The World Market for Refined Copper: 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 refined copper. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 refined copper 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 refined copper? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of refined copper 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 refined copper? 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 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: Refined Copper Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Refined Copper in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Refined Copper 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 Benin 24 3.1.3 Congo (formerly Zaire) 25 3.1.4 Egypt 25 3.1.5 Madagascar 26 3.1.6 Mauritius 26 3.1.7 Morocco 26 3.1.8 Mozambique 26 3.1.9 Namibia 27 3.1.10 Nigeria 27 3.1.11 South Africa 28 3.1.12 Tunisia 28 3.1.13 Zambia 29 3.1.14 Zimbabwe 29 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Refined Copper 30 3.2.1 Executive Summary 30 3.2.2 Bangladesh 33 3.2.3 Bhutan 34 3.2.4 Burma 34 3.2.5 China 35 3.2.6 Hong Kong 36 3.2.7 India 36 3.2.8 Indonesia 37 3.2.9 Japan 37 3.2.10 Malaysia 38 3.2.11 Mongolia 38 3.2.12 Nepal 38 3.2.13 Philippines 39 3.2.14 Singapore 39 3.2.15 South Korea 40 3.2.16 Sri Lanka 40 3.2.17 Taiwan 41 3.2.18 Thailand 41 3.2.19 Vietnam 41 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Refined Copper 42 3.3.1 Executive Summary 42 3.3.2 Austria 46 3.3.3 Belarus 46 3.3.4 Belgium 47 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47 3.3.6 Bulgaria 48 3.3.7 Cyprus 48 3.3.8 Czech Republic 48 3.3.9 Denmark 49 3.3.10 Estonia 49 3.3.11 Finland 50 3.3.12 France 51 3.3.13 Germany 52 3.3.14 Greece 53 3.3.15 Hungary 53 3.3.16 Ireland 53 3.3.17 Italy 54 3.3.18 Kazakhstan 55 3.3.19 Latvia 55 3.3.20 Lithuania 55 3.3.21 Luxembourg 56 3.3.22 Macedonia 56 3.3.23 Norway 56 3.3.24 Poland 57 3.3.25 Portugal 57 3.3.26 Romania 58 3.3.27 Russia 58 3.3.28 Slovakia 59 3.3.29 Slovenia 59 3.3.30 Spain 60 3.3.31 Sweden 61 3.3.32 the Netherlands 62 3.3.33 Ukraine 62 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Refined Copper 63 3.4.1 Executive Summary 63 3.4.2 Bolivia 66 3.4.3 Brazil 67 3.4.4 Chile 68 3.4.5 Mexico 69 3.4.6 Peru 69 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Refined Copper 70 3.5.1 Executive Summary 70 3.5.2 Canada 73 3.5.3 Cuba 74 3.5.4 the United States 75 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Refined Copper 76 3.6.1 Executive Summary 76 3.6.2 Australia 79 3.6.3 New Zealand 79 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Refined Copper 79 3.7.1 Executive Summary 79 3.7.2 Azerbaijan 83 3.7.3 Bahrain 84 3.7.4 Israel 84 3.7.5 Kyrgyzstan 84 3.7.6 Oman 84 3.7.7 Pakistan 85 3.7.8 Saudi Arabia 85 3.7.9 Tajikistan 85 3.7.10 Turkey 86 3.7.11 Uzbekistan 86 4 IMPORTS 87 4.1 Africa: Refined Copper Imports in 2016 87 4.1.1 Executive Summary 87 4.1.2 Algeria 90 4.1.3 Botswana 91 4.1.4 Egypt 91 4.1.5 Ghana 92 4.1.6 Morocco 92 4.1.7 Namibia 92 4.1.8 Nigeria 93 4.1.9 South Africa 93 4.1.10 Zimbabwe 93 4.2 Asia: Refined Copper Imports in 2016 94 4.2.1 Executive Summary 94 4.2.2 China 98 4.2.3 Hong Kong 99 4.2.4 India 100 4.2.5 Indonesia 101 4.2.6 Japan 102 4.2.7 Malaysia 103 4.2.8 Papua New Guinea 103 4.2.9 Philippines 104 4.2.10 Singapore 105 4.2.11 South Korea 106 4.2.12 Sri Lanka 107 4.2.13 Taiwan 108 4.2.14 Thailand 109 4.2.15 Vietnam 110 4.3 Europe: Refined Copper 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 117 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 Georgia 120 4.3.14 Germany 121 4.3.15 Greece 122 4.3.16 Hungary 122 4.3.17 Ireland 123 4.3.18 Italy 124 4.3.19 Kazakhstan 125 4.3.20 Latvia 125 4.3.21 Lithuania 125 4.3.22 Luxembourg 126 4.3.23 Norway 126 4.3.24 Poland 127 4.3.25 Portugal 128 4.3.26 Romania 128 4.3.27 Russia 129 4.3.28 Slovakia 129 4.3.29 Slovenia 130 4.3.30 Spain 130 4.3.31 Sweden 131 4.3.32 the Netherlands 132 4.3.33 Ukraine 132 4.4 Latin America: Refined Copper Imports in 2016 133 4.4.1 Executive Summary 133 4.4.2 Argentina 136 4.4.3 Brazil 137 4.4.4 Chile 137 4.4.5 Colombia 138 4.4.6 Costa Rica 138 4.4.7 Ecuador 138 4.4.8 Mexico 139 4.4.9 Paraguay 139 4.4.10 Peru 140 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Refined Copper Imports in 2016 140 4.5.1 Executive Summary 140 4.5.2 Canada 143 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 144 4.5.4 Greenland 144 4.5.5 the Bahamas 144 4.5.6 the United States 145 4.6 Oceana: Refined Copper Imports in 2016 145 4.6.1 Executive Summary 145 4.6.2 Australia 147 4.7 the Middle East: Refined Copper Imports in 2016 147 4.7.1 Executive Summary 147 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 150 4.7.3 Israel 151 4.7.4 Jordan 151 4.7.5 Lebanon 151 4.7.6 Oman 152 4.7.7 Pakistan 152 4.7.8 Turkey 153 4.7.9 Yemen 154 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 155 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 155 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 156