The 2011 Import and Export Market for Gummed, Adhesive, or Self-Adhesive Paper and Paperboard in Rolls or Sheets in Switzerland

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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact.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