The World Market for Copper Mattes: 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 mattes. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 mattes 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 mattes? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of copper mattes 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 mattes? 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 Mattes Export Supplies in 2016 12 2.2 Imports 14 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Copper Mattes in 2016 14 3 EXPORTS 18 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Copper Mattes 18 3.1.1 Executive Summary 18 3.1.2 Congo (formerly Zaire) 20 3.1.3 Morocco 21 3.1.4 Namibia 21 3.1.5 South Africa 21 3.1.6 Zambia 21 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Copper Mattes 22 3.2.1 Executive Summary 22 3.2.2 China 25 3.2.3 Hong Kong 26 3.2.4 India 26 3.2.5 Japan 26 3.2.6 Malaysia 27 3.2.7 Philippines 27 3.2.8 Singapore 27 3.2.9 South Korea 27 3.2.10 Taiwan 28 3.2.11 Thailand 28 3.2.12 Vietnam 28 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Copper Mattes 28 3.3.1 Executive Summary 28 3.3.2 Albania 32 3.3.3 Austria 33 3.3.4 Belgium 33 3.3.5 Bulgaria 33 3.3.6 Czech Republic 33 3.3.7 Finland 34 3.3.8 France 34 3.3.9 Germany 34 3.3.10 Hungary 34 3.3.11 Italy 35 3.3.12 Kazakhstan 35 3.3.13 Luxembourg 35 3.3.14 Norway 35 3.3.15 Poland 36 3.3.16 Romania 36 3.3.17 Russia 36 3.3.18 Sweden 36 3.3.19 the Netherlands 37 3.3.20 Ukraine 37 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Copper Mattes 37 3.4.1 Executive Summary 37 3.4.2 Argentina 39 3.4.3 Bolivia 40 3.4.4 Brazil 40 3.4.5 Chile 40 3.4.6 Mexico 41 3.4.7 Peru 41 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Copper Mattes 41 3.5.1 Executive Summary 41 3.5.2 Canada 44 3.5.3 the United States 45 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Copper Mattes 45 3.6.1 Executive Summary 45 3.6.2 Australia 46 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Copper Mattes 47 3.7.1 Executive Summary 47 3.7.2 Turkey 47 4 IMPORTS 48 4.1 Africa: Copper Mattes Imports in 2016 48 4.1.1 Executive Summary 48 4.1.2 Namibia 48 4.2 Asia: Copper Mattes Imports in 2016 49 4.2.1 Executive Summary 49 4.2.2 China 53 4.2.3 Hong Kong 54 4.2.4 India 54 4.2.5 Indonesia 54 4.2.6 Japan 55 4.2.7 Malaysia 55 4.2.8 Singapore 55 4.2.9 South Korea 56 4.2.10 Thailand 56 4.3 Europe: Copper Mattes Imports in 2016 56 4.3.1 Executive Summary 56 4.3.2 Belgium 61 4.3.3 Bulgaria 61 4.3.4 France 61 4.3.5 Germany 62 4.3.6 Hungary 62 4.3.7 Italy 62 4.3.8 Kazakhstan 63 4.3.9 Luxembourg 63 4.3.10 Russia 63 4.3.11 Spain 64 4.3.12 Sweden 64 4.4 Latin America: Copper Mattes Imports in 2016 64 4.4.1 Executive Summary 64 4.4.2 Brazil 66 4.4.3 Chile 67 4.4.4 Mexico 67 4.4.5 Peru 67 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Copper Mattes Imports in 2016 67 4.5.1 Executive Summary 67 4.5.2 Bermuda 70 4.5.3 Canada 70 4.5.4 the United States 70 4.6 Oceana: Copper Mattes Imports in 2016 71 4.6.1 Executive Summary 71 4.6.2 Australia 72 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 73 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 73 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 74