The 2013 Import and Export Market for Sulfides, Polysulfides, Dithionites, Sulfoxylates, Sulfites, Thiosulfates, Sulfates and Alums in Uruguay

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on sulfides, polysulfides, dithionites, sulfoxylates, sulfites, thiosulfates, sulfates and alums in Uruguay face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying sulfides, polysulfides, dithionites, sulfoxylates, sulfites, thiosulfates, sulfates and alums to Uruguay? How important is Uruguay compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of sulfides, polysulfides, dithionites, sulfoxylates, sulfites, thiosulfates, sulfates and alums vary from one country of origin to another in Uruguay? On the supply side, Uruguay also exports sulfides, polysulfides, dithionites, sulfoxylates, sulfites, thiosulfates, sulfates and alums. Which countries receive the most exports from Uruguay? 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 sulfides, polysulfides, dithionites, sulfoxylates, sulfites, thiosulfates, sulfates and alums in Uruguay. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact.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 sulfides, polysulfides, dithionites, sulfoxylates, sulfites, thiosulfates, sulfates and alums for those countries serving Uruguay via exports, or supplying from Uruguay 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 Uruguay fits into the world market for imported and exported sulfides, polysulfides, dithionites, sulfoxylates, sulfites, thiosulfates,