The World Market for Lead Ores and Concentrates: 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 lead ores and concentrates. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 lead ores and concentrates 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 lead ores and concentrates? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of lead ores and concentrates 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 lead ores and concentrates? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 8 1.1 Our Approach 8 2 THE WORLD MARKET 12 2.1 Exports 12 2.1.1 The World Market: Lead Ores and Concentrates Export Supplies in 2016 12 2.2 Imports 14 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Lead Ores and Concentrates in 2016 14 3 EXPORTS 18 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Lead Ores and Concentrates 18 3.1.1 Executive Summary 18 3.1.2 Algeria 21 3.1.3 Cote d'Ivoire 22 3.1.4 Eritrea 22 3.1.5 Ethiopia 22 3.1.6 Ghana 22 3.1.7 Morocco 23 3.1.8 Mozambique 23 3.1.9 Namibia 23 3.1.10 Nigeria 24 3.1.11 Senegal 24 3.1.12 South Africa 24 3.1.13 Zambia 25 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Lead Ores and Concentrates 25 3.2.1 Executive Summary 25 3.2.2 Burma 28 3.2.3 China 29 3.2.4 India 29 3.2.5 Indonesia 29 3.2.6 Japan 29 3.2.7 Malaysia 30 3.2.8 Mongolia 30 3.2.9 Philippines 30 3.2.10 Singapore 30 3.2.11 South Korea 31 3.2.12 Sri Lanka 31 3.2.13 Taiwan 31 3.2.14 Thailand 31 3.2.15 Vietnam 32 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Lead Ores and Concentrates 32 3.3.1 Executive Summary 32 3.3.2 Belarus 35 3.3.3 Belgium 36 3.3.4 Bulgaria 36 3.3.5 Estonia 36 3.3.6 France 36 3.3.7 Georgia 37 3.3.8 Germany 37 3.3.9 Greece 37 3.3.10 Ireland 38 3.3.11 Italy 38 3.3.12 Kazakhstan 38 3.3.13 Macedonia 38 3.3.14 Poland 39 3.3.15 Portugal 39 3.3.16 Romania 39 3.3.17 Russia 39 3.3.18 Spain 40 3.3.19 Sweden 40 3.3.20 the Netherlands 40 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Lead Ores and Concentrates 40 3.4.1 Executive Summary 40 3.4.2 Argentina 44 3.4.3 Bolivia 45 3.4.4 Brazil 45 3.4.5 Chile 45 3.4.6 Guatemala 46 3.4.7 Honduras 46 3.4.8 Mexico 46 3.4.9 Panama 47 3.4.10 Peru 47 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Lead Ores and Concentrates 47 3.5.1 Executive Summary 47 3.5.2 Canada 50 3.5.3 the United States 51 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Lead Ores and Concentrates 51 3.6.1 Executive Summary 51 3.6.2 Australia 52 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Lead Ores and Concentrates 53 3.7.1 Executive Summary 53 3.7.2 Pakistan 55 3.7.3 Saudi Arabia 56 3.7.4 Tajikistan 56 3.7.5 Turkey 56 3.7.6 Yemen 56 4 IMPORTS 57 4.1 Africa: Lead Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 57 4.1.1 Executive Summary 57 4.1.2 Botswana 59 4.1.3 Egypt 60 4.1.4 Morocco 60 4.1.5 South Africa 60 4.2 Asia: Lead Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 61 4.2.1 Executive Summary 61 4.2.2 China 65 4.2.3 Hong Kong 66 4.2.4 India 67 4.2.5 Japan 68 4.2.6 Malaysia 68 4.2.7 Singapore 68 4.2.8 South Korea 69 4.2.9 Thailand 69 4.2.10 Vietnam 69 4.3 Europe: Lead Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 70 4.3.1 Executive Summary 70 4.3.2 Belgium 74 4.3.3 Bulgaria 74 4.3.4 France 75 4.3.5 Germany 75 4.3.6 Italy 75 4.3.7 Kazakhstan 76 4.3.8 Macedonia 76 4.3.9 Romania 76 4.3.10 Spain 77 4.3.11 the Netherlands 77 4.4 Latin America: Lead Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 77 4.4.1 Executive Summary 77 4.4.2 Mexico 79 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Lead Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 80 4.5.1 Executive Summary 80 4.5.2 Canada 84 4.5.3 the United States 84 4.6 Oceana: Lead Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 84 4.6.1 Executive Summary 84 4.6.2 Australia 86 4.7 the Middle East: Lead Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 87 4.7.1 Executive Summary 87 4.7.2 Pakistan 87 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 88 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 88 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 89