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Fiber cement: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in fiber cement totaled $1.7 billion (3.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (14%), the United States (13%) and Thailand (10%); the top importers were the United States (11%), Canada (10%) and the United Kingdom (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 21%.

Summary

World trade
$1.7billion
Tonnes
3.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$536
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$228 million · 13.6%
  2. United States$217 million · 13%
  3. Thailand$175 million · 10.4%
  4. Belgium$100 million · 6%
    re-exports
  5. Czechia$82 million · 4.9%
  6. Japan$58 million · 3.5%
  7. Germany$43 million · 2.6%
  8. Australia$41 million · 2.4%
  9. Italy$39 million · 2.3%
  10. Malaysia$38 million · 2.3%
  11. El Salvador$38 million · 2.3%
  12. Lithuania$35 million · 2.1%
  13. Mexico$35 million · 2.1%
  14. Hungary$34 million · 2%
  15. India$34 million · 2%
  16. Finland$32 million · 1.9%
  17. Austria$31 million · 1.9%
  18. Poland$31 million · 1.8%
  19. Indonesia$31 million · 1.8%
  20. Canada$30 million · 1.8%

Top importers

  1. United States$178 million · 10.6%
  2. Canada$166 million · 9.9%
  3. United Kingdom$154 million · 9.2%
  4. Denmark$79 million · 4.7%
  5. Philippines$78 million · 4.7%
  6. Taiwan$74 million · 4.4%
  7. Germany$62 million · 3.7%
  8. France$61 million · 3.7%
  9. New Zealand$48 million · 2.9%
  10. Saudi Arabia$42 million · 2.5%
  11. Australia$37 million · 2.2%
  12. Ireland$34 million · 2%
  13. Belgium$30 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  14. Laos$30 million · 1.8%
  15. Netherlands$30 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  16. Vietnam$30 million · 1.8%
  17. South Korea$27 million · 1.6%
  18. Kazakhstan$24 million · 1.4%
  19. Austria$18 million · 1.1%
  20. Myanmar$17 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • China 228
  • United States 217
  • Thailand 175
  • Belgium 100
  • Czechia 82.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China4.8228
United States13.9217
Thailand7.4175
Belgium65.8100
Czechia2.282.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 44% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $536

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$372
1996$354
1997$350
1998$299
1999$330
2000$291
2001$275
2002$257
2003$276
2004$305
2005$322
2006$334
2007$415
2008$501
2009$420
2010$456
2011$497
2012$480
2013$500
2014$493
2015$462
2016$464
2017$473
2018$477
2019$478
2020$471
2021$521
2022$546
2023$552
2024$536

What it includes

  • 6811 · Fiber cement

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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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