The World Market for D-Glucitol (Sorbitol): 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 d-glucitol (sorbitol). 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 d-glucitol (sorbitol) 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 d-glucitol (sorbitol)? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of d-glucitol (sorbitol) 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 d-glucitol (sorbitol)? 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 d-glucitol (sorbitol). 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 d-glucitol (sorbitol), for each individual country. Chapter 4 does the same, but for imports of d-glucitol (sorbitol) 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 d-glucitol (sorbitol) 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 d-glucitol (sorbitol) (i.e. their market shares are close or equal to zero percent). "D-Glucitol (Sorbitol)" 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 "d-glucitol (sorbitol)" is 51225 . 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=512 . 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 d-glucitol (sorbitol). 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1 METHODOLOGY 8 1.1 Our Approach 8 2 THE WORLD MARKET 15 2.1 Exports 15 2.1.1 The World Market: D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) Export Supplies in 2009 15 2.2 Imports 17 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) in 2009 17 3 EXPORTS 21 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) 21 3.1.1 Executive Summary 21 3.1.2 South Africa 22 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) 22 3.2.1 Executive Summary 22 3.2.2 China 24 3.2.3 India 24 3.2.4 Indonesia 25 3.2.5 Japan 26 3.2.6 Malaysia 26 3.2.7 Singapore 26 3.2.8 South Korea 27 3.2.9 Taiwan 27 3.2.10 Thailand 28 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) 28 3.3.1 Executive Summary 28 3.3.2 Belgium 31 3.3.3 Denmark 32 3.3.4 Finland 32 3.3.5 France 33 3.3.6 Germany 34 3.3.7 Hungary 35 3.3.8 Ireland 35 3.3.9 Italy 36 3.3.10 Russia 36 3.3.11 Slovenia 37 3.3.12 Spain 37 3.3.13 Sweden 37 3.3.14 Switzerland 37 3.3.15 the Netherlands 38 3.3.16 the United Kingdom 38 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) 38 3.4.1 Executive Summary 38 3.4.2 Argentina 40 3.4.3 Brazil 40 3.4.4 Ecuador 40 3.4.5 Mexico 41 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) 41 3.5.1 Executive Summary 41 3.5.2 the Netherlands Antilles 43 3.5.3 the United States 44 3.6 the Middle East: Export Supplies of D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) 44 3.6.1 Executive Summary 44 3.6.2 the United Arab Emirates 45 3.6.3 Turkey 46 4 IMPORTS 47 4.1 Africa: D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) Imports in 2009 47 4.1.1 Executive Summary 47 4.1.2 Algeria 48 4.1.3 Egypt 49 4.1.4 Mauritius 49 4.1.5 Morocco 49 4.1.6 South Africa 50 4.1.7 Tanzania 50 4.1.8 Tunisia 50 4.1.9 Zambia 51 4.1.10 Zimbabwe 51 4.2 Asia: D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) Imports in 2009 51 4.2.1 Executive Summary 51 4.2.2 Bangladesh 53 4.2.3 China 54 4.2.4 Hong Kong 54 4.2.5 India 55 4.2.6 Indonesia 55 4.2.7 Japan 55 4.2.8 Malaysia 56 4.2.9 Philippines 56 4.2.10 Singapore 57 4.2.11 South Korea 57 4.2.12 Sri Lanka 58 4.2.13 Taiwan 58 4.2.14 Thailand 59 4.3 Europe: D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) Imports in 2009 59 4.3.1 Executive Summary 59 4.3.2 Austria 62 4.3.3 Belarus 62 4.3.4 Belgium 63 4.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63 4.3.6 Bulgaria 63 4.3.7 Croatia 64 4.3.8 Czech Republic 64 4.3.9 Denmark 64 4.3.10 Finland 65 4.3.11 France 65 4.3.12 Germany 66 4.3.13 Greece 66 4.3.14 Hungary 66 4.3.15 Ireland 67 4.3.16 Italy 67 4.3.17 Norway 67 4.3.18 Poland 68 4.3.19 Portugal 68 4.3.20 Romania 68 4.3.21 Russia 69 4.3.22 Serbia and Montenegro 69 4.3.23 Slovakia 69 4.3.24 Slovenia 70 4.3.25 Spain 70 4.3.26 Sweden 71 4.3.27 Switzerland 71 4.3.28 the Netherlands 72 4.3.29 the United Kingdom 72 4.3.30 Ukraine 73 4.4 Latin America: D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) Imports in 2009 73 4.4.1 Executive Summary 73 4.4.2 Argentina 75 4.4.3 Brazil 76 4.4.4 Chile 76 4.4.5 Colombia 77 4.4.6 Costa Rica 77 4.4.7 El Salvador 77 4.4.8 Guatemala 78 4.4.9 Mexico 78 4.4.10 Peru 78 4.4.11 Venezuela 79 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) Imports in 2009 79 4.5.1 Executive Summary 79 4.5.2 Canada 81 4.5.3 the United States 81 4.6 Oceana: D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) Imports in 2009 81 4.6.1 Executive Summary 81 4.6.2 Australia 83 4.6.3 New Zealand 84 4.7 the Middle East: D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) Imports in 2009 84 4.7.1 Executive Summary 84 4.7.2 Iran 86 4.7.3 Israel 86 4.7.4 Jordan 86 4.7.5 Pakistan 87 4.7.6 Saudi Arabia 87 4.7.7 Syrian Arab Republic 87 4.7.8 Turkey 88 4.7.9 Yemen 88 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 89 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 89 5.2 ICON Group Ltd. User Agreement Provisions 90

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