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EU - Melamine - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends And Insights
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Article Publishing Date: Oct 18, 2016

Melamine Market - Restrictive Measures on Imports from China Fail to Alleviate the Downturn

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The introduction of a trade embargo in 2011 on Chinese imports has failed to end the decline in EU melamine production.

In 2016, the anti-dumping tariffs (€X) on melamine imports from China, introduced by the European Commission for a five-year term at the request of Europe's largest manufacturers - OCI in the Netherlands, Borealis (Germany-Austria) and Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. (Poland) - are about to expire. These companies were seeking support in their struggle to win over melamine's industrial consumers. The latter mainly consists of manufacturers that use melanine in the construction sector - concrete, laminate flooring, decorative panels, paints, varnishes, adhesives, and heat and sound insulation. Melamine is also in demand from car manufacturers and producers of chemical fertilizers.

According to IndexBox estimates, EU melamine consumption fell by X% from 2010-2015 - from X to X tons. A year following the introduction of the tariff, China's share in the structure of consumption deteriorated sharply - from X% in 2010 to X% in 2011 (Figure X). By 2015, however, it had regained its previous level of X% (X thousand tons out of X thousand tons).

From 2010-2011, EU melamine imports increased twofold - from X to X tons (Fig.X). Despite a shortlived tumble in 2012 (-X% to X tons), imports remained at this level, indicating that the EU melamine market had attained a new balance.

Immediately after the tariff was introduced, China's share in melamine imports to the EU plummeted from X% (2010) to X% (2011). By 2015, however, it had recovered slightly, reaching X% (X thousand tons out of X tons).

Reduced melamine imports from China were not replaced by their EU-manufactured counterparts. From 2010-2015, EU melamine output contracted by X% - from X to X tons; the share of domestic supply in consumption tumbled from X% to X% over the same period. In contrast, the share of imports from Russia in terms of the melamine imports structure posted a significant increase - from under X% in 2010, to X% in 2015.

Despite the EU-imposed restrictions, China has managed to increase melamine exports overseas: from 2010-2015, exports surged by a sesquialteral amount - from X to X tons. China achieved this figure by adapting its export destinations. In 2015, the share of exports to the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy accounted for less than X% of Chinese exports; in 2010, it was a little over X%. From 2010-2015, China aggressively stepped up its melamine exports to Turkey (at an average annual rate of X%), Thailand (X%) and South Korea (X%). In 2015, Malaysia assumed the largest share in terms of Chinese exports (X%), followed by South Korea (X%), Thailand (X%) and Turkey (X%).

EU melamine manufacturers are concerned that the EU market will once again be flooded by cheap imports from China, once the tariff term ceases to be effective. In 2016, therefore, the European Commission started to consider its possible extension.

Irrespective of the European Commission's decision, IndexBox analysts forecast that EU melamine production is set to shrink further in the medium term; the unrelenting decline in consumption will essentially be the main impetus for the downturn in production. The prosperity of the EU melamine manufacturers will only improve in the event of a rise in prices, which is sometimes accompanied by a decline in production: in 2013, for example, melamine prices increased a sesquialteral amount against the 2012 figure, amidst a X% contraction in output (Fig.X). However, EU manufacturers will find it difficult to even count on a rise in prices, should the tariff on Chinese melamine imports be diminished.

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    1. REPORT DESCRIPTION
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  2. 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    A Quick Overview of Market Performance

    1. KEY FINDINGS
    2. MARKET TRENDS This Chapter is Available Only for the Professional Edition PRO

  3. 3. MARKET OVERVIEW

    Understanding the Current State of The Market and Its Prospects

    1. MARKET SIZE
    2. CONSUMPTION BY COUNTRY
    3. MARKET FORECAST TO 2030

  4. 4. MOST PROMISING PRODUCT

    Finding New Products to Diversify Your Business

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    1. TOP PRODUCTS TO DIVERSIFY YOUR BUSINESS
    2. BEST-SELLING PRODUCTS
    3. MOST CONSUMED PRODUCT
    4. MOST TRADED PRODUCT
    5. MOST PROFITABLE PRODUCT FOR EXPORT

  5. 5. MOST PROMISING SUPPLYING COUNTRIES

    Choosing the Best Countries to Establish Your Sustainable Supply Chain

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    1. TOP COUNTRIES TO SOURCE YOUR PRODUCT
    2. TOP PRODUCING COUNTRIES
    3. TOP EXPORTING COUNTRIES
    4. LOW-COST EXPORTING COUNTRIES

  6. 6. MOST PROMISING OVERSEAS MARKETS

    Choosing the Best Countries to Boost Your Exports

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    1. TOP OVERSEAS MARKETS FOR EXPORTING YOUR PRODUCT
    2. TOP CONSUMING MARKETS
    3. UNSATURATED MARKETS
    4. TOP IMPORTING MARKETS
    5. MOST PROFITABLE MARKETS

  7. 7. PRODUCTION

    The Latest Trends and Insights into The Industry

    1. PRODUCTION VOLUME AND VALUE
    2. PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY

  8. 8. IMPORTS

    The Largest Importers on The Market and How They Succeed

    1. IMPORTS FROM 2012–2023
    2. IMPORTS BY COUNTRY
    3. IMPORT PRICES BY COUNTRY

  9. 9. EXPORTS

    The Largest Exporters on The Market and How They Succeed

    1. EXPORTS FROM 2012–2023
    2. EXPORTS BY COUNTRY
    3. EXPORT PRICES BY COUNTRY

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    The Largest Producers on The Market and Their Profiles

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  11. 11. COUNTRY PROFILES

    The Largest Markets And Their Profiles

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    • Austria
    • Belgium
    • Bulgaria
    • Croatia
    • Cyprus
    • Czech Republic
    • Denmark
    • Estonia
    • Finland
    • France
    • Germany
    • Greece
    • Hungary
    • Ireland
    • Italy
    • Latvia
    • Lithuania
    • Luxembourg
    • Malta
    • Netherlands
    • Poland
    • Portugal
    • Romania
    • Slovakia
    • Slovenia
    • Spain
    • Sweden

  12. LIST OF TABLES

    1. Key Findings In 2023
    2. Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    3. Market Value, 2012–2023
    4. Per Capita Consumption, By Country, 2018–2023
    5. Production, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    6. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    7. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    8. Import Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023
    9. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    10. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    11. Export Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023

  13. LIST OF FIGURES

    1. Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    2. Market Value, 2012–2023
    3. Consumption, By Country, 2023
    4. Market Volume Forecast to 2030
    5. Market Value Forecast to 2030
    6. Products: Market Size And Growth, By Type
    7. Products: Average Per Capita Consumption, By Type
    8. Products: Exports And Growth, By Type
    9. Products: Export Prices And Growth, By Type
    10. Production Volume And Growth
    11. Exports And Growth
    12. Export Prices And Growth
    13. Market Size And Growth
    14. Per Capita Consumption
    15. Imports And Growth
    16. Import Prices
    17. Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    18. Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
    19. Production, By Country, 2023
    20. Production, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    21. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    22. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
    23. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
    24. Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    25. Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    26. Import Prices, By Country, 2012–2023
    27. Exports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
    28. Exports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
    29. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
    30. Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    31. Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
    32. Export Prices, 2012–2023

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