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Copper powder and flakes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in copper powder and flakes totaled $1.3 billion (340 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Malaysia (26%), the United States (16%) and Germany (9%); the top importers were China (30%), Malaysia (25%) and Germany (5%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 18%.

Summary

World trade
$1.3billion
Tonnes
340thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,727
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Malaysia$330 million · 25.9%
  2. United States$207 million · 16.3%
  3. Germany$119 million · 9.3%
  4. Japan$106 million · 8.3%
  5. United Kingdom$68 million · 5.3%
  6. Italy$59 million · 4.6%
  7. China$56 million · 4.4%
  8. Russia$43 million · 3.4%
  9. Singapore$26 million · 2%
    re-exports
  10. France$22 million · 1.7%
  11. Australia$22 million · 1.7%
  12. South Korea$21 million · 1.6%
  13. Serbia$16 million · 1.3%
  14. Canada$13 million · 1%
  15. United Arab Emirates$12 million · 0.97%
  16. Turkey$12 million · 0.95%
  17. Spain$11 million · 0.88%
  18. Belgium$11 million · 0.84%
    re-exports
  19. Taiwan$11 million · 0.84%
  20. Thailand$8 million · 0.61%

Top importers

  1. China$381 million · 29.9%
  2. Malaysia$317 million · 24.9%
  3. Germany$70 million · 5.5%
  4. United States$55 million · 4.3%
  5. South Korea$43 million · 3.3%
  6. Italy$41 million · 3.3%
  7. Taiwan$41 million · 3.2%
  8. Japan$30 million · 2.4%
  9. Thailand$26 million · 2%
  10. France$24 million · 1.9%
  11. Canada$22 million · 1.8%
  12. Austria$19 million · 1.5%
  13. India$18 million · 1.4%
  14. Spain$14 million · 1.1%
  15. United Kingdom$13 million · 1.1%
  16. Sweden$13 million · 1%
  17. Bulgaria$11 million · 0.85%
  18. Belgium$10 million · 0.76%
    re-exports
  19. Vietnam$10 million · 0.75%
  20. Turkey$9 million · 0.74%

Trend

Who sells it

Malaysia has been the top exporter since 2015

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

  • Malaysia 330
  • United States 207
  • Germany 119
  • Japan 106
  • United Kingdom 67.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Malaysia32.9330
United States26.2207
Germany53119
Japan14.3106
United Kingdom34.367.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 15% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,727

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,374
1996$3,812
1997$3,802
1998$3,408
1999$2,023
2000$2,546
2001$1,379
2002$479
2003$2,237
2004$4,294
2005$4,046
2006$4,201
2007$5,858
2008$8,920
2009$6,697
2010$8,300
2011$9,405
2012$9,907
2013$7,439
2014$7,068
2015$7,397
2016$6,664
2017$7,847
2018$5,989
2019$4,539
2020$6,054
2021$7,481
2022$4,121
2023$3,748
2024$3,727

What it includes

  • 7406 · Copper powder and flakes

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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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