006, t and $ thousand/t
Table 38: Import of ferroniobium by Kazakhstan in 2004-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 39: Export of ferroniobium from Kazakhstan in 2001-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 40: Import of niobium pentoxide by Kazakhstan in 2001-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 41: Export of niobium metal and its products from Kazakhstan in 1999-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 42: Import of ferroniobium by Ukraine in 2002-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 43: Import of niobium metal and its products by Ukraine in 2004-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Table 44: Apparent consumption of niobium in Russia in 1997-2007, t
Table 45: Grades of steels for frost-resistant pipes, manufactured in Russia
Table 46: Grades of steels for electrowelded pipes, manufactured in Russia (specifications 14-1-4358-87)
Table 47: Steel plates for oil-gas pipeline fastening parts.
List of Figures:
Figure 1: Dynamics of production of Nb2O5 in concentrate in Russia in 1997-2007, t
Figure 2: Dynamics of production of loparite concentrate by JSC «Lovozero GOK» in 1997-2007, t
Figure 3: Dynamics of supplies of tantalum-niobium concentrate from JSC «Zabaikalsky GOK» to JSC «Chepetsk mechanical plant» in 2002-2005, t
Figure 4: Dynamics of production of niobium concentrate to JSC «Stal’mag» in 2001-2006, t
Figure 5: Dynamics of production of ferroniobium in Russia in 2002-2007, t
Figure 6: Dynamics of production of ferroniobium by JSC «Klyuchevsky ferroalloy plant» in 2000-2007, t
Figure 7: Dynamics of production of ferroniobium by JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant» in 2001-2007, t
Figure 8: Dynamics of production of niobium pentoxide by JSC «Solikamsk magnesium plant» in 1997-2007, t
Figure 9: Dynamics of production of niobium in nickel-niobium and niobium master alloys by JSC «Klyuchevsky ferroalloy plant»
Figure 10: Dynamics of import supplies of niobium pentoxide to JSC «Uralredmet» in 2002-2007, t
Figure 11: Dynamics of production of niobium metal and its products by JSC «Ulba metallurgical plant» in 1998-2007, t
Figure 12: Dynamics of import supplies of tantalum-niobium ores to Russia and prices on them in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 13: Dynamics of export supplies of ferroniobium from Russia in 1998-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 14: Dynamics of import supplies of ferroniobium to Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 15: Dynamics of export of niobium pentoxide from Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 16; Dynamics of import of niobium pentoxide by Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 17: Dynamics of export supplies of niobium metal and its products from Russia in 1997-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 18: Dynamics of import supplies of niobium metal and its products to Russia in 1998-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 19: Dynamics of import of tantalum-niobium ores by Kazakhstan and prices on them in 1999-2006, t and $thousand/t
Figure 20: Dynamics of export of ferroniobium from Kazakhstan and prices on it in 2001-2005, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 21: Dynamics of import of niobium pentoxide by Kazakhstan and prices on it in 2001-2006, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 22: Dynamics of export of niobium metal and its products from Kazakhstan and prices on it in 1999-2007, t and $ thousand/t
Figure 23: Dynamics of consumption of niobium in Russia in 1997-2007, t.
Figure 24: Dynamics of production of niobium-containing steels by enterprises of Russia in 1999-2006, kt
Figure 25: Comparative dynamics of niobium-containing steels production in Russia and domestic consumption of ferroniobium in 1999-2007
Figure 26: Forecast of consumption of niobium in production of niobium-containing steels up to 2012, t | 
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