The World Market for Copper 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 copper 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 copper 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 copper ores and concentrates? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of copper 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 copper 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: Copper Ores and Concentrates Export Supplies in 2016 12 2.2 Imports 14 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Copper Ores and Concentrates in 2016 14 3 EXPORTS 18 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Copper Ores and Concentrates 18 3.1.1 Executive Summary 18 3.1.2 Botswana 21 3.1.3 Congo (formerly Zaire) 22 3.1.4 Kenya 22 3.1.5 Madagascar 22 3.1.6 Mauritania 22 3.1.7 Morocco 23 3.1.8 Mozambique 23 3.1.9 Namibia 23 3.1.10 Nigeria 23 3.1.11 South Africa 24 3.1.12 Zambia 24 3.1.13 Zimbabwe 24 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Copper Ores and Concentrates 24 3.2.1 Executive Summary 24 3.2.2 Burma 28 3.2.3 China 29 3.2.4 India 29 3.2.5 Indonesia 29 3.2.6 Japan 30 3.2.7 Malaysia 30 3.2.8 Mongolia 30 3.2.9 Papua New Guinea 31 3.2.10 Philippines 31 3.2.11 Singapore 31 3.2.12 South Korea 32 3.2.13 Taiwan 32 3.2.14 Thailand 32 3.2.15 Vietnam 33 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Copper Ores and Concentrates 33 3.3.1 Executive Summary 33 3.3.2 Albania 36 3.3.3 Austria 37 3.3.4 Belgium 37 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 3.3.6 Bulgaria 38 3.3.7 France 38 3.3.8 Georgia 38 3.3.9 Germany 39 3.3.10 Italy 39 3.3.11 Kazakhstan 39 3.3.12 Luxembourg 40 3.3.13 Macedonia 40 3.3.14 Poland 40 3.3.15 Portugal 40 3.3.16 Romania 41 3.3.17 Russia 41 3.3.18 Spain 41 3.3.19 Sweden 41 3.3.20 the Netherlands 42 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Copper Ores and Concentrates 42 3.4.1 Executive Summary 42 3.4.2 Argentina 46 3.4.3 Bolivia 46 3.4.4 Brazil 47 3.4.5 Chile 47 3.4.6 Colombia 48 3.4.7 Ecuador 48 3.4.8 Mexico 48 3.4.9 Peru 49 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Copper Ores and Concentrates 49 3.5.1 Executive Summary 49 3.5.2 Canada 53 3.5.3 Dominica 53 3.5.4 Dominican Republic 53 3.5.5 the United States 54 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Copper Ores and Concentrates 54 3.6.1 Executive Summary 54 3.6.2 Australia 57 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Copper Ores and Concentrates 57 3.7.1 Executive Summary 57 3.7.2 Armenia 60 3.7.3 Kuwait 61 3.7.4 Oman 61 3.7.5 Pakistan 61 3.7.6 Saudi Arabia 61 3.7.7 Tajikistan 62 3.7.8 Turkey 62 4 IMPORTS 63 4.1 Africa: Copper Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 63 4.1.1 Executive Summary 63 4.1.2 Morocco 65 4.1.3 Namibia 66 4.1.4 South Africa 66 4.2 Asia: Copper Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 66 4.2.1 Executive Summary 66 4.2.2 China 71 4.2.3 Hong Kong 72 4.2.4 India 73 4.2.5 Indonesia 73 4.2.6 Japan 74 4.2.7 Malaysia 74 4.2.8 Philippines 75 4.2.9 Singapore 75 4.2.10 South Korea 76 4.2.11 Taiwan 76 4.2.12 Thailand 77 4.2.13 Vietnam 77 4.3 Europe: Copper Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 77 4.3.1 Executive Summary 77 4.3.2 Austria 81 4.3.3 Belgium 82 4.3.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 82 4.3.5 Bulgaria 83 4.3.6 Finland 84 4.3.7 France 84 4.3.8 Germany 85 4.3.9 Italy 85 4.3.10 Poland 86 4.3.11 Portugal 86 4.3.12 Russia 87 4.3.13 Spain 87 4.3.14 Sweden 88 4.3.15 the Netherlands 88 4.4 Latin America: Copper Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 88 4.4.1 Executive Summary 88 4.4.2 Argentina 91 4.4.3 Brazil 92 4.4.4 Chile 92 4.4.5 Mexico 93 4.4.6 Peru 93 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Copper Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 94 4.5.1 Executive Summary 94 4.5.2 Canada 98 4.5.3 the United States 98 4.6 Oceana: Copper Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 98 4.6.1 Executive Summary 98 4.6.2 Australia 99 4.7 the Middle East: Copper Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 99 4.7.1 Executive Summary 99 4.7.2 Turkey 101 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 102 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 102 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 103