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Cellulose derivatives: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cellulose derivatives totaled $6.9 billion (1.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (22%), China (17%) and Germany (15%); the top importers were India (9%), China (9%) and the United States (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 21%.

Summary

World trade
$6.9billion
Tonnes
1.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,831
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$1.5 billion · 21.8%
  2. China$1.2 billion · 17.1%
  3. Germany$1.1 billion · 15.2%
  4. Japan$390 million · 5.6%
  5. South Korea$380 million · 5.5%
  6. Belgium$281 million · 4.1%
    re-exports
  7. Netherlands$235 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  8. Finland$206 million · 3%
  9. Thailand$205 million · 3%
  10. India$183 million · 2.6%
  11. Ireland$166 million · 2.4%
  12. France$153 million · 2.2%
  13. Taiwan$145 million · 2.1%
  14. Sweden$142 million · 2.1%
  15. Brazil$106 million · 1.5%
  16. Turkey$94 million · 1.4%
  17. Czechia$87 million · 1.3%
  18. Italy$48 million · 0.69%
  19. Mexico$39 million · 0.56%
  20. Austria$28 million · 0.4%

Top importers

  1. India$617 million · 8.9%
  2. China$604 million · 8.7%
  3. United States$555 million · 8%
  4. Brazil$240 million · 3.5%
  5. Italy$237 million · 3.4%
  6. Germany$227 million · 3.3%
  7. Turkey$212 million · 3.1%
  8. South Korea$200 million · 2.9%
  9. France$198 million · 2.9%
  10. Russia$185 million · 2.7%
  11. Japan$180 million · 2.6%
  12. Netherlands$175 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  13. Belgium$172 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  14. Poland$158 million · 2.3%
  15. Mexico$153 million · 2.2%
  16. Spain$152 million · 2.2%
  17. Canada$144 million · 2.1%
  18. United Kingdom$117 million · 1.7%
  19. Indonesia$111 million · 1.6%
  20. Vietnam$108 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • United States 1.5
  • China 1.2
  • Germany 1.1
  • Japan 0.39
  • South Korea 0.38

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.61.5
China0.021.2
Germany0.41.1
Japan0.130.39
South Korea0.010.38

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 28% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,831

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,774
1996$3,738
1997$3,489
1998$3,351
1999$3,319
2000$3,094
2001$3,160
2002$3,227
2003$3,548
2004$3,592
2005$3,713
2006$3,508
2007$3,958
2008$4,376
2009$4,184
2010$3,801
2011$4,783
2012$4,821
2013$4,702
2014$4,511
2015$4,326
2016$4,296
2017$4,228
2018$4,377
2019$4,351
2020$4,468
2021$4,535
2022$4,888
2023$5,189
2024$4,831

What it includes

  • 3912 · Cellulose derivatives

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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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