The World Market for Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated: 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 iron or steel stranded wire, cable, ropes, and plaited bands excluding electrically insulated. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 iron or steel stranded wire, cable, ropes, and plaited bands excluding electrically insulated 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 iron or steel stranded wire, cable, ropes, and plaited bands excluding electrically insulated? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of iron or steel stranded wire, cable, ropes, and plaited bands excluding electrically insulated 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 iron or steel stranded wire, cable, ropes, and plaited bands excluding electrically insulated? 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: Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated Export Supplies in 2016 17 2.2 Imports 20 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated in 2016 20 3 EXPORTS 24 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated 24 3.1.1 Executive Summary 24 3.1.2 Botswana 27 3.1.3 Congo (formerly Zaire) 28 3.1.4 Cote d'Ivoire 28 3.1.5 Egypt 28 3.1.6 Ghana 29 3.1.7 Guinea 29 3.1.8 Kenya 29 3.1.9 Morocco 29 3.1.10 Mozambique 30 3.1.11 Nigeria 30 3.1.12 Senegal 30 3.1.13 Sierra Leone 30 3.1.14 South Africa 31 3.1.15 Tunisia 32 3.1.16 Uganda 32 3.1.17 Zambia 32 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated 33 3.2.1 Executive Summary 33 3.2.2 China 37 3.2.3 Hong Kong 38 3.2.4 India 39 3.2.5 Indonesia 40 3.2.6 Japan 41 3.2.7 Malaysia 42 3.2.8 Philippines 43 3.2.9 Singapore 44 3.2.10 South Korea 45 3.2.11 Sri Lanka 46 3.2.12 Taiwan 47 3.2.13 Thailand 48 3.2.14 Vietnam 49 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated 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 Czech Republic 59 3.3.10 Denmark 60 3.3.11 Estonia 61 3.3.12 Finland 62 3.3.13 France 63 3.3.14 Georgia 64 3.3.15 Germany 65 3.3.16 Greece 66 3.3.17 Hungary 67 3.3.18 Ireland 68 3.3.19 Italy 69 3.3.20 Kazakhstan 70 3.3.21 Latvia 70 3.3.22 Lithuania 71 3.3.23 Luxembourg 72 3.3.24 Norway 73 3.3.25 Poland 74 3.3.26 Portugal 75 3.3.27 Romania 76 3.3.28 Russia 77 3.3.29 Slovakia 78 3.3.30 Slovenia 79 3.3.31 Spain 80 3.3.32 Sweden 81 3.3.33 the Netherlands 82 3.3.34 Ukraine 83 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated 83 3.4.1 Executive Summary 83 3.4.2 Argentina 88 3.4.3 Brazil 89 3.4.4 Chile 90 3.4.5 Colombia 91 3.4.6 Costa Rica 91 3.4.7 El Salvador 92 3.4.8 Guatemala 92 3.4.9 Mexico 93 3.4.10 Panama 94 3.4.11 Peru 94 3.4.12 Uruguay 94 3.4.13 Venezuela 95 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated 95 3.5.1 Executive Summary 95 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 United States 101 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated 102 3.6.1 Executive Summary 102 3.6.2 Australia 106 3.6.3 New Caledonia 107 3.6.4 New Zealand 107 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated 108 3.7.1 Executive Summary 108 3.7.2 Armenia 111 3.7.3 Bahrain 112 3.7.4 Israel 112 3.7.5 Jordan 112 3.7.6 Kuwait 113 3.7.7 Oman 113 3.7.8 Pakistan 113 3.7.9 Qatar 114 3.7.10 Saudi Arabia 114 3.7.11 Turkey 115 3.7.12 Uzbekistan 116 4 IMPORTS 117 4.1 Africa: Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated Imports in 2016 117 4.1.1 Executive Summary 117 4.1.2 Algeria 122 4.1.3 Botswana 123 4.1.4 Burundi 123 4.1.5 Cameroon 124 4.1.6 Cape Verde 124 4.1.7 Cote d'Ivoire 125 4.1.8 Egypt 126 4.1.9 Ethiopia 127 4.1.10 Ghana 128 4.1.11 Madagascar 129 4.1.12 Mali 129 4.1.13 Mauritania 130 4.1.14 Mauritius 130 4.1.15 Morocco 131 4.1.16 Mozambique 132 4.1.17 Namibia 132 4.1.18 Niger 133 4.1.19 Nigeria 134 4.1.20 Rwanda 135 4.1.21 Senegal 135 4.1.22 South Africa 136 4.1.23 Sudan 137 4.1.24 Togo 137 4.1.25 Uganda 138 4.1.26 Zimbabwe 138 4.2 Asia: Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated Imports in 2016 138 4.2.1 Executive Summary 138 4.2.2 Brunei 143 4.2.3 Cambodia 143 4.2.4 China 144 4.2.5 Hong Kong 145 4.2.6 India 146 4.2.7 Indonesia 147 4.2.8 Japan 148 4.2.9 Malaysia 149 4.2.10 Maldives 150 4.2.11 Papua New Guinea 150 4.2.12 Philippines 151 4.2.13 Singapore 152 4.2.14 South Korea 153 4.2.15 Sri Lanka 154 4.2.16 Taiwan 155 4.2.17 Thailand 156 4.2.18 Vietnam 157 4.3 Europe: Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated Imports in 2016 158 4.3.1 Executive Summary 158 4.3.2 Albania 162 4.3.3 Austria 163 4.3.4 Belarus 164 4.3.5 Belgium 165 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 166 4.3.7 Bulgaria 167 4.3.8 Croatia 168 4.3.9 Cyprus 169 4.3.10 Czech Republic 170 4.3.11 Denmark 171 4.3.12 Estonia 172 4.3.13 Finland 173 4.3.14 France 174 4.3.15 Georgia 175 4.3.16 Germany 176 4.3.17 Greece 177 4.3.18 Hungary 178 4.3.19 Iceland 179 4.3.20 Ireland 180 4.3.21 Italy 181 4.3.22 Kazakhstan 182 4.3.23 Latvia 183 4.3.24 Lithuania 184 4.3.25 Luxembourg 185 4.3.26 Macedonia 186 4.3.27 Malta 186 4.3.28 Moldova 187 4.3.29 Norway 188 4.3.30 Poland 189 4.3.31 Portugal 190 4.3.32 Romania 191 4.3.33 Russia 192 4.3.34 Slovakia 193 4.3.35 Slovenia 194 4.3.36 Spain 195 4.3.37 Sweden 196 4.3.38 the Netherlands 197 4.3.39 Ukraine 198 4.4 Latin America: Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated Imports in 2016 198 4.4.1 Executive Summary 198 4.4.2 Argentina 203 4.4.3 Belize 203 4.4.4 Bolivia 204 4.4.5 Brazil 205 4.4.6 Chile 206 4.4.7 Colombia 207 4.4.8 Costa Rica 208 4.4.9 Ecuador 209 4.4.10 El Salvador 210 4.4.11 Guatemala 210 4.4.12 Guyana 211 4.4.13 Honduras 211 4.4.14 Mexico 212 4.4.15 Nicaragua 213 4.4.16 Paraguay 213 4.4.17 Peru 214 4.4.18 Uruguay 215 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated Imports in 2016 215 4.5.1 Executive Summary 215 4.5.2 Aruba 219 4.5.3 Barbados 220 4.5.4 Bermuda 220 4.5.5 Canada 221 4.5.6 Dominica 222 4.5.7 Dominican Republic 222 4.5.8 Greenland 223 4.5.9 Jamaica 223 4.5.10 the Bahamas 224 4.5.11 the United States 225 4.6 Oceana: Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated Imports in 2016 226 4.6.1 Executive Summary 226 4.6.2 Australia 230 4.6.3 Fiji 231 4.6.4 Kiribati 231 4.6.5 New Caledonia 232 4.6.6 New Zealand 233 4.6.7 Palau 234 4.6.8 Tonga 234 4.7 the Middle East: Iron or Steel Stranded Wire, Cable, Ropes, and Plaited Bands Excluding Electrically Insulated Imports in 2016 234 4.7.1 Executive Summary 234 4.7.2 Armenia 239 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 239 4.7.4 Israel 240 4.7.5 Jordan 241 4.7.6 Kyrgyzstan 241 4.7.7 Lebanon 242 4.7.8 Oman 243 4.7.9 Pakistan 244 4.7.10 Qatar 245 4.7.11 Turkey 246 4.7.12 Yemen 247 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 248 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 248 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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