The 2013 Import and Export Market for Isobutene-Isoprene (Butyl) Rubber (IIR) or Halo-Isobutene-Isoprene Rubber (CIIR or BIIR) in Belgium

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (iir) or halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (ciir or biir) in Belgium face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (iir) or halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (ciir or biir) to Belgium? How important is Belgium compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (iir) or halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (ciir or biir) vary from one country of origin to another in Belgium? On the supply side, Belgium also exports isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (iir) or halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (ciir or biir). Which countries receive the most exports from Belgium? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (iir) or halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (ciir or biir) in Belgium. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (iir) or halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (ciir or biir) for those countries serving Belgium via exports, or supplying from Belgium via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Belgium fits into the world market for imported and exported isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (iir) or halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (ciir or biir). The total level of