The World Market for Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap: 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 chromium and articles thereof including waste and scrap. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 chromium and articles thereof including waste and scrap 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 chromium and articles thereof including waste and scrap? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of chromium and articles thereof including waste and scrap 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 chromium and articles thereof including waste and scrap? 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 14 2.1 Exports 14 2.1.1 The World Market: Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap Export Supplies in 2016 14 2.2 Imports 16 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap in 2016 16 3 EXPORTS 20 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap 20 3.1.1 Executive Summary 20 3.1.2 South Africa 21 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap 22 3.2.1 Executive Summary 22 3.2.2 China 26 3.2.3 Hong Kong 26 3.2.4 India 27 3.2.5 Japan 27 3.2.6 Malaysia 28 3.2.7 Singapore 28 3.2.8 South Korea 28 3.2.9 Taiwan 29 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap 29 3.3.1 Executive Summary 29 3.3.2 Albania 33 3.3.3 Austria 34 3.3.4 Belgium 34 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35 3.3.6 Croatia 35 3.3.7 Czech Republic 35 3.3.8 Denmark 36 3.3.9 Finland 36 3.3.10 France 37 3.3.11 Germany 38 3.3.12 Hungary 39 3.3.13 Italy 39 3.3.14 Kazakhstan 39 3.3.15 Luxembourg 40 3.3.16 Norway 40 3.3.17 Poland 40 3.3.18 Portugal 41 3.3.19 Russia 42 3.3.20 Spain 43 3.3.21 Sweden 43 3.3.22 the Netherlands 44 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap 44 3.4.1 Executive Summary 44 3.4.2 Brazil 47 3.4.3 Mexico 47 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap 47 3.5.1 Executive Summary 47 3.5.2 Canada 50 3.5.3 the United States 51 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap 52 3.6.1 Executive Summary 52 3.6.2 Australia 54 3.6.3 New Zealand 55 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap 55 3.7.1 Executive Summary 55 3.7.2 Turkey 56 4 IMPORTS 57 4.1 Africa: Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap Imports in 2016 57 4.1.1 Executive Summary 57 4.1.2 Namibia 59 4.1.3 South Africa 60 4.2 Asia: Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap Imports in 2016 60 4.2.1 Executive Summary 60 4.2.2 China 64 4.2.3 Hong Kong 64 4.2.4 India 65 4.2.5 Indonesia 65 4.2.6 Japan 66 4.2.7 Malaysia 66 4.2.8 Philippines 67 4.2.9 Singapore 67 4.2.10 South Korea 68 4.2.11 Taiwan 68 4.2.12 Thailand 69 4.2.13 Vietnam 69 4.3 Europe: Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap Imports in 2016 69 4.3.1 Executive Summary 69 4.3.2 Austria 74 4.3.3 Belgium 74 4.3.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 75 4.3.5 Croatia 75 4.3.6 Czech Republic 76 4.3.7 Denmark 76 4.3.8 Estonia 77 4.3.9 Finland 77 4.3.10 France 78 4.3.11 Germany 79 4.3.12 Hungary 80 4.3.13 Ireland 80 4.3.14 Italy 81 4.3.15 Luxembourg 81 4.3.16 Malta 82 4.3.17 Norway 82 4.3.18 Poland 83 4.3.19 Portugal 83 4.3.20 Romania 84 4.3.21 Russia 84 4.3.22 Slovakia 84 4.3.23 Slovenia 85 4.3.24 Spain 85 4.3.25 Sweden 86 4.3.26 the Netherlands 86 4.3.27 Ukraine 87 4.4 Latin America: Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap Imports in 2016 87 4.4.1 Executive Summary 87 4.4.2 Argentina 90 4.4.3 Brazil 91 4.4.4 Chile 91 4.4.5 Colombia 92 4.4.6 El Salvador 92 4.4.7 Mexico 92 4.4.8 Peru 93 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap Imports in 2016 93 4.5.1 Executive Summary 93 4.5.2 Aruba 96 4.5.3 Canada 97 4.5.4 the United States 97 4.6 Oceana: Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap Imports in 2016 98 4.6.1 Executive Summary 98 4.6.2 Australia 101 4.6.3 New Zealand 101 4.7 the Middle East: Chromium and Articles Thereof Including Waste and Scrap Imports in 2016 101 4.7.1 Executive Summary 101 4.7.2 Israel 104 4.7.3 Turkey 105 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 106 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 106 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 107