The World Market for Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays: A 2009 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for kaolin and other kaolinic clays. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 kaolin and other kaolinic clays 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 kaolin and other kaolinic clays? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of kaolin and other kaolinic clays 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 kaolin and other kaolinic clays? 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 kaolin and other kaolinic clays. 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 kaolin and other kaolinic clays, for each individual country. Chapter 4 does the same, but for imports of kaolin and other kaolinic clays 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 kaolin and other kaolinic clays 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 kaolin and other kaolinic clays (i.e. their market shares are close or equal to zero percent). "Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays" 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 "kaolin and other kaolinic clays" is 27826 . SHOW LESS READ MORE >

1 METHODOLOGY 9
1.1 Our Approach 9
2 THE WORLD MARKET 13
2.1 Exports 13
2.1.1 The World Market: Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays Export Supplies in 2009 13
2.2 Imports 15
2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays in 2009 15
3 EXPORTS 19
3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays 19
3.1.1 Executive Summary 19
3.1.2 Cameroon 21
3.1.3 Egypt 21
3.1.4 Kenya 21
3.1.5 Morocco 21
3.1.6 Nigeria 22
3.1.7 South Africa 22
3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays 22
3.2.1 Executive Summary 22
3.2.2 China 26
3.2.3 Hong Kong 27
3.2.4 India 27
3.2.5 Indonesia 28
3.2.6 Japan 28
3.2.7 Malaysia 29
3.2.8 North Korea 29
3.2.9 Singapore 29
3.2.10 South Korea 30
3.2.11 Taiwan 30
3.2.12 Thailand 30
3.2.13 Vietnam 31
3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays 31
3.3.1 Executive Summary 31
3.3.2 Austria 34
3.3.3 Belgium 35
3.3.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35
3.3.5 Bulgaria 36
3.3.6 Croatia 36
3.3.7 Czech Republic 37
3.3.8 Denmark 37
3.3.9 Estonia 38
3.3.10 Finland 38
3.3.11 France 39
3.3.12 Georgia 40
3.3.13 Germany 41
3.3.14 Greece 42
3.3.15 Hungary 42
3.3.16 Ireland 42
3.3.17 Italy 43
3.3.18 Latvia 43
3.3.19 Lithuania 44
3.3.20 Luxembourg 44
3.3.21 Norway 44
3.3.22 Poland 44
3.3.23 Portugal 45
3.3.24 Russia 45
3.3.25 Slovakia 45
3.3.26 Spain 46
3.3.27 Sweden 47
3.3.28 Switzerland 47
3.3.29 the Netherlands 48
3.3.30 the United Kingdom 49
3.3.31 Ukraine 50
3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays 50
3.4.1 Executive Summary 50
3.4.2 Argentina 53
3.4.3 Brazil 54
3.4.4 Chile 54
3.4.5 Colombia 55
3.4.6 El Salvador 55
3.4.7 Guatemala 55
3.4.8 Mexico 55
3.4.9 Peru 56
3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays 56
3.5.1 Executive Summary 56
3.5.2 Canada 59
3.5.3 the Bahamas 59
3.5.4 the United States 60
3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays 61
3.6.1 Executive Summary 61
3.6.2 Australia 63
3.6.3 New Zealand 64
3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays 64
3.7.1 Executive Summary 64
3.7.2 Iran 66
3.7.3 Jordan 66
3.7.4 Lebanon 66
3.7.5 the United Arab Emirates 67
3.7.6 Turkey 67
4 IMPORTS 68
4.1 Africa: Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays Imports in 2009 68
4.1.1 Executive Summary 68
4.1.2 Algeria 70
4.1.3 Botswana 70
4.1.4 Cameroon 71
4.1.5 Egypt 71
4.1.6 Ethiopia 71
4.1.7 Gabon 72
4.1.8 Ghana 72
4.1.9 Malawi 72
4.1.10 Mauritius 73
4.1.11 Morocco 73
4.1.12 Mozambique 73
4.1.13 South Africa 74
4.1.14 Sudan 74
4.1.15 Uganda 74
4.1.16 Zambia 75
4.2 Asia: Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays Imports in 2009 75
4.2.1 Executive Summary 75
4.2.2 China 78
4.2.3 Hong Kong 79
4.2.4 India 79
4.2.5 Indonesia 80
4.2.6 Japan 81
4.2.7 Malaysia 82
4.2.8 Philippines 83
4.2.9 Singapore 83
4.2.10 South Korea 84
4.2.11 Taiwan 85
4.2.12 Thailand 86
4.3 Europe: Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays Imports in 2009 86
4.3.1 Executive Summary 86
4.3.2 Albania 90
4.3.3 Austria 91
4.3.4 Belarus 91
4.3.5 Belgium 92
4.3.6 Bulgaria 92
4.3.7 Croatia 93
4.3.8 Cyprus 93
4.3.9 Czech Republic 94
4.3.10 Denmark 94
4.3.11 Estonia 95
4.3.12 Finland 95
4.3.13 France 96
4.3.14 Germany 97
4.3.15 Greece 98
4.3.16 Hungary 98
4.3.17 Ireland 99
4.3.18 Italy 99
4.3.19 Kazakhstan 100
4.3.20 Latvia 100
4.3.21 Lithuania 100
4.3.22 Luxembourg 101
4.3.23 Macedonia 101
4.3.24 Malta 101
4.3.25 Moldova 102
4.3.26 Norway 102
4.3.27 Poland 103
4.3.28 Portugal 103
4.3.29 Romania 104
4.3.30 Russia 104
4.3.31 Slovakia 105
4.3.32 Slovenia 105
4.3.33 Spain 106
4.3.34 Sweden 107
4.3.35 Switzerland 107
4.3.36 the Netherlands 108
4.3.37 the United Kingdom 109
4.3.38 Ukraine 109
4.4 Latin America: Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays Imports in 2009 110
4.4.1 Executive Summary 110
4.4.2 Argentina 112
4.4.3 Bolivia 112
4.4.4 Brazil 113
4.4.5 Chile 113
4.4.6 Colombia 114
4.4.7 Costa Rica 114
4.4.8 Ecuador 115
4.4.9 El Salvador 115
4.4.10 Guatemala 115
4.4.11 Honduras 116
4.4.12 Mexico 116
4.4.13 Nicaragua 116
4.4.14 Panama 117
4.4.15 Peru 117
4.4.16 Uruguay 117
4.4.17 Venezuela 118
4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays Imports in 2009 118
4.5.1 Executive Summary 118
4.5.2 Canada 120
4.5.3 Jamaica 120
4.5.4 the United States 121
4.5.5 Trinidad and Tobago 121
4.6 Oceana: Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays Imports in 2009 121
4.6.1 Executive Summary 121
4.6.2 Australia 123
4.6.3 New Caledonia 123
4.6.4 New Zealand 124
4.7 the Middle East: Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays Imports in 2009 124
4.7.1 Executive Summary 124
4.7.2 Iran 126
4.7.3 Israel 127
4.7.4 Jordan 127
4.7.5 Oman 128
4.7.6 Pakistan 128
4.7.7 Qatar 129
4.7.8 Saudi Arabia 129
4.7.9 Syrian Arab Republic 130
4.7.10 Turkey 130
4.7.11 Yemen 131
5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 132
5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 132
5.2 ICON Group Ltd. User Agreement Provisions 133