The World Market for Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing: 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 ceramic wares for technical use, ceramic receptacles used in agriculture, and ceramic containers for transport or packing. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 ceramic wares for technical use, ceramic receptacles used in agriculture, and ceramic containers for transport or packing 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 ceramic wares for technical use, ceramic receptacles used in agriculture, and ceramic containers for transport or packing? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of ceramic wares for technical use, ceramic receptacles used in agriculture, and ceramic containers for transport or packing 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 ceramic wares for technical use, ceramic receptacles used in agriculture, and ceramic containers for transport or packing? 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 17 2.1 Exports 17 2.1.1 The World Market: Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing Export Supplies in 2016 17 2.2 Imports 20 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing in 2016 20 3 EXPORTS 24 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing 24 3.1.1 Executive Summary 24 3.1.2 Cameroon 27 3.1.3 Egypt 28 3.1.4 Ghana 28 3.1.5 Mauritius 28 3.1.6 Morocco 28 3.1.7 South Africa 29 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing 29 3.2.1 Executive Summary 29 3.2.2 Bangladesh 33 3.2.3 China 34 3.2.4 Hong Kong 35 3.2.5 India 36 3.2.6 Indonesia 37 3.2.7 Japan 38 3.2.8 Malaysia 39 3.2.9 Philippines 40 3.2.10 Singapore 40 3.2.11 South Korea 41 3.2.12 Taiwan 42 3.2.13 Thailand 43 3.2.14 Vietnam 44 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing 44 3.3.1 Executive Summary 44 3.3.2 Austria 49 3.3.3 Belarus 50 3.3.4 Belgium 51 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52 3.3.6 Bulgaria 52 3.3.7 Croatia 52 3.3.8 Czech Republic 53 3.3.9 Denmark 54 3.3.10 Estonia 54 3.3.11 Finland 55 3.3.12 France 56 3.3.13 Germany 57 3.3.14 Greece 58 3.3.15 Hungary 58 3.3.16 Ireland 59 3.3.17 Italy 60 3.3.18 Latvia 61 3.3.19 Lithuania 61 3.3.20 Luxembourg 61 3.3.21 Norway 62 3.3.22 Poland 63 3.3.23 Portugal 64 3.3.24 Romania 64 3.3.25 Russia 65 3.3.26 Slovakia 65 3.3.27 Slovenia 66 3.3.28 Spain 67 3.3.29 Sweden 68 3.3.30 the Netherlands 69 3.3.31 Ukraine 70 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing 70 3.4.1 Executive Summary 70 3.4.2 Argentina 73 3.4.3 Brazil 74 3.4.4 Chile 74 3.4.5 Costa Rica 74 3.4.6 Mexico 75 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing 75 3.5.1 Executive Summary 75 3.5.2 Canada 79 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 79 3.5.4 the United States 80 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing 81 3.6.1 Executive Summary 81 3.6.2 Australia 85 3.6.3 New Zealand 86 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing 86 3.7.1 Executive Summary 86 3.7.2 Armenia 89 3.7.3 Israel 90 3.7.4 Saudi Arabia 90 3.7.5 Turkey 91 4 IMPORTS 92 4.1 Africa: Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing Imports in 2016 92 4.1.1 Executive Summary 92 4.1.2 Algeria 96 4.1.3 Botswana 96 4.1.4 Cameroon 97 4.1.5 Cote d'Ivoire 97 4.1.6 Egypt 98 4.1.7 Ethiopia 98 4.1.8 Ghana 99 4.1.9 Madagascar 99 4.1.10 Mali 100 4.1.11 Mauritania 100 4.1.12 Morocco 101 4.1.13 Mozambique 101 4.1.14 Namibia 102 4.1.15 Niger 102 4.1.16 Nigeria 102 4.1.17 South Africa 103 4.1.18 Sudan 103 4.1.19 Uganda 104 4.1.20 Zimbabwe 104 4.2 Asia: Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing Imports in 2016 104 4.2.1 Executive Summary 104 4.2.2 Cambodia 108 4.2.3 China 109 4.2.4 Hong Kong 110 4.2.5 India 111 4.2.6 Indonesia 112 4.2.7 Japan 113 4.2.8 Malaysia 114 4.2.9 Papua New Guinea 114 4.2.10 Philippines 115 4.2.11 Singapore 116 4.2.12 South Korea 117 4.2.13 Sri Lanka 118 4.2.14 Taiwan 119 4.2.15 Thailand 120 4.2.16 Vietnam 121 4.3 Europe: Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing Imports in 2016 121 4.3.1 Executive Summary 121 4.3.2 Albania 125 4.3.3 Austria 126 4.3.4 Belarus 127 4.3.5 Belgium 128 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 128 4.3.7 Bulgaria 129 4.3.8 Croatia 129 4.3.9 Czech Republic 130 4.3.10 Denmark 131 4.3.11 Estonia 131 4.3.12 Finland 132 4.3.13 France 133 4.3.14 Georgia 134 4.3.15 Germany 135 4.3.16 Greece 136 4.3.17 Hungary 136 4.3.18 Iceland 137 4.3.19 Ireland 137 4.3.20 Italy 138 4.3.21 Kazakhstan 139 4.3.22 Latvia 139 4.3.23 Lithuania 140 4.3.24 Luxembourg 140 4.3.25 Macedonia 141 4.3.26 Norway 141 4.3.27 Poland 142 4.3.28 Portugal 143 4.3.29 Romania 144 4.3.30 Russia 145 4.3.31 Slovakia 146 4.3.32 Slovenia 146 4.3.33 Spain 147 4.3.34 Sweden 148 4.3.35 the Netherlands 149 4.3.36 Ukraine 150 4.4 Latin America: Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing Imports in 2016 150 4.4.1 Executive Summary 150 4.4.2 Argentina 155 4.4.3 Bolivia 155 4.4.4 Brazil 156 4.4.5 Chile 157 4.4.6 Colombia 158 4.4.7 Costa Rica 158 4.4.8 Ecuador 159 4.4.9 El Salvador 159 4.4.10 Guatemala 159 4.4.11 Mexico 160 4.4.12 Paraguay 161 4.4.13 Peru 161 4.4.14 Uruguay 162 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing Imports in 2016 162 4.5.1 Executive Summary 162 4.5.2 Barbados 167 4.5.3 Bermuda 167 4.5.4 Canada 168 4.5.5 Dominican Republic 168 4.5.6 Jamaica 169 4.5.7 the Bahamas 169 4.5.8 the United States 170 4.6 Oceana: Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing Imports in 2016 171 4.6.1 Executive Summary 171 4.6.2 Australia 175 4.6.3 Fiji 176 4.6.4 New Zealand 176 4.7 the Middle East: Ceramic Wares for Technical Use, Ceramic Receptacles Used in Agriculture, and Ceramic Containers for Transport or Packing Imports in 2016 177 4.7.1 Executive Summary 177 4.7.2 Armenia 180 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 181 4.7.4 Israel 181 4.7.5 Jordan 182 4.7.6 Kyrgyzstan 182 4.7.7 Lebanon 182 4.7.8 Oman 183 4.7.9 Pakistan 183 4.7.10 Qatar 184 4.7.11 Turkey 185 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 186 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 186 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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