The World Market for Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel: 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 granules of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron, or steel. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 granules of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron, or steel 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 granules of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron, or steel? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of granules of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron, or steel 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 granules of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron, or steel? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 16 2.1 Exports 16 2.1.1 The World Market: Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 Egypt 25 3.1.3 South Africa 26 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel 26 3.2.1 Executive Summary 26 3.2.2 China 31 3.2.3 Hong Kong 32 3.2.4 India 32 3.2.5 Indonesia 32 3.2.6 Japan 33 3.2.7 Malaysia 33 3.2.8 Philippines 34 3.2.9 Singapore 34 3.2.10 South Korea 35 3.2.11 Taiwan 36 3.2.12 Thailand 37 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel 37 3.3.1 Executive Summary 37 3.3.2 Austria 42 3.3.3 Belarus 42 3.3.4 Belgium 43 3.3.5 Czech Republic 44 3.3.6 Denmark 44 3.3.7 Finland 45 3.3.8 France 46 3.3.9 Georgia 47 3.3.10 Germany 48 3.3.11 Greece 49 3.3.12 Hungary 49 3.3.13 Italy 50 3.3.14 Luxembourg 51 3.3.15 Macedonia 51 3.3.16 Norway 51 3.3.17 Poland 52 3.3.18 Romania 52 3.3.19 Russia 53 3.3.20 Slovakia 53 3.3.21 Slovenia 54 3.3.22 Spain 55 3.3.23 Sweden 56 3.3.24 the Netherlands 56 3.3.25 Ukraine 57 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel 57 3.4.1 Executive Summary 57 3.4.2 Brazil 61 3.4.3 Ecuador 61 3.4.4 Mexico 62 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel 62 3.5.1 Executive Summary 62 3.5.2 Canada 65 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 66 3.5.4 the United States 67 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel 68 3.6.1 Executive Summary 68 3.6.2 Australia 69 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel 70 3.7.1 Executive Summary 70 3.7.2 Turkey 72 4 IMPORTS 73 4.1 Africa: Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel Imports in 2016 73 4.1.1 Executive Summary 73 4.1.2 Algeria 76 4.1.3 Egypt 77 4.1.4 Ethiopia 77 4.1.5 Morocco 78 4.1.6 Mozambique 78 4.1.7 Namibia 78 4.1.8 Nigeria 79 4.1.9 South Africa 79 4.1.10 Zimbabwe 79 4.2 Asia: Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel Imports in 2016 80 4.2.1 Executive Summary 80 4.2.2 China 84 4.2.3 Hong Kong 84 4.2.4 India 85 4.2.5 Indonesia 86 4.2.6 Japan 86 4.2.7 Malaysia 87 4.2.8 Philippines 87 4.2.9 Singapore 88 4.2.10 South Korea 88 4.2.11 Sri Lanka 89 4.2.12 Taiwan 89 4.2.13 Thailand 90 4.2.14 Vietnam 90 4.3 Europe: Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel Imports in 2016 91 4.3.1 Executive Summary 91 4.3.2 Austria 95 4.3.3 Belarus 95 4.3.4 Belgium 96 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96 4.3.6 Bulgaria 97 4.3.7 Croatia 97 4.3.8 Cyprus 97 4.3.9 Czech Republic 98 4.3.10 Denmark 99 4.3.11 Estonia 99 4.3.12 Finland 100 4.3.13 France 101 4.3.14 Germany 102 4.3.15 Greece 102 4.3.16 Hungary 103 4.3.17 Iceland 103 4.3.18 Italy 104 4.3.19 Kazakhstan 104 4.3.20 Latvia 105 4.3.21 Lithuania 105 4.3.22 Luxembourg 105 4.3.23 Macedonia 106 4.3.24 Norway 106 4.3.25 Poland 107 4.3.26 Portugal 108 4.3.27 Romania 108 4.3.28 Russia 109 4.3.29 Slovakia 109 4.3.30 Slovenia 110 4.3.31 Sweden 110 4.3.32 the Netherlands 111 4.3.33 Ukraine 111 4.4 Latin America: Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel Imports in 2016 112 4.4.1 Executive Summary 112 4.4.2 Argentina 116 4.4.3 Brazil 116 4.4.4 Chile 117 4.4.5 Colombia 117 4.4.6 Costa Rica 118 4.4.7 Ecuador 118 4.4.8 Mexico 119 4.4.9 Paraguay 119 4.4.10 Peru 120 4.4.11 Uruguay 120 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel Imports in 2016 120 4.5.1 Executive Summary 120 4.5.2 Canada 124 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 124 4.5.4 the United States 125 4.6 Oceana: Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel Imports in 2016 125 4.6.1 Executive Summary 125 4.6.2 Australia 129 4.6.3 New Zealand 129 4.7 the Middle East: Granules of Pig Iron, Spiegeleisen, Iron, or Steel Imports in 2016 130 4.7.1 Executive Summary 130 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 133 4.7.3 Israel 134 4.7.4 Jordan 134 4.7.5 Lebanon 134 4.7.6 Oman 135 4.7.7 Pakistan 135 4.7.8 Turkey 136 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 137 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 137 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 138