The World Market for Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points): 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 hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products measuring 150-600 mm wide and at least 4 mm thick excluding coils (yield points). 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products measuring 150-600 mm wide and at least 4 mm thick excluding coils (yield points) 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 hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products measuring 150-600 mm wide and at least 4 mm thick excluding coils (yield points)? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products measuring 150-600 mm wide and at least 4 mm thick excluding coils (yield points) 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 hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products measuring 150-600 mm wide and at least 4 mm thick excluding coils (yield points)? 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 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Asia: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 China 26 3.1.3 India 26 3.1.4 Japan 27 3.1.5 Malaysia 27 3.1.6 Singapore 27 3.1.7 South Korea 28 3.1.8 Taiwan 28 3.1.9 Vietnam 28 3.2 Europe: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 28 3.2.1 Executive Summary 29 3.2.2 Austria 33 3.2.3 Belgium 33 3.2.4 Czech Republic 34 3.2.5 Denmark 35 3.2.6 Finland 35 3.2.7 France 36 3.2.8 Germany 37 3.2.9 Hungary 37 3.2.10 Italy 38 3.2.11 Lithuania 39 3.2.12 Luxembourg 39 3.2.13 Norway 39 3.2.14 Poland 40 3.2.15 Portugal 40 3.2.16 Russia 40 3.2.17 Slovakia 41 3.2.18 Slovenia 41 3.2.19 Spain 42 3.2.20 Sweden 43 3.2.21 Switzerland 44 3.2.22 the Netherlands 44 3.2.23 the United Kingdom 45 3.3 Latin America: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 45 3.3.1 Executive Summary 45 3.3.2 Chile 46 3.4 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 46 3.4.1 Executive Summary 46 3.4.2 the United States 49 3.5 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 49 3.5.1 Executive Summary 49 3.5.2 the United Arab Emirates 51 3.5.3 Turkey 52 4 IMPORTS 53 4.1 Africa: Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 53 4.1.1 Executive Summary 53 4.1.2 Algeria 57 4.1.3 Egypt 57 4.1.4 Zambia 57 4.2 Asia: Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 58 4.2.1 Executive Summary 58 4.2.2 Cambodia 62 4.2.3 China 62 4.2.4 Japan 62 4.2.5 Malaysia 63 4.2.6 Singapore 63 4.2.7 Thailand 64 4.3 Europe: Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 64 4.3.1 Executive Summary 64 4.3.2 Austria 69 4.3.3 Belarus 69 4.3.4 Belgium 70 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70 4.3.6 Bulgaria 71 4.3.7 Croatia 71 4.3.8 Cyprus 72 4.3.9 Czech Republic 72 4.3.10 Denmark 73 4.3.11 Estonia 73 4.3.12 Finland 74 4.3.13 France 74 4.3.14 Germany 75 4.3.15 Greece 75 4.3.16 Hungary 76 4.3.17 Ireland 76 4.3.18 Italy 77 4.3.19 Latvia 77 4.3.20 Lithuania 78 4.3.21 Luxembourg 78 4.3.22 Norway 79 4.3.23 Poland 79 4.3.24 Portugal 80 4.3.25 Romania 80 4.3.26 Russia 81 4.3.27 Slovakia 81 4.3.28 Slovenia 82 4.3.29 Spain 82 4.3.30 Sweden 83 4.3.31 Switzerland 83 4.3.32 the Netherlands 84 4.3.33 the United Kingdom 85 4.4 Latin America: Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 85 4.4.1 Executive Summary 85 4.4.2 Costa Rica 89 4.4.3 Guyana 89 4.4.4 Mexico 89 4.4.5 Suriname 90 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 90 4.5.1 Executive Summary 90 4.5.2 Canada 94 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 94 4.5.4 the United States 94 4.6 Oceana: Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 95 4.6.1 Executive Summary 95 4.6.2 New Caledonia 96 4.7 the Middle East: Hot-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring 150-600 mm Wide and At Least 4 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 96 4.7.1 Executive Summary 96 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 100 4.7.3 Bahrain 100 4.7.4 Lebanon 100 4.7.5 Oman 101 4.7.6 Pakistan 101 4.7.7 Turkey 102 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 103 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 103 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 104