The 2013 Import and Export Market for Plated or Zinc-Coated Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Flat-Rolled Products in Denmark

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on plated or zinc-coated iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products in Denmark face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying plated or zinc-coated iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products to Denmark? How important is Denmark compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of plated or zinc-coated iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products vary from one country of origin to another in Denmark? On the supply side, Denmark also exports plated or zinc-coated iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products. Which countries receive the most exports from Denmark? 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 plated or zinc-coated iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products in Denmark. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact.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 plated or zinc-coated iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products for those countries serving Denmark via exports, or supplying from Denmark 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 Denmark fits into the world market for imported and exported plated or zinc-coated iron and non-alloy steel flat-rolled products. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for Denmark in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key