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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in Oceana face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles to Oceana? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles vary from one country to another in Oceana? Do exporters serving the market in Oceana have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, Oceana also sells to the international market of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. Which countries in Oceana supply the most exports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles? Which countries are buying their exports? 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 fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles in Oceana. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles for those countries serving Oceana via exports or supplying from Oceana via imports. We do 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 Oceana fits into the world market for imported and exported fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other ... Read more

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There's better books for the money
Bonnie Kosanke can't very well pan her hubby's book, so I will!Seriously, the book has some good articles- But you could buy a copy of Alexander Hardt's Pyrotechnics for that ammount of money and have a better book if you're only buying one pyrotechnics book this year.

Pyrotechnic Chemistry
Review of: Pyrotechnic Chemistry by
John R. Steinberg, M. D. [Originally appeared in "Journal of Pyrotechnics", No. 21, Summer, 2005.

This is a collaborative work by many authors, resulting in many distinct writing styles between the various chapters; nevertheless the book provides a superb overview of the chemistry of pyrotechnics and various tangentially related topics. Given the stellar curricula vitae of the contributors, it is no surprise that this work is both technically excellent and extremely interesting to anyone with any degree of curiosity regarding pyrotechnic chemistry. While the preface discloses that this text is written at "an introductory to intermediate level" the more extensive one's background in the field, the greater the appreciation for the material will be. It is, indeed, as promised, accessible to both novices and appreciated by fairly advanced students of this subject. The book consists of nineteen chapters and is extensively, if not exhaustively referenced, providing a guide to further source material for those readers desirous of more advanced treatments of the various topics discussed in each chapter.

The first chapter, an Introduction, by David Dillehay, provides a brief history of both pyrotechnics and other energetic materials. It offers both background information and definitions.

The eminent Takeo Shimizu wrote the second chapter, which discusses the Chemical Components of fireworks. More than simply a list, Shimizu provides a practically focused "chemical handbook" of the compounds' chemical and physical properties, the history of their use and the applications for each, as well as a brief introduction to the types of chemical reactions in which these materials are used.

Barry Sturman, in Chapter Three, provides an Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics. This chapter is, of necessity, more technical, though the author successfully avoids making the material so abstruse as to be useful to only the expert.

Ken and Bonnie Kosanke contribute the Fourth Chapter on Pyrotechnic Ignition and Propagation and Chapter Five on Control of Pyrotechnic Burn Rate. The fourth chapter is a very interesting treatment of a topic more often assumed to be understood than actually understood. The fifth chapter provides a very practical approach to pyrotechnic problem solving and explains why compositions behave in the manner that they do.

Ian von Maltitz contributes Chapter Six on Black Powder. No discussion of pyrotechnic chemistry could be considered complete without addressing, in detail, this most seminal pyrotechnic composition.

Chapter Seven, by the Kosankes, discusses Pyrotechnic Primes and Priming. Many an excellent star has been "blown blind" for failure to provide an adequate prime.

Mike Wilson and Ron Hancox contributed Chapter Eight on Pyrotechnic Delays and Thermal Sources. This technical material may be of less direct use to most pyrotechnists, but, the discussion of this topic is both well written and serves to expand the reader's knowledge of this subject.

The Chemistry of Colored Flames, Chapter Nine, is written by the Kosankes. This critically useful material begins with a brief discussion of the physics of visible light and proceeds to apply this basic material to a very detailed and cogent discussion of the basics of producing pyrotechnic colored flames. a most useful chapter and greatly enhances the value of this textbook.

Chapter Ten on Illuminants, by Dillehay, naturally follows. Again, this material is of less direct application for many pyrotechnists, but nevertheless provides a useful treatment of the subject of pyrotechnic flashes, flares, and illuminants, often used to good effect in displays.

Propellant Chemistry by Naminosuke Kubota is the subject of Chapter Eleven. Composite propellants and Black Powder propellants are discussed. Combustion kinetics and chemistry are then reviewed.

Kubota's Chapter Twelve, Principles of Solid Rocket Motor Design, is, in and of itself, practically a monograph on this subject. This chapter can be read at either of two levels: the reader conversant with physics will be provided sufficiently detailed technical information to apply the material provided to designs of independently conceived rocket motor systems, while the amateur will still be able to read the chapter to gain an understanding of exactly how rocket motors are designed and how they function.

Chapter Thirteen, by the Kosankes and by Clive Jennings-White, on Pyrotechnic Spark Generation provides an articulate discussion of a topic as important as colored flames.

Strobe Chemistry is the subject of Chapter Fifteen, also by Jennings-White. Again, this is an easy effect to compound and to produce and a rather difficult topic to understand in detail.

Whistle Devices provide the topic for discussion in Chapter Sixteen, by Mike Podlesak and Mike Wilson. Whistle combustion chemistry is reviewed in a manner at once extremely technical and fascinating to almost any reader.

From a safety perspective, there is, perhaps no more vital topic than that discussed by Dave Chapman in Chapter Seventeen: the Sensitiveness of Pyrotechnic Compositions. Tests for sensitivity and a discussion of the different nature of friction, impact, and temperature sensitivity are discussed.

Clive Jennings-White and Ken Kosanke review Hazardous Chemical Combinations in Chapter Eighteen. The authors provide a detailed discussion of dangerous chemical combinations, discussions of the hazards produced, and a basic chemical rationale for why these particular compositions are so hazardous.

Tom Smith's concluding Chapter Nineteen, on Assessing the Risks, provides a safety-oriented and practical approach to those contemplating working with pyrotechnic compositions and devices.

Overall, this is a most satisfactory endeavor. The Pyrotechnic Chemistry textbook offered by these authors through the Journal of Pyrotechnics is at once useful and fascinating. Its various topics differ in degree of complexity and will appeal to a wide range of readers. While no single textbook can completely cover this broad range of associated and collected topics, this reviewer feels that the Pyrotechnic Chemistry book is an excellent basic and reference text (thanks to its exhaustive bibliography) and is worthy of inclusion in any reader's pyrotechnic library. I enthusiastically recommend this book and offer my congratulations to its contributing authors and editors on a job well done.
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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in North America & the Caribbean face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles to North America & the Caribbean? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles vary from one country to another in North America & the Caribbean? Do exporters serving the market in North America & the Caribbean have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, North America & the Caribbean also sells to the international market of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. Which countries in North America & the Caribbean supply the most exports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles? Which countries are buying their exports? 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 fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles in North America & the Caribbean. 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 that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles for those countries serving North America & the Caribbean via exports or supplying from North America & the Caribbean via imports. We do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical ... Read more

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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles in China face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles to China? How important is China compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles vary from one country of origin to another in China? On the supply side, China also exports fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. Which countries receive the most exports from China? 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 fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles in China. 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 fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles for those countries serving China via exports, or supplying from China 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 China fits into the world market for imported and exported fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, ... Read more

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This econometric study covers the world outlook for flares, jet fuel igniters, railroad torpedoes, toy pistol caps, and other pyrotechnics across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved. This study does not report actual sales data (which are simply unavailable, in a comparable or consistent manner in virtually all of the 230 countries of the world). This study gives, however, my estimates for the worldwide latent demand, or the P.I.E., for flares, jet fuel igniters, railroad torpedoes, toy pistol caps, and other pyrotechnics. It also shows how the P.I.E. is divided across the world's regional and national markets. For each country, I also show my estimates of how the P.I.E. grows over time (positive or negative growth). In order to make these estimates, a multi-stage methodology was employed that is often taught in courses on international strategic planning at graduate schools of business. ... Read more

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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in Europe face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles to Europe? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles vary from one country to another in Europe? Do exporters serving the market in Europe have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, Europe also sells to the international market of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. Which countries in Europe supply the most exports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles? Which countries are buying their exports? 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 fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles in Europe. 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 that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles for those countries serving Europe via exports or supplying from Europe via imports. We do 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 Europe fits into the world market for imported and exported fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other ... Read more

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This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a "borderless world", cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market.

In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another.

In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world's major cities for "flares, jet fuel igniters, railroad torpedoes, toy pistol caps, and other pyrotechnics" for the year 2009. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. ... Read more

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This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and export managers whose primary concern is the world market for fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. 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 that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles for those firms serving the world via exports and foreign direct investment. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.

In what follows, this report begins by summarizing the world market for fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles exports. The total level of exports on a worldwide basis is based on a model that aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market. These shares lead to a volume of export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each supplier and the destinations (countries served by the supplier country). From these figures, world rankings are calculated. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information for strategic planning purposes. ... Read more

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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in Asia face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles to Asia? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles vary from one country to another in Asia? Do exporters serving the market in Asia have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, Asia also sells to the international market of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. Which countries in Asia supply the most exports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles? Which countries are buying their exports? 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 fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles in Asia. 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 that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles for those countries serving Asia via exports or supplying from Asia via imports. We do 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 Asia fits into the world market for imported and exported fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. The ... Read more

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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in the Middle East face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles to the Middle East? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles vary from one country to another in the Middle East? Do exporters serving the market in the Middle East have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, the Middle East also sells to the international market of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. Which countries in the Middle East supply the most exports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles? Which countries are buying their exports? 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 fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles in the Middle East. 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 that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles for those countries serving the Middle East via exports or supplying from the Middle East via imports. We do 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 the Middle East fits into the world market for ... Read more

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From veteran author Jack Kelly, a tour through the turbulent history of one of mankind's most critical inventions-the fiery substance that transformed everything from fireworks in China to warfare in Renaissance Europe and beyond.

When Chinese alchemists fashioned the first manmade explosion sometime during the tenth century, no one could have foreseen its full revolutionary potential. Invented to frighten evil spirits rather than fuel guns or bombs-neither of which had been thought of yet-their simple mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal went on to make the modern world possible. As word of its explosive properties spread from Asia to Europe, from pyrotechnics to battleships, it paved the way for Western exploration, hastened the end of feudalism and the rise of the nation state, and greased the wheels of the Industrial Revolution.

With dramatic immediacy, novelist and journalist Jack Kelly conveys both the distant time in which the "devil's distillate" rose to conquer the world, and brings to rousing life the eclectic cast of characters who played a role in its epic story, including Michelangelo, Edward III, Vasco da Gama, Cortez, Guy Fawkes, Alfred Nobel, and E.I. DuPont. A must-read for history fans and military buffs alike, Gunpowder brings together a rich terrain of cultures and technological innovations with authoritative research and swashbuckling style. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (19)

Very historically correct and factual
My search for information was to document the history of gunpowder throughout the Civil War. Exactly how did the Union and Confederates get their gunpowder? This breakdown begins well before the Civil War, but includes the Civil War in great detail. I found the book to be very historically correct and factual. It ties all of the pieces of the puzzle together, yet explains each piece individually. You have to step back to put the chronological order together because so many actions were taking place at the same time. If you are looking for the history of gunpowder and how it interacted with time, the answers are in this reading.

A Lively and Instructive Read
Jack Kelly outlines the development of gunpowder and its impact on history, giving us a fascinating tour of warfare over the centuries.Always instructive, at times the text veers to the literary, no mean feat in a work of this kind.Tracing its earliest use in China to use in hundreds of years of European wars to the American Revolution and the Civil War, Kelly stitches together historical vignettes that are relevant and interesting.The book is written as a "popular account of gunpowder" and not as a scholarly work, but the author includes a list of a number of sources for those would delve deeper.

Well worth your time and money if you want a deeper insight as to how gunpowder has influenced history.

A bombardier, a nighttime magician
Fun (really!) popular history of gunpowder, which started and ended its career as a propellant for fireworks, and in between fueled wars between men and nations, at land and sea.

One interesting point made by Kelly is that gunpowder was an early human technology that was developed and refined by practitioners, who had an imperfect understanding of how it worked, and not theoreticians, who often had NO understanding of how it worked.And in fact gunpowder as a technology was superseded before science fully caught up with it, so that it is still to some extent an unknown quantity.

I am reminded of Jimmy Buffett's line "A bombardier, a nighttime magician" in reference to a fireworks artisan setting of a show.

Entertaining and educational
It didn't take long for me to realize this history book was more about telling a story than it was a reference book.Kelly's description of fire and how man could manipulate it to make explosions let me know that this would be an entertaining read.It was.And, that was just the prologue.
I found myself engrossed in his story of how Black powder was born and progressed through history much like a man ages.Developing from an entertaining infant (Oriental fireworks), to an influential adult (as a strategic commodity that changed governments, national borders, and economies) then again as an old man, replaced by today's high explosives, serving predominantly to entertain his grandchildren (today's modern fireworks).
I am a chemist with over 20 years experience working with explosives.I still found this book entertaining and educational.As I read, I dog-eared multiple pages and underlined passage after passage of rich descriptions of chemical processes, mechanical processes, and historical observations (in a lifetime of studying and teaching chemistry I knew of the important contributions made by Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier; but, I didn't know the role explosives played in his life and death).
In addition to explosives enthusiasts, the book should be read everyone with an interest in the Revolutionary War or the Civil War.Their understanding of those conflicts will be incomplete without understanding the tactical and practical impacts of GUNPOWDER.

Excellent book!
Finely written, plenty of interesting details, it's a masterpiece not only for those somehow devoted to the field of military history, but also to chemists dealing with the surprising field of energetic materials. Thank you, Jack Kelly! ... Read more

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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles in the United States face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles to the United States? How important is the United States compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles vary from one country of origin to another in the United States? On the supply side, the United States also exports fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. Which countries receive the most exports from the United States? 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 fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles in the United States. 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 fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles for those countries serving the United States via exports, or supplying from the United States 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 the United States fits into the world market for imported and exported fireworks, signaling flares, ... Read more

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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in Latin America face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles to Latin America? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles vary from one country to another in Latin America? Do exporters serving the market in Latin America have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, Latin America also sells to the international market of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles. Which countries in Latin America supply the most exports of fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles? Which countries are buying their exports? 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 fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles in Latin America. 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 that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for fireworks, signaling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles for those countries serving Latin America via exports or supplying from Latin America via imports. We do 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 Latin America fits into the world market for imported and exported ... Read more