The World Market for Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 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 less than 3 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 less than 3 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 less than 3 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 less than 3 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 less than 3 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 Less Than 3 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 Less Than 3 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 Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 Ghana 26 3.1.3 Kenya 27 3.1.4 South Africa 27 3.1.5 Uganda 27 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils 28 3.2.1 Executive Summary 28 3.2.2 Brunei 31 3.2.3 China 32 3.2.4 Hong Kong 33 3.2.5 India 33 3.2.6 Indonesia 34 3.2.7 Japan 34 3.2.8 Malaysia 35 3.2.9 Singapore 35 3.2.10 South Korea 36 3.2.11 Taiwan 37 3.2.12 Thailand 38 3.2.13 Vietnam 38 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils 38 3.3.1 Executive Summary 38 3.3.2 Austria 42 3.3.3 Belgium 43 3.3.4 Czech Republic 43 3.3.5 Denmark 44 3.3.6 Estonia 44 3.3.7 Finland 45 3.3.8 France 46 3.3.9 Germany 47 3.3.10 Greece 48 3.3.11 Hungary 48 3.3.12 Ireland 48 3.3.13 Italy 49 3.3.14 Kazakhstan 50 3.3.15 Lithuania 50 3.3.16 Luxembourg 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 Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils 55 3.4.1 Executive Summary 55 3.4.2 Brazil 59 3.4.3 Mexico 59 3.4.4 Panama 59 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils 60 3.5.1 Executive Summary 60 3.5.2 Canada 63 3.5.3 the United States 64 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils 64 3.6.1 Executive Summary 64 3.6.2 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 Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils 65 3.7.1 Executive Summary 65 3.7.2 Saudi Arabia 68 3.7.3 Turkey 69 4 IMPORTS 70 4.1 Africa: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 70 4.1.1 Executive Summary 70 4.1.2 Algeria 73 4.1.3 Botswana 74 4.1.4 Burundi 74 4.1.5 Egypt 75 4.1.6 Ethiopia 75 4.1.7 Ghana 76 4.1.8 Morocco 76 4.1.9 Mozambique 76 4.1.10 Namibia 77 4.1.11 Nigeria 77 4.1.12 South Africa 77 4.1.13 Togo 78 4.2 Asia: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 78 4.2.1 Executive Summary 78 4.2.2 China 83 4.2.3 Hong Kong 83 4.2.4 India 84 4.2.5 Indonesia 85 4.2.6 Japan 85 4.2.7 Malaysia 86 4.2.8 Philippines 87 4.2.9 Singapore 87 4.2.10 South Korea 88 4.2.11 Sri Lanka 88 4.2.12 Taiwan 89 4.2.13 Thailand 89 4.2.14 Vietnam 90 4.3 Europe: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 90 4.3.1 Executive Summary 90 4.3.2 Albania 94 4.3.3 Austria 95 4.3.4 Belarus 95 4.3.5 Belgium 96 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96 4.3.7 Bulgaria 96 4.3.8 Croatia 97 4.3.9 Czech Republic 97 4.3.10 Denmark 98 4.3.11 Estonia 98 4.3.12 Finland 99 4.3.13 France 99 4.3.14 Germany 100 4.3.15 Greece 100 4.3.16 Hungary 101 4.3.17 Italy 101 4.3.18 Kazakhstan 102 4.3.19 Latvia 102 4.3.20 Lithuania 103 4.3.21 Luxembourg 103 4.3.22 Macedonia 103 4.3.23 Malta 104 4.3.24 Norway 104 4.3.25 Poland 105 4.3.26 Portugal 105 4.3.27 Romania 106 4.3.28 Russia 106 4.3.29 Slovakia 107 4.3.30 Slovenia 107 4.3.31 Spain 108 4.3.32 Sweden 108 4.3.33 the Netherlands 109 4.3.34 Ukraine 109 4.4 Latin America: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 109 4.4.1 Executive Summary 109 4.4.2 Argentina 113 4.4.3 Bolivia 114 4.4.4 Brazil 114 4.4.5 Chile 115 4.4.6 Colombia 115 4.4.7 Costa Rica 115 4.4.8 Ecuador 116 4.4.9 El Salvador 116 4.4.10 Honduras 116 4.4.11 Mexico 117 4.4.12 Paraguay 117 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 118 4.5.1 Executive Summary 118 4.5.2 Canada 122 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 122 4.5.4 Jamaica 123 4.5.5 the United States 123 4.6 Oceana: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 124 4.6.1 Executive Summary 124 4.6.2 Australia 126 4.6.3 Fiji 127 4.6.4 New Zealand 127 4.7 the Middle East: Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Flat-Rolled Products of At Least 600 mm Wide and Less Than 3 mm Thick in Coils Imports in 2016 127 4.7.1 Executive Summary 127 4.7.2 Israel 131 4.7.3 Jordan 131 4.7.4 Pakistan 132 4.7.5 Turkey 132 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 133 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 133 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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