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Artificial filament tow (acetate): top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in artificial filament tow (acetate) totaled $2.8 billion (416 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (34%), Japan (19%) and Germany (14%); the top importers were Indonesia (12%), Poland (11%) and Turkey (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 43%.

Summary

World trade
$2.8billion
Tonnes
416thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,793
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$959 million · 34%
  2. Japan$548 million · 19.4%
  3. Germany$384 million · 13.6%
  4. Belgium$278 million · 9.9%
    re-exports
  5. China$122 million · 4.3%
  6. Poland$100 million · 3.5%
  7. South Korea$91 million · 3.2%
  8. Netherlands$77 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  9. Czechia$51 million · 1.8%
  10. Brazil$41 million · 1.4%
  11. Singapore$38 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  12. Italy$20 million · 0.7%
  13. Switzerland$16 million · 0.57%
  14. Turkey$11 million · 0.4%
  15. Kyrgyzstan$8 million · 0.28%
  16. South Africa$8 million · 0.27%
  17. France$7 million · 0.26%
  18. Philippines$7 million · 0.26%
  19. Russia$6 million · 0.21%
  20. Hong Kong$6 million · 0.2%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. Indonesia$331 million · 11.7%
  2. Poland$301 million · 10.7%
  3. Turkey$187 million · 6.6%
  4. United Arab Emirates$133 million · 4.7%
  5. Egypt$124 million · 4.4%
  6. Germany$115 million · 4.1%
  7. Czechia$112 million · 4%
  8. South Korea$105 million · 3.7%
  9. Vietnam$100 million · 3.5%
  10. Romania$84 million · 3%
  11. India$78 million · 2.8%
  12. South Africa$73 million · 2.6%
  13. Philippines$62 million · 2.2%
  14. Lithuania$58 million · 2.1%
  15. Greece$56 million · 2%
  16. Italy$55 million · 2%
  17. Belgium$51 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  18. Thailand$40 million · 1.4%
  19. Ukraine$40 million · 1.4%
  20. Netherlands$39 million · 1.4%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2004

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • United States 0.96
  • Japan 0.55
  • Germany 0.38
  • Belgium 0.28
  • China 0.12

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.370.96
Japan0.180.55
Germany0.290.38
Belgium0.080.28
China< 0.010.12

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 81% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $6,793

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,754
1996$3,773
1997$3,680
1998$2,868
1999$1,709
2000$2,518
2001$3,258
2002$3,218
2003$3,370
2004$3,429
2005$3,462
2006$3,690
2007$3,914
2008$4,450
2009$4,914
2010$3,935
2011$5,056
2012$5,289
2013$5,700
2014$5,986
2015$5,756
2016$5,433
2017$4,974
2018$4,708
2019$4,481
2020$4,509
2021$4,521
2022$4,776
2023$6,713
2024$6,793

What it includes

  • 5502 · Artificial filament tow (acetate)

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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