In the second quarter of 2005, Consulting Agency Market Advice Ltd. carried out a full-scale research study of the market of carbon dioxide in Uralsk and Privolzhskiy regions of the Russian Federation in order to assess its current condition and prospects of development. At the first investigation phase, processing of secondary data was performed, and then experts (directors, experts of planned-economic departments, technologists, etc.) of 50 enterprises consuming carbonic acid in these regions were questioned. The companies represented food, metallurgical, machine-building, chemical and agricultural branches.

 

1.      Brief history of the regional (Ural and Privolzhskiy FD) market of carbon dioxide

2.      Analysis of data on manufacture of carbon dioxide in dynamics of 2002-2004

3.      Analysis of activities of main participants of the market

4.      Analysis of services of competitors

5.      Analysis of price parameters of products

6.      Structure of consumption in different branches and major enterprises

7.      Forecast of development of situation in the market

 

1.      Aggregative state of the carbon dioxide used

2.      Quality characteristics required from the carbon dioxide used at the surveyed enterprises

3.      Purposes of use of carbon dioxide at the surveyed enterprises

4.      Conformity of the carbon dioxide purchased to demanded parameters at the surveyed enterprises

5.      Optimum type of transportation of carbonic acid to the surveyed enterprises

6.      Transport component in the purchase price of carbon dioxide of a manufacturer

7.      Peaks and recessions in purchases of carbonic acid at the surveyed enterprises

8.      Prospects of consumption of carbonic acid in 2005-2007

9.      Prospects of application of the dry granulated carbonic acid at the surveyed enterprises

10. Optimum cost of 1 ton of carbon dioxide for the surveyed enterprises

11. Estimation of quality of the Russian and foreign carbonic acid

12. Prospects of changing a manufacturer/supplier of carbon dioxide

13. Estimation of quality of raw material and conditions of cooperation among manufacturers and suppliers of carbon dioxide