The World Market for Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel: 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 remelting ingots of iron or steel. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 remelting ingots of iron or steel 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 remelting ingots of iron or steel? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of remelting ingots of iron or steel 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 remelting ingots of iron or steel? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 7 1.1 Our Approach 7 2 THE WORLD MARKET 11 2.1 Exports 11 2.1.1 The World Market: Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel Export Supplies in 2016 11 2.2 Imports 13 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel in 2016 13 3 EXPORTS 17 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel 17 3.1.1 Executive Summary 17 3.1.2 Zimbabwe 17 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel 18 3.2.1 Executive Summary 18 3.2.2 Indonesia 20 3.2.3 Japan 21 3.2.4 Malaysia 21 3.2.5 Taiwan 21 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel 21 3.3.1 Executive Summary 21 3.3.2 Belgium 25 3.3.3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26 3.3.4 Czech Republic 26 3.3.5 Estonia 26 3.3.6 Finland 26 3.3.7 France 27 3.3.8 Germany 27 3.3.9 Hungary 27 3.3.10 Lithuania 28 3.3.11 Luxembourg 28 3.3.12 Norway 28 3.3.13 Poland 28 3.3.14 Russia 29 3.3.15 Slovenia 29 3.3.16 Spain 29 3.3.17 Sweden 29 3.3.18 the Netherlands 30 3.3.19 Ukraine 30 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel 30 3.4.1 Executive Summary 30 3.4.2 Argentina 32 3.4.3 Brazil 32 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel 32 3.5.1 Executive Summary 32 3.5.2 Aruba 34 3.5.3 Canada 35 3.5.4 the United States 35 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel 35 3.6.1 Executive Summary 35 3.6.2 Australia 36 4 IMPORTS 37 4.1 Asia: Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel Imports in 2016 37 4.1.1 Executive Summary 37 4.1.2 China 40 4.1.3 India 41 4.1.4 Japan 41 4.1.5 Singapore 41 4.1.6 South Korea 42 4.1.7 Taiwan 42 4.1.8 Thailand 42 4.2 Europe: Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel Imports in 2016 42 4.2.1 Executive Summary 42 4.2.2 Austria 46 4.2.3 Belgium 47 4.2.4 Croatia 47 4.2.5 Denmark 47 4.2.6 Germany 48 4.2.7 Hungary 48 4.2.8 Italy 48 4.2.9 Latvia 49 4.2.10 Norway 49 4.2.11 Poland 49 4.2.12 Slovenia 50 4.2.13 Spain 50 4.2.14 Sweden 50 4.2.15 the Netherlands 51 4.3 Latin America: Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel Imports in 2016 51 4.3.1 Executive Summary 51 4.3.2 Brazil 52 4.4 North America & the Caribbean: Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel Imports in 2016 52 4.4.1 Executive Summary 52 4.4.2 Canada 54 4.4.3 the United States 55 4.5 Oceana: Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel Imports in 2016 55 4.5.1 Executive Summary 55 4.5.2 New Zealand 56 4.6 the Middle East: Remelting Ingots of Iron or Steel Imports in 2016 56 4.6.1 Executive Summary 56 4.6.2 Israel 58 4.6.3 Jordan 59 4.6.4 Pakistan 59 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 60 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 60 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 61