The 2009 Import and Export Market for Ores and Concentrates of Molybdenum, Niobium, Tantalum, Titanium, Vanadium and Zirconium in Canada

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on ores and concentrates of molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium and zirconium in Canada face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying ores and concentrates of molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium and zirconium to Canada? How important is Canada compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of ores and concentrates of molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium and zirconium vary from one country of origin to another in Canada? On the supply side, Canada also exports ores and concentrates of molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium and zirconium. Which countries receive the most exports from Canada? 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 ores and concentrates of molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium and zirconium in Canada. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact.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 ores and concentrates of molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium and zirconium for those countries serving Canada via exports, or supplying from Canada 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 Canada fits into the world market for imported and exported ores and concentrates of molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium and zirconium. The total level of imports and