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Fiberglass and glass wool: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in fiberglass and glass wool totaled $13.9 billion (5.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (22%), the United States (11%) and Germany (6%); the top importers were the United States (12%), Germany (8%) and Mexico (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 9%.

Summary

World trade
$13.9billion
Tonnes
5.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,474
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3.1 billion · 22.3%
  2. United States$1.5 billion · 11%
  3. Germany$860 million · 6.2%
  4. Belgium$661 million · 4.8%
    re-exports
  5. France$627 million · 4.5%
  6. Taiwan$548 million · 3.9%
  7. Mexico$527 million · 3.8%
  8. Czechia$521 million · 3.7%
  9. Japan$474 million · 3.4%
  10. United Kingdom$399 million · 2.9%
  11. Malaysia$390 million · 2.8%
  12. Canada$310 million · 2.2%
  13. Egypt$303 million · 2.2%
  14. Italy$271 million · 1.9%
  15. Poland$222 million · 1.6%
  16. Netherlands$207 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  17. India$203 million · 1.5%
  18. Slovakia$177 million · 1.3%
  19. South Korea$170 million · 1.2%
  20. Spain$170 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.7 billion · 11.9%
  2. Germany$1.1 billion · 8.1%
  3. Mexico$801 million · 5.8%
  4. China$710 million · 5.1%
  5. France$677 million · 4.9%
  6. Italy$529 million · 3.8%
  7. South Korea$520 million · 3.7%
  8. Canada$508 million · 3.7%
  9. Japan$450 million · 3.2%
  10. Poland$438 million · 3.2%
  11. United Kingdom$396 million · 2.8%
  12. India$388 million · 2.8%
  13. Turkey$350 million · 2.5%
  14. Spain$327 million · 2.4%
  15. Netherlands$309 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  16. Belgium$221 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  17. Brazil$193 million · 1.4%
  18. Czechia$190 million · 1.4%
  19. Thailand$177 million · 1.3%
  20. Austria$173 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2006

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

  • China 3.1
  • United States 1.5
  • Germany 0.86
  • Belgium 0.66
  • France 0.63

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.13.1
United States0.611.5
Germany0.470.86
Belgium0.430.66
France0.450.63

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 20% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,474

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,105
1996$3,091
1997$2,653
1998$2,659
1999$2,327
2000$2,396
2001$2,405
2002$2,312
2003$2,388
2004$2,295
2005$2,442
2006$2,468
2007$2,525
2008$2,713
2009$2,561
2010$2,475
2011$2,561
2012$2,599
2013$2,530
2014$2,476
2015$2,290
2016$2,330
2017$2,293
2018$2,366
2019$2,271
2020$2,231
2021$2,442
2022$2,632
2023$2,557
2024$2,474

What it includes

  • 7019 · Fiberglass and glass wool

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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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