The World Market for Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium: 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 tungsten (wolfram), molybdenum, tantalum, and magnesium. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 tungsten (wolfram), molybdenum, tantalum, and magnesium 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 tungsten (wolfram), molybdenum, tantalum, and magnesium? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of unwrought tungsten (wolfram), molybdenum, tantalum, and magnesium 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 tungsten (wolfram), molybdenum, tantalum, and magnesium? 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: Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium Export Supplies in 2016 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium in 2016 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 Cote d'Ivoire 24 3.1.3 Egypt 25 3.1.4 Nigeria 25 3.1.5 South Africa 25 3.1.6 St. Helena 26 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium 26 3.2.1 Executive Summary 26 3.2.2 Brunei 29 3.2.3 China 30 3.2.4 Hong Kong 31 3.2.5 India 31 3.2.6 Indonesia 32 3.2.7 Japan 33 3.2.8 Malaysia 34 3.2.9 Philippines 34 3.2.10 Singapore 35 3.2.11 South Korea 36 3.2.12 Taiwan 37 3.2.13 Thailand 37 3.2.14 Vietnam 38 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium 38 3.3.1 Executive Summary 38 3.3.2 Austria 43 3.3.3 Belarus 44 3.3.4 Belgium 44 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44 3.3.6 Bulgaria 45 3.3.7 Cyprus 45 3.3.8 Czech Republic 46 3.3.9 Denmark 46 3.3.10 Estonia 47 3.3.11 Finland 47 3.3.12 France 48 3.3.13 Georgia 49 3.3.14 Germany 50 3.3.15 Hungary 51 3.3.16 Ireland 51 3.3.17 Italy 52 3.3.18 Kazakhstan 53 3.3.19 Latvia 53 3.3.20 Lithuania 53 3.3.21 Luxembourg 54 3.3.22 Norway 54 3.3.23 Poland 55 3.3.24 Portugal 55 3.3.25 Romania 55 3.3.26 Russia 56 3.3.27 Slovakia 57 3.3.28 Slovenia 57 3.3.29 Spain 58 3.3.30 Sweden 58 3.3.31 Switzerland 59 3.3.32 the Netherlands 60 3.3.33 the United Kingdom 61 3.3.34 Ukraine 62 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium 62 3.4.1 Executive Summary 62 3.4.2 Argentina 65 3.4.3 Brazil 66 3.4.4 Chile 66 3.4.5 Mexico 66 3.4.6 Panama 67 3.4.7 Peru 67 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium 67 3.5.1 Executive Summary 67 3.5.2 Canada 71 3.5.3 the United States 72 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium 73 3.6.1 Executive Summary 73 3.6.2 Australia 77 3.6.3 New Zealand 77 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium 77 3.7.1 Executive Summary 77 3.7.2 Afghanistan 81 3.7.3 Armenia 82 3.7.4 Iran 82 3.7.5 Israel 83 3.7.6 Lebanon 83 3.7.7 Pakistan 84 3.7.8 Saudi Arabia 84 3.7.9 the United Arab Emirates 84 3.7.10 Turkey 85 3.7.11 Uzbekistan 85 4 IMPORTS 86 4.1 Africa: Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium Imports in 2016 86 4.1.1 Executive Summary 86 4.1.2 Cameroon 89 4.1.3 Egypt 90 4.1.4 Kenya 90 4.1.5 Morocco 90 4.1.6 Nigeria 91 4.1.7 South Africa 91 4.1.8 Tunisia 92 4.2 Asia: Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium Imports in 2016 92 4.2.1 Executive Summary 92 4.2.2 China 96 4.2.3 Hong Kong 97 4.2.4 India 98 4.2.5 Indonesia 99 4.2.6 Japan 100 4.2.7 Malaysia 101 4.2.8 Nepal 101 4.2.9 Philippines 102 4.2.10 Singapore 102 4.2.11 South Korea 103 4.2.12 Taiwan 104 4.2.13 Thailand 105 4.3 Europe: Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium Imports in 2016 105 4.3.1 Executive Summary 105 4.3.2 Austria 110 4.3.3 Belarus 110 4.3.4 Belgium 111 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 111 4.3.6 Bulgaria 112 4.3.7 Croatia 112 4.3.8 Czech Republic 113 4.3.9 Denmark 113 4.3.10 Estonia 114 4.3.11 Finland 114 4.3.12 France 115 4.3.13 Germany 116 4.3.14 Greece 117 4.3.15 Hungary 117 4.3.16 Iceland 118 4.3.17 Ireland 118 4.3.18 Italy 119 4.3.19 Kazakhstan 120 4.3.20 Lithuania 120 4.3.21 Luxembourg 121 4.3.22 Norway 121 4.3.23 Poland 122 4.3.24 Portugal 123 4.3.25 Romania 123 4.3.26 Russia 124 4.3.27 Slovakia 124 4.3.28 Slovenia 125 4.3.29 Spain 126 4.3.30 Sweden 127 4.3.31 Switzerland 128 4.3.32 the Netherlands 129 4.3.33 the United Kingdom 130 4.3.34 Ukraine 131 4.4 Latin America: Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium Imports in 2016 131 4.4.1 Executive Summary 131 4.4.2 Argentina 136 4.4.3 Brazil 137 4.4.4 Chile 138 4.4.5 Colombia 138 4.4.6 Costa Rica 138 4.4.7 Ecuador 139 4.4.8 El Salvador 139 4.4.9 Mexico 140 4.4.10 Paraguay 140 4.4.11 Peru 141 4.4.12 Venezuela 141 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium Imports in 2016 141 4.5.1 Executive Summary 141 4.5.2 Canada 146 4.5.3 the United States 147 4.6 Oceana: Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium Imports in 2016 148 4.6.1 Executive Summary 148 4.6.2 Australia 152 4.6.3 New Zealand 152 4.7 the Middle East: Unwrought Tungsten (Wolfram), Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Magnesium Imports in 2016 152 4.7.1 Executive Summary 152 4.7.2 Bahrain 156 4.7.3 Iran 157 4.7.4 Israel 157 4.7.5 Oman 158 4.7.6 Pakistan 158 4.7.7 Qatar 158 4.7.8 Saudi Arabia 159 4.7.9 the United Arab Emirates 160 4.7.10 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