The World Market for Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings: 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 cast iron nonmalleable cast fittings. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 cast iron nonmalleable cast fittings 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 cast iron nonmalleable cast fittings? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of cast iron nonmalleable cast fittings 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 cast iron nonmalleable cast fittings? 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: Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 Egypt 24 3.1.3 South Africa 25 3.1.4 Tunisia 25 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings 25 3.2.1 Executive Summary 25 3.2.2 Bangladesh 29 3.2.3 China 30 3.2.4 Hong Kong 31 3.2.5 India 32 3.2.6 Indonesia 33 3.2.7 Japan 33 3.2.8 Malaysia 34 3.2.9 Singapore 34 3.2.10 South Korea 35 3.2.11 Taiwan 36 3.2.12 Thailand 37 3.2.13 Vietnam 37 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings 37 3.3.1 Executive Summary 37 3.3.2 Austria 42 3.3.3 Belarus 42 3.3.4 Belgium 43 3.3.5 Bulgaria 43 3.3.6 Croatia 44 3.3.7 Czech Republic 44 3.3.8 Denmark 45 3.3.9 Estonia 45 3.3.10 Finland 46 3.3.11 France 47 3.3.12 Germany 48 3.3.13 Greece 49 3.3.14 Hungary 49 3.3.15 Ireland 49 3.3.16 Italy 50 3.3.17 Latvia 51 3.3.18 Lithuania 51 3.3.19 Luxembourg 51 3.3.20 Macedonia 51 3.3.21 Norway 52 3.3.22 Poland 53 3.3.23 Portugal 54 3.3.24 Romania 54 3.3.25 Russia 54 3.3.26 Slovakia 55 3.3.27 Slovenia 55 3.3.28 Spain 56 3.3.29 Sweden 57 3.3.30 the Netherlands 58 3.3.31 Ukraine 59 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings 59 3.4.1 Executive Summary 59 3.4.2 Argentina 62 3.4.3 Brazil 63 3.4.4 Colombia 63 3.4.5 Mexico 64 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings 64 3.5.1 Executive Summary 64 3.5.2 Canada 68 3.5.3 the United States 69 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings 70 3.6.1 Executive Summary 70 3.6.2 Australia 73 3.6.3 New Zealand 74 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings 74 3.7.1 Executive Summary 74 3.7.2 Armenia 77 3.7.3 Israel 78 3.7.4 Saudi Arabia 78 3.7.5 Turkey 79 4 IMPORTS 80 4.1 Africa: Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings Imports in 2016 80 4.1.1 Executive Summary 80 4.1.2 Algeria 84 4.1.3 Botswana 84 4.1.4 Burundi 84 4.1.5 Cameroon 85 4.1.6 Cote d'Ivoire 85 4.1.7 Egypt 86 4.1.8 Ethiopia 86 4.1.9 Ghana 87 4.1.10 Mali 87 4.1.11 Mauritania 87 4.1.12 Mauritius 88 4.1.13 Morocco 88 4.1.14 Mozambique 88 4.1.15 Namibia 89 4.1.16 Niger 89 4.1.17 Nigeria 90 4.1.18 Rwanda 90 4.1.19 Senegal 91 4.1.20 South Africa 91 4.1.21 Sudan 91 4.1.22 Uganda 92 4.1.23 Zimbabwe 92 4.2 Asia: Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings Imports in 2016 92 4.2.1 Executive Summary 92 4.2.2 Cambodia 96 4.2.3 China 97 4.2.4 Hong Kong 98 4.2.5 India 98 4.2.6 Indonesia 99 4.2.7 Japan 99 4.2.8 Malaysia 100 4.2.9 Papua New Guinea 100 4.2.10 Philippines 101 4.2.11 Singapore 101 4.2.12 South Korea 102 4.2.13 Sri Lanka 102 4.2.14 Taiwan 102 4.2.15 Thailand 103 4.2.16 Vietnam 103 4.3 Europe: Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings Imports in 2016 103 4.3.1 Executive Summary 103 4.3.2 Albania 108 4.3.3 Austria 108 4.3.4 Belarus 109 4.3.5 Belgium 110 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 111 4.3.7 Bulgaria 111 4.3.8 Croatia 112 4.3.9 Cyprus 112 4.3.10 Czech Republic 113 4.3.11 Denmark 114 4.3.12 Estonia 114 4.3.13 Finland 115 4.3.14 France 116 4.3.15 Georgia 117 4.3.16 Germany 118 4.3.17 Greece 119 4.3.18 Hungary 120 4.3.19 Iceland 120 4.3.20 Ireland 121 4.3.21 Italy 122 4.3.22 Kazakhstan 123 4.3.23 Latvia 123 4.3.24 Lithuania 124 4.3.25 Luxembourg 124 4.3.26 Macedonia 125 4.3.27 Malta 125 4.3.28 Norway 126 4.3.29 Poland 127 4.3.30 Portugal 127 4.3.31 Romania 128 4.3.32 Russia 129 4.3.33 Slovakia 130 4.3.34 Slovenia 130 4.3.35 Spain 131 4.3.36 Sweden 132 4.3.37 the Netherlands 133 4.3.38 Ukraine 134 4.4 Latin America: Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings Imports in 2016 134 4.4.1 Executive Summary 134 4.4.2 Argentina 139 4.4.3 Bolivia 139 4.4.4 Brazil 140 4.4.5 Chile 140 4.4.6 Colombia 141 4.4.7 Costa Rica 141 4.4.8 Ecuador 141 4.4.9 Guatemala 142 4.4.10 Honduras 142 4.4.11 Mexico 143 4.4.12 Paraguay 143 4.4.13 Peru 144 4.4.14 Uruguay 144 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings Imports in 2016 144 4.5.1 Executive Summary 144 4.5.2 Canada 149 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 149 4.5.4 Greenland 150 4.5.5 Jamaica 150 4.5.6 the Bahamas 150 4.5.7 the United States 151 4.6 Oceana: Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings Imports in 2016 151 4.6.1 Executive Summary 151 4.6.2 Australia 155 4.6.3 New Caledonia 155 4.6.4 New Zealand 156 4.7 the Middle East: Cast Iron Nonmalleable Cast Fittings Imports in 2016 156 4.7.1 Executive Summary 156 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 159 4.7.3 Israel 160 4.7.4 Jordan 160 4.7.5 Lebanon 161 4.7.6 Oman 161 4.7.7 Pakistan 162 4.7.8 Turkey 162 4.7.9 Yemen 163 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 164 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 164 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 165