The World Market for Tungstun or Wolfram 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 tungstun or wolfram 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 tungstun or wolfram 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 tungstun or wolfram ores and concentrates? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of tungstun or wolfram 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 tungstun or wolfram 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 7 1.1 Our Approach 7 2 THE WORLD MARKET 11 2.1 Exports 11 2.1.1 The World Market: Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates Export Supplies in 2016 11 2.2 Imports 13 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates in 2016 13 3 EXPORTS 17 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates 17 3.1.1 Executive Summary 17 3.1.2 Burundi 19 3.1.3 Congo (formerly Zaire) 20 3.1.4 Nigeria 20 3.1.5 Rwanda 20 3.1.6 South Africa 20 3.1.7 Uganda 21 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates 21 3.2.1 Executive Summary 21 3.2.2 Burma 24 3.2.3 Cambodia 25 3.2.4 China 25 3.2.5 Hong Kong 25 3.2.6 India 25 3.2.7 Indonesia 26 3.2.8 Mongolia 26 3.2.9 Philippines 26 3.2.10 South Korea 26 3.2.11 Thailand 27 3.2.12 Vietnam 27 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates 27 3.3.1 Executive Summary 27 3.3.2 Belgium 30 3.3.3 France 31 3.3.4 Germany 31 3.3.5 Portugal 31 3.3.6 Russia 32 3.3.7 Spain 32 3.3.8 the Netherlands 32 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates 32 3.4.1 Executive Summary 32 3.4.2 Bolivia 35 3.4.3 Brazil 35 3.4.4 Chile 35 3.4.5 Colombia 35 3.4.6 Mexico 36 3.4.7 Peru 36 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates 36 3.5.1 Executive Summary 36 3.5.2 Canada 38 3.5.3 the United States 39 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates 39 3.6.1 Executive Summary 39 3.6.2 Australia 40 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates 41 3.7.1 Executive Summary 41 3.7.2 Israel 43 3.7.3 Kuwait 44 3.7.4 Saudi Arabia 44 3.7.5 Turkey 44 4 IMPORTS 45 4.1 Asia: Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 45 4.1.1 Executive Summary 45 4.1.2 China 49 4.1.3 Hong Kong 49 4.1.4 India 50 4.1.5 Indonesia 50 4.1.6 Japan 50 4.1.7 Malaysia 51 4.1.8 South Korea 51 4.1.9 Thailand 51 4.1.10 Vietnam 52 4.2 Europe: Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 52 4.2.1 Executive Summary 52 4.2.2 Czech Republic 55 4.2.3 France 56 4.2.4 Germany 56 4.2.5 Luxembourg 56 4.2.6 Russia 57 4.2.7 Spain 57 4.3 Latin America: Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 57 4.3.1 Executive Summary 57 4.3.2 Brazil 58 4.4 North America & the Caribbean: Tungstun or Wolfram Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 58 4.4.1 Executive Summary 58 4.4.2 Canada 61 4.4.3 the United States 62 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 63 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 63 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 64