The World Market for Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 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 between 3-4.75 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 between 3-4.75 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 between 3-4.75 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 between 3-4.75 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 between 3-4.75 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 between 3-4.75 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 between 3-4.75 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 between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 South Africa 27 3.1.3 Sudan 28 3.1.4 Uganda 28 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils 28 3.2.1 Executive Summary 28 3.2.2 China 33 3.2.3 Hong Kong 34 3.2.4 India 34 3.2.5 Indonesia 35 3.2.6 Japan 35 3.2.7 Malaysia 36 3.2.8 Singapore 36 3.2.9 South Korea 37 3.2.10 Taiwan 38 3.2.11 Thailand 39 3.2.12 Vietnam 39 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils 39 3.3.1 Executive Summary 39 3.3.2 Austria 44 3.3.3 Belgium 45 3.3.4 Czech Republic 45 3.3.5 Denmark 46 3.3.6 Finland 47 3.3.7 France 48 3.3.8 Germany 49 3.3.9 Italy 50 3.3.10 Lithuania 51 3.3.11 Luxembourg 51 3.3.12 Poland 51 3.3.13 Portugal 52 3.3.14 Romania 52 3.3.15 Russia 52 3.3.16 Spain 53 3.3.17 Sweden 54 3.3.18 the Netherlands 55 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils 55 3.4.1 Executive Summary 55 3.4.2 Brazil 59 3.4.3 Colombia 59 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils 59 3.5.1 Executive Summary 59 3.5.2 the United States 62 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils 62 3.6.1 Executive Summary 62 3.6.2 Australia 65 3.6.3 New Zealand 65 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils 65 3.7.1 Executive Summary 65 3.7.2 Saudi Arabia 67 3.7.3 Turkey 68 4 IMPORTS 69 4.1 Africa: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 69 4.1.1 Executive Summary 69 4.1.2 Algeria 72 4.1.3 Botswana 73 4.1.4 Burundi 73 4.1.5 Egypt 74 4.1.6 Mauritius 74 4.1.7 Mozambique 75 4.1.8 Nigeria 75 4.1.9 South Africa 75 4.2 Asia: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 75 4.2.1 Executive Summary 76 4.2.2 China 80 4.2.3 Hong Kong 80 4.2.4 India 81 4.2.5 Indonesia 82 4.2.6 Japan 82 4.2.7 Malaysia 83 4.2.8 Papua New Guinea 83 4.2.9 Philippines 84 4.2.10 Singapore 84 4.2.11 South Korea 85 4.2.12 Taiwan 86 4.2.13 Thailand 87 4.2.14 Vietnam 88 4.3 Europe: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 88 4.3.1 Executive Summary 88 4.3.2 Austria 92 4.3.3 Belarus 93 4.3.4 Belgium 93 4.3.5 Czech Republic 94 4.3.6 Denmark 94 4.3.7 Finland 95 4.3.8 France 95 4.3.9 Germany 96 4.3.10 Greece 96 4.3.11 Hungary 97 4.3.12 Ireland 97 4.3.13 Italy 98 4.3.14 Kazakhstan 98 4.3.15 Latvia 99 4.3.16 Luxembourg 99 4.3.17 Malta 99 4.3.18 Norway 100 4.3.19 Poland 100 4.3.20 Portugal 101 4.3.21 Romania 101 4.3.22 Russia 102 4.3.23 Slovakia 102 4.3.24 Slovenia 103 4.3.25 Spain 103 4.3.26 Sweden 104 4.3.27 the Netherlands 104 4.4 Latin America: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 105 4.4.1 Executive Summary 105 4.4.2 Argentina 108 4.4.3 Bolivia 109 4.4.4 Brazil 109 4.4.5 Chile 110 4.4.6 Colombia 110 4.4.7 Ecuador 110 4.4.8 Mexico 111 4.4.9 Paraguay 111 4.4.10 Peru 112 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils 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: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 117 4.6.1 Executive Summary 117 4.6.2 Australia 121 4.6.3 New Zealand 121 4.7 the Middle East: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and between 3-4.75 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 121 4.7.1 Executive Summary 121 4.7.2 Israel 126 4.7.3 Jordan 126 4.7.4 Kyrgyzstan 126 4.7.5 Lebanon 127 4.7.6 Oman 127 4.7.7 Pakistan 127 4.7.8 Turkey 128 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 129 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 129 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 130