The World Market for Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers: 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 plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers 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 plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers 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 plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers? 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 plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers. 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 plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers, for each individual country. Chapter 4 does the same, but for imports of plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers 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 plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers 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 plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers (i.e. their market shares are close or equal to zero percent). "Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers" 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 "plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers" is 58222 . 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=582 . 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 plates, sheets, film, foil, and strip made from propylene polymers. 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1 METHODOLOGY 11 1.1 Our Approach 11 2 THE WORLD MARKET 14 2.1 Exports 14 2.1.1 The World Market: Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers Export Supplies in 2009 14 2.2 Imports 16 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers in 2009 16 3 EXPORTS 20 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers 20 3.1.1 Executive Summary 20 3.1.2 Cameroon 22 3.1.3 Djibouti 22 3.1.4 Egypt 23 3.1.5 Kenya 23 3.1.6 Mauritius 24 3.1.7 Morocco 24 3.1.8 South Africa 25 3.1.9 Tunisia 25 3.1.10 Zambia 26 3.1.11 Zimbabwe 26 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers 26 3.2.1 Executive Summary 26 3.2.2 Burma 29 3.2.3 China 30 3.2.4 Hong Kong 31 3.2.5 India 32 3.2.6 Indonesia 33 3.2.7 Japan 34 3.2.8 Malaysia 35 3.2.9 Nepal 35 3.2.10 North Korea 36 3.2.11 Philippines 36 3.2.12 Singapore 37 3.2.13 South Korea 38 3.2.14 Taiwan 39 3.2.15 Thailand 40 3.2.16 Vietnam 41 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers 41 3.3.1 Executive Summary 41 3.3.2 Austria 46 3.3.3 Belarus 47 3.3.4 Belgium 48 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49 3.3.6 Bulgaria 49 3.3.7 Croatia 50 3.3.8 Cyprus 50 3.3.9 Czech Republic 51 3.3.10 Denmark 52 3.3.11 Estonia 53 3.3.12 Finland 54 3.3.13 France 55 3.3.14 Germany 56 3.3.15 Greece 57 3.3.16 Hungary 58 3.3.17 Iceland 59 3.3.18 Ireland 59 3.3.19 Italy 60 3.3.20 Latvia 61 3.3.21 Lithuania 61 3.3.22 Luxembourg 62 3.3.23 Macedonia 62 3.3.24 Norway 63 3.3.25 Poland 64 3.3.26 Portugal 65 3.3.27 Romania 66 3.3.28 Russia 66 3.3.29 Serbia and Montenegro 67 3.3.30 Slovakia 68 3.3.31 Slovenia 69 3.3.32 Spain 70 3.3.33 Sweden 71 3.3.34 Switzerland 72 3.3.35 the Netherlands 73 3.3.36 the United Kingdom 74 3.3.37 Ukraine 75 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers 75 3.4.1 Executive Summary 75 3.4.2 Argentina 79 3.4.3 Brazil 80 3.4.4 Chile 81 3.4.5 Colombia 82 3.4.6 Costa Rica 82 3.4.7 Ecuador 83 3.4.8 El Salvador 83 3.4.9 Guatemala 83 3.4.10 Honduras 84 3.4.11 Mexico 84 3.4.12 Nicaragua 85 3.4.13 Panama 85 3.4.14 Paraguay 85 3.4.15 Peru 86 3.4.16 Uruguay 86 3.4.17 Venezuela 87 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers 87 3.5.1 Executive Summary 87 3.5.2 Aruba 90 3.5.3 Canada 91 3.5.4 Dominican Republic 92 3.5.5 the United States 93 3.5.6 Trinidad and Tobago 94 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers 94 3.6.1 Executive Summary 94 3.6.2 Australia 98 3.6.3 New Zealand 99 3.6.4 Tokelau 99 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers 99 3.7.1 Executive Summary 99 3.7.2 Bahrain 102 3.7.3 Iran 102 3.7.4 Israel 103 3.7.5 Jordan 104 3.7.6 Kuwait 104 3.7.7 Lebanon 104 3.7.8 Oman 105 3.7.9 Pakistan 106 3.7.10 Qatar 106 3.7.11 Saudi Arabia 107 3.7.12 Syrian Arab Republic 107 3.7.13 the United Arab Emirates 108 3.7.14 Turkey 109 4 IMPORTS 110 4.1 Africa: Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers Imports in 2009 110 4.1.1 Executive Summary 110 4.1.2 Algeria 113 4.1.3 Benin 114 4.1.4 Burkina Faso 114 4.1.5 Cameroon 115 4.1.6 Egypt 116 4.1.7 Gabon 116 4.1.8 Kenya 117 4.1.9 Madagascar 117 4.1.10 Malawi 118 4.1.11 Mauritius 118 4.1.12 Morocco 119 4.1.13 Senegal 120 4.1.14 South Africa 121 4.1.15 Sudan 122 4.1.16 Tanzania 123 4.1.17 Tunisia 123 4.1.18 Uganda 124 4.1.19 Zambia 124 4.1.20 Zimbabwe 125 4.2 Asia: Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers Imports in 2009 125 4.2.1 Executive Summary 125 4.2.2 Bangladesh 128 4.2.3 Cambodia 129 4.2.4 China 130 4.2.5 Hong Kong 131 4.2.6 India 132 4.2.7 Indonesia 133 4.2.8 Japan 134 4.2.9 Macau 134 4.2.10 Malaysia 135 4.2.11 Philippines 136 4.2.12 Singapore 137 4.2.13 South Korea 138 4.2.14 Sri Lanka 139 4.2.15 Taiwan 140 4.2.16 Thailand 141 4.3 Europe: Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers Imports in 2009 141 4.3.1 Executive Summary 141 4.3.2 Albania 145 4.3.3 Andorra 145 4.3.4 Austria 146 4.3.5 Belarus 147 4.3.6 Belgium 148 4.3.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 149 4.3.8 Bulgaria 150 4.3.9 Croatia 151 4.3.10 Cyprus 152 4.3.11 Czech Republic 153 4.3.12 Denmark 154 4.3.13 Estonia 155 4.3.14 Finland 156 4.3.15 France 157 4.3.16 Georgia 158 4.3.17 Germany 159 4.3.18 Greece 160 4.3.19 Hungary 161 4.3.20 Iceland 162 4.3.21 Ireland 163 4.3.22 Italy 164 4.3.23 Latvia 165 4.3.24 Lithuania 166 4.3.25 Luxembourg 167 4.3.26 Macedonia 167 4.3.27 Malta 168 4.3.28 Moldova 168 4.3.29 Norway 169 4.3.30 Poland 170 4.3.31 Portugal 171 4.3.32 Romania 172 4.3.33 Russia 173 4.3.34 Serbia and Montenegro 174 4.3.35 Slovakia 175 4.3.36 Slovenia 176 4.3.37 Spain 177 4.3.38 Sweden 178 4.3.39 Switzerland 179 4.3.40 the Netherlands 180 4.3.41 the United Kingdom 181 4.3.42 Ukraine 182 4.4 Latin America: Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers Imports in 2009 182 4.4.1 Executive Summary 182 4.4.2 Argentina 186 4.4.3 Bolivia 187 4.4.4 Brazil 188 4.4.5 Chile 189 4.4.6 Colombia 190 4.4.7 Costa Rica 191 4.4.8 Ecuador 192 4.4.9 El Salvador 193 4.4.10 Guatemala 194 4.4.11 Guyana 195 4.4.12 Mexico 196 4.4.13 Nicaragua 197 4.4.14 Paraguay 197 4.4.15 Peru 198 4.4.16 Uruguay 199 4.4.17 Venezuela 199 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers Imports in 2009 200 4.5.1 Executive Summary 200 4.5.2 Canada 203 4.5.3 the United States 204 4.5.4 Trinidad and Tobago 205 4.6 Oceana: Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers Imports in 2009 205 4.6.1 Executive Summary 205 4.6.2 Australia 209 4.6.3 Fiji 210 4.6.4 New Caledonia 210 4.6.5 New Zealand 211 4.7 the Middle East: Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, and Strip Made from Propylene Polymers Imports in 2009 211 4.7.1 Executive Summary 211 4.7.2 Armenia 214 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 215 4.7.4 Bahrain 215 4.7.5 Iran 216 4.7.6 Israel 217 4.7.7 Jordan 218 4.7.8 Kyrgyzstan 219 4.7.9 Lebanon 220 4.7.10 Oman 221 4.7.11 Pakistan 222 4.7.12 Saudi Arabia 223 4.7.13 Syrian Arab Republic 224 4.7.14 Turkey 225 4.7.15 Yemen 226 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 227 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 227 5.2 ICON Group Ltd. 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