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Chromates, permanganates and other metal salts: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in chromates, permanganates and other metal salts totaled $6.6 billion (502 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were South Korea (48%), China (27%) and Japan (11%); the top importers were Poland (25%), China (20%) and South Korea (18%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 79%.

Summary

World trade
$6.6billion
Tonnes
502thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$13,167
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. South Korea$3.2 billion · 48.4%
  2. China$1.8 billion · 26.6%
  3. Japan$699 million · 10.6%
  4. United States$166 million · 2.5%
  5. Germany$73 million · 1.1%
  6. South Africa$72 million · 1.1%
  7. India$71 million · 1.1%
  8. Chile$68 million · 1%
  9. Taiwan$65 million · 0.99%
  10. Belgium$58 million · 0.88%
    re-exports
  11. Poland$49 million · 0.75%
  12. Netherlands$48 million · 0.72%
    re-exports
  13. Vietnam$38 million · 0.58%
  14. Philippines$30 million · 0.45%
  15. United Kingdom$27 million · 0.41%
  16. Turkey$25 million · 0.38%
  17. Kazakhstan$24 million · 0.36%
  18. Austria$17 million · 0.26%
  19. France$14 million · 0.21%
  20. Italy$14 million · 0.21%

Top importers

  1. Poland$1.7 billion · 25.1%
  2. China$1.3 billion · 19.7%
  3. South Korea$1.2 billion · 17.8%
  4. Japan$453 million · 6.9%
  5. United States$449 million · 6.8%
  6. Hungary$299 million · 4.5%
  7. Malaysia$270 million · 4.1%
  8. Indonesia$141 million · 2.1%
  9. France$102 million · 1.5%
  10. Germany$88 million · 1.3%
  11. Taiwan$79 million · 1.2%
  12. India$46 million · 0.7%
  13. Netherlands$46 million · 0.69%
    re-exports
  14. Sweden$38 million · 0.57%
  15. Canada$35 million · 0.53%
  16. Austria$34 million · 0.52%
  17. Belgium$33 million · 0.49%
    re-exports
  18. Vietnam$30 million · 0.45%
  19. Spain$28 million · 0.42%
  20. Mexico$28 million · 0.42%

Trend

Who sells it

South Korea has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • South Korea 3.2
  • China 1.8
  • Japan 0.7
  • United States 0.17
  • Germany 0.07

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
South Korea< 0.013.2
China0.221.8
Japan0.030.7
United States0.070.17
Germany0.060.07

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 568% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $13,167

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,971
1996$1,732
1997$1,761
1998$1,379
1999$1,396
2000$1,457
2001$1,686
2002$1,265
2003$1,591
2004$1,643
2005$2,153
2006$2,420
2007$3,118
2008$3,827
2009$3,048
2010$3,547
2011$4,477
2012$4,452
2013$4,263
2014$4,418
2015$4,847
2016$4,165
2017$6,359
2018$7,834
2019$5,358
2020$4,434
2021$8,063
2022$14,057
2023$22,047
2024$13,167

What it includes

  • 2841 · Chromates, permanganates and other metal salts

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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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