The World Market for High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods: 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 high-speed steel bars and rods. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 high-speed steel bars and rods 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 high-speed steel bars and rods? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of high-speed steel bars and rods 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 high-speed steel bars and rods? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 7 1.1 Our Approach 7 2 THE WORLD MARKET 14 2.1 Exports 14 2.1.1 The World Market: High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods Export Supplies in 2016 14 2.2 Imports 16 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods in 2016 16 3 EXPORTS 20 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods 20 3.1.1 Executive Summary 20 3.1.2 Egypt 20 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods 21 3.2.1 Executive Summary 21 3.2.2 China 25 3.2.3 Indonesia 25 3.2.4 Japan 25 3.2.5 Malaysia 26 3.2.6 South Korea 26 3.2.7 Taiwan 26 3.2.8 Thailand 26 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods 27 3.3.1 Executive Summary 27 3.3.2 Austria 31 3.3.3 Belgium 31 3.3.4 France 31 3.3.5 Germany 32 3.3.6 Hungary 32 3.3.7 Italy 32 3.3.8 Russia 33 3.3.9 Slovenia 33 3.3.10 Sweden 33 3.3.11 Ukraine 34 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods 34 3.4.1 Executive Summary 34 3.4.2 Brazil 34 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods 35 3.5.1 Executive Summary 35 3.5.2 the United States 37 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods 37 3.6.1 Executive Summary 37 3.6.2 New Zealand 38 4 IMPORTS 39 4.1 Africa: High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods Imports in 2016 39 4.1.1 Executive Summary 39 4.1.2 Algeria 41 4.1.3 Egypt 42 4.1.4 Nigeria 42 4.2 Asia: High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods Imports in 2016 42 4.2.1 Executive Summary 42 4.2.2 Brunei 46 4.2.3 China 47 4.2.4 India 47 4.2.5 Indonesia 47 4.2.6 Malaysia 48 4.2.7 South Korea 48 4.2.8 Taiwan 48 4.2.9 Vietnam 49 4.3 Europe: High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods Imports in 2016 49 4.3.1 Executive Summary 49 4.3.2 Austria 52 4.3.3 Belarus 53 4.3.4 Belgium 53 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53 4.3.6 France 54 4.3.7 Germany 54 4.3.8 Italy 54 4.3.9 Kazakhstan 55 4.3.10 Romania 55 4.3.11 Spain 55 4.4 Latin America: High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods Imports in 2016 56 4.4.1 Executive Summary 56 4.4.2 Brazil 58 4.4.3 Colombia 59 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods Imports in 2016 59 4.5.1 Executive Summary 59 4.5.2 Canada 61 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 62 4.5.4 the Bahamas 62 4.5.5 the United States 62 4.6 Oceana: High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods Imports in 2016 63 4.6.1 Executive Summary 63 4.6.2 Australia 65 4.6.3 Tonga 66 4.7 the Middle East: High-Speed Steel Bars and Rods Imports in 2016 66 4.7.1 Executive Summary 66 4.7.2 Israel 67 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 68 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 68 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 69