The World Market for Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils: 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 products of at least 600 mm wide and 4.75 mm thick in coils. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 products of at least 600 mm wide and 4.75 mm thick in coils 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 products of at least 600 mm wide and 4.75 mm thick in coils? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of hot-rolled stainless steel flat-rolled products of at least 600 mm wide and 4.75 mm thick in coils 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 products of at least 600 mm wide and 4.75 mm thick in coils? 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: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils Export Supplies in 2016 16 2.2 Imports 19 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils in 2016 19 3 EXPORTS 23 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 South Africa 26 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils 27 3.2.1 Executive Summary 27 3.2.2 China 31 3.2.3 Hong Kong 32 3.2.4 India 32 3.2.5 Indonesia 33 3.2.6 Japan 33 3.2.7 Malaysia 34 3.2.8 Singapore 34 3.2.9 South Korea 35 3.2.10 Taiwan 36 3.2.11 Thailand 37 3.2.12 Vietnam 37 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils 37 3.3.1 Executive Summary 37 3.3.2 Austria 42 3.3.3 Belarus 42 3.3.4 Belgium 43 3.3.5 Bulgaria 44 3.3.6 Czech Republic 44 3.3.7 Denmark 44 3.3.8 Finland 45 3.3.9 France 46 3.3.10 Germany 47 3.3.11 Hungary 48 3.3.12 Ireland 48 3.3.13 Italy 49 3.3.14 Lithuania 50 3.3.15 Luxembourg 50 3.3.16 Norway 50 3.3.17 Poland 51 3.3.18 Portugal 51 3.3.19 Romania 51 3.3.20 Russia 52 3.3.21 Slovenia 52 3.3.22 Spain 53 3.3.23 Sweden 54 3.3.24 the Netherlands 55 3.3.25 Ukraine 55 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils 56 3.4.1 Executive Summary 56 3.4.2 Brazil 59 3.4.3 Mexico 59 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils 59 3.5.1 Executive Summary 59 3.5.2 Canada 62 3.5.3 the United States 63 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils 64 3.6.1 Executive Summary 64 3.6.2 Australia 66 3.6.3 New Zealand 67 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils 67 3.7.1 Executive Summary 67 3.7.2 Bahrain 70 3.7.3 Israel 71 3.7.4 Saudi Arabia 71 3.7.5 Turkey 71 4 IMPORTS 72 4.1 Africa: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 72 4.1.1 Executive Summary 72 4.1.2 Algeria 76 4.1.3 Botswana 76 4.1.4 Egypt 77 4.1.5 Ethiopia 77 4.1.6 Ghana 78 4.1.7 Mauritius 78 4.1.8 Morocco 78 4.1.9 Namibia 79 4.1.10 Nigeria 79 4.1.11 Rwanda 79 4.1.12 Senegal 80 4.1.13 South Africa 80 4.1.14 Sudan 80 4.1.15 Zimbabwe 81 4.2 Asia: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 81 4.2.1 Executive Summary 81 4.2.2 China 85 4.2.3 Hong Kong 85 4.2.4 India 86 4.2.5 Indonesia 87 4.2.6 Japan 88 4.2.7 Malaysia 89 4.2.8 Papua New Guinea 89 4.2.9 Philippines 90 4.2.10 Singapore 90 4.2.11 South Korea 91 4.2.12 Sri Lanka 92 4.2.13 Taiwan 92 4.2.14 Thailand 93 4.2.15 Vietnam 94 4.3 Europe: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 94 4.3.1 Executive Summary 94 4.3.2 Austria 99 4.3.3 Belarus 99 4.3.4 Belgium 100 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 4.3.6 Bulgaria 101 4.3.7 Croatia 101 4.3.8 Czech Republic 102 4.3.9 Denmark 102 4.3.10 Estonia 103 4.3.11 Finland 103 4.3.12 France 104 4.3.13 Germany 105 4.3.14 Hungary 105 4.3.15 Ireland 106 4.3.16 Italy 106 4.3.17 Kazakhstan 107 4.3.18 Latvia 107 4.3.19 Lithuania 107 4.3.20 Luxembourg 108 4.3.21 Norway 108 4.3.22 Poland 109 4.3.23 Portugal 109 4.3.24 Romania 110 4.3.25 Russia 110 4.3.26 Slovakia 111 4.3.27 Slovenia 111 4.3.28 Spain 112 4.3.29 Sweden 113 4.3.30 the Netherlands 113 4.4 Latin America: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 114 4.4.1 Executive Summary 114 4.4.2 Argentina 117 4.4.3 Bolivia 118 4.4.4 Brazil 118 4.4.5 Chile 119 4.4.6 Colombia 119 4.4.7 Ecuador 120 4.4.8 El Salvador 120 4.4.9 Guatemala 120 4.4.10 Honduras 121 4.4.11 Mexico 121 4.4.12 Nicaragua 122 4.4.13 Peru 122 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 122 4.5.1 Executive Summary 122 4.5.2 Canada 127 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 127 4.5.4 the Bahamas 128 4.5.5 the United States 128 4.6 Oceana: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 129 4.6.1 Executive Summary 129 4.6.2 Australia 133 4.6.3 Kiribati 133 4.6.4 New Caledonia 134 4.6.5 New Zealand 134 4.7 the Middle East: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and 4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 134 4.7.1 Executive Summary 134 4.7.2 Azerbaijan 138 4.7.3 Israel 139 4.7.4 Jordan 139 4.7.5 Kyrgyzstan 139 4.7.6 Lebanon 140 4.7.7 Oman 140 4.7.8 Pakistan 140 4.7.9 Turkey 141 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 142 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 142 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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