The World Market for Thorium 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 thorium 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 thorium 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 thorium ores and concentrates? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of thorium 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 thorium 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 6 1.1 Our Approach 6 2 THE WORLD MARKET 10 2.1 Exports 10 2.1.1 The World Market: Thorium Ores and Concentrates Export Supplies in 2016 10 2.2 Imports 12 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Thorium Ores and Concentrates in 2016 12 3 EXPORTS 14 3.1 Asia: Export Supplies of Thorium Ores and Concentrates 14 3.1.1 Executive Summary 14 3.1.2 Indonesia 16 3.1.3 Malaysia 17 3.1.4 Thailand 17 3.1.5 Vietnam 17 3.2 Europe: Export Supplies of Thorium Ores and Concentrates 17 3.2.1 Executive Summary 17 3.2.2 Germany 18 3.3 Latin America: Export Supplies of Thorium Ores and Concentrates 18 3.3.1 Executive Summary 18 3.3.2 Brazil 19 4 IMPORTS 20 4.1 Asia: Thorium Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 20 4.1.1 Executive Summary 20 4.1.2 China 22 4.1.3 Hong Kong 23 4.2 Europe: Thorium Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 23 4.2.1 Executive Summary 23 4.2.2 France 25 4.2.3 Spain 26 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 27 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 27 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 28