The World Market for Ferromanganese: 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 ferromanganese. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 ferromanganese 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 ferromanganese? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of ferromanganese 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 ferromanganese? 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: Ferromanganese Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Ferromanganese in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 Egypt 25 3.1.3 South Africa 26 3.1.4 Zambia 27 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese 27 3.2.1 Executive Summary 27 3.2.2 China 31 3.2.3 Hong Kong 32 3.2.4 India 33 3.2.5 Indonesia 34 3.2.6 Japan 34 3.2.7 Malaysia 34 3.2.8 North Korea 35 3.2.9 Singapore 35 3.2.10 South Korea 36 3.2.11 Taiwan 37 3.2.12 Thailand 37 3.2.13 Vietnam 37 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese 38 3.3.1 Executive Summary 38 3.3.2 Austria 41 3.3.3 Belgium 42 3.3.4 Bulgaria 42 3.3.5 Cyprus 42 3.3.6 Czech Republic 43 3.3.7 Denmark 43 3.3.8 Estonia 43 3.3.9 Finland 43 3.3.10 France 44 3.3.11 Georgia 45 3.3.12 Germany 46 3.3.13 Hungary 47 3.3.14 Italy 47 3.3.15 Kazakhstan 48 3.3.16 Latvia 48 3.3.17 Luxembourg 48 3.3.18 Macedonia 49 3.3.19 Malta 49 3.3.20 Norway 50 3.3.21 Poland 51 3.3.22 Portugal 51 3.3.23 Romania 51 3.3.24 Russia 52 3.3.25 Slovakia 53 3.3.26 Slovenia 53 3.3.27 Spain 54 3.3.28 Sweden 55 3.3.29 Switzerland 55 3.3.30 the Netherlands 56 3.3.31 the United Kingdom 57 3.3.32 Ukraine 58 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese 59 3.4.1 Executive Summary 59 3.4.2 Argentina 62 3.4.3 Brazil 63 3.4.4 Chile 63 3.4.5 Colombia 63 3.4.6 Mexico 64 3.4.7 Venezuela 65 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese 65 3.5.1 Executive Summary 65 3.5.2 Canada 68 3.5.3 the United States 69 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese 69 3.6.1 Executive Summary 69 3.6.2 Australia 72 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese 72 3.7.1 Executive Summary 72 3.7.2 Bahrain 76 3.7.3 Iran 76 3.7.4 Saudi Arabia 77 3.7.5 the United Arab Emirates 77 3.7.6 Turkey 78 4 IMPORTS 79 4.1 Africa: Ferromanganese Imports in 2016 79 4.1.1 Executive Summary 79 4.1.2 Algeria 83 4.1.3 Cote d'Ivoire 83 4.1.4 Egypt 84 4.1.5 Ghana 84 4.1.6 Kenya 85 4.1.7 Malawi 85 4.1.8 Mauritania 85 4.1.9 Morocco 86 4.1.10 Mozambique 86 4.1.11 Nigeria 87 4.1.12 South Africa 87 4.1.13 Tunisia 88 4.1.14 Zambia 88 4.1.15 Zimbabwe 88 4.2 Asia: Ferromanganese Imports in 2016 89 4.2.1 Executive Summary 89 4.2.2 China 93 4.2.3 Hong Kong 93 4.2.4 India 94 4.2.5 Indonesia 95 4.2.6 Japan 95 4.2.7 Malaysia 96 4.2.8 Nepal 96 4.2.9 Philippines 97 4.2.10 Singapore 97 4.2.11 South Korea 98 4.2.12 Sri Lanka 98 4.2.13 Taiwan 99 4.2.14 Thailand 100 4.3 Europe: Ferromanganese Imports in 2016 100 4.3.1 Executive Summary 100 4.3.2 Austria 105 4.3.3 Belarus 105 4.3.4 Belgium 106 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 106 4.3.6 Bulgaria 107 4.3.7 Croatia 107 4.3.8 Cyprus 108 4.3.9 Czech Republic 108 4.3.10 Denmark 109 4.3.11 Estonia 109 4.3.12 Finland 110 4.3.13 France 111 4.3.14 Germany 112 4.3.15 Greece 113 4.3.16 Hungary 113 4.3.17 Ireland 114 4.3.18 Italy 115 4.3.19 Latvia 116 4.3.20 Lithuania 116 4.3.21 Luxembourg 116 4.3.22 Norway 117 4.3.23 Poland 117 4.3.24 Portugal 118 4.3.25 Romania 118 4.3.26 Russia 119 4.3.27 Slovakia 119 4.3.28 Slovenia 120 4.3.29 Spain 121 4.3.30 Sweden 122 4.3.31 Switzerland 122 4.3.32 the Netherlands 123 4.3.33 the United Kingdom 124 4.3.34 Ukraine 125 4.4 Latin America: Ferromanganese Imports in 2016 125 4.4.1 Executive Summary 125 4.4.2 Argentina 130 4.4.3 Bolivia 130 4.4.4 Brazil 131 4.4.5 Chile 132 4.4.6 Colombia 132 4.4.7 Ecuador 133 4.4.8 El Salvador 133 4.4.9 Guatemala 133 4.4.10 Mexico 134 4.4.11 Paraguay 134 4.4.12 Peru 135 4.4.13 Venezuela 135 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Ferromanganese Imports in 2016 135 4.5.1 Executive Summary 135 4.5.2 Canada 139 4.5.3 the United States 140 4.6 Oceana: Ferromanganese Imports in 2016 140 4.6.1 Executive Summary 140 4.6.2 Australia 143 4.6.3 New Caledonia 143 4.6.4 New Zealand 143 4.7 the Middle East: Ferromanganese Imports in 2016 144 4.7.1 Executive Summary 144 4.7.2 Armenia 147 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 148 4.7.4 Bahrain 148 4.7.5 Iran 149 4.7.6 Israel 149 4.7.7 Jordan 150 4.7.8 Lebanon 150 4.7.9 Oman 150 4.7.10 Pakistan 151 4.7.11 Qatar 151 4.7.12 Saudi Arabia 152 4.7.13 Turkey 153 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 154 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 154 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 155