The World Market for Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos: 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 friction materials and manufactures of asbestos. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 friction materials and manufactures of asbestos 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 friction materials and manufactures of asbestos? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of friction materials and manufactures of asbestos 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 friction materials and manufactures of asbestos? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 10 1.1 Our Approach 10 2 THE WORLD MARKET 16 2.1 Exports 16 2.1.1 The World Market: Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 Botswana 25 3.1.3 Egypt 26 3.1.4 Madagascar 26 3.1.5 Morocco 26 3.1.6 South Africa 27 3.1.7 Uganda 28 3.1.8 Zimbabwe 28 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos 28 3.2.1 Executive Summary 28 3.2.2 Bangladesh 32 3.2.3 China 33 3.2.4 Hong Kong 34 3.2.5 India 35 3.2.6 Indonesia 36 3.2.7 Japan 37 3.2.8 Malaysia 38 3.2.9 Philippines 38 3.2.10 Singapore 39 3.2.11 South Korea 40 3.2.12 Taiwan 41 3.2.13 Thailand 42 3.2.14 Vietnam 42 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos 43 3.3.1 Executive Summary 43 3.3.2 Albania 46 3.3.3 Austria 47 3.3.4 Belgium 48 3.3.5 Bulgaria 49 3.3.6 Croatia 49 3.3.7 Cyprus 49 3.3.8 Czech Republic 50 3.3.9 Denmark 51 3.3.10 Finland 52 3.3.11 France 53 3.3.12 Germany 54 3.3.13 Greece 55 3.3.14 Hungary 55 3.3.15 Ireland 56 3.3.16 Italy 57 3.3.17 Lithuania 58 3.3.18 Luxembourg 58 3.3.19 Norway 58 3.3.20 Poland 59 3.3.21 Portugal 60 3.3.22 Romania 60 3.3.23 Russia 61 3.3.24 Slovakia 61 3.3.25 Slovenia 62 3.3.26 Spain 63 3.3.27 Sweden 64 3.3.28 Switzerland 65 3.3.29 the Netherlands 66 3.3.30 the United Kingdom 67 3.3.31 Ukraine 68 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos 68 3.4.1 Executive Summary 68 3.4.2 Argentina 71 3.4.3 Bolivia 72 3.4.4 Brazil 73 3.4.5 Chile 74 3.4.6 Colombia 74 3.4.7 Ecuador 75 3.4.8 Mexico 76 3.4.9 Panama 77 3.4.10 Peru 77 3.4.11 Uruguay 78 3.4.12 Venezuela 78 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos 78 3.5.1 Executive Summary 78 3.5.2 Antigua and Barbuda 81 3.5.3 Canada 82 3.5.4 the United States 83 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos 84 3.6.1 Executive Summary 84 3.6.2 Australia 88 3.6.3 New Zealand 88 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos 88 3.7.1 Executive Summary 88 3.7.2 Bahrain 92 3.7.3 Iran 93 3.7.4 Israel 93 3.7.5 Jordan 93 3.7.6 Kuwait 93 3.7.7 Lebanon 94 3.7.8 Pakistan 94 3.7.9 Saudi Arabia 94 3.7.10 Syrian Arab Republic 95 3.7.11 the United Arab Emirates 95 3.7.12 Turkey 96 4 IMPORTS 97 4.1 Africa: Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos Imports in 2016 97 4.1.1 Executive Summary 97 4.1.2 Algeria 102 4.1.3 Botswana 102 4.1.4 Cameroon 103 4.1.5 Cape Verde 103 4.1.6 Cote d'Ivoire 103 4.1.7 Egypt 104 4.1.8 Ethiopia 105 4.1.9 Ghana 105 4.1.10 Kenya 106 4.1.11 Madagascar 106 4.1.12 Malawi 107 4.1.13 Mali 107 4.1.14 Mauritania 107 4.1.15 Mauritius 108 4.1.16 Morocco 108 4.1.17 Mozambique 109 4.1.18 Niger 109 4.1.19 Nigeria 109 4.1.20 Senegal 110 4.1.21 South Africa 110 4.1.22 Tanzania 111 4.1.23 Togo 111 4.1.24 Tunisia 112 4.1.25 Uganda 112 4.1.26 Zambia 113 4.1.27 Zimbabwe 113 4.2 Asia: Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos Imports in 2016 113 4.2.1 Executive Summary 113 4.2.2 Cambodia 117 4.2.3 China 118 4.2.4 Hong Kong 119 4.2.5 India 120 4.2.6 Indonesia 121 4.2.7 Japan 122 4.2.8 Malaysia 123 4.2.9 Maldives 124 4.2.10 Nepal 124 4.2.11 Philippines 125 4.2.12 Singapore 126 4.2.13 South Korea 127 4.2.14 Sri Lanka 128 4.2.15 Taiwan 129 4.2.16 Thailand 130 4.3 Europe: Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos Imports in 2016 130 4.3.1 Executive Summary 130 4.3.2 Albania 134 4.3.3 Austria 135 4.3.4 Belarus 136 4.3.5 Belgium 137 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 138 4.3.7 Bulgaria 138 4.3.8 Croatia 139 4.3.9 Cyprus 139 4.3.10 Czech Republic 140 4.3.11 Denmark 141 4.3.12 Estonia 141 4.3.13 Finland 142 4.3.14 France 143 4.3.15 Georgia 144 4.3.16 Germany 145 4.3.17 Greece 146 4.3.18 Hungary 147 4.3.19 Iceland 147 4.3.20 Ireland 148 4.3.21 Italy 149 4.3.22 Kazakhstan 150 4.3.23 Latvia 151 4.3.24 Lithuania 151 4.3.25 Luxembourg 152 4.3.26 Malta 152 4.3.27 Moldova 153 4.3.28 Norway 153 4.3.29 Poland 154 4.3.30 Portugal 155 4.3.31 Romania 156 4.3.32 Russia 157 4.3.33 Slovakia 158 4.3.34 Slovenia 158 4.3.35 Spain 159 4.3.36 Sweden 160 4.3.37 Switzerland 160 4.3.38 the Netherlands 161 4.3.39 the United Kingdom 162 4.3.40 Ukraine 163 4.4 Latin America: Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos Imports in 2016 163 4.4.1 Executive Summary 163 4.4.2 Argentina 168 4.4.3 Belize 168 4.4.4 Bolivia 169 4.4.5 Brazil 170 4.4.6 Chile 171 4.4.7 Colombia 172 4.4.8 Costa Rica 173 4.4.9 Ecuador 173 4.4.10 El Salvador 174 4.4.11 Guatemala 174 4.4.12 Guyana 175 4.4.13 Mexico 176 4.4.14 Nicaragua 177 4.4.15 Panama 177 4.4.16 Paraguay 178 4.4.17 Peru 179 4.4.18 Suriname 179 4.4.19 Venezuela 180 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos Imports in 2016 180 4.5.1 Executive Summary 180 4.5.2 Antigua and Barbuda 184 4.5.3 Aruba 185 4.5.4 Barbados 185 4.5.5 Bermuda 185 4.5.6 Canada 186 4.5.7 Dominican Republic 187 4.5.8 Jamaica 187 4.5.9 the Bahamas 187 4.5.10 the United States 188 4.6 Oceana: Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos Imports in 2016 189 4.6.1 Executive Summary 189 4.6.2 Australia 193 4.6.3 French Polynesia 194 4.6.4 New Caledonia 194 4.6.5 New Zealand 195 4.7 the Middle East: Friction Materials and Manufactures of Asbestos Imports in 2016 195 4.7.1 Executive Summary 195 4.7.2 Armenia 200 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 200 4.7.4 Bahrain 201 4.7.5 Iran 201 4.7.6 Israel 202 4.7.7 Jordan 202 4.7.8 Kyrgyzstan 203 4.7.9 Lebanon 203 4.7.10 Oman 204 4.7.11 Pakistan 204 4.7.12 Qatar 205 4.7.13 Saudi Arabia 206 4.7.14 the United Arab Emirates 207 4.7.15 Turkey 208 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 209 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 209 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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