The World Market for Nickel Oxide Sinters and 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 oxide sinters and 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 oxide sinters and 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 oxide sinters and intermediate products of nickel metallurgy? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of nickel oxide sinters and 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 oxide sinters and 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 7 1.1 Our Approach 7 2 THE WORLD MARKET 11 2.1 Exports 11 2.1.1 The World Market: Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Export Supplies in 2016 11 2.2 Imports 13 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy in 2016 13 3 EXPORTS 17 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 17 3.1.1 Executive Summary 17 3.1.2 South Africa 19 3.1.3 Zimbabwe 20 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 20 3.2.1 Executive Summary 20 3.2.2 China 23 3.2.3 Indonesia 24 3.2.4 Japan 24 3.2.5 Malaysia 24 3.2.6 Papua New Guinea 25 3.2.7 Philippines 25 3.2.8 Singapore 25 3.2.9 South Korea 26 3.2.10 Taiwan 26 3.2.11 Thailand 26 3.2.12 Vietnam 26 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 27 3.3.1 Executive Summary 27 3.3.2 Belgium 30 3.3.3 France 31 3.3.4 Germany 31 3.3.5 Italy 31 3.3.6 Luxembourg 32 3.3.7 Norway 32 3.3.8 Russia 32 3.3.9 the Netherlands 33 3.4 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 33 3.4.1 Executive Summary 33 3.4.2 Canada 36 3.4.3 Cuba 37 3.4.4 the United States 37 3.5 Oceana: Export Supplies of Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy 37 3.5.1 Executive Summary 37 3.5.2 Australia 41 3.5.3 New Caledonia 41 4 IMPORTS 42 4.1 Asia: Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 42 4.1.1 Executive Summary 42 4.1.2 China 46 4.1.3 India 46 4.1.4 Japan 47 4.1.5 Malaysia 47 4.1.6 Philippines 47 4.1.7 Singapore 48 4.1.8 South Korea 48 4.1.9 Taiwan 49 4.1.10 Thailand 49 4.2 Europe: Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 49 4.2.1 Executive Summary 49 4.2.2 Belgium 54 4.2.3 Finland 54 4.2.4 Germany 54 4.2.5 Ireland 55 4.2.6 Italy 55 4.2.7 Poland 55 4.2.8 Sweden 56 4.2.9 the Netherlands 56 4.3 North America & the Caribbean: Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 56 4.3.1 Executive Summary 56 4.3.2 Canada 60 4.3.3 the United States 60 4.4 Oceana: Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 60 4.4.1 Executive Summary 60 4.4.2 Australia 62 4.5 the Middle East: Nickel Oxide Sinters and Intermediate Products of Nickel Metallurgy Imports in 2016 63 4.5.1 Executive Summary 63 4.5.2 Turkey 64 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 65 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 65 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 66