The World Market for Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for waste and scrap of platinum and metal clad with platinum excluding sweepings containing other precious metals. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for waste and scrap of platinum and metal clad with platinum excluding sweepings containing other precious metals for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying waste and scrap of platinum and metal clad with platinum excluding sweepings containing other precious metals? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of waste and scrap of platinum and metal clad with platinum excluding sweepings containing other precious metals vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of waste and scrap of platinum and metal clad with platinum excluding sweepings containing other precious metals? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 13 2.1 Exports 13 2.1.1 The World Market: Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Export Supplies in 2016 13 2.2 Imports 16 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals in 2016 16 3 EXPORTS 20 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 20 3.1.1 Executive Summary 20 3.1.2 Algeria 23 3.1.3 Benin 24 3.1.4 Cote d'Ivoire 24 3.1.5 Egypt 24 3.1.6 Ghana 24 3.1.7 Guinea 25 3.1.8 Kenya 25 3.1.9 Morocco 25 3.1.10 Nigeria 26 3.1.11 South Africa 26 3.1.12 Tunisia 26 3.1.13 Uganda 27 3.1.14 Zimbabwe 27 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 27 3.2.1 Executive Summary 27 3.2.2 China 32 3.2.3 Hong Kong 32 3.2.4 India 33 3.2.5 Indonesia 33 3.2.6 Japan 34 3.2.7 Malaysia 34 3.2.8 Philippines 35 3.2.9 Singapore 35 3.2.10 South Korea 35 3.2.11 Taiwan 36 3.2.12 Thailand 36 3.2.13 Vietnam 36 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 37 3.3.1 Executive Summary 37 3.3.2 Austria 40 3.3.3 Belarus 41 3.3.4 Belgium 41 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41 3.3.6 Bulgaria 42 3.3.7 Croatia 42 3.3.8 Cyprus 42 3.3.9 Czech Republic 43 3.3.10 Denmark 43 3.3.11 Estonia 43 3.3.12 Finland 44 3.3.13 France 44 3.3.14 Georgia 44 3.3.15 Germany 45 3.3.16 Greece 45 3.3.17 Hungary 45 3.3.18 Iceland 46 3.3.19 Ireland 46 3.3.20 Italy 46 3.3.21 Kazakhstan 47 3.3.22 Latvia 47 3.3.23 Lithuania 47 3.3.24 Luxembourg 48 3.3.25 Macedonia 48 3.3.26 Moldova 48 3.3.27 Norway 48 3.3.28 Poland 49 3.3.29 Portugal 49 3.3.30 Romania 49 3.3.31 Russia 50 3.3.32 Slovakia 50 3.3.33 Slovenia 50 3.3.34 Spain 51 3.3.35 Sweden 51 3.3.36 the Netherlands 51 3.3.37 Ukraine 52 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 52 3.4.1 Executive Summary 52 3.4.2 Argentina 55 3.4.3 Bolivia 56 3.4.4 Brazil 56 3.4.5 Chile 56 3.4.6 Colombia 57 3.4.7 Costa Rica 57 3.4.8 Ecuador 57 3.4.9 Guatemala 57 3.4.10 Mexico 58 3.4.11 Nicaragua 58 3.4.12 Panama 58 3.4.13 Peru 58 3.4.14 Uruguay 59 3.4.15 Venezuela 59 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 59 3.5.1 Executive Summary 59 3.5.2 Canada 63 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 64 3.5.4 the United States 64 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 64 3.6.1 Executive Summary 64 3.6.2 Australia 68 3.6.3 New Zealand 68 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 68 3.7.1 Executive Summary 68 3.7.2 Armenia 71 3.7.3 Iraq 72 3.7.4 Israel 72 3.7.5 Jordan 72 3.7.6 Kuwait 73 3.7.7 Kyrgyzstan 73 3.7.8 Lebanon 73 3.7.9 Pakistan 73 3.7.10 Qatar 74 3.7.11 Saudi Arabia 74 3.7.12 Turkey 74 4 IMPORTS 75 4.1 Asia: Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 75 4.1.1 Executive Summary 75 4.1.2 China 78 4.1.3 Hong Kong 79 4.1.4 Japan 80 4.1.5 Malaysia 80 4.1.6 Singapore 81 4.1.7 South Korea 81 4.1.8 Taiwan 82 4.1.9 Thailand 82 4.2 Europe: Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 82 4.2.1 Executive Summary 82 4.2.2 Austria 87 4.2.3 Czech Republic 87 4.2.4 Denmark 88 4.2.5 France 88 4.2.6 Germany 89 4.2.7 Ireland 90 4.2.8 Italy 90 4.2.9 Lithuania 91 4.2.10 Norway 91 4.2.11 Poland 91 4.2.12 Russia 92 4.2.13 Spain 92 4.2.14 Sweden 92 4.3 Latin America: Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 93 4.3.1 Executive Summary 93 4.3.2 Brazil 95 4.4 North America & the Caribbean: Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 95 4.4.1 Executive Summary 95 4.4.2 Canada 98 4.4.3 the United States 99 4.5 Oceana: Waste and Scrap of Platinum and Metal Clad with Platinum Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 100 4.5.1 Executive Summary 100 4.5.2 Australia 102 4.5.3 New Zealand 103 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 104 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 104 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 105