The World Market for Friction Material and Articles Thereof: 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 material and articles thereof. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 material and articles thereof 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 material and articles thereof? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of friction material and articles thereof 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 material and articles thereof? 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 Material and Articles Thereof Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Friction Material and Articles Thereof in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Friction Material and Articles Thereof 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 Botswana 25 3.1.3 Egypt 26 3.1.4 Morocco 26 3.1.5 Mozambique 26 3.1.6 South Africa 27 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Friction Material and Articles Thereof 27 3.2.1 Executive Summary 27 3.2.2 China 32 3.2.3 Hong Kong 33 3.2.4 India 34 3.2.5 Indonesia 35 3.2.6 Japan 36 3.2.7 Malaysia 37 3.2.8 Philippines 37 3.2.9 Singapore 38 3.2.10 South Korea 39 3.2.11 Taiwan 40 3.2.12 Thailand 41 3.2.13 Vietnam 41 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Friction Material and Articles Thereof 42 3.3.1 Executive Summary 42 3.3.2 Austria 46 3.3.3 Belarus 47 3.3.4 Belgium 48 3.3.5 Bulgaria 49 3.3.6 Croatia 49 3.3.7 Czech Republic 50 3.3.8 Denmark 51 3.3.9 Estonia 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 59 3.3.22 Romania 60 3.3.23 Russia 60 3.3.24 Slovakia 61 3.3.25 Slovenia 61 3.3.26 Spain 62 3.3.27 Sweden 63 3.3.28 the Netherlands 64 3.3.29 Ukraine 65 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Friction Material and Articles Thereof 65 3.4.1 Executive Summary 65 3.4.2 Argentina 68 3.4.3 Bolivia 69 3.4.4 Brazil 70 3.4.5 Chile 71 3.4.6 Colombia 71 3.4.7 Ecuador 72 3.4.8 Mexico 72 3.4.9 Panama 73 3.4.10 Peru 73 3.4.11 Uruguay 74 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Friction Material and Articles Thereof 74 3.5.1 Executive Summary 74 3.5.2 Barbados 77 3.5.3 Canada 78 3.5.4 the United States 79 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Friction Material and Articles Thereof 80 3.6.1 Executive Summary 80 3.6.2 Australia 84 3.6.3 New Zealand 84 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Friction Material and Articles Thereof 84 3.7.1 Executive Summary 84 3.7.2 Azerbaijan 87 3.7.3 Israel 88 3.7.4 Turkey 88 4 IMPORTS 89 4.1 Africa: Friction Material and Articles Thereof Imports in 2016 89 4.1.1 Executive Summary 89 4.1.2 Algeria 93 4.1.3 Botswana 93 4.1.4 Cameroon 94 4.1.5 Cape Verde 94 4.1.6 Cote d'Ivoire 94 4.1.7 Egypt 95 4.1.8 Ethiopia 95 4.1.9 Ghana 96 4.1.10 Madagascar 96 4.1.11 Mauritius 97 4.1.12 Morocco 97 4.1.13 Mozambique 98 4.1.14 Namibia 98 4.1.15 Nigeria 99 4.1.16 Senegal 99 4.1.17 South Africa 100 4.1.18 Sudan 100 4.1.19 Uganda 101 4.1.20 Zimbabwe 101 4.2 Asia: Friction Material and Articles Thereof Imports in 2016 101 4.2.1 Executive Summary 101 4.2.2 Brunei 105 4.2.3 China 106 4.2.4 Hong Kong 107 4.2.5 India 108 4.2.6 Indonesia 109 4.2.7 Japan 110 4.2.8 Malaysia 111 4.2.9 Papua New Guinea 111 4.2.10 Philippines 112 4.2.11 Singapore 113 4.2.12 South Korea 114 4.2.13 Sri Lanka 114 4.2.14 Taiwan 115 4.2.15 Thailand 116 4.2.16 Vietnam 117 4.3 Europe: Friction Material and Articles Thereof Imports in 2016 117 4.3.1 Executive Summary 117 4.3.2 Albania 121 4.3.3 Austria 122 4.3.4 Belarus 123 4.3.5 Belgium 123 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 124 4.3.7 Bulgaria 124 4.3.8 Croatia 125 4.3.9 Cyprus 125 4.3.10 Czech Republic 126 4.3.11 Denmark 127 4.3.12 Estonia 127 4.3.13 Finland 128 4.3.14 France 129 4.3.15 Georgia 130 4.3.16 Germany 131 4.3.17 Greece 132 4.3.18 Hungary 132 4.3.19 Iceland 133 4.3.20 Ireland 133 4.3.21 Italy 134 4.3.22 Kazakhstan 135 4.3.23 Latvia 136 4.3.24 Lithuania 136 4.3.25 Luxembourg 137 4.3.26 Macedonia 137 4.3.27 Malta 137 4.3.28 Moldova 138 4.3.29 Norway 138 4.3.30 Poland 139 4.3.31 Portugal 140 4.3.32 Romania 141 4.3.33 Russia 142 4.3.34 Slovakia 143 4.3.35 Slovenia 143 4.3.36 Spain 144 4.3.37 Sweden 145 4.3.38 the Netherlands 145 4.3.39 Ukraine 146 4.4 Latin America: Friction Material and Articles Thereof Imports in 2016 146 4.4.1 Executive Summary 146 4.4.2 Argentina 151 4.4.3 Belize 151 4.4.4 Bolivia 151 4.4.5 Brazil 152 4.4.6 Chile 153 4.4.7 Colombia 154 4.4.8 Costa Rica 155 4.4.9 Ecuador 155 4.4.10 El Salvador 156 4.4.11 Guatemala 156 4.4.12 Guyana 157 4.4.13 Honduras 157 4.4.14 Mexico 158 4.4.15 Nicaragua 159 4.4.16 Paraguay 159 4.4.17 Peru 160 4.4.18 Uruguay 160 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Friction Material and Articles Thereof Imports in 2016 161 4.5.1 Executive Summary 161 4.5.2 Aruba 164 4.5.3 Barbados 165 4.5.4 Canada 165 4.5.5 Dominican Republic 166 4.5.6 Jamaica 166 4.5.7 the Bahamas 166 4.5.8 the United States 167 4.6 Oceana: Friction Material and Articles Thereof Imports in 2016 168 4.6.1 Executive Summary 168 4.6.2 Australia 172 4.6.3 Fiji 173 4.6.4 New Caledonia 173 4.6.5 New Zealand 174 4.7 the Middle East: Friction Material and Articles Thereof Imports in 2016 174 4.7.1 Executive Summary 174 4.7.2 Armenia 179 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 179 4.7.4 Israel 180 4.7.5 Jordan 180 4.7.6 Kyrgyzstan 181 4.7.7 Lebanon 181 4.7.8 Oman 181 4.7.9 Pakistan 182 4.7.10 Qatar 182 4.7.11 Turkey 183 4.7.12 Yemen 184 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 185 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 185 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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