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Glass cullet and scrap: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in glass cullet and scrap totaled $632 million (4.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (15%), the United States (11%) and Germany (10%); the top importers were China (11%), the Netherlands (8%) and the United States (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 42%.

Summary

World trade
$632million
Tonnes
4.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$148
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$93 million · 14.7%
  2. United States$70 million · 11.1%
  3. Germany$64 million · 10.2%
  4. Belgium$55 million · 8.7%
    re-exports
  5. Japan$49 million · 7.7%
  6. United Kingdom$41 million · 6.6%
  7. Netherlands$29 million · 4.6%
    re-exports
  8. France$20 million · 3.2%
  9. Canada$20 million · 3.2%
  10. Switzerland$15 million · 2.4%
  11. Taiwan$14 million · 2.2%
  12. Poland$13 million · 2.1%
  13. Austria$11 million · 1.8%
  14. Romania$11 million · 1.7%
  15. Spain$9 million · 1.5%
  16. Ireland$8 million · 1.3%
  17. Vietnam$8 million · 1.3%
  18. Norway$7 million · 1.2%
  19. Hungary$6 million · 0.9%
  20. Denmark$5 million · 0.78%

Top importers

  1. China$67 million · 10.6%
  2. Netherlands$49 million · 7.7%
    re-exports
  3. United States$45 million · 7.1%
  4. Germany$43 million · 6.8%
  5. Japan$39 million · 6.2%
  6. Vietnam$39 million · 6.1%
  7. Portugal$32 million · 5.1%
  8. United Kingdom$26 million · 4.2%
  9. Czechia$25 million · 3.9%
  10. Spain$23 million · 3.7%
  11. Thailand$22 million · 3.5%
  12. Italy$21 million · 3.4%
  13. Taiwan$20 million · 3.1%
  14. Belgium$15 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  15. France$14 million · 2.2%
  16. Croatia$13 million · 2.1%
  17. South Korea$12 million · 1.9%
  18. Indonesia$11 million · 1.8%
  19. Bulgaria$9 million · 1.4%
  20. Costa Rica$8 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • China 92.5
  • United States 70.1
  • Germany 64.2
  • Belgium 55.1
  • Japan 48.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China9.992.5
United States16.270.1
Germany16.464.2
Belgium7.755.1
Japan13.648.7

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 17% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $148

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$127
1996$112
1997$101
1998$81
1999$81
2000$108
2001$84
2002$74
2003$83
2004$103
2005$98
2006$95
2007$100
2008$111
2009$95
2010$115
2011$127
2012$110
2013$114
2014$115
2015$119
2016$96
2017$118
2018$128
2019$114
2020$108
2021$121
2022$127
2023$139
2024$148

What it includes

  • 7001 · Glass cullet and scrap

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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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