The World Market for Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms: 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 iron of at least 99.94% purity and spongy ferrous products in lumps, pellets, and similar forms. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 iron of at least 99.94% purity and spongy ferrous products in lumps, pellets, and similar forms 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 iron of at least 99.94% purity and spongy ferrous products in lumps, pellets, and similar forms? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of iron of at least 99.94% purity and spongy ferrous products in lumps, pellets, and similar forms 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 iron of at least 99.94% purity and spongy ferrous products in lumps, pellets, and similar forms? 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: Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 Cote d'Ivoire 24 3.1.3 Morocco 25 3.1.4 South Africa 25 3.1.5 Zimbabwe 25 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms 26 3.2.1 Executive Summary 26 3.2.2 China 30 3.2.3 Hong Kong 30 3.2.4 India 31 3.2.5 Indonesia 31 3.2.6 Japan 32 3.2.7 Malaysia 32 3.2.8 Mongolia 32 3.2.9 Singapore 33 3.2.10 South Korea 33 3.2.11 Taiwan 33 3.2.12 Vietnam 34 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms 34 3.3.1 Executive Summary 34 3.3.2 Austria 38 3.3.3 Belarus 39 3.3.4 Belgium 39 3.3.5 Bulgaria 39 3.3.6 Czech Republic 40 3.3.7 Denmark 40 3.3.8 Finland 40 3.3.9 France 41 3.3.10 Germany 41 3.3.11 Greece 42 3.3.12 Italy 42 3.3.13 Poland 43 3.3.14 Portugal 43 3.3.15 Romania 43 3.3.16 Russia 44 3.3.17 Spain 45 3.3.18 Sweden 45 3.3.19 the Netherlands 46 3.3.20 Ukraine 46 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms 46 3.4.1 Executive Summary 46 3.4.2 Brazil 49 3.4.3 Mexico 50 3.4.4 Venezuela 50 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms 50 3.5.1 Executive Summary 50 3.5.2 Canada 54 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 55 3.5.4 the United States 55 3.6 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms 55 3.6.1 Executive Summary 55 3.6.2 Bahrain 58 3.6.3 Oman 59 3.6.4 Qatar 59 3.6.5 Saudi Arabia 60 3.6.6 Turkey 60 4 IMPORTS 61 4.1 Africa: Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms Imports in 2016 61 4.1.1 Executive Summary 61 4.1.2 Algeria 64 4.1.3 Botswana 65 4.1.4 Cameroon 65 4.1.5 Egypt 65 4.1.6 Ethiopia 66 4.1.7 Ghana 66 4.1.8 Mauritania 66 4.1.9 Morocco 67 4.1.10 Nigeria 67 4.1.11 South Africa 67 4.1.12 Sudan 68 4.1.13 Uganda 68 4.1.14 Zimbabwe 68 4.2 Asia: Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms Imports in 2016 69 4.2.1 Executive Summary 69 4.2.2 China 73 4.2.3 India 74 4.2.4 Indonesia 74 4.2.5 Japan 75 4.2.6 Malaysia 75 4.2.7 Singapore 76 4.2.8 South Korea 76 4.2.9 Sri Lanka 77 4.2.10 Taiwan 77 4.2.11 Vietnam 77 4.3 Europe: Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms Imports in 2016 78 4.3.1 Executive Summary 78 4.3.2 Albania 81 4.3.3 Austria 82 4.3.4 Belarus 82 4.3.5 Belgium 83 4.3.6 Bulgaria 83 4.3.7 Czech Republic 83 4.3.8 Denmark 84 4.3.9 Finland 84 4.3.10 France 85 4.3.11 Germany 85 4.3.12 Greece 86 4.3.13 Hungary 86 4.3.14 Ireland 86 4.3.15 Italy 87 4.3.16 Kazakhstan 87 4.3.17 Norway 88 4.3.18 Poland 88 4.3.19 Portugal 89 4.3.20 Romania 89 4.3.21 Slovakia 89 4.3.22 Slovenia 90 4.3.23 Spain 90 4.3.24 Sweden 91 4.3.25 the Netherlands 91 4.3.26 Ukraine 91 4.4 Latin America: Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms Imports in 2016 92 4.4.1 Executive Summary 92 4.4.2 Brazil 94 4.4.3 Ecuador 95 4.4.4 Mexico 95 4.4.5 Peru 95 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms Imports in 2016 95 4.5.1 Executive Summary 96 4.5.2 Canada 99 4.5.3 Greenland 100 4.5.4 the United States 100 4.6 Oceana: Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms Imports in 2016 100 4.6.1 Executive Summary 100 4.6.2 Australia 102 4.7 the Middle East: Iron of At Least 99.94% Purity and Spongy Ferrous Products in Lumps, Pellets, and Similar Forms Imports in 2016 103 4.7.1 Executive Summary 103 4.7.2 Jordan 107 4.7.3 Oman 107 4.7.4 Pakistan 108 4.7.5 Turkey 108 4.7.6 Yemen 108 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 109 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 109 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 110