The World Market for Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots: 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 less than 99.94% pure or non-alloy steel ingots. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 less than 99.94% pure or non-alloy steel ingots 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 less than 99.94% pure or non-alloy steel ingots? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of iron less than 99.94% pure or non-alloy steel ingots 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 less than 99.94% pure or non-alloy steel ingots? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 8 1.1 Our Approach 8 2 THE WORLD MARKET 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 Cote d'Ivoire 23 3.1.3 Ghana 24 3.1.4 Kenya 24 3.1.5 Nigeria 24 3.1.6 South Africa 24 3.1.7 Uganda 25 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots 25 3.2.1 Executive Summary 25 3.2.2 Bhutan 28 3.2.3 China 29 3.2.4 India 29 3.2.5 Japan 29 3.2.6 Malaysia 30 3.2.7 Singapore 30 3.2.8 South Korea 30 3.2.9 Taiwan 31 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots 31 3.3.1 Executive Summary 31 3.3.2 Austria 35 3.3.3 Belgium 36 3.3.4 Czech Republic 36 3.3.5 Denmark 36 3.3.6 Finland 37 3.3.7 France 37 3.3.8 Georgia 37 3.3.9 Germany 38 3.3.10 Hungary 38 3.3.11 Italy 39 3.3.12 Lithuania 39 3.3.13 Malta 39 3.3.14 Norway 40 3.3.15 Poland 40 3.3.16 Romania 40 3.3.17 Russia 41 3.3.18 Slovakia 41 3.3.19 Slovenia 41 3.3.20 Spain 42 3.3.21 Sweden 42 3.3.22 the Netherlands 42 3.3.23 Ukraine 43 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots 43 3.4.1 Executive Summary 43 3.4.2 Brazil 45 3.4.3 Mexico 46 3.4.4 Venezuela 46 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots 46 3.5.1 Executive Summary 46 3.5.2 Canada 49 3.5.3 Cuba 50 3.5.4 the United States 50 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots 50 3.6.1 Executive Summary 50 3.6.2 Australia 51 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots 51 3.7.1 Executive Summary 51 3.7.2 Oman 54 3.7.3 Turkey 54 3.7.4 Yemen 54 4 IMPORTS 55 4.1 Africa: Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots Imports in 2016 55 4.1.1 Executive Summary 55 4.1.2 Botswana 58 4.1.3 Burundi 59 4.1.4 Cameroon 59 4.1.5 Morocco 59 4.1.6 Mozambique 60 4.1.7 Namibia 60 4.1.8 Senegal 60 4.1.9 South Africa 61 4.1.10 Togo 61 4.2 Asia: Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots Imports in 2016 61 4.2.1 Executive Summary 61 4.2.2 China 65 4.2.3 Hong Kong 66 4.2.4 India 66 4.2.5 Indonesia 67 4.2.6 Japan 67 4.2.7 Philippines 67 4.2.8 Singapore 68 4.2.9 South Korea 68 4.2.10 Taiwan 68 4.2.11 Thailand 69 4.2.12 Vietnam 69 4.3 Europe: Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots Imports in 2016 69 4.3.1 Executive Summary 69 4.3.2 Austria 73 4.3.3 Belgium 74 4.3.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74 4.3.5 Czech Republic 74 4.3.6 Denmark 75 4.3.7 Finland 75 4.3.8 France 76 4.3.9 Germany 76 4.3.10 Hungary 77 4.3.11 Italy 77 4.3.12 Kazakhstan 77 4.3.13 Latvia 78 4.3.14 Luxembourg 78 4.3.15 Poland 78 4.3.16 Romania 79 4.3.17 Russia 79 4.3.18 Slovakia 79 4.3.19 Spain 80 4.3.20 Sweden 80 4.3.21 the Netherlands 80 4.4 Latin America: Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots Imports in 2016 81 4.4.1 Executive Summary 81 4.4.2 Brazil 83 4.4.3 El Salvador 84 4.4.4 Guatemala 84 4.4.5 Mexico 84 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots Imports in 2016 85 4.5.1 Executive Summary 85 4.5.2 Canada 88 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 89 4.5.4 the Bahamas 89 4.5.5 the United States 89 4.6 Oceana: Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots Imports in 2016 90 4.6.1 Executive Summary 90 4.6.2 Australia 93 4.6.3 Fiji 93 4.7 the Middle East: Iron Less Than 99.94% Pure or Non-Alloy Steel Ingots Imports in 2016 93 4.7.1 Executive Summary 93 4.7.2 Israel 96 4.7.3 Jordan 97 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 98 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 98 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 99