The World Market for Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals: 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 gold waste and scrap and metal clad with gold excluding sweepings containing other precious metals. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 gold waste and scrap and metal clad with gold excluding sweepings containing other precious metals 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 gold waste and scrap and metal clad with gold excluding sweepings containing other precious metals? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of gold waste and scrap and metal clad with gold excluding sweepings containing other precious metals 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 gold waste and scrap and metal clad with gold excluding sweepings containing other precious metals? 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 11 2.1 Exports 11 2.1.1 The World Market: Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Export Supplies in 2016 11 2.2 Imports 14 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals in 2016 14 3 EXPORTS 18 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 18 3.1.1 Executive Summary 18 3.1.2 Egypt 21 3.1.3 Ghana 22 3.1.4 Kenya 22 3.1.5 Mauritius 22 3.1.6 Morocco 23 3.1.7 Nigeria 23 3.1.8 Sierra Leone 23 3.1.9 South Africa 24 3.1.10 Tunisia 24 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 24 3.2.1 Executive Summary 24 3.2.2 Brunei 28 3.2.3 China 29 3.2.4 Hong Kong 29 3.2.5 India 30 3.2.6 Indonesia 30 3.2.7 Japan 30 3.2.8 Malaysia 31 3.2.9 Papua New Guinea 31 3.2.10 Philippines 31 3.2.11 Singapore 32 3.2.12 South Korea 32 3.2.13 Sri Lanka 32 3.2.14 Taiwan 33 3.2.15 Thailand 33 3.2.16 Vietnam 33 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 34 3.3.1 Executive Summary 34 3.3.2 Andorra 37 3.3.3 Austria 38 3.3.4 Belarus 38 3.3.5 Belgium 38 3.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39 3.3.7 Bulgaria 39 3.3.8 Croatia 39 3.3.9 Cyprus 40 3.3.10 Czech Republic 40 3.3.11 Denmark 40 3.3.12 Estonia 41 3.3.13 Finland 41 3.3.14 France 42 3.3.15 Georgia 42 3.3.16 Germany 43 3.3.17 Greece 43 3.3.18 Hungary 44 3.3.19 Iceland 44 3.3.20 Ireland 44 3.3.21 Italy 45 3.3.22 Kazakhstan 45 3.3.23 Latvia 46 3.3.24 Lithuania 46 3.3.25 Luxembourg 46 3.3.26 Malta 47 3.3.27 Norway 47 3.3.28 Poland 47 3.3.29 Portugal 48 3.3.30 Romania 48 3.3.31 Russia 48 3.3.32 Slovakia 49 3.3.33 Slovenia 49 3.3.34 Spain 49 3.3.35 Sweden 50 3.3.36 the Netherlands 50 3.3.37 Ukraine 50 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 51 3.4.1 Executive Summary 51 3.4.2 Belize 53 3.4.3 Bolivia 54 3.4.4 Brazil 54 3.4.5 Chile 54 3.4.6 Colombia 54 3.4.7 Costa Rica 55 3.4.8 Ecuador 55 3.4.9 El Salvador 55 3.4.10 Guatemala 55 3.4.11 Guyana 56 3.4.12 Honduras 56 3.4.13 Mexico 56 3.4.14 Nicaragua 56 3.4.15 Panama 57 3.4.16 Venezuela 57 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 57 3.5.1 Executive Summary 57 3.5.2 Anguilla 61 3.5.3 Aruba 62 3.5.4 Barbados 62 3.5.5 Bermuda 62 3.5.6 Canada 62 3.5.7 Dominica 63 3.5.8 Dominican Republic 63 3.5.9 Grenada 63 3.5.10 Jamaica 63 3.5.11 Montserrat 64 3.5.12 St. Lucia 64 3.5.13 the Bahamas 64 3.5.14 the United States 65 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 65 3.6.1 Executive Summary 65 3.6.2 Australia 69 3.6.3 Fiji 70 3.6.4 Marshall Islands 70 3.6.5 New Caledonia 70 3.6.6 New Zealand 71 3.6.7 Palau 71 3.6.8 Tonga 71 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals 72 3.7.1 Executive Summary 72 3.7.2 Israel 75 3.7.3 Jordan 76 3.7.4 Lebanon 76 3.7.5 Saudi Arabia 76 3.7.6 Turkey 77 4 IMPORTS 78 4.1 Africa: Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 78 4.1.1 Executive Summary 78 4.1.2 Burundi 80 4.1.3 Namibia 81 4.1.4 South Africa 81 4.2 Asia: Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 81 4.2.1 Executive Summary 81 4.2.2 Hong Kong 86 4.2.3 India 86 4.2.4 Japan 87 4.2.5 Malaysia 88 4.2.6 Singapore 88 4.2.7 South Korea 89 4.2.8 Taiwan 89 4.3 Europe: Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 89 4.3.1 Executive Summary 90 4.3.2 Austria 94 4.3.3 Belgium 94 4.3.4 Bulgaria 95 4.3.5 Czech Republic 95 4.3.6 Denmark 96 4.3.7 Estonia 96 4.3.8 France 97 4.3.9 Germany 98 4.3.10 Hungary 99 4.3.11 Ireland 99 4.3.12 Italy 100 4.3.13 Kazakhstan 100 4.3.14 Latvia 101 4.3.15 Lithuania 101 4.3.16 Norway 101 4.3.17 Poland 102 4.3.18 Portugal 102 4.3.19 Russia 102 4.3.20 Slovakia 103 4.3.21 Slovenia 103 4.3.22 Spain 103 4.3.23 Sweden 104 4.3.24 the Netherlands 104 4.4 Latin America: Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 105 4.4.1 Executive Summary 105 4.4.2 Brazil 107 4.4.3 Mexico 108 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 108 4.5.1 Executive Summary 108 4.5.2 Canada 112 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 112 4.5.4 the United States 113 4.6 Oceana: Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 114 4.6.1 Executive Summary 114 4.6.2 Australia 118 4.6.3 New Zealand 118 4.7 the Middle East: Gold Waste and Scrap and Metal Clad with Gold Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals Imports in 2016 119 4.7.1 Executive Summary 119 4.7.2 Qatar 120 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 121 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 121 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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