The World Market for Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire: 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 zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact.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 zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire 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 zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire 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 zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire? 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 zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire. 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 zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire, for each individual country. Chapter 4 does the same, but for imports of zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire 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 zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire 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 zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire (i.e. their market shares are close or equal to zero percent). "Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire" 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 "zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire" is 68631 . 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=686 . 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 zinc and zinc alloy bars, rods, profiles, and wire. 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1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 14 2.1 Exports 14 2.1.1 The World Market: Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire Export Supplies in 2009 14 2.2 Imports 16 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire in 2009 16 3 EXPORTS 20 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire 20 3.1.1 Executive Summary 20 3.1.2 South Africa 21 3.1.3 Zambia 22 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire 22 3.2.1 Executive Summary 22 3.2.2 China 24 3.2.3 Hong Kong 25 3.2.4 India 25 3.2.5 Indonesia 25 3.2.6 Japan 26 3.2.7 Malaysia 26 3.2.8 Singapore 26 3.2.9 South Korea 27 3.2.10 Taiwan 27 3.2.11 Thailand 28 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire 28 3.3.1 Executive Summary 28 3.3.2 Austria 32 3.3.3 Belgium 33 3.3.4 Bulgaria 34 3.3.5 Czech Republic 34 3.3.6 Denmark 34 3.3.7 Estonia 34 3.3.8 Finland 35 3.3.9 France 35 3.3.10 Germany 36 3.3.11 Greece 37 3.3.12 Ireland 37 3.3.13 Italy 38 3.3.14 Lithuania 38 3.3.15 Luxembourg 39 3.3.16 Poland 39 3.3.17 Portugal 39 3.3.18 Russia 40 3.3.19 Serbia and Montenegro 40 3.3.20 Slovakia 40 3.3.21 Slovenia 40 3.3.22 Spain 41 3.3.23 Sweden 41 3.3.24 Switzerland 41 3.3.25 the Netherlands 42 3.3.26 the United Kingdom 42 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire 43 3.4.1 Executive Summary 43 3.4.2 Brazil 44 3.4.3 Mexico 45 3.4.4 Peru 45 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire 45 3.5.1 Executive Summary 45 3.5.2 Canada 48 3.5.3 the United States 48 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire 49 3.6.1 Executive Summary 49 3.6.2 Australia 50 3.6.3 New Zealand 51 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire 51 3.7.1 Executive Summary 51 3.7.2 Afghanistan 53 3.7.3 Saudi Arabia 53 3.7.4 the United Arab Emirates 53 3.7.5 Turkey 53 4 IMPORTS 54 4.1 Africa: Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire Imports in 2009 54 4.1.1 Executive Summary 54 4.1.2 Algeria 55 4.1.3 Mauritius 56 4.1.4 Morocco 56 4.1.5 Senegal 56 4.1.6 South Africa 57 4.1.7 Tanzania 57 4.1.8 Tunisia 57 4.1.9 Zimbabwe 58 4.2 Asia: Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire Imports in 2009 58 4.2.1 Executive Summary 58 4.2.2 China 60 4.2.3 Hong Kong 61 4.2.4 India 61 4.2.5 Indonesia 61 4.2.6 Japan 62 4.2.7 Malaysia 62 4.2.8 Singapore 63 4.2.9 South Korea 63 4.2.10 Sri Lanka 64 4.2.11 Taiwan 64 4.2.12 Thailand 65 4.3 Europe: Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire Imports in 2009 65 4.3.1 Executive Summary 65 4.3.2 Austria 69 4.3.3 Belarus 69 4.3.4 Belgium 70 4.3.5 Bulgaria 70 4.3.6 Croatia 70 4.3.7 Cyprus 71 4.3.8 Czech Republic 71 4.3.9 Denmark 71 4.3.10 Estonia 72 4.3.11 Finland 72 4.3.12 France 72 4.3.13 Georgia 73 4.3.14 Germany 73 4.3.15 Greece 73 4.3.16 Hungary 74 4.3.17 Ireland 74 4.3.18 Italy 75 4.3.19 Latvia 75 4.3.20 Lithuania 75 4.3.21 Luxembourg 76 4.3.22 Norway 76 4.3.23 Poland 76 4.3.24 Portugal 77 4.3.25 Romania 77 4.3.26 Russia 78 4.3.27 Slovakia 78 4.3.28 Spain 78 4.3.29 Sweden 79 4.3.30 Switzerland 79 4.3.31 the Faroe Islands 79 4.3.32 the Netherlands 80 4.3.33 the United Kingdom 80 4.4 Latin America: Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire Imports in 2009 81 4.4.1 Executive Summary 81 4.4.2 Brazil 82 4.4.3 Chile 83 4.4.4 Colombia 83 4.4.5 Costa Rica 83 4.4.6 Ecuador 84 4.4.7 El Salvador 84 4.4.8 Guatemala 84 4.4.9 Mexico 85 4.4.10 Nicaragua 85 4.4.11 Venezuela 85 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire Imports in 2009 86 4.5.1 Executive Summary 86 4.5.2 Canada 88 4.5.3 the United States 88 4.5.4 Trinidad and Tobago 89 4.6 Oceana: Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire Imports in 2009 89 4.6.1 Executive Summary 89 4.6.2 Australia 91 4.6.3 Fiji 92 4.7 the Middle East: Zinc and Zinc Alloy Bars, Rods, Profiles, and Wire Imports in 2009 92 4.7.1 Executive Summary 92 4.7.2 Bahrain 94 4.7.3 Iran 94 4.7.4 Israel 95 4.7.5 Jordan 95 4.7.6 Oman 95 4.7.7 Pakistan 96 4.7.8 Qatar 96 4.7.9 Saudi Arabia 96 4.7.10 Turkey 97 4.7.11 Yemen 97 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 98 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 98 5.2 ICON Group Ltd. User Agreement Provisions 99

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