The World Market for Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products: 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 cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products 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 cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products 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 cold-rolled iron or non-alloy steel flat-rolled products? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 16 2.1 Exports 16 2.1.1 The World Market: Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 18 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products in 2016 18 3 EXPORTS 22 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products 22 3.1.1 Executive Summary 22 3.1.2 Kenya 24 3.1.3 South Africa 25 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products 25 3.2.1 Executive Summary 25 3.2.2 China 29 3.2.3 India 29 3.2.4 Indonesia 30 3.2.5 Japan 30 3.2.6 Malaysia 30 3.2.7 Singapore 31 3.2.8 South Korea 31 3.2.9 Taiwan 31 3.2.10 Thailand 32 3.2.11 Vietnam 32 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products 32 3.3.1 Executive Summary 32 3.3.2 Austria 37 3.3.3 Belgium 37 3.3.4 Czech Republic 38 3.3.5 Denmark 38 3.3.6 Estonia 38 3.3.7 Finland 39 3.3.8 France 39 3.3.9 Germany 40 3.3.10 Greece 41 3.3.11 Hungary 41 3.3.12 Ireland 41 3.3.13 Italy 42 3.3.14 Latvia 42 3.3.15 Lithuania 42 3.3.16 Luxembourg 43 3.3.17 Norway 43 3.3.18 Poland 43 3.3.19 Portugal 44 3.3.20 Romania 44 3.3.21 Russia 44 3.3.22 Slovakia 45 3.3.23 Slovenia 45 3.3.24 Spain 45 3.3.25 Sweden 46 3.3.26 Switzerland 46 3.3.27 the Netherlands 47 3.3.28 the United Kingdom 47 3.3.29 Ukraine 48 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products 48 3.4.1 Executive Summary 48 3.4.2 Argentina 50 3.4.3 Brazil 51 3.4.4 Venezuela 51 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products 51 3.5.1 Executive Summary 51 3.5.2 Canada 54 3.5.3 the United States 55 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products 55 3.6.1 Executive Summary 55 3.6.2 Australia 57 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products 57 3.7.1 Executive Summary 57 3.7.2 Saudi Arabia 59 3.7.3 the United Arab Emirates 60 3.7.4 Turkey 60 4 IMPORTS 61 4.1 Africa: Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 61 4.1.1 Executive Summary 61 4.1.2 Algeria 65 4.1.3 Burundi 65 4.1.4 Egypt 65 4.1.5 Ethiopia 66 4.1.6 Kenya 66 4.1.7 Malawi 66 4.1.8 Senegal 67 4.1.9 South Africa 67 4.1.10 Tanzania 67 4.1.11 Togo 68 4.1.12 Tunisia 68 4.1.13 Uganda 68 4.1.14 Zambia 69 4.1.15 Zimbabwe 69 4.2 Asia: Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 69 4.2.1 Executive Summary 69 4.2.2 Bhutan 73 4.2.3 Cambodia 74 4.2.4 China 74 4.2.5 Hong Kong 74 4.2.6 India 75 4.2.7 Japan 75 4.2.8 Singapore 75 4.2.9 South Korea 76 4.2.10 Sri Lanka 76 4.2.11 Thailand 77 4.3 Europe: Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 77 4.3.1 Executive Summary 77 4.3.2 Austria 81 4.3.3 Belarus 82 4.3.4 Belgium 82 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 82 4.3.6 Bulgaria 83 4.3.7 Croatia 83 4.3.8 Czech Republic 84 4.3.9 Denmark 84 4.3.10 Estonia 85 4.3.11 Finland 85 4.3.12 France 86 4.3.13 Georgia 86 4.3.14 Germany 87 4.3.15 Hungary 87 4.3.16 Ireland 88 4.3.17 Italy 88 4.3.18 Latvia 88 4.3.19 Lithuania 89 4.3.20 Luxembourg 89 4.3.21 Moldova 89 4.3.22 Norway 90 4.3.23 Poland 90 4.3.24 Portugal 91 4.3.25 Romania 91 4.3.26 Russia 92 4.3.27 Slovakia 92 4.3.28 Slovenia 93 4.3.29 Spain 93 4.3.30 Sweden 94 4.3.31 Switzerland 94 4.3.32 the Netherlands 95 4.3.33 the United Kingdom 95 4.4 Latin America: Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 95 4.4.1 Executive Summary 95 4.4.2 Bolivia 99 4.4.3 Brazil 100 4.4.4 Chile 100 4.4.5 Colombia 100 4.4.6 Costa Rica 101 4.4.7 Ecuador 101 4.4.8 Guatemala 101 4.4.9 Guyana 102 4.4.10 Mexico 102 4.4.11 Panama 102 4.4.12 Peru 103 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 103 4.5.1 Executive Summary 103 4.5.2 Canada 105 4.5.3 the United States 106 4.6 Oceana: Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 106 4.6.1 Executive Summary 106 4.6.2 Australia 109 4.6.3 New Caledonia 109 4.6.4 New Zealand 109 4.7 the Middle East: Cold-Rolled Iron or Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Imports in 2016 110 4.7.1 Executive Summary 110 4.7.2 Armenia 113 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 114 4.7.4 Israel 114 4.7.5 Jordan 114 4.7.6 Kyrgyzstan 115 4.7.7 Lebanon 115 4.7.8 Oman 115 4.7.9 Pakistan 116 4.7.10 Saudi Arabia 116 4.7.11 Turkey 116 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 117 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 117 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 118