The World Market for Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold: 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 semi-manufactured base metals or silver clad with gold. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 semi-manufactured base metals or silver clad with gold 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 semi-manufactured base metals or silver clad with gold? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of semi-manufactured base metals or silver clad with gold 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 semi-manufactured base metals or silver clad with gold? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 7 1.1 Our Approach 7 2 THE WORLD MARKET 9 2.1 Exports 9 2.1.1 The World Market: Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold Export Supplies in 2016 9 2.2 Imports 11 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold in 2016 11 3 EXPORTS 15 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold 15 3.1.1 Executive Summary 15 3.1.2 South Africa 15 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold 16 3.2.1 Executive Summary 16 3.2.2 China 20 3.2.3 Hong Kong 20 3.2.4 Japan 20 3.2.5 Malaysia 21 3.2.6 Singapore 21 3.2.7 Taiwan 21 3.2.8 Thailand 22 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold 22 3.3.1 Executive Summary 22 3.3.2 Belgium 25 3.3.3 France 26 3.3.4 Germany 26 3.3.5 Italy 27 3.3.6 Spain 27 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold 27 3.4.1 Executive Summary 27 3.4.2 Mexico 29 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold 29 3.5.1 Executive Summary 29 3.5.2 the United States 32 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold 32 3.6.1 Executive Summary 32 3.6.2 Australia 34 3.6.3 New Zealand 35 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold 35 3.7.1 Executive Summary 35 3.7.2 Turkey 36 4 IMPORTS 37 4.1 Africa: Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold Imports in 2016 37 4.1.1 Executive Summary 37 4.1.2 Namibia 39 4.1.3 South Africa 40 4.2 Asia: Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold Imports in 2016 40 4.2.1 Executive Summary 40 4.2.2 Hong Kong 44 4.2.3 India 44 4.2.4 Indonesia 44 4.2.5 Japan 45 4.2.6 Malaysia 45 4.2.7 Singapore 46 4.2.8 South Korea 46 4.2.9 Taiwan 46 4.2.10 Thailand 47 4.2.11 Vietnam 47 4.3 Europe: Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold Imports in 2016 47 4.3.1 Executive Summary 47 4.3.2 Austria 51 4.3.3 Belgium 52 4.3.4 Czech Republic 52 4.3.5 France 52 4.3.6 Germany 53 4.3.7 Greece 53 4.3.8 Hungary 53 4.3.9 Ireland 54 4.3.10 Italy 54 4.3.11 Slovenia 54 4.3.12 Spain 55 4.3.13 Sweden 55 4.3.14 the Netherlands 55 4.4 Latin America: Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold Imports in 2016 56 4.4.1 Executive Summary 56 4.4.2 Costa Rica 58 4.4.3 Mexico 59 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold Imports in 2016 59 4.5.1 Executive Summary 59 4.5.2 Canada 61 4.5.3 the United States 62 4.6 Oceana: Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold Imports in 2016 62 4.6.1 Executive Summary 62 4.6.2 Australia 63 4.7 the Middle East: Semi-Manufactured Base Metals or Silver Clad with Gold Imports in 2016 64 4.7.1 Executive Summary 64 4.7.2 Israel 66 4.7.3 Qatar 67 4.7.4 Turkey 67 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 68 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 68 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 69