The World Market for Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials: A 2011 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials 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 refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials 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 refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing the regional markets for imported and exported refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for each region, is based on a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the shares that countries are likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information for strategic planning purposes.

After the worldwide summary in Chapter 2 of both imports and exports, Chapter 3 details the exports of refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials, for each individual country. Chapter 4 does the same, but for imports of refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials for all countries in the world. In all cases, the total dollar volume and percentage share values by major trading partner are provided. Combined, Chapters 3 and 4 present the complete picture for imports and exports of refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials to and from all major countries in the world. Of the 150 countries considered, if a country is not reported here it is therefore estimated to have only a negligible level of trade in refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials (i.e. their market shares are close or equal to zero percent). "Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials" as a category is defined in this report following the definition given by the United Nations Statistics Division Classification Registry using the Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3 (SITC, Rev. 3). The SITC code that defined "refractory bricks and other refractory construction materials" is 6623 . SHOW LESS READ MORE >

1 METHODOLOGY
1.1 Our Approach
2 THE WORLD MARKET
2.1 Exports
2.1.1 The World Market: Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials Export Supplies in 2011
2.2 Imports
2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials in 2011
3 EXPORTS
3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials
3.1.1 Executive Summary
3.1.2 Egypt
3.1.3 Morocco
3.1.4 Mozambique
3.1.5 South Africa
3.1.6 Swaziland
3.1.7 Tunisia
3.1.8 Zimbabwe
3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials
3.2.1 Executive Summary
3.2.2 Bangladesh
3.2.3 Brunei
3.2.4 China
3.2.5 Hong Kong
3.2.6 India
3.2.7 Indonesia
3.2.8 Japan
3.2.9 Malaysia
3.2.10 North Korea
3.2.11 Philippines
3.2.12 Singapore
3.2.13 South Korea
3.2.14 Taiwan
3.2.15 Thailand
3.2.16 Vietnam
3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials
3.3.1 Executive Summary
3.3.2 Albania
3.3.3 Andorra
3.3.4 Austria
3.3.5 Belarus
3.3.6 Belgium
3.3.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina
3.3.8 Bulgaria
3.3.9 Croatia
3.3.10 Cyprus
3.3.11 Czech Republic
3.3.12 Denmark
3.3.13 Estonia
3.3.14 Finland
3.3.15 France
3.3.16 Georgia
3.3.17 Germany
3.3.18 Greece
3.3.19 Hungary
3.3.20 Iceland
3.3.21 Ireland
3.3.22 Italy
3.3.23 Kazakhstan
3.3.24 Latvia
3.3.25 Lithuania
3.3.26 Luxembourg
3.3.27 Macedonia
3.3.28 Norway
3.3.29 Poland
3.3.30 Portugal
3.3.31 Romania
3.3.32 Russia
3.3.33 Serbia and Montenegro
3.3.34 Slovakia
3.3.35 Slovenia
3.3.36 Spain
3.3.37 Sweden
3.3.38 Switzerland
3.3.39 the Netherlands
3.3.40 the United Kingdom
3.3.41 Ukraine
3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials
3.4.1 Executive Summary
3.4.2 Argentina
3.4.3 Brazil
3.4.4 Chile
3.4.5 Colombia
3.4.6 Costa Rica
3.4.7 Ecuador
3.4.8 Guatemala
3.4.9 Mexico
3.4.10 Panama
3.4.11 Peru
3.4.12 Venezuela
3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials
3.5.1 Executive Summary
3.5.2 Canada
3.5.3 Dominican Republic
3.5.4 the Netherlands Antilles
3.5.5 the United States
3.5.6 Trinidad and Tobago
3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials
3.6.1 Executive Summary
3.6.2 Australia
3.6.3 Kiribati
3.6.4 New Zealand
3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials
3.7.1 Executive Summary
3.7.2 Iran
3.7.3 Israel
3.7.4 Jordan
3.7.5 Kuwait
3.7.6 Lebanon
3.7.7 Oman
3.7.8 Pakistan
3.7.9 Saudi Arabia
3.7.10 Syrian Arab Republic
3.7.11 the United Arab Emirates
3.7.12 Turkey
3.7.13 Yemen
4 IMPORTS
4.1 Africa: Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials Imports in 2011
4.1.1 Executive Summary
4.1.2 Benin
4.1.3 Cameroon
4.1.4 Malawi
4.1.5 Mauritius
4.1.6 Morocco
4.1.7 Mozambique
4.1.8 Senegal
4.1.9 South Africa
4.1.10 Sudan
4.1.11 Tanzania
4.1.12 the Gambia
4.1.13 Togo
4.1.14 Uganda
4.1.15 Zambia
4.2 Asia: Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials Imports in 2011
4.2.1 Executive Summary
4.2.2 China
4.2.3 Hong Kong
4.2.4 India
4.2.5 Indonesia
4.2.6 Japan
4.2.7 Malaysia
4.2.8 Maldives
4.2.9 Mongolia
4.2.10 Philippines
4.2.11 Seychelles
4.2.12 Singapore
4.2.13 South Korea
4.2.14 Taiwan
4.2.15 Thailand
4.3 Europe: Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials Imports in 2011
4.3.1 Executive Summary
4.3.2 Albania
4.3.3 Austria
4.3.4 Belarus
4.3.5 Belgium
4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.3.7 Bulgaria
4.3.8 Croatia
4.3.9 Cyprus
4.3.10 Denmark
4.3.11 Estonia
4.3.12 Finland
4.3.13 France
4.3.14 Georgia
4.3.15 Germany
4.3.16 Greece
4.3.17 Hungary
4.3.18 Iceland
4.3.19 Ireland
4.3.20 Italy
4.3.21 Latvia
4.3.22 Lithuania
4.3.23 Luxembourg
4.3.24 Macedonia
4.3.25 Malta
4.3.26 Moldova
4.3.27 Norway
4.3.28 Poland
4.3.29 Romania
4.3.30 Russia
4.3.31 Slovakia
4.3.32 Slovenia
4.3.33 Spain
4.3.34 Sweden
4.3.35 Switzerland
4.3.36 the Netherlands
4.3.37 the United Kingdom
4.3.38 Ukraine
4.4 Latin America: Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials Imports in 2011
4.4.1 Executive Summary
4.4.2 Argentina
4.4.3 Brazil
4.4.4 Colombia
4.4.5 Costa Rica
4.4.6 Ecuador
4.4.7 Guatemala
4.4.8 Guyana
4.4.9 Mexico
4.4.10 Nicaragua
4.4.11 Panama
4.4.12 Peru
4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials Imports in 2011
4.5.1 Executive Summary
4.5.2 Aruba
4.5.3 Canada
4.5.4 the United States
4.5.5 Trinidad and Tobago
4.6 Oceana: Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials Imports in 2011
4.6.1 Executive Summary
4.6.2 Australia
4.6.3 Fiji
4.6.4 New Caledonia
4.6.5 New Zealand
4.7 the Middle East: Refractory Bricks and Other Refractory Construction Materials Imports in 2011
4.7.1 Executive Summary
4.7.2 Armenia
4.7.3 Azerbaijan
4.7.4 Bahrain
4.7.5 Iran
4.7.6 Israel
4.7.7 Jordan
4.7.8 Kyrgyzstan
4.7.9 Oman
4.7.10 Pakistan
4.7.11 Qatar
4.7.12 Saudi Arabia
4.7.13 Turkey
4.7.14 Yemen
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5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor
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