1. Demo-VersionRussia: NitrogenMarketAnalysis and Forecast to 2017November 2011Marketing ResearchBarykovsky lane 4, building 2, office 201 e-mail: info@indexbox.ru www.indexbox.ruMoscow, 119034Phone number: +7 495 988 96 06

2. Market Research Russia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)Brief OverviewThe report on the Russian nitrogen market contains: Analysis and forecast of market dynamics; Structure of consumption by region; Analysis of domestic production, market shares of the main market players; Analysis of exports and imports; Analysis of factors, influencing the development of the market; Analysis of raw materials base; Analysis of end-uses; Assessment and forecast of market development; Financial and economic profiles of the leading companies in the industry.Methodology: Expert interviews with top managers of the largest players on the market; Analysis of information, received from the main market participants; An analysis of statistical information: o Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat); o The Federal Customs Service (FTS); o The Ministry of Economic Development; o The Federal Tax Service; o Industry associations.The report will allow you to: 1. Identify key indicators of the market, build your own business forecasts, based on market data; 2. Evaluate the growth potential and threats in the market.Key figures presented in the report on the Russian nitrogen market: Volumes of production, exports and imports; Indicators of market development; Consumption.The report contains the consensus market forecast based on the average value of theforecasts of market participants. As market experts are considered: manufacturers,importers, wholesale distributors, high-volume consumers, professional associations andunions, and trade publications. The experts, participating in the survey, are provided withspecial conditions on the purchase of the reports.Page 2 from 19IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 3. Market Research Russia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)Why People Choose Us We have been professionals in marketing research for over 9 years, and have completed over 1000 industry studies which are updated on a regular basis. We collect data via expert interviews with market participants. Industry experts verify all secondary information used in the report. We have an extensive database of economic information in almost every sector of the economy. Cross-analysis of related industries enables our clients to get a complete picture of the market of interest. Our own research methodology guarantees the consistently high quality of our work. We offer unique and individualized customer service: o Personal account on the website with a personal manager; o Monitoring of the status of your order online; o Pre-sale specialist advice and answers to post-purchase questions. We offer special conditions for the actualization of our research reports. If interested, find out about these conditions from our specialists now! Page 3 from 19 IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 4. Market Research Russia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)Research DesignThe purpose of the study is to analyze the state of the Russian nitrogen market and build aforecast of the industry in the medium term.Geography of the research: RussiaMethodology1.Analysis of secondary market data:Secondary data refers to data from the Internet (industry portals, competitors sites,shopping sites, articles and reviews, reference materials), specialized publications, state andprivatemedia companies,marketing agencies,commercialdatabases, IndexBoxMarketing own research.2.Analysis of Materials from Market Participants (price lists, brochures, etc.):Data collection from market participants is needed to analyze the specifics of the marketand the parties involved in it, their pricing and assortment policy. Data on marketparticipants is gathered during the analysis of secondary information, and also by sendingrequests for price lists and other presentation materials.3.Expert Interviews with Market ParticipantsTheanalysis of secondaryinformation is completed byexpert interviewswithrepresentatives of market participant companies manufacturers and trading companies.Our approach to the estimationThe consensus market forecast is the average value of the forecasts of market participants(experts).ExpertsAs market experts are considered: manufacturers, importers, wholesale distributors, high-volume consumers, professional associations and unions, and trade publications. Expertopinions are collected during telephone interviews conducted by IndexBox on a regularbasis (the standard is every six months, but can be more often, based on a special requestor under conditions of high volatility in the market). IndexBox has created an extensivedatabase of experts within key industries. The experts, participating in the survey, areprovided with special conditions on the purchase of the reports. Page 4 from 19IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 5. Market Research Russia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)Accuracy of forecastsThe accuracy of forecasts is verified by experts in the given industry, based on the historicalperiod (3 years). In accordance with this accuracy, each expert weighs out the forecasts tocreate the overall average forecastIndicators1. Consumption: Consumption is the main index estimated by our experts and features the dynamics of consumption in real terms in the short to medium term. Experts give an estimate of the potential volume of consumption in accordance with their expectations and production plans (for manufacturers).2. Internal production: It is based on the projected volume of consumption and production capacity in any given industry, assessing, of course, and factoring in the dynamics of domestic production.3. Imports and Exports: Takes into account the retrospective dynamics of export-import operations, strengths and weaknesses of the domestic production, changes in legislation, the macroeconomic situation in the countries of the supplier (beneficiary) of a product, an assessment of the dynamics of imports and exports.Page 5 from 19IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 6. Market ResearchRussia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)Table of ContentsAbout IndexBox1. Executive summary2. Research design3. Description of nitrogen4. Technology of nitrogen production5. Characteristics of the Russian nitrogen market in 2008 2010. Forecast for2011 - 20175.1. Volume and dynamics of the Russian nitrogen market in 2008 2010. Forecast for2011 - 20175.2. Structure of the Russian nitrogen market: production, exports, imports,consumption6. Characteristics of the domestic production of nitrogen in 2005 - 20106.1. Volume and dynamics of nitrogen production in Russia in 2005 - October 20116.2. Structure of the nitrogen production by region6.3. The main manufacturers of nitrogen and their corresponding market shares 6.3.1. JSC Nevinnomyssk Nitrogen" 6.3.2. JSC "Kuibyshev" 6.3.3. JSC "KCKK them. Konstantinov "6.4. Investment projects in the industry7. Characteristics of the price of nitrogen7.1. Dynamics of the manufacturers prices of nitrogen in 2007 - October 20117.2. Comparison of manufacturers prices of nitrogen by Federal Districts of Russia8. Characteristics of the imports of nitrogen into the Russian market8.1. Volume and dynamics of the imports of nitrogen8.2. Countries, leading suppliers of the nitrogen, imported into the Russian Federation8.3. Foreign companies, manufacturers of the nitrogen, imported into Russia8.4. Russian recipient companies of the imported nitrogen8.5. Recipient regions of the Russian imports of nitrogen9. Characteristics of the Russian exports of nitrogen9.1. Volume and dynamics of the Russian exports of nitrogen9.2. Recipient countries of the Russian exports of nitrogen9.3. Manufacturing companies, supplying nitrogen for exports9.4. Sending regions of the Russian exports of nitrogen10. Factors, influencing the development of the nitrogen market in Russia10.1. Status of the chemical industry11. Characteristics of nitrogen consumption11.1. Dynamics and consumption of nitrogen in 2008 2010. Forecast for 2011 - 201711.2. Volume and pattern of consumption of nitrogen by Federal Districts in 2008 2010. Forecast for 2011 - 201711.3. Structure of nitrogen consumption by industry in 2008 2010. Forecast for 2011- 2017Page 6 from 19 IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 7. Market ResearchRussia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)11.4. Balance between production and consumption of nitrogen in 2008 - 201012. Forecast for development of the nitrogen market in 2011 - 201712.1. Assessment of the potential volume of supply of nitrogen for 2011 - 2017Appendix 1. Financial and economic indicators of the industry Revenue (net) from sales of products in 2006 - 2010, in billions of RUR Selling and administrative expenses in 2006 - 2010, in billions of RUR Cost of products in 2006 - 2010, in billions of RUR Gross profit on product sales in 2006 - 2010, in billions of RUR Investments in the sector in 2006 - 2010, in billions of RUR Average number of workers employed in the sector in 2006 - 2010Appendix 2. Profiles of the leading manufacturers in the industryThe following data (or analysis of the data) is presented for each of the companies: Contact details Registration data Management Subsidiaries Major shareholders Balance sheets Profit and loss accounts Key financial performance indicatorsPage 7 from 19 IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 8. Market Research Russia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)Data presented in tabular form Dynamics of the nitrogen market in 2008 - 2017 Production of nitrogen in 2005 - October 2011, in thousands of cubic meters Volume of nitrogen production by type of nitrogen in January - October 2011, inthousands of cubic meters Production of nitrogen by Federal Districts in 2005 - October 2011, in thousands ofcubic meters Average manufacturers prices of nitrogen in Russia in January 2007 - October 2011 Volume of the imports of nitrogen in Russia by manufacturing countries in 2011, inthousands of cubic meters Volume of the imports of nitrogen in Russia by manufacturing companies in 2011, inthousands of cubic meters Volume of the imports of nitrogen in Russia by importing companies in 2011, inthousands of cubic meters Volume of the imports of nitrogen in Russia by recipient regions in 2011, inthousands of cubic meters Volume of the Russian exports of nitrogen by recipient countries in 2011, inthousands of cubic meters Volume of the Russian export of nitrogen by manufacturing companies in 2011, inthousands of cubic meters Volume of the Russian exports of nitrogen by sending region in 2011, in thousands ofcubic meters Indicators of the chemical industry in 2008 - October 2011 Forecast for the consumption of nitrogen until 2017 by Federal DistrictsPage 8 from 19IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 9. Market ResearchRussia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)Data, presented in the form of figures Volume of nitrogen supply on the market in 2008 - 2017 Production of nitrogen in 2009 - October 2011, in thousands of cubic meters Production of nitrogen in January 2008 - October 2011, in %, to the correspondingperiod of the previous year Production of nitrogen in the 2005 - 2011, in thousands of cubic meters Structure of nitrogen production in January - October 2011 by type, in thousands ofcubic meters Structure of nitrogen production by Federal Districts in January - October 2011 Structure of nitrogen production by Federal Districts in 2005 - 2011 Indices of average manufacturers prices of nitrogen in Russia in January - October2011 Indices of average manufacturers prices of nitrogen in Russia in January - October2011 Dynamics of average manufacturers prices of nitrogen in Russia in January 2009 -October 2011, deviation in % over the corresponding period of the previous year Comparison of the average manufacturers price of nitrogen by Federal Districts inOctober 2011 Dynamics of the imports of nitrogen in the Russian Federation in January - October2011, in thousands of cubic meters Structure of the imports of nitrogen in Russia by manufacturing countries in 2011 Structure of the imports of nitrogen in Russia by manufacturing companies in 2011 Structure of the imports of nitrogen in Russia by importing companies Structure of the imports of nitrogen in Russia by recipient regions in 2011 Dynamics of the Russian exports of nitrogen in 2011, in thousands of cubic meters Structure of the Russian exports of nitrogen by recipient countries in 2011 Structure of the Russian exports of nitrogen by manufacturing companies in 2011 Structure of the Russian exports of nitrogen by sending region in 2011 Indicators of the chemical industry in Russia in 2008 - October 2011 Dynamics of nitrogen consumption in Russia in 2009 - 2017, in thousands of cubicmetersPage 9 from 19 IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 10. Market Research Russia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)Executive Summary Key figures andconclusionsabout the marketThe volume of supply on the Russian nitrogen market in 2010 was almost million tons,which is % higher than the the same figure for 2009. It should be noted that the volumeof imported products on the nitrogen market was % of the total market.The volume of production of nitrogen in 2010 was million tons, which is % higher thanthe volume of production in 2009.The largest share (%) of all nitrogen manufactured in the Russian Federation in 2010belongs to the Federal District.In 2010, the import volume of nitrogen in Russia amounted to tons in physical terms andto thousand USD in value terms.Page 10 from 19 IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 11. Market ResearchRussia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)4. Characteristics of the Russiannitrogen market...4.1. Volume and dynamics of the Russian nitrogen market in2005-2010. Forecast for 2011 2017The volume of supply on the Russian nitrogen market in 2010 was almost million units,which is % higher than the the same figure for 2009. It should be noted that the volumeof imported products on the nitrogen market was % of the total market. Source: Data (Rosstat, FTS), Analysis (IndexBox)Fig. 1. Volume of supply of nitrogen in 2009 - 2010 and forecast for 2011 -2017, in tonsPage 11 from 19 IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 12. Market ResearchRussia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)4.2. Structure of the nitrogen market in Russia: production,exports, imports, consumptionThe volume of imports of nitrogen was about million units, which was % of the totalmarket volume. A more detailed analysis of the imports and exports is presented below. Table 1. Volume and dynamics of the nitrogen market in 2009 - 2010 and forecast until 2017, in tons 200920102011F 2012F 2013F 2014F2015F 2016F 2017FVolume of In unitsproductionIn %, to %%%%% %%% thepreviousyearVolume of In unitsexportsIn %, to %%%%% %%% thepreviousyearVolume of In unitsimportsIn %, to %%%%% %%% thepreviousyearVolume of In unitstotal supplyIn %, to %%%%% %%% thepreviousyear Source: Data (Rosstat, FTS, Expert opinion), Analysis (IndexBox)Page 12 from 19IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 13. Market ResearchRussia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)5. Characteristics of the domesticproduction of nitrogen in 2005 - 2010Characteristics of domestic production - Volume and dynamics by type of product - Production capacities - Structure of production - Main producers and their market shares5.1 Volume and dynamics of production of nitrogen in 2005 -November 2012For the period January November 2011, the volume of production was higher than for theanalogical period of the previous year.Page 13 from 19 IndexBox Marketing 2012 www.indexbox.ru 14. Market Research Russia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)Source: Data (Rosstat), Analysis (IndexBox)Fig. 7. Production of nitrogen in 2010 - November 2011, in tonsPage 14 from 19IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 15. Market ResearchRussia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)5.4 The main producers of nitrogen and their share in productionTable 5. Volume of production by nitrogen manufacturers in 2010, in tonsProduction ofManufacturerRegion nitrogen, intonsOTHERSTOTAL Source: Data (Company data), Analysis (IndexBox) Source: Data (Company data), Analysis (IndexBox) Fig. 2. Shares of nitrogen manufacturers in the total production of nitrogen in2010 in physical termsPage 15 from 19 IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 16. Market Research Russia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)7. Characteristics of the imports ofnitrogen 7.1. Volume and dynamics of the imports of nitrogenThe volume of imports of nitrogen in 2010 was tons. The largest amount of nitrogen wasimported in , when were imported tons.Table 2. Dynamics of the imports of nitrogen in 2010, in tonsMonthQuantity, in tons In %, to the previous monthJanuary February%March %April %May %June%July%August%September %October %November%December%Total Source: Data (FTS), Analysis (IndexBox) Page 16 from 19 IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 17. Market ResearchRussia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)Source: Data (FTS), Analysis (IndexBox) Fig. 16. Dynamics of the imports of nitrogen in 2010, in thousands of tonsand in %Page 17 from 19 IndexBox Marketing 2012www.indexbox.ru 18. Market Research Russia: Nitrogen Market. November 2011 (Demo-version)About IndexBox"IndexBox" is one of the leading companies in the sphere of marketing consulting. We carryout pieces of marketing research and consult on questions about strategic marketing.The "IndexBox" team has been working together for more than 7 years.The average experience of "IndexBox" specialists in the marketing sphere is 10 years.IndexBox" employs 15 specialists in its research analytical department.The gathering of the researched information is controlled by 8 employees, all with vast experience in field work. 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