The World Market for Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick: 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 hot-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products of at least 600 mm wide and between 3-4.75 mm thick. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 hot-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products of at least 600 mm wide and between 3-4.75 mm thick 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 hot-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products of at least 600 mm wide and between 3-4.75 mm thick? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of hot-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products of at least 600 mm wide and between 3-4.75 mm thick 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 hot-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products of at least 600 mm wide and between 3-4.75 mm thick? 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 16 2.1 Exports 16 2.1.1 The World Market: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 19 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in 2016 19 3 EXPORTS 23 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 Egypt 26 3.1.3 South Africa 27 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 27 3.2.1 Executive Summary 28 3.2.2 China 32 3.2.3 India 33 3.2.4 Indonesia 33 3.2.5 Japan 34 3.2.6 Malaysia 34 3.2.7 Singapore 35 3.2.8 South Korea 35 3.2.9 Taiwan 36 3.2.10 Thailand 37 3.2.11 Vietnam 37 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 37 3.3.1 Executive Summary 37 3.3.2 Austria 42 3.3.3 Belgium 43 3.3.4 Czech Republic 44 3.3.5 Denmark 44 3.3.6 Estonia 44 3.3.7 Finland 45 3.3.8 France 46 3.3.9 Germany 47 3.3.10 Gibraltar 48 3.3.11 Greece 48 3.3.12 Hungary 48 3.3.13 Italy 49 3.3.14 Lithuania 50 3.3.15 Luxembourg 50 3.3.16 Norway 50 3.3.17 Poland 51 3.3.18 Portugal 51 3.3.19 Russia 52 3.3.20 Slovakia 52 3.3.21 Slovenia 52 3.3.22 Spain 53 3.3.23 Sweden 54 3.3.24 the Netherlands 55 3.3.25 Ukraine 55 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 56 3.4.1 Executive Summary 56 3.4.2 Brazil 60 3.4.3 Mexico 60 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 61 3.5.1 Executive Summary 61 3.5.2 the United States 64 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 64 3.6.1 Executive Summary 64 3.6.2 Australia 65 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 65 3.7.1 Executive Summary 65 3.7.2 Saudi Arabia 68 3.7.3 Turkey 69 4 IMPORTS 70 4.1 Africa: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 70 4.1.1 Executive Summary 70 4.1.2 Algeria 73 4.1.3 Cameroon 74 4.1.4 Cape Verde 74 4.1.5 Egypt 74 4.1.6 Ethiopia 75 4.1.7 Ghana 75 4.1.8 Mauritius 75 4.1.9 Morocco 76 4.1.10 Nigeria 76 4.1.11 South Africa 77 4.1.12 Zimbabwe 77 4.2 Asia: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 77 4.2.1 Executive Summary 77 4.2.2 China 82 4.2.3 Hong Kong 82 4.2.4 India 83 4.2.5 Indonesia 84 4.2.6 Japan 84 4.2.7 Malaysia 85 4.2.8 Philippines 85 4.2.9 Singapore 86 4.2.10 South Korea 86 4.2.11 Sri Lanka 87 4.2.12 Taiwan 87 4.2.13 Thailand 88 4.2.14 Vietnam 89 4.3 Europe: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 89 4.3.1 Executive Summary 89 4.3.2 Austria 94 4.3.3 Belarus 94 4.3.4 Belgium 95 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95 4.3.6 Bulgaria 96 4.3.7 Croatia 96 4.3.8 Cyprus 97 4.3.9 Czech Republic 97 4.3.10 Denmark 98 4.3.11 Estonia 98 4.3.12 Finland 99 4.3.13 France 99 4.3.14 Georgia 100 4.3.15 Germany 100 4.3.16 Greece 101 4.3.17 Hungary 101 4.3.18 Iceland 102 4.3.19 Ireland 102 4.3.20 Italy 103 4.3.21 Kazakhstan 103 4.3.22 Latvia 104 4.3.23 Lithuania 104 4.3.24 Luxembourg 105 4.3.25 Macedonia 105 4.3.26 Norway 106 4.3.27 Poland 107 4.3.28 Portugal 107 4.3.29 Romania 108 4.3.30 Russia 109 4.3.31 Slovakia 110 4.3.32 Slovenia 110 4.3.33 Spain 111 4.3.34 Sweden 111 4.3.35 the Netherlands 112 4.3.36 Ukraine 113 4.4 Latin America: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 113 4.4.1 Executive Summary 113 4.4.2 Argentina 118 4.4.3 Bolivia 118 4.4.4 Brazil 119 4.4.5 Chile 119 4.4.6 Colombia 120 4.4.7 Costa Rica 120 4.4.8 Ecuador 121 4.4.9 El Salvador 121 4.4.10 Guatemala 121 4.4.11 Honduras 122 4.4.12 Mexico 122 4.4.13 Nicaragua 123 4.4.14 Paraguay 123 4.4.15 Peru 123 4.4.16 Uruguay 124 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 124 4.5.1 Executive Summary 124 4.5.2 Canada 128 4.5.3 the United States 129 4.6 Oceana: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 129 4.6.1 Executive Summary 129 4.6.2 Australia 133 4.6.3 New Caledonia 133 4.6.4 New Zealand 134 4.7 the Middle East: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 134 4.7.1 Executive Summary 134 4.7.2 Israel 138 4.7.3 Lebanon 138 4.7.4 Oman 138 4.7.5 Pakistan 139 4.7.6 Turkey 139 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 140 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 140 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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