The World Market for Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 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 cold-rolled iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products measuring at least 600 mm wide and 3 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 cold-rolled iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products measuring at least 600 mm wide and 3 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 cold-rolled iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products measuring at least 600 mm wide and 3 mm thick excluding coils (yield points)? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of cold-rolled iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products measuring at least 600 mm wide and 3 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 cold-rolled iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products measuring at least 600 mm wide and 3 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 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 16 2.1 Exports 16 2.1.1 The World Market: Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 19 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) in 2016 19 3 EXPORTS 23 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 Kenya 25 3.1.3 South Africa 26 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 26 3.2.1 Executive Summary 26 3.2.2 China 30 3.2.3 India 30 3.2.4 Indonesia 31 3.2.5 Japan 31 3.2.6 Malaysia 31 3.2.7 Singapore 32 3.2.8 South Korea 32 3.2.9 Taiwan 32 3.2.10 Thailand 33 3.2.11 Vietnam 33 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 33 3.3.1 Executive Summary 33 3.3.2 Austria 38 3.3.3 Belgium 38 3.3.4 Czech Republic 39 3.3.5 Denmark 39 3.3.6 Estonia 40 3.3.7 Finland 40 3.3.8 France 41 3.3.9 Germany 42 3.3.10 Greece 43 3.3.11 Hungary 43 3.3.12 Ireland 43 3.3.13 Italy 44 3.3.14 Latvia 44 3.3.15 Lithuania 45 3.3.16 Luxembourg 45 3.3.17 Norway 45 3.3.18 Poland 46 3.3.19 Portugal 46 3.3.20 Romania 46 3.3.21 Russia 47 3.3.22 Slovakia 47 3.3.23 Slovenia 47 3.3.24 Spain 48 3.3.25 Sweden 48 3.3.26 Switzerland 49 3.3.27 the Netherlands 49 3.3.28 the United Kingdom 50 3.3.29 Ukraine 50 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 51 3.4.1 Executive Summary 51 3.4.2 Argentina 53 3.4.3 Brazil 54 3.4.4 Venezuela 54 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 54 3.5.1 Executive Summary 54 3.5.2 Canada 57 3.5.3 the United States 58 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 58 3.6.1 Executive Summary 58 3.6.2 Australia 60 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) 61 3.7.1 Executive Summary 61 3.7.2 Saudi Arabia 64 3.7.3 the United Arab Emirates 65 3.7.4 Turkey 65 4 IMPORTS 66 4.1 Africa: Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 66 4.1.1 Executive Summary 66 4.1.2 Algeria 70 4.1.3 Burundi 70 4.1.4 Ethiopia 71 4.1.5 Kenya 71 4.1.6 Malawi 71 4.1.7 Senegal 72 4.1.8 South Africa 72 4.1.9 Tanzania 73 4.1.10 Togo 73 4.1.11 Tunisia 73 4.1.12 Uganda 74 4.1.13 Zambia 74 4.1.14 Zimbabwe 74 4.2 Asia: Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 75 4.2.1 Executive Summary 75 4.2.2 Bhutan 78 4.2.3 Cambodia 79 4.2.4 China 79 4.2.5 Hong Kong 80 4.2.6 India 80 4.2.7 Japan 81 4.2.8 Singapore 81 4.2.9 South Korea 82 4.2.10 Sri Lanka 82 4.2.11 Thailand 83 4.3 Europe: Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 83 4.3.1 Executive Summary 83 4.3.2 Austria 88 4.3.3 Belarus 88 4.3.4 Belgium 89 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 89 4.3.6 Bulgaria 90 4.3.7 Croatia 90 4.3.8 Czech Republic 91 4.3.9 Denmark 91 4.3.10 Estonia 92 4.3.11 Finland 92 4.3.12 France 93 4.3.13 Georgia 93 4.3.14 Germany 94 4.3.15 Hungary 94 4.3.16 Ireland 95 4.3.17 Italy 95 4.3.18 Latvia 96 4.3.19 Lithuania 96 4.3.20 Luxembourg 97 4.3.21 Moldova 97 4.3.22 Norway 98 4.3.23 Poland 99 4.3.24 Portugal 99 4.3.25 Romania 100 4.3.26 Russia 100 4.3.27 Slovakia 101 4.3.28 Slovenia 101 4.3.29 Spain 102 4.3.30 Sweden 102 4.3.31 Switzerland 103 4.3.32 the Netherlands 103 4.3.33 the United Kingdom 104 4.4 Latin America: Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 104 4.4.1 Executive Summary 104 4.4.2 Bolivia 109 4.4.3 Brazil 109 4.4.4 Chile 109 4.4.5 Colombia 110 4.4.6 Costa Rica 110 4.4.7 Ecuador 110 4.4.8 Guatemala 111 4.4.9 Guyana 111 4.4.10 Mexico 111 4.4.11 Panama 112 4.4.12 Peru 112 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 112 4.5.1 Executive Summary 112 4.5.2 Canada 116 4.5.3 the United States 117 4.6 Oceana: Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 117 4.6.1 Executive Summary 117 4.6.2 Australia 121 4.6.3 New Caledonia 121 4.6.4 New Zealand 122 4.7 the Middle East: Cold-Rolled Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products Measuring At Least 600 mm Wide and 3 mm Thick Excluding Coils (Yield Points) Imports in 2016 122 4.7.1 Executive Summary 122 4.7.2 Armenia 127 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 127 4.7.4 Israel 127 4.7.5 Jordan 128 4.7.6 Kyrgyzstan 128 4.7.7 Lebanon 128 4.7.8 Oman 129 4.7.9 Pakistan 129 4.7.10 Saudi Arabia 129 4.7.11 Turkey 130 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 131 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 131 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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