The World Market for Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts: 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 steel chain and chain parts. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 steel chain and chain parts 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 steel chain and chain parts? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of iron and steel chain and chain parts 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 steel chain and chain parts? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 10 1.1 Our Approach 10 2 THE WORLD MARKET 16 2.1 Exports 16 2.1.1 The World Market: Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 Botswana 25 3.1.3 Cameroon 26 3.1.4 Egypt 26 3.1.5 Ghana 26 3.1.6 South Africa 27 3.1.7 Tunisia 28 3.1.8 Zimbabwe 28 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts 28 3.2.1 Executive Summary 28 3.2.2 Bangladesh 32 3.2.3 China 33 3.2.4 Hong Kong 34 3.2.5 India 35 3.2.6 Indonesia 36 3.2.7 Japan 37 3.2.8 Malaysia 38 3.2.9 Singapore 39 3.2.10 South Korea 40 3.2.11 Taiwan 41 3.2.12 Thailand 42 3.2.13 Vietnam 42 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts 42 3.3.1 Executive Summary 42 3.3.2 Austria 47 3.3.3 Belarus 48 3.3.4 Belgium 49 3.3.5 Bulgaria 50 3.3.6 Croatia 50 3.3.7 Cyprus 50 3.3.8 Czech Republic 51 3.3.9 Denmark 52 3.3.10 Estonia 53 3.3.11 Finland 54 3.3.12 France 55 3.3.13 Germany 56 3.3.14 Greece 57 3.3.15 Hungary 57 3.3.16 Iceland 57 3.3.17 Ireland 58 3.3.18 Italy 59 3.3.19 Latvia 60 3.3.20 Lithuania 60 3.3.21 Luxembourg 60 3.3.22 Malta 61 3.3.23 Norway 62 3.3.24 Poland 63 3.3.25 Portugal 64 3.3.26 Romania 64 3.3.27 Russia 65 3.3.28 Slovakia 65 3.3.29 Slovenia 66 3.3.30 Spain 67 3.3.31 Sweden 68 3.3.32 Switzerland 69 3.3.33 the Netherlands 70 3.3.34 the United Kingdom 71 3.3.35 Ukraine 72 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts 72 3.4.1 Executive Summary 72 3.4.2 Argentina 76 3.4.3 Brazil 77 3.4.4 Chile 77 3.4.5 Colombia 78 3.4.6 Costa Rica 78 3.4.7 Guatemala 78 3.4.8 Mexico 79 3.4.9 Panama 79 3.4.10 Paraguay 79 3.4.11 Peru 80 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts 80 3.5.1 Executive Summary 80 3.5.2 Antigua and Barbuda 83 3.5.3 Canada 84 3.5.4 the United States 85 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts 86 3.6.1 Executive Summary 86 3.6.2 Australia 90 3.6.3 New Caledonia 90 3.6.4 New Zealand 91 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts 91 3.7.1 Executive Summary 91 3.7.2 Iran 94 3.7.3 Israel 95 3.7.4 Saudi Arabia 95 3.7.5 the United Arab Emirates 95 3.7.6 Turkey 96 4 IMPORTS 97 4.1 Africa: Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts Imports in 2016 97 4.1.1 Executive Summary 97 4.1.2 Algeria 101 4.1.3 Botswana 101 4.1.4 Burkina Faso 102 4.1.5 Burundi 102 4.1.6 Cameroon 102 4.1.7 Cote d'Ivoire 103 4.1.8 Egypt 104 4.1.9 Ethiopia 104 4.1.10 Ghana 105 4.1.11 Kenya 105 4.1.12 Madagascar 106 4.1.13 Malawi 106 4.1.14 Mali 107 4.1.15 Mauritania 107 4.1.16 Mauritius 107 4.1.17 Morocco 108 4.1.18 Mozambique 108 4.1.19 Niger 109 4.1.20 Nigeria 109 4.1.21 Senegal 110 4.1.22 South Africa 111 4.1.23 Tanzania 112 4.1.24 Togo 112 4.1.25 Tunisia 113 4.1.26 Uganda 113 4.1.27 Zambia 114 4.1.28 Zimbabwe 114 4.2 Asia: Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts Imports in 2016 114 4.2.1 Executive Summary 114 4.2.2 China 119 4.2.3 Hong Kong 120 4.2.4 India 121 4.2.5 Indonesia 122 4.2.6 Japan 123 4.2.7 Macau 123 4.2.8 Malaysia 124 4.2.9 Maldives 124 4.2.10 Nepal 125 4.2.11 Philippines 125 4.2.12 Singapore 126 4.2.13 South Korea 127 4.2.14 Sri Lanka 128 4.2.15 Taiwan 129 4.2.16 Thailand 130 4.3 Europe: Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts Imports in 2016 130 4.3.1 Executive Summary 130 4.3.2 Albania 134 4.3.3 Austria 135 4.3.4 Belarus 136 4.3.5 Belgium 137 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 138 4.3.7 Bulgaria 139 4.3.8 Croatia 140 4.3.9 Cyprus 140 4.3.10 Czech Republic 141 4.3.11 Denmark 142 4.3.12 Estonia 143 4.3.13 Finland 144 4.3.14 France 145 4.3.15 Georgia 146 4.3.16 Germany 147 4.3.17 Greece 148 4.3.18 Hungary 149 4.3.19 Iceland 150 4.3.20 Ireland 150 4.3.21 Italy 151 4.3.22 Kazakhstan 152 4.3.23 Latvia 153 4.3.24 Lithuania 154 4.3.25 Luxembourg 154 4.3.26 Malta 155 4.3.27 Moldova 155 4.3.28 Norway 156 4.3.29 Poland 157 4.3.30 Portugal 158 4.3.31 Romania 159 4.3.32 Russia 160 4.3.33 Slovakia 161 4.3.34 Slovenia 161 4.3.35 Spain 162 4.3.36 Sweden 163 4.3.37 Switzerland 164 4.3.38 the Netherlands 165 4.3.39 the United Kingdom 166 4.3.40 Ukraine 167 4.4 Latin America: Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts Imports in 2016 167 4.4.1 Executive Summary 167 4.4.2 Argentina 172 4.4.3 Bolivia 173 4.4.4 Brazil 174 4.4.5 Chile 175 4.4.6 Colombia 176 4.4.7 Costa Rica 176 4.4.8 Ecuador 177 4.4.9 El Salvador 177 4.4.10 Guatemala 178 4.4.11 Guyana 178 4.4.12 Mexico 179 4.4.13 Nicaragua 180 4.4.14 Panama 180 4.4.15 Paraguay 181 4.4.16 Peru 181 4.4.17 Suriname 182 4.4.18 Venezuela 182 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts Imports in 2016 183 4.5.1 Executive Summary 183 4.5.2 Aruba 186 4.5.3 Barbados 187 4.5.4 Bermuda 187 4.5.5 Canada 188 4.5.6 Dominican Republic 189 4.5.7 Jamaica 189 4.5.8 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 189 4.5.9 the Bahamas 190 4.5.10 the United States 191 4.6 Oceana: Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts Imports in 2016 192 4.6.1 Executive Summary 192 4.6.2 Australia 196 4.6.3 French Polynesia 197 4.6.4 New Caledonia 197 4.6.5 New Zealand 198 4.7 the Middle East: Iron and Steel Chain and Chain Parts Imports in 2016 198 4.7.1 Executive Summary 198 4.7.2 Armenia 202 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 203 4.7.4 Bahrain 203 4.7.5 Iran 204 4.7.6 Israel 204 4.7.7 Jordan 205 4.7.8 Kyrgyzstan 205 4.7.9 Lebanon 206 4.7.10 Oman 206 4.7.11 Pakistan 207 4.7.12 Qatar 207 4.7.13 Saudi Arabia 208 4.7.14 the United Arab Emirates 209 4.7.15 Turkey 210 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 211 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 211 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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