The World Market for Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products: 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 silicon-electrical steel flat-rolled products. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 silicon-electrical steel flat-rolled products 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 silicon-electrical steel flat-rolled products? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of silicon-electrical steel flat-rolled products 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 silicon-electrical steel flat-rolled products? 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: Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 Egypt 25 3.1.3 Gabon 26 3.1.4 Kenya 26 3.1.5 South Africa 26 3.1.6 Sudan 27 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products 27 3.2.1 Executive Summary 27 3.2.2 China 31 3.2.3 Hong Kong 32 3.2.4 India 32 3.2.5 Indonesia 33 3.2.6 Japan 34 3.2.7 Malaysia 35 3.2.8 North Korea 35 3.2.9 Philippines 35 3.2.10 Singapore 36 3.2.11 South Korea 37 3.2.12 Sri Lanka 38 3.2.13 Taiwan 38 3.2.14 Thailand 39 3.2.15 Vietnam 39 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products 39 3.3.1 Executive Summary 39 3.3.2 Austria 44 3.3.3 Belgium 45 3.3.4 Bulgaria 45 3.3.5 Croatia 46 3.3.6 Cyprus 46 3.3.7 Czech Republic 47 3.3.8 Denmark 48 3.3.9 Estonia 48 3.3.10 Finland 48 3.3.11 France 49 3.3.12 Georgia 50 3.3.13 Germany 51 3.3.14 Gibraltar 52 3.3.15 Greece 52 3.3.16 Hungary 52 3.3.17 Ireland 53 3.3.18 Italy 54 3.3.19 Latvia 55 3.3.20 Lithuania 55 3.3.21 Luxembourg 55 3.3.22 Norway 56 3.3.23 Poland 57 3.3.24 Portugal 58 3.3.25 Romania 58 3.3.26 Russia 59 3.3.27 Slovakia 60 3.3.28 Slovenia 61 3.3.29 Spain 62 3.3.30 Sweden 63 3.3.31 Switzerland 64 3.3.32 the Netherlands 65 3.3.33 the United Kingdom 66 3.3.34 Ukraine 67 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products 67 3.4.1 Executive Summary 67 3.4.2 Argentina 70 3.4.3 Brazil 71 3.4.4 Colombia 71 3.4.5 Mexico 72 3.4.6 Nicaragua 72 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products 72 3.5.1 Executive Summary 72 3.5.2 Barbados 75 3.5.3 Canada 76 3.5.4 the United States 77 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products 78 3.6.1 Executive Summary 78 3.6.2 Australia 80 3.6.3 New Zealand 81 3.6.4 Wallis and Futuna 81 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products 81 3.7.1 Executive Summary 81 3.7.2 Bahrain 84 3.7.3 Iran 85 3.7.4 Pakistan 85 3.7.5 Saudi Arabia 85 3.7.6 the United Arab Emirates 86 3.7.7 Turkey 86 4 IMPORTS 87 4.1 Africa: Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 87 4.1.1 Executive Summary 87 4.1.2 Algeria 91 4.1.3 Botswana 91 4.1.4 Burundi 91 4.1.5 Egypt 92 4.1.6 Ghana 92 4.1.7 Kenya 93 4.1.8 Morocco 93 4.1.9 Nigeria 93 4.1.10 South Africa 94 4.1.11 Tanzania 94 4.1.12 Tunisia 95 4.1.13 Zambia 95 4.1.14 Zimbabwe 95 4.2 Asia: Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 96 4.2.1 Executive Summary 96 4.2.2 Bhutan 99 4.2.3 Cambodia 100 4.2.4 China 101 4.2.5 Hong Kong 102 4.2.6 India 103 4.2.7 Indonesia 104 4.2.8 Japan 105 4.2.9 Malaysia 105 4.2.10 Nepal 106 4.2.11 Philippines 106 4.2.12 Singapore 107 4.2.13 South Korea 107 4.2.14 Sri Lanka 108 4.2.15 Taiwan 109 4.2.16 Thailand 110 4.3 Europe: Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 110 4.3.1 Executive Summary 110 4.3.2 Austria 115 4.3.3 Belarus 115 4.3.4 Belgium 116 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 116 4.3.6 Bulgaria 117 4.3.7 Croatia 117 4.3.8 Czech Republic 118 4.3.9 Denmark 118 4.3.10 Estonia 119 4.3.11 Finland 119 4.3.12 France 120 4.3.13 Germany 121 4.3.14 Greece 122 4.3.15 Hungary 122 4.3.16 Ireland 123 4.3.17 Italy 124 4.3.18 Latvia 125 4.3.19 Lithuania 125 4.3.20 Luxembourg 125 4.3.21 Moldova 126 4.3.22 Norway 126 4.3.23 Poland 127 4.3.24 Portugal 128 4.3.25 Romania 128 4.3.26 Russia 129 4.3.27 Slovakia 129 4.3.28 Slovenia 130 4.3.29 Spain 131 4.3.30 Sweden 131 4.3.31 Switzerland 132 4.3.32 the Netherlands 132 4.3.33 the United Kingdom 133 4.3.34 Ukraine 134 4.4 Latin America: Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 134 4.4.1 Executive Summary 134 4.4.2 Argentina 139 4.4.3 Brazil 140 4.4.4 Chile 140 4.4.5 Colombia 141 4.4.6 Ecuador 141 4.4.7 Guatemala 142 4.4.8 Guyana 142 4.4.9 Mexico 143 4.4.10 Panama 143 4.4.11 Paraguay 144 4.4.12 Peru 144 4.4.13 Suriname 145 4.4.14 Venezuela 145 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 145 4.5.1 Executive Summary 145 4.5.2 Canada 150 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 150 4.5.4 the Bahamas 151 4.5.5 the United States 151 4.6 Oceana: Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 152 4.6.1 Executive Summary 152 4.6.2 Australia 156 4.6.3 New Zealand 156 4.7 the Middle East: Silicon-Electrical Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 157 4.7.1 Executive Summary 157 4.7.2 Armenia 160 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 161 4.7.4 Iran 161 4.7.5 Israel 162 4.7.6 Kyrgyzstan 162 4.7.7 Oman 163 4.7.8 Pakistan 163 4.7.9 Qatar 164 4.7.10 Saudi Arabia 164 4.7.11 Turkey 165 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 166 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe 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