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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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

1 METHODOLOGY 11 1.1 Our Approach 11 2 THE WORLD MARKET 17 2.1 Exports 17 2.1.1 The World Market: Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Export Supplies in 2016 17 2.2 Imports 19 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys in 2016 19 3 EXPORTS 23 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 23 3.1.1 Executive Summary 23 3.1.2 Algeria 26 3.1.3 Angola 27 3.1.4 Benin 27 3.1.5 Cameroon 27 3.1.6 Congo (formerly Zaire) 28 3.1.7 Cote d'Ivoire 28 3.1.8 Djibouti 28 3.1.9 Egypt 29 3.1.10 Ethiopia 29 3.1.11 Ghana 30 3.1.12 Guinea 30 3.1.13 Kenya 30 3.1.14 Lesotho 30 3.1.15 Morocco 31 3.1.16 Mozambique 31 3.1.17 Nigeria 32 3.1.18 South Africa 33 3.1.19 Sudan 34 3.1.20 Swaziland 34 3.1.21 Tanzania 34 3.1.22 Tunisia 34 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 35 3.2.1 Executive Summary 35 3.2.2 Brunei 38 3.2.3 China 39 3.2.4 Hong Kong 40 3.2.5 India 41 3.2.6 Indonesia 42 3.2.7 Japan 43 3.2.8 Macau 43 3.2.9 Malaysia 44 3.2.10 Mongolia 44 3.2.11 North Korea 45 3.2.12 Philippines 45 3.2.13 Singapore 46 3.2.14 South Korea 47 3.2.15 Sri Lanka 47 3.2.16 Taiwan 48 3.2.17 Thailand 49 3.2.18 Vietnam 49 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 50 3.3.1 Executive Summary 50 3.3.2 Albania 53 3.3.3 Austria 54 3.3.4 Belarus 55 3.3.5 Belgium 56 3.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57 3.3.7 Bulgaria 57 3.3.8 Croatia 58 3.3.9 Cyprus 58 3.3.10 Czech Republic 59 3.3.11 Denmark 59 3.3.12 Estonia 60 3.3.13 Finland 61 3.3.14 France 62 3.3.15 Georgia 63 3.3.16 Germany 64 3.3.17 Greece 65 3.3.18 Hungary 66 3.3.19 Iceland 67 3.3.20 Ireland 67 3.3.21 Italy 68 3.3.22 Kazakhstan 69 3.3.23 Latvia 70 3.3.24 Lithuania 70 3.3.25 Luxembourg 71 3.3.26 Macedonia 71 3.3.27 Norway 72 3.3.28 Poland 73 3.3.29 Portugal 74 3.3.30 Romania 74 3.3.31 Russia 75 3.3.32 Slovakia 76 3.3.33 Slovenia 77 3.3.34 Spain 78 3.3.35 Sweden 79 3.3.36 Switzerland 80 3.3.37 the Netherlands 81 3.3.38 the United Kingdom 82 3.3.39 Ukraine 83 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 83 3.4.1 Executive Summary 83 3.4.2 Argentina 88 3.4.3 Belize 88 3.4.4 Bolivia 89 3.4.5 Brazil 90 3.4.6 Chile 91 3.4.7 Colombia 91 3.4.8 El Salvador 91 3.4.9 Guatemala 91 3.4.10 Guyana 92 3.4.11 Mexico 92 3.4.12 Panama 92 3.4.13 Peru 93 3.4.14 Suriname 93 3.4.15 Venezuela 94 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 94 3.5.1 Executive Summary 94 3.5.2 Barbados 98 3.5.3 Canada 99 3.5.4 Cuba 100 3.5.5 Dominican Republic 100 3.5.6 the Bahamas 100 3.5.7 the Netherlands Antilles 100 3.5.8 the United States 101 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 102 3.6.1 Executive Summary 102 3.6.2 Australia 106 3.6.3 Marshall Islands 107 3.6.4 New Zealand 107 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 108 3.7.1 Executive Summary 108 3.7.2 Afghanistan 111 3.7.3 Armenia 112 3.7.4 Azerbaijan 112 3.7.5 Bahrain 113 3.7.6 Iran 114 3.7.7 Iraq 114 3.7.8 Israel 114 3.7.9 Jordan 115 3.7.10 Kuwait 115 3.7.11 Kyrgyzstan 115 3.7.12 Lebanon 116 3.7.13 Oman 116 3.7.14 Qatar 117 3.7.15 Saudi Arabia 118 3.7.16 Syrian Arab Republic 118 3.7.17 Tajikistan 119 3.7.18 the United Arab Emirates 120 3.7.19 Turkey 121 3.7.20 Uzbekistan 121 4 IMPORTS 122 4.1 Africa: Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Imports in 2016 122 4.1.1 Executive Summary 122 4.1.2 Algeria 126 4.1.3 Botswana 126 4.1.4 Burundi 126 4.1.5 Cameroon 127 4.1.6 Egypt 127 4.1.7 Ethiopia 128 4.1.8 Ghana 128 4.1.9 Kenya 129 4.1.10 Malawi 129 4.1.11 Mauritania 130 4.1.12 Morocco 130 4.1.13 Niger 130 4.1.14 Nigeria 131 4.1.15 South Africa 132 4.1.16 Tanzania 133 4.1.17 Tunisia 133 4.1.18 Uganda 134 4.1.19 Zambia 134 4.1.20 Zimbabwe 134 4.2 Asia: Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Imports in 2016 134 4.2.1 Executive Summary 134 4.2.2 China 139 4.2.3 Hong Kong 140 4.2.4 India 141 4.2.5 Indonesia 142 4.2.6 Japan 143 4.2.7 Malaysia 144 4.2.8 Nepal 145 4.2.9 Philippines 145 4.2.10 Singapore 146 4.2.11 South Korea 147 4.2.12 Sri Lanka 148 4.2.13 Taiwan 149 4.2.14 Thailand 150 4.3 Europe: Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Imports in 2016 151 4.3.1 Executive Summary 151 4.3.2 Albania 155 4.3.3 Austria 156 4.3.4 Belarus 157 4.3.5 Belgium 158 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 159 4.3.7 Bulgaria 160 4.3.8 Croatia 161 4.3.9 Cyprus 161 4.3.10 Czech Republic 162 4.3.11 Denmark 163 4.3.12 Estonia 163 4.3.13 Finland 164 4.3.14 France 165 4.3.15 Germany 166 4.3.16 Greece 167 4.3.17 Hungary 168 4.3.18 Iceland 169 4.3.19 Ireland 169 4.3.20 Italy 170 4.3.21 Kazakhstan 171 4.3.22 Latvia 171 4.3.23 Lithuania 171 4.3.24 Luxembourg 172 4.3.25 Malta 172 4.3.26 Moldova 173 4.3.27 Norway 174 4.3.28 Poland 175 4.3.29 Portugal 176 4.3.30 Romania 177 4.3.31 Russia 178 4.3.32 Slovakia 179 4.3.33 Slovenia 180 4.3.34 Spain 181 4.3.35 Sweden 182 4.3.36 Switzerland 183 4.3.37 the Netherlands 184 4.3.38 the United Kingdom 185 4.3.39 Ukraine 186 4.4 Latin America: Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Imports in 2016 186 4.4.1 Executive Summary 186 4.4.2 Argentina 191 4.4.3 Bolivia 191 4.4.4 Brazil 192 4.4.5 Chile 192 4.4.6 Colombia 193 4.4.7 Costa Rica 193 4.4.8 Ecuador 194 4.4.9 El Salvador 194 4.4.10 Guatemala 194 4.4.11 Mexico 195 4.4.12 Panama 196 4.4.13 Peru 196 4.4.14 Venezuela 197 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Imports in 2016 197 4.5.1 Executive Summary 197 4.5.2 Aruba 200 4.5.3 Barbados 201 4.5.4 Canada 201 4.5.5 Dominican Republic 202 4.5.6 the Bahamas 202 4.5.7 the United States 203 4.6 Oceana: Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Imports in 2016 204 4.6.1 Executive Summary 204 4.6.2 Australia 208 4.6.3 New Zealand 209 4.7 the Middle East: Unwrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Imports in 2016 209 4.7.1 Executive Summary 209 4.7.2 Armenia 213 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 214 4.7.4 Bahrain 214 4.7.5 Iran 215 4.7.6 Israel 216 4.7.7 Jordan 217 4.7.8 Kyrgyzstan 217 4.7.9 Lebanon 218 4.7.10 Oman 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