The World Market for Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity: 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 pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel granules and powders; spongy ferrous products and iron in lumps or pellets of at least 99.94% purity. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel granules and powders; spongy ferrous products and iron in lumps or pellets of at least 99.94% purity 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 pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel granules and powders; spongy ferrous products and iron in lumps or pellets of at least 99.94% purity? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel granules and powders; spongy ferrous products and iron in lumps or pellets of at least 99.94% purity 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 pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel granules and powders; spongy ferrous products and iron in lumps or pellets of at least 99.94% purity? 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: Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity Export Supplies in 2016 17 2.2 Imports 20 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity in 2016 20 3 EXPORTS 24 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity 24 3.1.1 Executive Summary 24 3.1.2 Cote d'Ivoire 27 3.1.3 Egypt 28 3.1.4 Mauritius 28 3.1.5 South Africa 29 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity 30 3.2.1 Executive Summary 30 3.2.2 China 34 3.2.3 Hong Kong 35 3.2.4 India 36 3.2.5 Indonesia 37 3.2.6 Japan 38 3.2.7 Malaysia 39 3.2.8 North Korea 39 3.2.9 Philippines 39 3.2.10 Singapore 40 3.2.11 South Korea 41 3.2.12 Sri Lanka 41 3.2.13 Taiwan 42 3.2.14 Thailand 43 3.2.15 Vietnam 43 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity 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 Czech Republic 53 3.3.8 Denmark 54 3.3.9 Estonia 54 3.3.10 Finland 54 3.3.11 France 55 3.3.12 Germany 56 3.3.13 Gibraltar 57 3.3.14 Greece 57 3.3.15 Hungary 57 3.3.16 Ireland 58 3.3.17 Italy 59 3.3.18 Latvia 60 3.3.19 Lithuania 60 3.3.20 Luxembourg 60 3.3.21 Macedonia 61 3.3.22 Norway 61 3.3.23 Poland 62 3.3.24 Portugal 62 3.3.25 Romania 63 3.3.26 Russia 64 3.3.27 Slovakia 65 3.3.28 Slovenia 65 3.3.29 Spain 66 3.3.30 Sweden 67 3.3.31 Switzerland 68 3.3.32 the Netherlands 69 3.3.33 the United Kingdom 70 3.3.34 Ukraine 71 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity 72 3.4.1 Executive Summary 72 3.4.2 Argentina 75 3.4.3 Brazil 76 3.4.4 Ecuador 77 3.4.5 Mexico 77 3.4.6 Venezuela 78 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity 78 3.5.1 Executive Summary 78 3.5.2 Canada 83 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 84 3.5.4 the United States 85 3.5.5 Trinidad and Tobago 86 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity 86 3.6.1 Executive Summary 86 3.6.2 Australia 89 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity 89 3.7.1 Executive Summary 89 3.7.2 Bahrain 93 3.7.3 Iran 94 3.7.4 Israel 94 3.7.5 Kuwait 94 3.7.6 Oman 95 3.7.7 Qatar 95 3.7.8 Saudi Arabia 96 3.7.9 Syrian Arab Republic 96 3.7.10 the United Arab Emirates 97 3.7.11 Turkey 98 4 IMPORTS 99 4.1 Africa: Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity Imports in 2016 99 4.1.1 Executive Summary 99 4.1.2 Algeria 103 4.1.3 Botswana 103 4.1.4 Cameroon 104 4.1.5 Egypt 104 4.1.6 Ethiopia 105 4.1.7 Ghana 105 4.1.8 Kenya 105 4.1.9 Madagascar 106 4.1.10 Malawi 106 4.1.11 Morocco 107 4.1.12 Mozambique 107 4.1.13 Nigeria 108 4.1.14 South Africa 108 4.1.15 Tanzania 109 4.1.16 Tunisia 109 4.1.17 Zambia 110 4.1.18 Zimbabwe 110 4.2 Asia: Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity Imports in 2016 110 4.2.1 Executive Summary 110 4.2.2 Bhutan 114 4.2.3 Cambodia 115 4.2.4 China 116 4.2.5 Hong Kong 117 4.2.6 India 118 4.2.7 Indonesia 119 4.2.8 Japan 120 4.2.9 Malaysia 121 4.2.10 Nepal 121 4.2.11 Philippines 122 4.2.12 Singapore 123 4.2.13 South Korea 124 4.2.14 Sri Lanka 125 4.2.15 Taiwan 126 4.2.16 Thailand 127 4.3 Europe: Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity Imports in 2016 127 4.3.1 Executive Summary 127 4.3.2 Albania 131 4.3.3 Austria 132 4.3.4 Belarus 133 4.3.5 Belgium 134 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 135 4.3.7 Bulgaria 135 4.3.8 Croatia 136 4.3.9 Cyprus 136 4.3.10 Czech Republic 137 4.3.11 Denmark 138 4.3.12 Estonia 139 4.3.13 Finland 139 4.3.14 France 140 4.3.15 Georgia 141 4.3.16 Germany 142 4.3.17 Greece 143 4.3.18 Hungary 144 4.3.19 Iceland 145 4.3.20 Ireland 145 4.3.21 Italy 146 4.3.22 Kazakhstan 147 4.3.23 Latvia 147 4.3.24 Lithuania 148 4.3.25 Luxembourg 148 4.3.26 Norway 149 4.3.27 Poland 150 4.3.28 Portugal 151 4.3.29 Romania 152 4.3.30 Russia 153 4.3.31 Slovakia 154 4.3.32 Slovenia 155 4.3.33 Spain 156 4.3.34 Sweden 157 4.3.35 Switzerland 158 4.3.36 the Netherlands 159 4.3.37 the United Kingdom 160 4.3.38 Ukraine 161 4.4 Latin America: Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity Imports in 2016 161 4.4.1 Executive Summary 161 4.4.2 Argentina 166 4.4.3 Bolivia 166 4.4.4 Brazil 167 4.4.5 Chile 168 4.4.6 Colombia 169 4.4.7 Costa Rica 169 4.4.8 Ecuador 170 4.4.9 El Salvador 170 4.4.10 Guatemala 171 4.4.11 Mexico 171 4.4.12 Panama 172 4.4.13 Paraguay 172 4.4.14 Peru 173 4.4.15 Suriname 173 4.4.16 Venezuela 174 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity Imports in 2016 174 4.5.1 Executive Summary 174 4.5.2 Canada 179 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 180 4.5.4 the Bahamas 180 4.5.5 the United States 181 4.6 Oceana: Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity Imports in 2016 182 4.6.1 Executive Summary 182 4.6.2 Australia 186 4.6.3 New Zealand 187 4.7 the Middle East: Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron or Steel Granules and Powders; Spongy Ferrous Products and Iron in Lumps or Pellets of At Least 99.94% Purity Imports in 2016 187 4.7.1 Executive Summary 187 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 192 4.7.3 Bahrain 192 4.7.4 Iran 193 4.7.5 Israel 194 4.7.6 Jordan 195 4.7.7 Lebanon 195 4.7.8 Oman 196 4.7.9 Pakistan 196 4.7.10 Qatar 197 4.7.11 Saudi Arabia 198 4.7.12 the United Arab Emirates 199 4.7.13 Turkey 200 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 201 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 201 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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