The World Market for Cold-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 cold-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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 cold-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 cold-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 cold-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 cold-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: Cold-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 Cold-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 Cold-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 Cote d'Ivoire 26 3.1.3 Egypt 27 3.1.4 South Africa 28 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 28 3.2.1 Executive Summary 29 3.2.2 China 33 3.2.3 Hong Kong 34 3.2.4 India 34 3.2.5 Indonesia 35 3.2.6 Japan 36 3.2.7 Malaysia 37 3.2.8 Singapore 37 3.2.9 South Korea 38 3.2.10 Taiwan 39 3.2.11 Thailand 40 3.2.12 Vietnam 40 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 40 3.3.1 Executive Summary 41 3.3.2 Austria 45 3.3.3 Belgium 46 3.3.4 Bulgaria 47 3.3.5 Cyprus 47 3.3.6 Czech Republic 47 3.3.7 Denmark 48 3.3.8 Estonia 48 3.3.9 Finland 49 3.3.10 France 50 3.3.11 Germany 51 3.3.12 Greece 52 3.3.13 Hungary 52 3.3.14 Italy 53 3.3.15 Lithuania 54 3.3.16 Luxembourg 54 3.3.17 Norway 54 3.3.18 Poland 55 3.3.19 Portugal 55 3.3.20 Russia 56 3.3.21 Slovakia 56 3.3.22 Slovenia 56 3.3.23 Spain 57 3.3.24 Sweden 58 3.3.25 the Netherlands 59 3.3.26 Ukraine 60 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 60 3.4.1 Executive Summary 60 3.4.2 Belize 63 3.4.3 Brazil 64 3.4.4 Chile 64 3.4.5 Mexico 65 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 65 3.5.1 Executive Summary 65 3.5.2 Canada 68 3.5.3 the United States 69 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 69 3.6.1 Executive Summary 70 3.6.2 Australia 71 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick 72 3.7.1 Executive Summary 72 3.7.2 Saudi Arabia 75 3.7.3 Turkey 76 4 IMPORTS 77 4.1 Africa: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 77 4.1.1 Executive Summary 77 4.1.2 Algeria 81 4.1.3 Cote d'Ivoire 81 4.1.4 Egypt 81 4.1.5 Morocco 82 4.1.6 Niger 82 4.1.7 Senegal 83 4.1.8 South Africa 83 4.1.9 Togo 83 4.1.10 Zimbabwe 84 4.2 Asia: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 84 4.2.1 Executive Summary 84 4.2.2 China 88 4.2.3 Hong Kong 89 4.2.4 India 90 4.2.5 Indonesia 91 4.2.6 Japan 92 4.2.7 Malaysia 93 4.2.8 Philippines 93 4.2.9 Singapore 94 4.2.10 South Korea 94 4.2.11 Sri Lanka 95 4.2.12 Taiwan 95 4.2.13 Thailand 96 4.2.14 Vietnam 97 4.3 Europe: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 97 4.3.1 Executive Summary 97 4.3.2 Austria 102 4.3.3 Belarus 103 4.3.4 Belgium 104 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 105 4.3.6 Bulgaria 105 4.3.7 Croatia 106 4.3.8 Cyprus 106 4.3.9 Czech Republic 107 4.3.10 Denmark 108 4.3.11 Estonia 108 4.3.12 Finland 109 4.3.13 France 110 4.3.14 Germany 111 4.3.15 Greece 112 4.3.16 Hungary 112 4.3.17 Iceland 113 4.3.18 Ireland 113 4.3.19 Italy 114 4.3.20 Kazakhstan 115 4.3.21 Latvia 115 4.3.22 Lithuania 116 4.3.23 Luxembourg 116 4.3.24 Macedonia 117 4.3.25 Malta 117 4.3.26 Moldova 117 4.3.27 Norway 118 4.3.28 Poland 119 4.3.29 Portugal 120 4.3.30 Romania 120 4.3.31 Russia 121 4.3.32 Slovakia 122 4.3.33 Slovenia 122 4.3.34 Spain 123 4.3.35 Sweden 124 4.3.36 the Netherlands 125 4.3.37 Ukraine 126 4.4 Latin America: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 126 4.4.1 Executive Summary 126 4.4.2 Argentina 131 4.4.3 Bolivia 131 4.4.4 Brazil 132 4.4.5 Chile 133 4.4.6 Colombia 134 4.4.7 Costa Rica 134 4.4.8 Ecuador 135 4.4.9 El Salvador 135 4.4.10 Guatemala 136 4.4.11 Honduras 136 4.4.12 Mexico 137 4.4.13 Paraguay 137 4.4.14 Peru 138 4.4.15 Uruguay 138 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 139 4.5.1 Executive Summary 139 4.5.2 Canada 143 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 143 4.5.4 the United States 144 4.6 Oceana: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 144 4.6.1 Executive Summary 144 4.6.2 Australia 148 4.6.3 New Caledonia 148 4.6.4 New Zealand 149 4.7 the Middle East: Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick Imports in 2016 149 4.7.1 Executive Summary 149 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 153 4.7.3 Israel 154 4.7.4 Jordan 154 4.7.5 Lebanon 155 4.7.6 Pakistan 155 4.7.7 Turkey 156 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 157 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 157 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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