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Cast and rolled glass: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cast and rolled glass totaled $2.1 billion (660 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were South Korea (31%), China (21%) and the United States (14%); the top importers were China (42%), Hong Kong (21%) and Thailand (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 28%.

Summary

World trade
$2.1billion
Tonnes
660thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,200
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. South Korea$653 million · 30.8%
  2. China$455 million · 21.5%
  3. United States$298 million · 14.1%
  4. Japan$207 million · 9.8%
  5. Germany$113 million · 5.3%
  6. France$105 million · 5%
  7. Taiwan$38 million · 1.8%
  8. Slovakia$34 million · 1.6%
  9. Thailand$30 million · 1.4%
  10. Qatar$19 million · 0.9%
  11. Egypt$18 million · 0.86%
  12. Poland$17 million · 0.79%
  13. Spain$13 million · 0.64%
  14. Hong Kong$11 million · 0.53%
    re-exports
  15. Saudi Arabia$10 million · 0.47%
  16. Czechia$10 million · 0.46%
  17. Mexico$9 million · 0.41%
  18. Italy$7 million · 0.35%
  19. United Arab Emirates$7 million · 0.31%
  20. Malaysia$6 million · 0.29%

Top importers

  1. China$901 million · 42.5%
  2. Hong Kong$440 million · 20.7%
    re-exports
  3. Thailand$164 million · 7.8%
  4. United States$116 million · 5.5%
  5. Taiwan$98 million · 4.6%
  6. Austria$35 million · 1.6%
  7. Saudi Arabia$32 million · 1.5%
  8. Mexico$22 million · 1%
  9. South Korea$16 million · 0.74%
  10. Spain$15 million · 0.69%
  11. Germany$14 million · 0.67%
  12. France$13 million · 0.6%
  13. India$12 million · 0.57%
  14. Turkey$12 million · 0.56%
  15. Japan$12 million · 0.55%
  16. Brazil$12 million · 0.55%
  17. Italy$12 million · 0.55%
  18. Malaysia$10 million · 0.46%
  19. United Kingdom$10 million · 0.45%
  20. Canada$9 million · 0.43%

Trend

Who sells it

South Korea has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • South Korea 653
  • China 455
  • United States 298
  • Japan 207
  • Germany 113

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
South Korea0.8653
China7.1455
United States34.7298
Japan37.8207
Germany58.8113

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 583% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,200

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$468
1996$473
1997$576
1998$482
1999$544
2000$521
2001$524
2002$475
2003$553
2004$633
2005$669
2006$658
2007$751
2008$1,035
2009$965
2010$1,233
2011$1,361
2012$1,577
2013$1,800
2014$2,218
2015$2,488
2016$3,053
2017$2,479
2018$2,459
2019$2,725
2020$3,601
2021$2,608
2022$2,784
2023$3,452
2024$3,200

What it includes

  • 7003 · Cast and rolled glass

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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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