The World Market for Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide: 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 and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products plated or coated with chromium oxides or chromium and chromium oxides and at least 600 mm wide. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products plated or coated with chromium oxides or chromium and chromium oxides and at least 600 mm wide 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 and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products plated or coated with chromium oxides or chromium and chromium oxides and at least 600 mm wide? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products plated or coated with chromium oxides or chromium and chromium oxides and at least 600 mm wide 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 and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products plated or coated with chromium oxides or chromium and chromium oxides and at least 600 mm wide? 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 and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 19 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide in 2016 19 3 EXPORTS 23 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 Kenya 26 3.1.3 Morocco 27 3.1.4 South Africa 27 3.1.5 Uganda 27 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide 27 3.2.1 Executive Summary 28 3.2.2 China 32 3.2.3 Hong Kong 33 3.2.4 India 33 3.2.5 Indonesia 33 3.2.6 Japan 34 3.2.7 Malaysia 35 3.2.8 Philippines 35 3.2.9 Singapore 35 3.2.10 South Korea 36 3.2.11 Taiwan 37 3.2.12 Thailand 38 3.2.13 Vietnam 38 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide 39 3.3.1 Executive Summary 39 3.3.2 Austria 42 3.3.3 Belgium 43 3.3.4 Cyprus 43 3.3.5 Czech Republic 44 3.3.6 Denmark 44 3.3.7 Finland 44 3.3.8 France 45 3.3.9 Germany 46 3.3.10 Greece 47 3.3.11 Hungary 47 3.3.12 Italy 48 3.3.13 Latvia 48 3.3.14 Luxembourg 49 3.3.15 Poland 49 3.3.16 Portugal 49 3.3.17 Russia 50 3.3.18 Slovakia 50 3.3.19 Slovenia 50 3.3.20 Spain 51 3.3.21 Sweden 51 3.3.22 the Netherlands 52 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide 52 3.4.1 Executive Summary 52 3.4.2 Brazil 57 3.4.3 Colombia 57 3.4.4 Costa Rica 58 3.4.5 Mexico 58 3.4.6 Peru 58 3.4.7 Venezuela 59 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide 59 3.5.1 Executive Summary 59 3.5.2 Canada 63 3.5.3 the United States 64 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide 64 3.6.1 Executive Summary 65 3.6.2 Australia 66 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide 67 3.7.1 Executive Summary 67 3.7.2 Saudi Arabia 70 3.7.3 Turkey 71 4 IMPORTS 72 4.1 Africa: Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide Imports in 2016 72 4.1.1 Executive Summary 72 4.1.2 Algeria 76 4.1.3 Botswana 76 4.1.4 Burundi 77 4.1.5 Cameroon 77 4.1.6 Cote d'Ivoire 77 4.1.7 Egypt 78 4.1.8 Ethiopia 78 4.1.9 Mali 79 4.1.10 Mauritius 79 4.1.11 Morocco 79 4.1.12 Mozambique 80 4.1.13 Nigeria 80 4.1.14 Rwanda 81 4.1.15 Senegal 81 4.1.16 South Africa 82 4.1.17 Uganda 82 4.1.18 Zimbabwe 83 4.2 Asia: Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide Imports in 2016 83 4.2.1 Executive Summary 83 4.2.2 China 88 4.2.3 Hong Kong 88 4.2.4 India 89 4.2.5 Indonesia 90 4.2.6 Japan 90 4.2.7 Malaysia 91 4.2.8 Philippines 91 4.2.9 Singapore 92 4.2.10 South Korea 92 4.2.11 Sri Lanka 93 4.2.12 Taiwan 93 4.2.13 Thailand 94 4.2.14 Vietnam 94 4.3 Europe: Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide Imports in 2016 95 4.3.1 Executive Summary 95 4.3.2 Austria 100 4.3.3 Belarus 100 4.3.4 Belgium 101 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 101 4.3.6 Bulgaria 102 4.3.7 Croatia 102 4.3.8 Czech Republic 103 4.3.9 Denmark 103 4.3.10 Finland 104 4.3.11 France 104 4.3.12 Georgia 105 4.3.13 Germany 105 4.3.14 Greece 106 4.3.15 Hungary 106 4.3.16 Italy 107 4.3.17 Macedonia 107 4.3.18 Malta 108 4.3.19 Norway 108 4.3.20 Poland 109 4.3.21 Portugal 109 4.3.22 Russia 110 4.3.23 Slovakia 110 4.3.24 Slovenia 111 4.3.25 Spain 111 4.3.26 the Netherlands 112 4.3.27 Ukraine 112 4.4 Latin America: Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide Imports in 2016 112 4.4.1 Executive Summary 112 4.4.2 Bolivia 117 4.4.3 Brazil 117 4.4.4 Chile 118 4.4.5 Colombia 118 4.4.6 Costa Rica 119 4.4.7 Ecuador 120 4.4.8 Honduras 120 4.4.9 Mexico 121 4.4.10 Paraguay 121 4.4.11 Peru 122 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide Imports in 2016 122 4.5.1 Executive Summary 122 4.5.2 Canada 127 4.5.3 the Bahamas 127 4.5.4 the United States 128 4.6 Oceana: Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide Imports in 2016 128 4.6.1 Executive Summary 128 4.6.2 Australia 131 4.7 the Middle East: Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Plated or Coated with Chromium Oxides or Chromium and Chromium Oxides and At Least 600 mm Wide Imports in 2016 131 4.7.1 Executive Summary 131 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 136 4.7.3 Israel 136 4.7.4 Oman 136 4.7.5 Pakistan 137 4.7.6 Turkey 137 4.7.7 Yemen 138 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 139 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 139 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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