The World Market for Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 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 less than 3 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 less than 3 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 less than 3 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 less than 3 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 less than 3 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 Less Than 3 mm Thick Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 Egypt 25 3.1.3 South Africa 26 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick 26 3.2.1 Executive Summary 26 3.2.2 China 31 3.2.3 Hong Kong 32 3.2.4 India 32 3.2.5 Indonesia 32 3.2.6 Japan 33 3.2.7 Malaysia 33 3.2.8 Singapore 34 3.2.9 South Korea 34 3.2.10 Taiwan 35 3.2.11 Thailand 36 3.2.12 Vietnam 36 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick 36 3.3.1 Executive Summary 36 3.3.2 Austria 41 3.3.3 Belgium 42 3.3.4 Czech Republic 42 3.3.5 Denmark 43 3.3.6 Finland 43 3.3.7 France 44 3.3.8 Germany 45 3.3.9 Greece 46 3.3.10 Hungary 46 3.3.11 Italy 47 3.3.12 Latvia 48 3.3.13 Lithuania 48 3.3.14 Norway 48 3.3.15 Poland 49 3.3.16 Romania 49 3.3.17 Russia 49 3.3.18 Slovakia 50 3.3.19 Slovenia 50 3.3.20 Spain 51 3.3.21 Sweden 52 3.3.22 the Netherlands 52 3.3.23 Ukraine 53 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick 53 3.4.1 Executive Summary 53 3.4.2 Brazil 55 3.4.3 Chile 56 3.4.4 Mexico 56 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick 56 3.5.1 Executive Summary 56 3.5.2 Canada 59 3.5.3 the United States 60 3.6 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick 61 3.6.1 Executive Summary 61 3.6.2 Bahrain 63 3.6.3 Jordan 64 3.6.4 Saudi Arabia 64 3.6.5 Turkey 64 4 IMPORTS 65 4.1 Africa: Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick Imports in 2016 65 4.1.1 Executive Summary 65 4.1.2 Algeria 68 4.1.3 Cameroon 69 4.1.4 Egypt 69 4.1.5 Ethiopia 69 4.1.6 Mauritius 70 4.1.7 Morocco 70 4.1.8 Nigeria 71 4.1.9 Rwanda 71 4.1.10 South Africa 71 4.2 Asia: Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick Imports in 2016 72 4.2.1 Executive Summary 72 4.2.2 China 76 4.2.3 Hong Kong 76 4.2.4 India 77 4.2.5 Indonesia 78 4.2.6 Japan 78 4.2.7 Malaysia 79 4.2.8 Philippines 79 4.2.9 Singapore 80 4.2.10 South Korea 80 4.2.11 Sri Lanka 81 4.2.12 Taiwan 81 4.2.13 Thailand 82 4.2.14 Vietnam 82 4.3 Europe: Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick Imports in 2016 83 4.3.1 Executive Summary 83 4.3.2 Austria 87 4.3.3 Belarus 87 4.3.4 Belgium 88 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 88 4.3.6 Bulgaria 89 4.3.7 Croatia 89 4.3.8 Czech Republic 90 4.3.9 Denmark 90 4.3.10 Estonia 91 4.3.11 Finland 91 4.3.12 France 92 4.3.13 Germany 93 4.3.14 Hungary 93 4.3.15 Iceland 94 4.3.16 Ireland 94 4.3.17 Italy 95 4.3.18 Kazakhstan 95 4.3.19 Latvia 96 4.3.20 Lithuania 96 4.3.21 Luxembourg 96 4.3.22 Macedonia 97 4.3.23 Malta 97 4.3.24 Moldova 97 4.3.25 Norway 98 4.3.26 Poland 98 4.3.27 Portugal 99 4.3.28 Romania 99 4.3.29 Russia 100 4.3.30 Slovakia 100 4.3.31 Slovenia 101 4.3.32 Spain 101 4.3.33 Sweden 102 4.3.34 the Netherlands 102 4.3.35 Ukraine 103 4.4 Latin America: Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick Imports in 2016 103 4.4.1 Executive Summary 103 4.4.2 Argentina 107 4.4.3 Bolivia 108 4.4.4 Brazil 108 4.4.5 Chile 109 4.4.6 Colombia 109 4.4.7 Costa Rica 109 4.4.8 Ecuador 110 4.4.9 El Salvador 110 4.4.10 Guatemala 110 4.4.11 Honduras 111 4.4.12 Mexico 111 4.4.13 Peru 112 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick Imports in 2016 112 4.5.1 Executive Summary 112 4.5.2 Canada 116 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 116 4.5.4 the United States 117 4.6 Oceana: Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick Imports in 2016 117 4.6.1 Executive Summary 117 4.6.2 Australia 119 4.6.3 New Caledonia 120 4.6.4 New Zealand 120 4.7 the Middle East: Hot-Rolled, Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick Imports in 2016 120 4.7.1 Executive Summary 120 4.7.2 Armenia 124 4.7.3 Israel 125 4.7.4 Jordan 125 4.7.5 Kyrgyzstan 125 4.7.6 Lebanon 126 4.7.7 Pakistan 126 4.7.8 Turkey 127 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 128 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 128 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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