The World Market for Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products: 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 cold-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 cold-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products 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 cold-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of cold-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products 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 cold-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 10 1.1 Our Approach 10 2 THE WORLD MARKET 17 2.1 Exports 17 2.1.1 The World Market: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products Export Supplies in 2016 17 2.2 Imports 19 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products in 2016 19 3 EXPORTS 23 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 Burkina Faso 26 3.1.3 Central African Republic 27 3.1.4 Cote d'Ivoire 27 3.1.5 Egypt 27 3.1.6 Gabon 27 3.1.7 Kenya 28 3.1.8 Mali 28 3.1.9 Mauritius 28 3.1.10 South Africa 29 3.1.11 Uganda 30 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products 30 3.2.1 Executive Summary 30 3.2.2 China 34 3.2.3 Hong Kong 35 3.2.4 India 36 3.2.5 Indonesia 37 3.2.6 Japan 38 3.2.7 Malaysia 39 3.2.8 North Korea 39 3.2.9 Philippines 40 3.2.10 Seychelles 40 3.2.11 Singapore 41 3.2.12 South Korea 42 3.2.13 Taiwan 43 3.2.14 Thailand 44 3.2.15 Vietnam 45 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products 45 3.3.1 Executive Summary 45 3.3.2 Albania 49 3.3.3 Austria 50 3.3.4 Belgium 51 3.3.5 Bulgaria 52 3.3.6 Croatia 52 3.3.7 Cyprus 52 3.3.8 Czech Republic 53 3.3.9 Denmark 54 3.3.10 Estonia 55 3.3.11 Finland 56 3.3.12 France 57 3.3.13 Germany 58 3.3.14 Gibraltar 59 3.3.15 Greece 59 3.3.16 Hungary 60 3.3.17 Ireland 60 3.3.18 Italy 61 3.3.19 Latvia 62 3.3.20 Lithuania 62 3.3.21 Luxembourg 62 3.3.22 Macedonia 63 3.3.23 Norway 63 3.3.24 Poland 64 3.3.25 Portugal 65 3.3.26 Romania 66 3.3.27 Russia 67 3.3.28 Slovakia 67 3.3.29 Slovenia 68 3.3.30 Spain 69 3.3.31 Sweden 70 3.3.32 Switzerland 71 3.3.33 the Netherlands 72 3.3.34 the United Kingdom 73 3.3.35 Ukraine 74 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products 74 3.4.1 Executive Summary 74 3.4.2 Argentina 77 3.4.3 Belize 78 3.4.4 Brazil 79 3.4.5 Chile 80 3.4.6 Colombia 80 3.4.7 Ecuador 80 3.4.8 Mexico 81 3.4.9 Panama 81 3.4.10 Uruguay 82 3.4.11 Venezuela 82 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products 82 3.5.1 Executive Summary 82 3.5.2 Canada 86 3.5.3 the United States 87 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products 88 3.6.1 Executive Summary 88 3.6.2 Australia 92 3.6.3 New Zealand 92 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products 92 3.7.1 Executive Summary 92 3.7.2 Bahrain 97 3.7.3 Israel 97 3.7.4 Kuwait 98 3.7.5 Lebanon 98 3.7.6 Saudi Arabia 98 3.7.7 Syrian Arab Republic 98 3.7.8 the United Arab Emirates 99 3.7.9 Turkey 100 4 IMPORTS 101 4.1 Africa: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 101 4.1.1 Executive Summary 101 4.1.2 Algeria 105 4.1.3 Botswana 105 4.1.4 Burundi 106 4.1.5 Cameroon 106 4.1.6 Cape Verde 106 4.1.7 Cote d'Ivoire 107 4.1.8 Egypt 107 4.1.9 Ethiopia 108 4.1.10 Kenya 108 4.1.11 Madagascar 108 4.1.12 Malawi 109 4.1.13 Mauritius 109 4.1.14 Morocco 110 4.1.15 Mozambique 110 4.1.16 Niger 111 4.1.17 Nigeria 111 4.1.18 Senegal 111 4.1.19 South Africa 112 4.1.20 Tunisia 113 4.1.21 Uganda 113 4.1.22 Zambia 114 4.1.23 Zimbabwe 114 4.2 Asia: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 114 4.2.1 Executive Summary 114 4.2.2 Cambodia 118 4.2.3 China 119 4.2.4 Hong Kong 120 4.2.5 India 121 4.2.6 Indonesia 122 4.2.7 Japan 123 4.2.8 Macau 123 4.2.9 Malaysia 124 4.2.10 Nepal 125 4.2.11 Philippines 125 4.2.12 Singapore 126 4.2.13 South Korea 127 4.2.14 Sri Lanka 128 4.2.15 Taiwan 129 4.2.16 Thailand 130 4.3 Europe: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 130 4.3.1 Executive Summary 130 4.3.2 Albania 134 4.3.3 Austria 135 4.3.4 Belarus 136 4.3.5 Belgium 137 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 138 4.3.7 Bulgaria 139 4.3.8 Croatia 140 4.3.9 Cyprus 141 4.3.10 Czech Republic 142 4.3.11 Denmark 143 4.3.12 Estonia 144 4.3.13 Finland 145 4.3.14 France 146 4.3.15 Georgia 147 4.3.16 Germany 148 4.3.17 Greece 149 4.3.18 Hungary 150 4.3.19 Iceland 151 4.3.20 Ireland 151 4.3.21 Italy 152 4.3.22 Latvia 153 4.3.23 Lithuania 154 4.3.24 Luxembourg 154 4.3.25 Malta 155 4.3.26 Moldova 155 4.3.27 Norway 156 4.3.28 Poland 157 4.3.29 Portugal 158 4.3.30 Romania 159 4.3.31 Russia 160 4.3.32 Slovakia 161 4.3.33 Slovenia 162 4.3.34 Spain 163 4.3.35 Sweden 164 4.3.36 Switzerland 165 4.3.37 the Netherlands 166 4.3.38 the United Kingdom 167 4.3.39 Ukraine 168 4.4 Latin America: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 169 4.4.1 Executive Summary 169 4.4.2 Argentina 173 4.4.3 Bolivia 174 4.4.4 Brazil 175 4.4.5 Chile 176 4.4.6 Colombia 177 4.4.7 Costa Rica 178 4.4.8 Ecuador 179 4.4.9 El Salvador 179 4.4.10 Guatemala 180 4.4.11 Mexico 181 4.4.12 Nicaragua 181 4.4.13 Panama 182 4.4.14 Paraguay 182 4.4.15 Peru 183 4.4.16 Venezuela 184 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 184 4.5.1 Executive Summary 184 4.5.2 Canada 188 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 189 4.5.4 the United States 190 4.6 Oceana: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 190 4.6.1 Executive Summary 190 4.6.2 Australia 194 4.6.3 French Polynesia 195 4.6.4 New Caledonia 195 4.6.5 New Zealand 196 4.7 the Middle East: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 196 4.7.1 Executive Summary 196 4.7.2 Armenia 200 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 201 4.7.4 Bahrain 201 4.7.5 Iran 202 4.7.6 Israel 203 4.7.7 Jordan 204 4.7.8 Kyrgyzstan 204 4.7.9 Lebanon 205 4.7.10 Oman 205 4.7.11 Pakistan 206 4.7.12 Qatar 207 4.7.13 Saudi Arabia 208 4.7.14 Turkey 209 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 210 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 210 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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