1. Steel price book - Germany 2008 ArcelorMittal, Steel Solutions and Services Building & Construction Support October 2008

2. 2 Content Objectives & French background Translation to Germany German market survey Comparison: France – Germany Observations & next steps Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

3. 3 Objectives Provides cost indicators and benchmarks for early project phases Free distribution to target group: architects, engineers, investors, but no steel construction professionals) Option: regular update

4. 4 French background Economy and Solutions in Steel, edited in France since 1999 by French Metal Group: - Arcelor (ArcelorMittal) - UNTEC - OTUA (Office Technique pour l´ Utilisation de l Acier; French IPO) Today, 4th edition (2006) Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

5. 5 French background (c.) Chapters in the French edition: –Framework –Floors –Stainless reinforcement –Roofing –Façade –External doors, windows –Metalworks –Anticorrosion –Fire Protection Costs valid for a certain size of project Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

6. 6 Translation to Germany Steel Price Book to be edited in Germany in summer 2008 by ArcelorMittal along with CEEC, supported by RICS and UNTEC Question: is there a French-German factor or coefficient for cost translation? Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

7. 7 Translation to Germany (c.) Translation difficulties: –Different standards –Different market situations –Different construction habits (technical solutions applied) No equivalent to UNTEC or CEEC in Germany Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

8. 8 German market survey Conducted by Institute for Construction Economics, University of Stuttgart 8 titels of questionnaires: –Framework– Floors –Façade– Roofing –Doors & windows– Stairs –Fire protection– Anticorrosion Contact to 300+ enterprises and local contractors all over Germany Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

9. 9 German market survey: the questionnaire (example: framework) Description of tasks Project remarks Description of items Blanks to fill out Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

10. 10 German market survey: the questionnaire (c) Description of items Blanks to fill out Contact data Annotations Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

11. 11 German market survey: data evaluation Published price indications are based on: - survey feedback - French experience - own calculations Survey results: scrutinized and plausibilized (as far as possible) for example with data from BKI Price indications may contain strategic components on top of arithmetic statistics Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

12. German market survey: data evaluation (example: framework) 12 Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

13. German market survey: data evaluation (example: framework) 13 Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

14. German market survey: data evaluation (example: framework) 14 Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

15. German market survey: data evaluation (example: framework) 15 Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

16. German market survey: data evaluation (example) 16 Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

17. 17 German market survey: data evaluation (example: own calculation) Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

18. 18 Comparison: France - Germany (example: façade) Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

19. 19 Comparison: France - Germany (example: framework) Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

20. 20 Comparison: France - Germany (example: fire protection) Steel Price Book, Germany 2008

21. 21 Steel Price Book, Germany 2008 Next steps Print Free PDF-download www.constructalia.de other European countries

22. 22 Steel Price Book, Germany 2008 Imprint Realisation: - ArcelorMittal (BCS) - CEEC - University of Stuttgart, Institute for Construction Economics with kind support of: - Jean-Marie Farsy (consultant to ArcelorMittal) - UNTEC France - RICS Financed and all rights reserved by ArcelorMittal