The World Market for Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard: 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 natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard 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 natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard 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 natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard? 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 natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard. 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 natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard, for each individual country. Chapter 4 does the same, but for imports of natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard 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 natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard 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 natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard (i.e. their market shares are close or equal to zero percent). "Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard" 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 "natural or artificial abrasives on a base of paper or paperboard" is 66322 . SHOW LESS READ MORE >

1 METHODOLOGY 10
1.1 Our Approach 10
2 THE WORLD MARKET 15
2.1 Exports 15
2.1.1 The World Market: Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard Export Supplies in 2009 15
2.2 Imports 17
2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard in 2009 17
3 EXPORTS 21
3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard 21
3.1.1 Executive Summary 21
3.1.2 Morocco 23
3.1.3 South Africa 23
3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard 23
3.2.1 Executive Summary 23
3.2.2 China 27
3.2.3 Hong Kong 28
3.2.4 India 28
3.2.5 Indonesia 29
3.2.6 Japan 30
3.2.7 Malaysia 31
3.2.8 North Korea 31
3.2.9 Singapore 32
3.2.10 South Korea 33
3.2.11 Taiwan 34
3.2.12 Thailand 34
3.2.13 Vietnam 35
3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard 35
3.3.1 Executive Summary 35
3.3.2 Austria 40
3.3.3 Belgium 41
3.3.4 Croatia 41
3.3.5 Czech Republic 42
3.3.6 Denmark 43
3.3.7 Estonia 44
3.3.8 Finland 45
3.3.9 France 46
3.3.10 Germany 47
3.3.11 Greece 48
3.3.12 Hungary 48
3.3.13 Ireland 49
3.3.14 Italy 50
3.3.15 Latvia 51
3.3.16 Lithuania 51
3.3.17 Luxembourg 51
3.3.18 Norway 52
3.3.19 Poland 53
3.3.20 Portugal 54
3.3.21 Romania 55
3.3.22 Russia 55
3.3.23 Slovakia 55
3.3.24 Slovenia 56
3.3.25 Spain 57
3.3.26 Sweden 58
3.3.27 Switzerland 59
3.3.28 the Netherlands 60
3.3.29 the United Kingdom 61
3.3.30 Ukraine 62
3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard 62
3.4.1 Executive Summary 62
3.4.2 Argentina 65
3.4.3 Brazil 66
3.4.4 Chile 67
3.4.5 Colombia 67
3.4.6 Costa Rica 68
3.4.7 El Salvador 68
3.4.8 Mexico 69
3.4.9 Panama 69
3.4.10 Peru 69
3.4.11 Venezuela 70
3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard 70
3.5.1 Executive Summary 70
3.5.2 Canada 74
3.5.3 the United States 75
3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard 76
3.6.1 Executive Summary 76
3.6.2 Australia 78
3.6.3 New Zealand 78
3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard 78
3.7.1 Executive Summary 78
3.7.2 Israel 81
3.7.3 Lebanon 81
3.7.4 Saudi Arabia 82
3.7.5 Syrian Arab Republic 82
3.7.6 the United Arab Emirates 82
3.7.7 Turkey 83
4 IMPORTS 84
4.1 Africa: Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard Imports in 2009 84
4.1.1 Executive Summary 84
4.1.2 Algeria 87
4.1.3 Botswana 87
4.1.4 Cameroon 88
4.1.5 Cape Verde 88
4.1.6 Cote dIvoire 88
4.1.7 Egypt 89
4.1.8 Ethiopia 89
4.1.9 Gabon 89
4.1.10 Ghana 90
4.1.11 Madagascar 90
4.1.12 Mauritius 91
4.1.13 Morocco 91
4.1.14 Mozambique 92
4.1.15 Namibia 92
4.1.16 South Africa 93
4.1.17 Sudan 94
4.1.18 Tanzania 94
4.1.19 Uganda 94
4.2 Asia: Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard Imports in 2009 95
4.2.1 Executive Summary 95
4.2.2 Brunei 97
4.2.3 China 98
4.2.4 Hong Kong 99
4.2.5 India 100
4.2.6 Indonesia 101
4.2.7 Japan 102
4.2.8 Malaysia 103
4.2.9 Maldives 103
4.2.10 Philippines 104
4.2.11 Seychelles 104
4.2.12 Singapore 105
4.2.13 South Korea 106
4.2.14 Taiwan 107
4.2.15 Thailand 108
4.3 Europe: Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard Imports in 2009 108
4.3.1 Executive Summary 108
4.3.2 Albania 112
4.3.3 Austria 113
4.3.4 Belarus 113
4.3.5 Belgium 114
4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 115
4.3.7 Bulgaria 115
4.3.8 Croatia 116
4.3.9 Cyprus 116
4.3.10 Czech Republic 117
4.3.11 Denmark 118
4.3.12 Estonia 118
4.3.13 Finland 119
4.3.14 France 120
4.3.15 Georgia 121
4.3.16 Germany 122
4.3.17 Greece 123
4.3.18 Hungary 124
4.3.19 Iceland 124
4.3.20 Ireland 125
4.3.21 Italy 126
4.3.22 Kazakhstan 127
4.3.23 Latvia 127
4.3.24 Lithuania 128
4.3.25 Luxembourg 128
4.3.26 Macedonia 129
4.3.27 Malta 129
4.3.28 Norway 130
4.3.29 Poland 131
4.3.30 Portugal 132
4.3.31 Romania 132
4.3.32 Russia 133
4.3.33 Slovakia 134
4.3.34 Slovenia 134
4.3.35 Spain 135
4.3.36 Sweden 136
4.3.37 Switzerland 137
4.3.38 the Netherlands 138
4.3.39 the United Kingdom 139
4.3.40 Ukraine 140
4.4 Latin America: Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard Imports in 2009 140
4.4.1 Executive Summary 140
4.4.2 Argentina 143
4.4.3 Belize 144
4.4.4 Bolivia 144
4.4.5 Brazil 145
4.4.6 Chile 145
4.4.7 Colombia 146
4.4.8 Costa Rica 146
4.4.9 Ecuador 147
4.4.10 El Salvador 147
4.4.11 Guatemala 148
4.4.12 Honduras 148
4.4.13 Mexico 149
4.4.14 Nicaragua 150
4.4.15 Panama 150
4.4.16 Paraguay 151
4.4.17 Peru 151
4.4.18 Uruguay 151
4.4.19 Venezuela 152
4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard Imports in 2009 152
4.5.1 Executive Summary 152
4.5.2 Barbados 155
4.5.3 Canada 156
4.5.4 Jamaica 157
4.5.5 the United States 158
4.5.6 Trinidad and Tobago 159
4.6 Oceana: Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard Imports in 2009 159
4.6.1 Executive Summary 159
4.6.2 Australia 161
4.6.3 Fiji 162
4.6.4 New Caledonia 162
4.6.5 New Zealand 163
4.7 the Middle East: Natural or Artificial Abrasives on a Base of Paper or Paperboard Imports in 2009 163
4.7.1 Executive Summary 163
4.7.2 Armenia 166
4.7.3 Bahrain 166
4.7.4 Iran 167
4.7.5 Israel 167
4.7.6 Jordan 168
4.7.7 Oman 168
4.7.8 Pakistan 169
4.7.9 Qatar 169
4.7.10 Saudi Arabia 170
4.7.11 Syrian Arab Republic 170
4.7.12 Turkey 171
4.7.13 Yemen 171
5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 172
5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 172
5.2 ICON Group Ltd. User Agreement Provisions 173