The World Market for Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight: 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 over 2% carbon by weight. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 with over 2% carbon by weight 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 with over 2% carbon by weight? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of ferromanganese with over 2% carbon by weight 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 with over 2% carbon by weight? 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 with over 2% Carbon by Weight Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight 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 with over 2% Carbon by Weight 27 3.2.1 Executive Summary 27 3.2.2 China 31 3.2.3 Hong Kong 31 3.2.4 India 32 3.2.5 Indonesia 33 3.2.6 Japan 33 3.2.7 Malaysia 33 3.2.8 Singapore 33 3.2.9 South Korea 34 3.2.10 Taiwan 35 3.2.11 Thailand 35 3.2.12 Vietnam 35 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight 35 3.3.1 Executive Summary 35 3.3.2 Albania 39 3.3.3 Austria 40 3.3.4 Belgium 40 3.3.5 Bulgaria 40 3.3.6 Cyprus 41 3.3.7 Czech Republic 41 3.3.8 Denmark 41 3.3.9 Estonia 41 3.3.10 Finland 42 3.3.11 France 42 3.3.12 Germany 43 3.3.13 Iceland 43 3.3.14 Ireland 43 3.3.15 Italy 44 3.3.16 Latvia 44 3.3.17 Luxembourg 45 3.3.18 Macedonia 45 3.3.19 Norway 46 3.3.20 Poland 47 3.3.21 Portugal 47 3.3.22 Russia 48 3.3.23 Slovakia 48 3.3.24 Slovenia 49 3.3.25 Spain 49 3.3.26 Sweden 50 3.3.27 the Netherlands 50 3.3.28 Ukraine 51 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight 51 3.4.1 Executive Summary 51 3.4.2 Brazil 55 3.4.3 Colombia 55 3.4.4 Mexico 55 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight 56 3.5.1 Executive Summary 56 3.5.2 Canada 58 3.5.3 the United States 59 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight 59 3.6.1 Executive Summary 59 3.6.2 Australia 62 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight 62 3.7.1 Executive Summary 62 3.7.2 Bahrain 66 3.7.3 Kyrgyzstan 66 3.7.4 Saudi Arabia 66 3.7.5 Turkey 67 4 IMPORTS 68 4.1 Africa: Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight Imports in 2016 68 4.1.1 Executive Summary 68 4.1.2 Algeria 71 4.1.3 Egypt 72 4.1.4 Ethiopia 72 4.1.5 Ghana 72 4.1.6 Morocco 73 4.1.7 Mozambique 73 4.1.8 Nigeria 73 4.1.9 South Africa 74 4.1.10 Uganda 74 4.1.11 Zimbabwe 74 4.2 Asia: Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight Imports in 2016 74 4.2.1 Executive Summary 74 4.2.2 China 79 4.2.3 India 79 4.2.4 Indonesia 80 4.2.5 Japan 80 4.2.6 Malaysia 81 4.2.7 Philippines 81 4.2.8 Singapore 82 4.2.9 South Korea 82 4.2.10 Sri Lanka 82 4.2.11 Taiwan 83 4.2.12 Thailand 83 4.2.13 Vietnam 84 4.3 Europe: Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight Imports in 2016 84 4.3.1 Executive Summary 84 4.3.2 Austria 89 4.3.3 Belarus 89 4.3.4 Belgium 90 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 4.3.6 Bulgaria 91 4.3.7 Croatia 91 4.3.8 Czech Republic 92 4.3.9 Denmark 92 4.3.10 Estonia 93 4.3.11 Finland 93 4.3.12 France 94 4.3.13 Germany 95 4.3.14 Greece 95 4.3.15 Hungary 96 4.3.16 Italy 96 4.3.17 Kazakhstan 97 4.3.18 Latvia 97 4.3.19 Lithuania 97 4.3.20 Luxembourg 98 4.3.21 Macedonia 98 4.3.22 Norway 98 4.3.23 Poland 99 4.3.24 Portugal 99 4.3.25 Romania 100 4.3.26 Russia 100 4.3.27 Slovakia 101 4.3.28 Slovenia 101 4.3.29 Spain 102 4.3.30 Sweden 102 4.3.31 the Netherlands 103 4.3.32 Ukraine 103 4.4 Latin America: Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight Imports in 2016 104 4.4.1 Executive Summary 104 4.4.2 Argentina 108 4.4.3 Brazil 108 4.4.4 Chile 109 4.4.5 Colombia 109 4.4.6 Ecuador 110 4.4.7 Guatemala 110 4.4.8 Mexico 110 4.4.9 Paraguay 111 4.4.10 Peru 111 4.4.11 Uruguay 111 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight Imports in 2016 112 4.5.1 Executive Summary 112 4.5.2 Canada 116 4.5.3 the United States 117 4.6 Oceana: Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight Imports in 2016 117 4.6.1 Executive Summary 117 4.6.2 Australia 119 4.6.3 New Caledonia 120 4.6.4 New Zealand 120 4.7 the Middle East: Ferromanganese with over 2% Carbon by Weight Imports in 2016 120 4.7.1 Executive Summary 120 4.7.2 Armenia 124 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 125 4.7.4 Israel 125 4.7.5 Jordan 125 4.7.6 Oman 126 4.7.7 Pakistan 126 4.7.8 Turkey 126 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 127 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 127 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 128