The World Market for Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys: 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 unwrought or powdered platinum and platinum alloys. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 unwrought or powdered platinum and platinum alloys 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 unwrought or powdered platinum and platinum alloys? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of unwrought or powdered platinum and platinum alloys 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 unwrought or powdered platinum and platinum alloys? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 8 1.1 Our Approach 8 2 THE WORLD MARKET 14 2.1 Exports 14 2.1.1 The World Market: Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys Export Supplies in 2016 14 2.2 Imports 16 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys in 2016 16 3 EXPORTS 20 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys 20 3.1.1 Executive Summary 20 3.1.2 South Africa 22 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys 22 3.2.1 Executive Summary 22 3.2.2 Bangladesh 26 3.2.3 China 27 3.2.4 Hong Kong 27 3.2.5 India 27 3.2.6 Japan 28 3.2.7 Singapore 28 3.2.8 South Korea 29 3.2.9 Taiwan 29 3.2.10 Thailand 29 3.2.11 Vietnam 30 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys 30 3.3.1 Executive Summary 30 3.3.2 Austria 34 3.3.3 Belarus 35 3.3.4 Belgium 35 3.3.5 Bulgaria 35 3.3.6 Croatia 36 3.3.7 Cyprus 36 3.3.8 Czech Republic 36 3.3.9 Denmark 36 3.3.10 Estonia 37 3.3.11 France 37 3.3.12 Germany 38 3.3.13 Greece 39 3.3.14 Hungary 39 3.3.15 Ireland 39 3.3.16 Italy 40 3.3.17 Kazakhstan 40 3.3.18 Latvia 40 3.3.19 Lithuania 41 3.3.20 Luxembourg 41 3.3.21 Malta 41 3.3.22 Norway 42 3.3.23 Poland 42 3.3.24 Portugal 42 3.3.25 Romania 43 3.3.26 Russia 43 3.3.27 Slovakia 43 3.3.28 Spain 44 3.3.29 Sweden 44 3.3.30 the Netherlands 44 3.3.31 Ukraine 45 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys 45 3.4.1 Executive Summary 45 3.4.2 Argentina 47 3.4.3 Brazil 48 3.4.4 Colombia 48 3.4.5 Mexico 48 3.4.6 Panama 48 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys 49 3.5.1 Executive Summary 49 3.5.2 Canada 52 3.5.3 the United States 53 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys 54 3.6.1 Executive Summary 54 3.6.2 Australia 56 3.6.3 New Zealand 57 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys 57 3.7.1 Executive Summary 57 3.7.2 Turkey 58 4 IMPORTS 59 4.1 Africa: Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys Imports in 2016 59 4.1.1 Executive Summary 59 4.1.2 South Africa 60 4.2 Asia: Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys Imports in 2016 61 4.2.1 Executive Summary 61 4.2.2 China 65 4.2.3 Hong Kong 65 4.2.4 India 66 4.2.5 Indonesia 66 4.2.6 Japan 67 4.2.7 Malaysia 67 4.2.8 Singapore 68 4.2.9 South Korea 68 4.2.10 Taiwan 69 4.2.11 Thailand 69 4.2.12 Vietnam 69 4.3 Europe: Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys Imports in 2016 70 4.3.1 Executive Summary 70 4.3.2 Austria 73 4.3.3 Belgium 74 4.3.4 Croatia 74 4.3.5 Czech Republic 75 4.3.6 Denmark 75 4.3.7 Finland 76 4.3.8 France 76 4.3.9 Germany 77 4.3.10 Hungary 78 4.3.11 Ireland 78 4.3.12 Italy 79 4.3.13 Norway 79 4.3.14 Poland 80 4.3.15 Russia 80 4.3.16 Slovenia 80 4.3.17 Spain 81 4.3.18 Sweden 81 4.3.19 the Netherlands 81 4.3.20 Ukraine 82 4.4 Latin America: Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys Imports in 2016 82 4.4.1 Executive Summary 82 4.4.2 Argentina 85 4.4.3 Brazil 86 4.4.4 Costa Rica 86 4.4.5 Mexico 86 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys Imports in 2016 87 4.5.1 Executive Summary 87 4.5.2 Canada 91 4.5.3 Dominican Republic 91 4.5.4 the United States 92 4.6 Oceana: Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys Imports in 2016 92 4.6.1 Executive Summary 92 4.6.2 Australia 95 4.6.3 New Zealand 95 4.7 the Middle East: Unwrought or Powdered Platinum and Platinum Alloys Imports in 2016 95 4.7.1 Executive Summary 95 4.7.2 Israel 98 4.7.3 Turkey 98 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 99 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 99 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 100