The World Market for Aluminum Ores and Concentrates: 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 aluminum ores and concentrates. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 aluminum ores and concentrates 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 aluminum ores and concentrates? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of aluminum ores and concentrates 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 aluminum ores and concentrates? 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 12 2.1 Exports 12 2.1.1 The World Market: Aluminum Ores and Concentrates Export Supplies in 2016 12 2.2 Imports 14 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Aluminum Ores and Concentrates in 2016 14 3 EXPORTS 18 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Aluminum Ores and Concentrates 18 3.1.1 Executive Summary 18 3.1.2 Ghana 21 3.1.3 Guinea 22 3.1.4 Mozambique 22 3.1.5 Sierra Leone 22 3.1.6 South Africa 23 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Aluminum Ores and Concentrates 23 3.2.1 Executive Summary 23 3.2.2 China 27 3.2.3 Hong Kong 28 3.2.4 India 28 3.2.5 Indonesia 29 3.2.6 Japan 29 3.2.7 Malaysia 29 3.2.8 Singapore 29 3.2.9 South Korea 30 3.2.10 Thailand 30 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Aluminum Ores and Concentrates 30 3.3.1 Executive Summary 30 3.3.2 Austria 34 3.3.3 Belgium 35 3.3.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35 3.3.5 Czech Republic 35 3.3.6 Denmark 36 3.3.7 France 36 3.3.8 Georgia 36 3.3.9 Germany 37 3.3.10 Greece 38 3.3.11 Hungary 38 3.3.12 Italy 39 3.3.13 Luxembourg 39 3.3.14 Poland 39 3.3.15 Portugal 40 3.3.16 Russia 40 3.3.17 Slovakia 40 3.3.18 Slovenia 40 3.3.19 Spain 41 3.3.20 Sweden 41 3.3.21 the Netherlands 42 3.3.22 Ukraine 42 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Aluminum Ores and Concentrates 43 3.4.1 Executive Summary 43 3.4.2 Argentina 46 3.4.3 Brazil 47 3.4.4 Guyana 48 3.4.5 Uruguay 48 3.4.6 Venezuela 49 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Aluminum Ores and Concentrates 49 3.5.1 Executive Summary 49 3.5.2 Canada 52 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 53 3.5.4 Jamaica 53 3.5.5 the United States 54 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Aluminum Ores and Concentrates 54 3.6.1 Executive Summary 54 3.6.2 Australia 58 3.6.3 Fiji 58 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Aluminum Ores and Concentrates 58 3.7.1 Executive Summary 58 3.7.2 Pakistan 61 3.7.3 Turkey 62 4 IMPORTS 63 4.1 Africa: Aluminum Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 63 4.1.1 Executive Summary 63 4.1.2 Burundi 66 4.1.3 Egypt 67 4.1.4 Morocco 67 4.1.5 Nigeria 67 4.1.6 South Africa 68 4.1.7 Zimbabwe 68 4.2 Asia: Aluminum Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 68 4.2.1 Executive Summary 68 4.2.2 China 73 4.2.3 India 73 4.2.4 Indonesia 74 4.2.5 Japan 74 4.2.6 Malaysia 74 4.2.7 Philippines 75 4.2.8 Singapore 75 4.2.9 South Korea 75 4.2.10 Sri Lanka 76 4.2.11 Taiwan 76 4.2.12 Thailand 76 4.2.13 Vietnam 77 4.3 Europe: Aluminum Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 77 4.3.1 Executive Summary 77 4.3.2 Austria 82 4.3.3 Belarus 82 4.3.4 Belgium 82 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 83 4.3.6 Croatia 83 4.3.7 Czech Republic 84 4.3.8 Denmark 84 4.3.9 Finland 85 4.3.10 France 85 4.3.11 Germany 86 4.3.12 Greece 86 4.3.13 Hungary 87 4.3.14 Ireland 87 4.3.15 Italy 88 4.3.16 Kazakhstan 88 4.3.17 Latvia 89 4.3.18 Macedonia 89 4.3.19 Moldova 89 4.3.20 Norway 90 4.3.21 Poland 90 4.3.22 Portugal 91 4.3.23 Romania 91 4.3.24 Russia 92 4.3.25 Slovakia 92 4.3.26 Slovenia 93 4.3.27 Spain 93 4.3.28 Sweden 94 4.3.29 the Netherlands 94 4.3.30 Ukraine 95 4.4 Latin America: Aluminum Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 95 4.4.1 Executive Summary 95 4.4.2 Argentina 98 4.4.3 Brazil 99 4.4.4 Chile 99 4.4.5 Colombia 100 4.4.6 Ecuador 100 4.4.7 Mexico 101 4.4.8 Peru 101 4.4.9 Uruguay 101 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Aluminum Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 102 4.5.1 Executive Summary 102 4.5.2 Canada 106 4.5.3 the United States 106 4.6 Oceana: Aluminum Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 107 4.6.1 Executive Summary 107 4.6.2 Australia 109 4.6.3 New Zealand 110 4.7 the Middle East: Aluminum Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 110 4.7.1 Executive Summary 110 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 113 4.7.3 Israel 114 4.7.4 Lebanon 114 4.7.5 Oman 114 4.7.6 Qatar 115 4.7.7 Turkey 115 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 116 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 116 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 117