The World Market for Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product: 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 stainless steel flat-rolled product. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 stainless steel flat-rolled product 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 stainless steel flat-rolled product? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of hot-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled product 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 stainless steel flat-rolled product? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 10 1.1 Our Approach 10 2 THE WORLD MARKET 17 2.1 Exports 17 2.1.1 The World Market: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product Export Supplies in 2016 17 2.2 Imports 19 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product in 2016 19 3 EXPORTS 23 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 Egypt 26 3.1.3 Ghana 27 3.1.4 Kenya 27 3.1.5 Mali 27 3.1.6 Sierra Leone 27 3.1.7 South Africa 28 3.1.8 Sudan 29 3.1.9 Uganda 29 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product 29 3.2.1 Executive Summary 29 3.2.2 Bangladesh 33 3.2.3 China 34 3.2.4 Hong Kong 35 3.2.5 India 36 3.2.6 Indonesia 37 3.2.7 Japan 38 3.2.8 Malaysia 39 3.2.9 North Korea 39 3.2.10 Philippines 40 3.2.11 Singapore 40 3.2.12 South Korea 41 3.2.13 Sri Lanka 42 3.2.14 Taiwan 43 3.2.15 Thailand 44 3.2.16 Vietnam 44 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product 45 3.3.1 Executive Summary 45 3.3.2 Austria 49 3.3.3 Belgium 50 3.3.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51 3.3.5 Bulgaria 51 3.3.6 Croatia 51 3.3.7 Cyprus 51 3.3.8 Czech Republic 52 3.3.9 Denmark 53 3.3.10 Estonia 53 3.3.11 Finland 54 3.3.12 France 55 3.3.13 Georgia 56 3.3.14 Germany 57 3.3.15 Gibraltar 58 3.3.16 Greece 58 3.3.17 Hungary 58 3.3.18 Ireland 59 3.3.19 Italy 60 3.3.20 Kazakhstan 61 3.3.21 Latvia 61 3.3.22 Lithuania 61 3.3.23 Luxembourg 62 3.3.24 Norway 62 3.3.25 Poland 63 3.3.26 Portugal 64 3.3.27 Romania 64 3.3.28 Russia 65 3.3.29 Slovakia 65 3.3.30 Slovenia 66 3.3.31 Spain 67 3.3.32 Sweden 68 3.3.33 Switzerland 69 3.3.34 the Netherlands 70 3.3.35 the United Kingdom 71 3.3.36 Ukraine 72 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product 72 3.4.1 Executive Summary 72 3.4.2 Argentina 75 3.4.3 Brazil 76 3.4.4 Chile 77 3.4.5 Colombia 77 3.4.6 Costa Rica 77 3.4.7 Ecuador 77 3.4.8 Guatemala 78 3.4.9 Mexico 78 3.4.10 Peru 78 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product 79 3.5.1 Executive Summary 79 3.5.2 Antigua and Barbuda 82 3.5.3 Canada 83 3.5.4 the Bahamas 83 3.5.5 the United States 84 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product 85 3.6.1 Executive Summary 85 3.6.2 Australia 89 3.6.3 New Zealand 89 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product 89 3.7.1 Executive Summary 89 3.7.2 Bahrain 93 3.7.3 Iran 94 3.7.4 Iraq 94 3.7.5 Israel 94 3.7.6 Jordan 94 3.7.7 Saudi Arabia 95 3.7.8 the United Arab Emirates 95 3.7.9 Turkey 96 4 IMPORTS 97 4.1 Africa: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product Imports in 2016 97 4.1.1 Executive Summary 97 4.1.2 Algeria 102 4.1.3 Botswana 102 4.1.4 Burkina Faso 103 4.1.5 Burundi 103 4.1.6 Cameroon 103 4.1.7 Cape Verde 104 4.1.8 Cote d'Ivoire 104 4.1.9 Egypt 105 4.1.10 Ethiopia 106 4.1.11 Ghana 106 4.1.12 Kenya 107 4.1.13 Madagascar 107 4.1.14 Malawi 107 4.1.15 Mauritius 108 4.1.16 Morocco 108 4.1.17 Mozambique 108 4.1.18 Niger 109 4.1.19 Nigeria 109 4.1.20 Senegal 109 4.1.21 South Africa 110 4.1.22 Tanzania 110 4.1.23 Togo 111 4.1.24 Tunisia 111 4.1.25 Uganda 112 4.1.26 Zambia 112 4.1.27 Zimbabwe 112 4.2 Asia: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product Imports in 2016 113 4.2.1 Executive Summary 113 4.2.2 Bhutan 116 4.2.3 China 117 4.2.4 Hong Kong 118 4.2.5 India 119 4.2.6 Indonesia 120 4.2.7 Japan 121 4.2.8 Macau 121 4.2.9 Malaysia 122 4.2.10 Maldives 123 4.2.11 Nepal 123 4.2.12 Philippines 124 4.2.13 Singapore 125 4.2.14 South Korea 126 4.2.15 Sri Lanka 127 4.2.16 Taiwan 128 4.2.17 Thailand 129 4.3 Europe: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product Imports in 2016 129 4.3.1 Executive Summary 129 4.3.2 Albania 133 4.3.3 Austria 134 4.3.4 Belarus 135 4.3.5 Belgium 136 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 137 4.3.7 Bulgaria 137 4.3.8 Croatia 138 4.3.9 Cyprus 138 4.3.10 Czech Republic 139 4.3.11 Denmark 140 4.3.12 Estonia 141 4.3.13 Finland 142 4.3.14 France 143 4.3.15 Georgia 144 4.3.16 Germany 145 4.3.17 Greece 146 4.3.18 Hungary 147 4.3.19 Iceland 147 4.3.20 Ireland 148 4.3.21 Italy 149 4.3.22 Latvia 150 4.3.23 Lithuania 151 4.3.24 Luxembourg 151 4.3.25 Malta 152 4.3.26 Moldova 152 4.3.27 Norway 153 4.3.28 Poland 154 4.3.29 Portugal 155 4.3.30 Romania 156 4.3.31 Russia 157 4.3.32 Slovakia 158 4.3.33 Slovenia 159 4.3.34 Spain 160 4.3.35 Sweden 161 4.3.36 Switzerland 162 4.3.37 the Netherlands 163 4.3.38 the United Kingdom 164 4.3.39 Ukraine 165 4.4 Latin America: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product Imports in 2016 165 4.4.1 Executive Summary 165 4.4.2 Argentina 170 4.4.3 Belize 170 4.4.4 Bolivia 171 4.4.5 Brazil 172 4.4.6 Chile 173 4.4.7 Colombia 174 4.4.8 Costa Rica 174 4.4.9 Ecuador 175 4.4.10 El Salvador 175 4.4.11 Guatemala 176 4.4.12 Guyana 176 4.4.13 Mexico 177 4.4.14 Nicaragua 178 4.4.15 Panama 178 4.4.16 Paraguay 179 4.4.17 Peru 179 4.4.18 Suriname 180 4.4.19 Venezuela 180 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product Imports in 2016 181 4.5.1 Executive Summary 181 4.5.2 Barbados 184 4.5.3 Canada 185 4.5.4 Dominican Republic 186 4.5.5 Jamaica 186 4.5.6 the Bahamas 186 4.5.7 the United States 187 4.6 Oceana: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product Imports in 2016 187 4.6.1 Executive Summary 187 4.6.2 Australia 191 4.6.3 French Polynesia 191 4.6.4 New Caledonia 192 4.6.5 New Zealand 192 4.7 the Middle East: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Product Imports in 2016 193 4.7.1 Executive Summary 193 4.7.2 Armenia 196 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 197 4.7.4 Bahrain 197 4.7.5 Iran 198 4.7.6 Israel 199 4.7.7 Jordan 200 4.7.8 Kyrgyzstan 200 4.7.9 Lebanon 201 4.7.10 Oman 201 4.7.11 Pakistan 202 4.7.12 Qatar 203 4.7.13 Saudi Arabia 204 4.7.14 Turkey 205 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 206 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 206 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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