The World Market for Cobalt 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 cobalt 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 cobalt 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 cobalt ores and concentrates? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of cobalt 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 cobalt 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: Cobalt Ores and Concentrates Export Supplies in 2016 11 2.2 Imports 13 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Cobalt Ores and Concentrates in 2016 13 3 EXPORTS 17 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Cobalt Ores and Concentrates 17 3.1.1 Executive Summary 17 3.1.2 Congo (formerly Zaire) 19 3.1.3 South Africa 20 3.1.4 Zambia 20 3.1.5 Zimbabwe 20 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Cobalt Ores and Concentrates 20 3.2.1 Executive Summary 20 3.2.2 China 23 3.2.3 Japan 23 3.2.4 Malaysia 23 3.2.5 Vietnam 23 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Cobalt Ores and Concentrates 24 3.3.1 Executive Summary 24 3.3.2 Austria 27 3.3.3 Belgium 28 3.3.4 France 28 3.3.5 Germany 28 3.3.6 Russia 28 3.3.7 Spain 29 3.3.8 the Netherlands 29 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Cobalt Ores and Concentrates 29 3.4.1 Executive Summary 29 3.4.2 Brazil 30 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Cobalt Ores and Concentrates 30 3.5.1 Executive Summary 30 3.5.2 Canada 32 3.5.3 Cuba 33 3.5.4 the United States 33 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Cobalt Ores and Concentrates 33 3.6.1 Executive Summary 33 3.6.2 Australia 34 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Cobalt Ores and Concentrates 34 3.7.1 Executive Summary 34 3.7.2 Pakistan 36 3.7.3 Turkey 37 4 IMPORTS 38 4.1 Africa: Cobalt Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 38 4.1.1 Executive Summary 38 4.1.2 South Africa 40 4.1.3 Zimbabwe 41 4.2 Asia: Cobalt Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 41 4.2.1 Executive Summary 41 4.2.2 China 45 4.2.3 Hong Kong 45 4.2.4 India 46 4.2.5 Malaysia 46 4.2.6 South Korea 46 4.3 Europe: Cobalt Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 47 4.3.1 Executive Summary 47 4.3.2 Belgium 50 4.3.3 Finland 51 4.3.4 France 51 4.3.5 Germany 51 4.3.6 Italy 52 4.3.7 Luxembourg 52 4.3.8 Portugal 52 4.3.9 the Netherlands 53 4.4 Latin America: Cobalt Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 53 4.4.1 Executive Summary 53 4.4.2 Brazil 54 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Cobalt Ores and Concentrates Imports in 2016 54 4.5.1 Executive Summary 54 4.5.2 the United States 55 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 56 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 56 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 57