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Dissolving wood pulp: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in dissolving wood pulp totaled $7.4 billion (9.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Indonesia (21%), South Africa (14%) and Brazil (13%); China accounted for 54% of imports, followed by India (12%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 42%.

Summary

World trade
$7.4billion
Tonnes
9.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$762
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Indonesia$1.5 billion · 20.7%
  2. South Africa$1 billion · 13.7%
  3. Brazil$926 million · 12.6%
  4. United States$737 million · 10%
  5. Sweden$471 million · 6.4%
  6. Chile$404 million · 5.5%
  7. Canada$348 million · 4.7%
  8. Laos$289 million · 3.9%
  9. Norway$264 million · 3.6%
  10. Czechia$255 million · 3.5%
  11. Austria$236 million · 3.2%
  12. Singapore$220 million · 3%
    re-exports
  13. Malaysia$195 million · 2.7%
  14. Japan$101 million · 1.4%
  15. Portugal$99 million · 1.4%
  16. Thailand$80 million · 1.1%
  17. France$69 million · 0.93%
  18. Germany$55 million · 0.74%
  19. Slovakia$47 million · 0.64%
  20. Finland$14 million · 0.19%

Top importers

  1. China$4 billion · 54%
  2. India$888 million · 12.1%
  3. Germany$430 million · 5.8%
  4. Indonesia$412 million · 5.6%
  5. United States$280 million · 3.8%
  6. Thailand$246 million · 3.4%
  7. Japan$151 million · 2.1%
  8. Malaysia$131 million · 1.8%
  9. Singapore$104 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  10. Austria$103 million · 1.4%
  11. Slovenia$102 million · 1.4%
  12. Taiwan$60 million · 0.81%
  13. Sweden$53 million · 0.72%
  14. United Kingdom$44 million · 0.59%
  15. Mozambique$43 million · 0.59%
  16. Ireland$40 million · 0.55%
  17. Belgium$36 million · 0.49%
    re-exports
  18. South Korea$35 million · 0.47%
  19. Netherlands$30 million · 0.41%
    re-exports
  20. Poland$30 million · 0.41%

Trend

Who sells it

Indonesia has been the top exporter since 2020

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

  • Indonesia 1.5
  • South Africa 1
  • Brazil 0.93
  • United States 0.74
  • Sweden 0.47

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Indonesia< 0.011.5
South Africa0.391
Brazil0.020.93
United States0.510.74
Sweden0.050.47

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 17% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $762

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$917
1996$819
1997$732
1998$711
1999$642
2000$772
2001$744
2002$650
2003$657
2004$717
2005$783
2006$807
2007$954
2008$1,063
2009$946
2010$1,185
2011$1,345
2012$1,166
2013$1,044
2014$976
2015$894
2016$907
2017$939
2018$948
2019$850
2020$706
2021$812
2022$801
2023$867
2024$762

What it includes

  • 4702 · Dissolving wood pulp

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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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