List of companies from research coverage that are profiled in the study
                                                        
                                                            
                                                                - Sandvik AB (Sweden)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Carpenter Technology Corporation (United States)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Hoganas AB (Sweden)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Rio Tinto (United Kingdom)
 
                                                            
                                                                - BASF SE (Germany)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (United States)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Alcoa Corporation (United States)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Vale S.A. (Brazil)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Laiwu Iron & Steel Group Powder Metallurgy Co. Ltd (China)
 
                                                            
                                                                - Jiande Yitong Metal Powder Co., Ltd (China)
 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Additional players considered in the study are as follows:
                                                            
                                                                Parshwamani Metals (India)
                                                                ,
                                                            
                                                                SCM Metal Products (Suzhou) Co., Ltd (United States)
                                                                ,
                                                            
                                                                D M Metal Powder (India)