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Carbon electrodes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in carbon electrodes totaled $5.7 billion (2.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (41%), Japan (8%) and the United States (5%); the top importers were Iceland (9%), the United States (8%) and Norway (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 43%.

Summary

World trade
$5.7billion
Tonnes
2.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,948
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.3 billion · 40.9%
  2. Japan$461 million · 8.1%
  3. United States$309 million · 5.4%
  4. Germany$295 million · 5.2%
  5. Spain$276 million · 4.9%
  6. India$264 million · 4.7%
  7. France$256 million · 4.5%
  8. Poland$204 million · 3.6%
  9. Netherlands$162 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  10. Norway$152 million · 2.7%
  11. Austria$107 million · 1.9%
  12. Mexico$101 million · 1.8%
  13. Slovakia$89 million · 1.6%
  14. Hungary$63 million · 1.1%
  15. Italy$63 million · 1.1%
  16. South Korea$59 million · 1%
  17. United Kingdom$56 million · 0.98%
  18. Malaysia$52 million · 0.91%
  19. Iceland$36 million · 0.63%
  20. Indonesia$35 million · 0.61%

Top importers

  1. Iceland$485 million · 8.5%
  2. United States$431 million · 7.6%
  3. Norway$384 million · 6.8%
  4. Canada$372 million · 6.6%
  5. United Arab Emirates$325 million · 5.7%
  6. Russia$277 million · 4.9%
  7. India$244 million · 4.3%
  8. Germany$176 million · 3.1%
  9. Indonesia$173 million · 3.1%
  10. South Korea$166 million · 2.9%
  11. Italy$144 million · 2.5%
  12. Bahrain$142 million · 2.5%
  13. Turkey$139 million · 2.5%
  14. France$122 million · 2.1%
  15. China$121 million · 2.1%
  16. Brazil$117 million · 2.1%
  17. Mexico$96 million · 1.7%
  18. Saudi Arabia$90 million · 1.6%
  19. Japan$87 million · 1.5%
  20. Egypt$81 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2007

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

  • China 2.3
  • Japan 0.46
  • United States 0.31
  • Germany 0.3
  • Spain 0.28

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.072.3
Japan0.340.46
United States0.380.31
Germany0.380.3
Spain0.080.28

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 22% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,948

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,602
1996$2,306
1997$2,300
1998$1,979
1999$1,778
2000$1,836
2001$1,651
2002$1,541
2003$1,538
2004$1,565
2005$1,976
2006$2,099
2007$2,173
2008$2,268
2009$2,170
2010$2,068
2011$2,274
2012$2,194
2013$2,197
2014$2,145
2015$1,851
2016$1,626
2017$1,935
2018$4,219
2019$3,729
2020$2,278
2021$2,510
2022$2,608
2023$2,481
2024$1,948

What it includes

  • 8545 · Carbon electrodes

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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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