The World Market for Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy: 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 mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy 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 mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy 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 mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy? 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: Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Export Supplies in 2016 12 2.2 Imports 14 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy in 2016 14 3 EXPORTS 18 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 18 3.1.1 Executive Summary 18 3.1.2 Botswana 20 3.1.3 Congo (formerly Zaire) 21 3.1.4 Morocco 21 3.1.5 South Africa 21 3.1.6 Zimbabwe 22 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 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 Indonesia 26 3.2.6 Japan 27 3.2.7 Malaysia 27 3.2.8 Philippines 27 3.2.9 Singapore 28 3.2.10 South Korea 28 3.2.11 Taiwan 28 3.2.12 Thailand 29 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 29 3.3.1 Executive Summary 29 3.3.2 Belgium 32 3.3.3 Czech Republic 33 3.3.4 France 33 3.3.5 Germany 33 3.3.6 Ireland 34 3.3.7 Italy 34 3.3.8 Norway 34 3.3.9 Russia 35 3.3.10 Sweden 35 3.3.11 Switzerland 35 3.3.12 the Netherlands 36 3.3.13 the United Kingdom 36 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 36 3.4.1 Executive Summary 36 3.4.2 Brazil 39 3.4.3 Mexico 39 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 39 3.5.1 Executive Summary 39 3.5.2 Canada 43 3.5.3 Cuba 43 3.5.4 Dominican Republic 43 3.5.5 the United States 44 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 44 3.6.1 Executive Summary 44 3.6.2 Australia 48 3.6.3 New Caledonia 48 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 48 3.7.1 Executive Summary 48 3.7.2 Iran 50 3.7.3 Pakistan 50 3.7.4 the United Arab Emirates 50 4 IMPORTS 51 4.1 Africa: Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 51 4.1.1 Executive Summary 51 4.1.2 Botswana 53 4.1.3 Zimbabwe 54 4.2 Asia: Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 54 4.2.1 Executive Summary 54 4.2.2 China 58 4.2.3 Japan 59 4.2.4 Malaysia 59 4.2.5 Philippines 59 4.2.6 South Korea 60 4.2.7 Taiwan 60 4.2.8 Thailand 61 4.3 Europe: Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 61 4.3.1 Executive Summary 61 4.3.2 Austria 64 4.3.3 Belgium 65 4.3.4 Czech Republic 65 4.3.5 Finland 66 4.3.6 France 66 4.3.7 Germany 67 4.3.8 Ireland 67 4.3.9 Italy 67 4.3.10 Norway 68 4.3.11 Poland 68 4.3.12 Sweden 69 4.3.13 the United Kingdom 69 4.4 Latin America: Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 69 4.4.1 Executive Summary 69 4.4.2 Mexico 70 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 70 4.5.1 Executive Summary 70 4.5.2 Canada 75 4.5.3 the United States 75 4.6 Oceana: Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 76 4.6.1 Executive Summary 76 4.6.2 Australia 76 4.7 the Middle East: Nickel Mattes, Nickel Oxide Sinters and Other Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 77 4.7.1 Executive Summary 77 4.7.2 Afghanistan 79 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 80 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 80 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 81