The World Market for Nickel 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 nickel 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 nickel 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 nickel ores and concentrates? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of nickel 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 nickel 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 7 1.1 Our Approach 7 2 THE WORLD MARKET 11 2.1 Exports 11 2.1.1 The World Market: Nickel Ores and Concentrates Export Supplies in 2016 11 2.2 Imports 13 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Nickel Ores and Concentrates in 2016 13 3 EXPORTS 17 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Nickel Ores and Concentrates 17 3.1.1 Executive Summary 17 3.1.2 Egypt 19 3.1.3 South Africa 20 3.1.4 Zambia 20 3.1.5 Zimbabwe 20 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Nickel Ores and Concentrates 20 3.2.1 Executive Summary 20 3.2.2 Burma 24 3.2.3 China 25 3.2.4 India 25 3.2.5 Indonesia 25 3.2.6 Japan 26 3.2.7 Malaysia 26 3.2.8 Philippines 26 3.2.9 Singapore 27 3.2.10 South Korea 27 3.2.11 Taiwan 27 3.2.12 Thailand 27 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Nickel Ores and Concentrates 28 3.3.1 Executive Summary 28 3.3.2 Albania 31 3.3.3 Belgium 32 3.3.4 Finland 32 3.3.5 France 32 3.3.6 Germany 33 3.3.7 Norway 33 3.3.8 Russia 33 3.3.9 Spain 33 3.3.10 Sweden 34 3.3.11 the Netherlands 34 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Nickel Ores and Concentrates 34 3.4.1 Executive Summary 34 3.4.2 Brazil 36 3.4.3 Guatemala 37 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Nickel Ores and Concentrates 37 3.5.1 Executive Summary 37 3.5.2 Canada 39 3.5.3 the United States 40 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Nickel Ores and Concentrates 40 3.6.1 Executive Summary 40 3.6.2 Australia 42 3.6.3 New Caledonia 43 3.6.4 New Zealand 43 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Nickel Ores and Concentrates 43 3.7.1 Executive Summary 43 3.7.2 Kuwait 45 3.7.3 Turkey 46 4 IMPORTS 47 4.1 Africa: Nickel Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 47 4.1.1 Executive Summary 47 4.1.2 Botswana 49 4.1.3 South Africa 50 4.2 Asia: Nickel Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 50 4.2.1 Executive Summary 50 4.2.2 China 54 4.2.3 Hong Kong 54 4.2.4 India 55 4.2.5 Japan 55 4.2.6 Malaysia 55 4.2.7 Singapore 56 4.2.8 South Korea 56 4.2.9 Vietnam 56 4.3 Europe: Nickel Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 57 4.3.1 Executive Summary 57 4.3.2 Belgium 60 4.3.3 Czech Republic 61 4.3.4 Denmark 61 4.3.5 Finland 61 4.3.6 France 62 4.3.7 Germany 62 4.3.8 Greece 63 4.3.9 Italy 63 4.3.10 Macedonia 63 4.3.11 Russia 64 4.3.12 the Netherlands 64 4.3.13 Ukraine 64 4.4 North America & the Caribbean: Nickel Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 65 4.4.1 Executive Summary 65 4.4.2 Canada 67 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 68 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 68 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 69