The World Market for Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 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 copper alloy plates, sheets, and strip over .15 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 copper alloy plates, sheets, and strip over .15 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 copper alloy plates, sheets, and strip over .15 mm thick? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of copper alloy plates, sheets, and strip over .15 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 copper alloy plates, sheets, and strip over .15 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 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 Egypt 24 3.1.3 Gabon 25 3.1.4 South Africa 25 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick 25 3.2.1 Executive Summary 25 3.2.2 Burma 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 34 3.2.8 Malaysia 35 3.2.9 Nepal 35 3.2.10 Philippines 36 3.2.11 Singapore 36 3.2.12 South Korea 37 3.2.13 Taiwan 38 3.2.14 Thailand 39 3.2.15 Vietnam 39 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick 40 3.3.1 Executive Summary 40 3.3.2 Austria 44 3.3.3 Belgium 45 3.3.4 Bulgaria 46 3.3.5 Croatia 47 3.3.6 Cyprus 47 3.3.7 Czech Republic 48 3.3.8 Denmark 49 3.3.9 Estonia 49 3.3.10 Finland 50 3.3.11 France 51 3.3.12 Germany 52 3.3.13 Greece 53 3.3.14 Hungary 53 3.3.15 Ireland 54 3.3.16 Italy 55 3.3.17 Kazakhstan 56 3.3.18 Latvia 56 3.3.19 Lithuania 56 3.3.20 Luxembourg 57 3.3.21 Poland 58 3.3.22 Portugal 59 3.3.23 Romania 59 3.3.24 Russia 59 3.3.25 Slovakia 60 3.3.26 Slovenia 60 3.3.27 Spain 61 3.3.28 Sweden 62 3.3.29 the Netherlands 63 3.3.30 Ukraine 64 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick 64 3.4.1 Executive Summary 64 3.4.2 Argentina 68 3.4.3 Belize 68 3.4.4 Brazil 68 3.4.5 Chile 69 3.4.6 Colombia 69 3.4.7 El Salvador 69 3.4.8 Mexico 70 3.4.9 Panama 70 3.4.10 Peru 71 3.4.11 Venezuela 71 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick 71 3.5.1 Executive Summary 71 3.5.2 Canada 74 3.5.3 the United States 75 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick 76 3.6.1 Executive Summary 76 3.6.2 Australia 79 3.6.3 New Caledonia 79 3.6.4 New Zealand 79 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick 80 3.7.1 Executive Summary 80 3.7.2 Israel 83 3.7.3 Qatar 84 3.7.4 Turkey 85 3.7.5 Uzbekistan 86 4 IMPORTS 87 4.1 Africa: Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick Imports in 2016 87 4.1.1 Executive Summary 87 4.1.2 Algeria 91 4.1.3 Botswana 91 4.1.4 Egypt 92 4.1.5 Ethiopia 92 4.1.6 Ghana 93 4.1.7 Mauritius 93 4.1.8 Morocco 94 4.1.9 Mozambique 94 4.1.10 Namibia 94 4.1.11 Nigeria 95 4.1.12 South Africa 95 4.1.13 Zimbabwe 96 4.2 Asia: Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick Imports in 2016 96 4.2.1 Executive Summary 96 4.2.2 China 100 4.2.3 Hong Kong 101 4.2.4 India 102 4.2.5 Indonesia 103 4.2.6 Japan 104 4.2.7 Malaysia 105 4.2.8 Papua New Guinea 106 4.2.9 Philippines 106 4.2.10 Singapore 107 4.2.11 South Korea 108 4.2.12 Sri Lanka 108 4.2.13 Taiwan 109 4.2.14 Thailand 110 4.2.15 Vietnam 111 4.3 Europe: Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick Imports in 2016 111 4.3.1 Executive Summary 111 4.3.2 Albania 115 4.3.3 Austria 116 4.3.4 Belarus 116 4.3.5 Belgium 117 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 117 4.3.7 Bulgaria 118 4.3.8 Croatia 118 4.3.9 Cyprus 119 4.3.10 Czech Republic 119 4.3.11 Denmark 120 4.3.12 Estonia 120 4.3.13 Finland 121 4.3.14 France 122 4.3.15 Georgia 122 4.3.16 Germany 123 4.3.17 Greece 124 4.3.18 Hungary 125 4.3.19 Ireland 125 4.3.20 Italy 126 4.3.21 Kazakhstan 127 4.3.22 Latvia 127 4.3.23 Lithuania 128 4.3.24 Luxembourg 128 4.3.25 Macedonia 129 4.3.26 Malta 129 4.3.27 Moldova 129 4.3.28 Norway 130 4.3.29 Poland 130 4.3.30 Portugal 131 4.3.31 Romania 132 4.3.32 Russia 133 4.3.33 Slovakia 134 4.3.34 Slovenia 134 4.3.35 Spain 135 4.3.36 Sweden 136 4.3.37 the Netherlands 137 4.3.38 Ukraine 137 4.4 Latin America: Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick Imports in 2016 138 4.4.1 Executive Summary 138 4.4.2 Argentina 142 4.4.3 Belize 142 4.4.4 Bolivia 142 4.4.5 Brazil 143 4.4.6 Chile 143 4.4.7 Colombia 144 4.4.8 Costa Rica 144 4.4.9 Ecuador 145 4.4.10 El Salvador 145 4.4.11 Guatemala 145 4.4.12 Mexico 146 4.4.13 Paraguay 146 4.4.14 Peru 147 4.4.15 Uruguay 147 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick Imports in 2016 147 4.5.1 Executive Summary 147 4.5.2 Barbados 151 4.5.3 Canada 152 4.5.4 Dominican Republic 152 4.5.5 Greenland 153 4.5.6 Jamaica 153 4.5.7 the Bahamas 153 4.5.8 the United States 154 4.6 Oceana: Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick Imports in 2016 154 4.6.1 Executive Summary 154 4.6.2 Australia 158 4.6.3 New Zealand 159 4.7 the Middle East: Copper Alloy Plates, Sheets, and Strip over .15 mm Thick Imports in 2016 159 4.7.1 Executive Summary 159 4.7.2 Armenia 163 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 164 4.7.4 Israel 164 4.7.5 Jordan 165 4.7.6 Kyrgyzstan 165 4.7.7 Lebanon 166 4.7.8 Oman 166 4.7.9 Pakistan 167 4.7.10 Turkey 167 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 168 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 168 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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