The World Market for Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals: 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 platinum and other platinum group metals. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 platinum and other platinum group metals 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 platinum and other platinum group metals? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of platinum and other platinum group metals 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 platinum and other platinum group metals? 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 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 Algeria 24 3.1.3 Cameroon 25 3.1.4 Congo (formerly Zaire) 25 3.1.5 Egypt 25 3.1.6 Namibia 25 3.1.7 South Africa 26 3.1.8 Zambia 26 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals 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 Philippines 34 3.2.9 Singapore 34 3.2.10 South Korea 35 3.2.11 Taiwan 35 3.2.12 Thailand 36 3.2.13 Vietnam 36 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals 36 3.3.1 Executive Summary 36 3.3.2 Austria 41 3.3.3 Belarus 41 3.3.4 Belgium 42 3.3.5 Bulgaria 42 3.3.6 Croatia 43 3.3.7 Cyprus 43 3.3.8 Czech Republic 43 3.3.9 Denmark 44 3.3.10 Estonia 44 3.3.11 Finland 44 3.3.12 France 45 3.3.13 Germany 46 3.3.14 Greece 47 3.3.15 Hungary 47 3.3.16 Ireland 47 3.3.17 Italy 48 3.3.18 Latvia 49 3.3.19 Lithuania 49 3.3.20 Luxembourg 49 3.3.21 Norway 50 3.3.22 Poland 50 3.3.23 Portugal 51 3.3.24 Romania 51 3.3.25 Russia 52 3.3.26 Slovakia 52 3.3.27 Slovenia 53 3.3.28 Spain 53 3.3.29 Sweden 54 3.3.30 Switzerland 55 3.3.31 the Netherlands 56 3.3.32 the United Kingdom 57 3.3.33 Ukraine 58 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals 58 3.4.1 Executive Summary 58 3.4.2 Argentina 61 3.4.3 Brazil 62 3.4.4 Chile 62 3.4.5 Colombia 62 3.4.6 Costa Rica 63 3.4.7 Ecuador 63 3.4.8 Mexico 63 3.4.9 Panama 63 3.4.10 Peru 64 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals 64 3.5.1 Executive Summary 64 3.5.2 Canada 68 3.5.3 Dominican Republic 68 3.5.4 Haiti 68 3.5.5 the Bahamas 69 3.5.6 the United States 70 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals 71 3.6.1 Executive Summary 71 3.6.2 Australia 75 3.6.3 New Zealand 75 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals 75 3.7.1 Executive Summary 75 3.7.2 Iraq 79 3.7.3 Israel 80 3.7.4 Lebanon 80 3.7.5 Saudi Arabia 80 3.7.6 Syrian Arab Republic 80 3.7.7 the United Arab Emirates 81 3.7.8 Turkey 81 3.7.9 Uzbekistan 81 4 IMPORTS 82 4.1 Africa: Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals Imports in 2016 82 4.1.1 Executive Summary 82 4.1.2 Botswana 85 4.1.3 Egypt 86 4.1.4 Morocco 86 4.1.5 South Africa 86 4.1.6 Tunisia 87 4.1.7 Zambia 87 4.2 Asia: Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals Imports in 2016 87 4.2.1 Executive Summary 87 4.2.2 China 92 4.2.3 Hong Kong 93 4.2.4 India 94 4.2.5 Indonesia 94 4.2.6 Japan 95 4.2.7 Malaysia 96 4.2.8 Singapore 97 4.2.9 South Korea 98 4.2.10 Sri Lanka 98 4.2.11 Taiwan 99 4.2.12 Thailand 100 4.3 Europe: Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals Imports in 2016 100 4.3.1 Executive Summary 100 4.3.2 Austria 105 4.3.3 Belgium 106 4.3.4 Bulgaria 106 4.3.5 Croatia 107 4.3.6 Cyprus 107 4.3.7 Czech Republic 108 4.3.8 Denmark 108 4.3.9 Finland 109 4.3.10 France 110 4.3.11 Germany 111 4.3.12 Greece 112 4.3.13 Hungary 112 4.3.14 Iceland 112 4.3.15 Ireland 113 4.3.16 Italy 114 4.3.17 Kazakhstan 115 4.3.18 Latvia 115 4.3.19 Luxembourg 115 4.3.20 Malta 116 4.3.21 Norway 116 4.3.22 Poland 117 4.3.23 Portugal 117 4.3.24 Slovakia 118 4.3.25 Slovenia 118 4.3.26 Spain 119 4.3.27 Sweden 119 4.3.28 Switzerland 120 4.3.29 the Netherlands 121 4.3.30 the United Kingdom 122 4.3.31 Ukraine 123 4.4 Latin America: Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals Imports in 2016 123 4.4.1 Executive Summary 123 4.4.2 Argentina 127 4.4.3 Brazil 127 4.4.4 Chile 128 4.4.5 Colombia 128 4.4.6 Costa Rica 128 4.4.7 Guatemala 129 4.4.8 Mexico 129 4.4.9 Panama 129 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals Imports in 2016 130 4.5.1 Executive Summary 130 4.5.2 Bermuda 133 4.5.3 Canada 134 4.5.4 Dominican Republic 134 4.5.5 the United States 135 4.6 Oceana: Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals Imports in 2016 136 4.6.1 Executive Summary 136 4.6.2 Australia 140 4.6.3 New Zealand 140 4.7 the Middle East: Platinum and Other Platinum Group Metals Imports in 2016 141 4.7.1 Executive Summary 141 4.7.2 Bahrain 144 4.7.3 Iran 145 4.7.4 Israel 145 4.7.5 Jordan 145 4.7.6 Lebanon 146 4.7.7 Pakistan 146 4.7.8 Qatar 147 4.7.9 Saudi Arabia 147 4.7.10 the United Arab Emirates 148 4.7.11 Turkey 148 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 149 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 149 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 150