The World Market for Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber: 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 reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber 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 reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber 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 reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber? 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 reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber. 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 reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber, for each individual country. Chapter 4 does the same, but for imports of reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber 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 reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber 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 reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber (i.e. their market shares are close or equal to zero percent). "Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber" 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 "reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber" is 2322 . For more information on this definition, please refer to the following web site:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcs.asp?Cl=14&Lg=1&Co=232 .

Important Caveat. The figures should be seen as market estimates, as opposed to historical records, as these are forecasted for the current year of trade. More importantly, in light of the fact that unforeseeable factors might interrupt markets in achieving their reported levels, the figures should be seen as estimates of potential. For example, "mad cow" disease, foot-and-mouth disease, trade embargoes, labor disputes, military conflicts, acts of terrorism and other events will certainly affect the actual trade flows recorded for a variety of industry or product categories. In such cases, the difference between the numbers given in this report and the numbers actually observed might be interpreted as the "net loss" or "net gain" due to these exogenous events affecting regular trade flows that would have occurred had these events not have taken place.

Related Reports. This report was created for the market for reclaimed rubber or waste and scrap of unhardened rubber. Closely related reports published by ICON Group include the following:

The World Market for Natural Rubber in Primary Forms, Plates, Sheets, or Strips Excluding Latex: A 2009 Global Trade Perspective
The World Market for Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber: A 2009 Global Trade Perspective
The World Market for Synthetic Rubber and Factice from Oils Including Natural Rubber Mixtures: A 2009 Global Trade Perspective

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1 METHODOLOGY 9
1.1 Our Approach 9
2 THE WORLD MARKET 11
2.1 Exports 11
2.1.1 The World Market: Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber Export Supplies in 2009 11
2.2 Imports 13
2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber in 2009 13
3 EXPORTS 17
3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber 17
3.1.1 Executive Summary 17
3.1.2 Cote dIvoire 18
3.1.3 Egypt 19
3.1.4 Ghana 19
3.1.5 South Africa 19
3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber 20
3.2.1 Executive Summary 20
3.2.2 Burma 22
3.2.3 China 23
3.2.4 Hong Kong 23
3.2.5 India 24
3.2.6 Indonesia 25
3.2.7 Japan 25
3.2.8 Malaysia 26
3.2.9 North Korea 26
3.2.10 Philippines 27
3.2.11 Singapore 27
3.2.12 South Korea 28
3.2.13 Sri Lanka 28
3.2.14 Taiwan 29
3.2.15 Thailand 29
3.2.16 Vietnam 30
3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber 30
3.3.1 Executive Summary 30
3.3.2 Austria 34
3.3.3 Belarus 34
3.3.4 Belgium 35
3.3.5 Bulgaria 35
3.3.6 Croatia 36
3.3.7 Cyprus 36
3.3.8 Czech Republic 36
3.3.9 Denmark 37
3.3.10 Finland 37
3.3.11 France 38
3.3.12 Germany 39
3.3.13 Hungary 40
3.3.14 Italy 41
3.3.15 Luxembourg 42
3.3.16 Malta 42
3.3.17 Norway 42
3.3.18 Poland 43
3.3.19 Portugal 43
3.3.20 Romania 44
3.3.21 Russia 44
3.3.22 Slovakia 44
3.3.23 Slovenia 45
3.3.24 Spain 45
3.3.25 Sweden 46
3.3.26 Switzerland 46
3.3.27 the Netherlands 47
3.3.28 the United Kingdom 48
3.3.29 Ukraine 49
3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber 49
3.4.1 Executive Summary 49
3.4.2 Brazil 51
3.4.3 Mexico 52
3.4.4 Venezuela 52
3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber 52
3.5.1 Executive Summary 52
3.5.2 Canada 55
3.5.3 the United States 56
3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber 56
3.6.1 Executive Summary 56
3.6.2 Australia 58
3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber 58
3.7.1 Executive Summary 58
3.7.2 Iran 60
3.7.3 Israel 60
3.7.4 Jordan 61
3.7.5 Kuwait 61
3.7.6 Lebanon 61
3.7.7 Pakistan 62
3.7.8 Saudi Arabia 62
3.7.9 the United Arab Emirates 62
3.7.10 Turkey 63
4 IMPORTS 64
4.1 Africa: Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber Imports in 2009 64
4.1.1 Executive Summary 64
4.1.2 Algeria 66
4.1.3 Burkina Faso 66
4.1.4 Kenya 66
4.1.5 Morocco 67
4.1.6 Senegal 67
4.1.7 South Africa 67
4.1.8 Tunisia 68
4.1.9 Zimbabwe 68
4.2 Asia: Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber Imports in 2009 68
4.2.1 Executive Summary 68
4.2.2 Bangladesh 71
4.2.3 China 72
4.2.4 Hong Kong 73
4.2.5 India 74
4.2.6 Indonesia 75
4.2.7 Japan 76
4.2.8 Malaysia 77
4.2.9 Philippines 77
4.2.10 Singapore 78
4.2.11 South Korea 78
4.2.12 Sri Lanka 79
4.2.13 Taiwan 79
4.2.14 Thailand 80
4.3 Europe: Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber Imports in 2009 80
4.3.1 Executive Summary 80
4.3.2 Albania 84
4.3.3 Austria 84
4.3.4 Belarus 85
4.3.5 Belgium 86
4.3.6 Bulgaria 87
4.3.7 Croatia 87
4.3.8 Cyprus 87
4.3.9 Czech Republic 88
4.3.10 Denmark 88
4.3.11 Estonia 89
4.3.12 Finland 89
4.3.13 France 90
4.3.14 Germany 91
4.3.15 Greece 92
4.3.16 Hungary 92
4.3.17 Iceland 93
4.3.18 Ireland 93
4.3.19 Italy 94
4.3.20 Latvia 94
4.3.21 Lithuania 95
4.3.22 Luxembourg 95
4.3.23 Macedonia 95
4.3.24 Malta 96
4.3.25 Norway 96
4.3.26 Poland 97
4.3.27 Portugal 97
4.3.28 Romania 98
4.3.29 Russia 98
4.3.30 Serbia and Montenegro 99
4.3.31 Slovakia 99
4.3.32 Slovenia 99
4.3.33 Spain 100
4.3.34 Sweden 100
4.3.35 Switzerland 101
4.3.36 the Faroe Islands 101
4.3.37 the Netherlands 102
4.3.38 the United Kingdom 103
4.3.39 Ukraine 103
4.4 Latin America: Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber Imports in 2009 104
4.4.1 Executive Summary 104
4.4.2 Argentina 105
4.4.3 Brazil 106
4.4.4 Chile 106
4.4.5 Colombia 106
4.4.6 Costa Rica 107
4.4.7 Ecuador 107
4.4.8 Mexico 107
4.4.9 Uruguay 108
4.4.10 Venezuela 108
4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber Imports in 2009 108
4.5.1 Executive Summary 108
4.5.2 Canada 111
4.5.3 the United States 112
4.6 Oceana: Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber Imports in 2009 112
4.6.1 Executive Summary 112
4.6.2 Australia 114
4.6.3 New Zealand 115
4.7 the Middle East: Reclaimed Rubber or Waste and Scrap of Unhardened Rubber Imports in 2009 115
4.7.1 Executive Summary 115
4.7.2 Iran 118
4.7.3 Israel 118
4.7.4 Jordan 119
4.7.5 Oman 119
4.7.6 Pakistan 120
4.7.7 Saudi Arabia 121
4.7.8 Turkey 121
5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 122
5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 122
5.2 ICON Group Ltd. User Agreement Provisions 123