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Granulated blast-furnace slag: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in granulated blast-furnace slag totaled $1.3 billion (35.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (20%), Japan (19%) and South Africa (16%); the top importers were the United States (20%), the United Kingdom (10%) and Taiwan (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 34%.

Summary

World trade
$1.3billion
Tonnes
35.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$37
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$261 million · 19.8%
  2. Japan$252 million · 19.1%
  3. South Africa$213 million · 16.1%
  4. Germany$99 million · 7.5%
  5. Spain$54 million · 4.1%
  6. Indonesia$47 million · 3.5%
  7. Turkey$39 million · 2.9%
  8. France$35 million · 2.7%
  9. Malaysia$30 million · 2.3%
  10. Ukraine$28 million · 2.1%
  11. Italy$27 million · 2.1%
  12. Netherlands$25 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  13. Austria$21 million · 1.6%
  14. India$19 million · 1.5%
  15. Vietnam$19 million · 1.4%
  16. Bosnia and Herzegovina$19 million · 1.4%
  17. Czechia$14 million · 1.1%
  18. Greece$14 million · 1.1%
  19. Belgium$14 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  20. United States$13 million · 0.99%

Top importers

  1. United States$268 million · 20.3%
  2. United Kingdom$130 million · 9.8%
  3. Taiwan$97 million · 7.3%
  4. Singapore$81 million · 6.1%
    re-exports
  5. Netherlands$63 million · 4.7%
    re-exports
  6. France$54 million · 4.1%
  7. Croatia$47 million · 3.6%
  8. Belgium$43 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  9. Spain$41 million · 3.1%
  10. Poland$37 million · 2.8%
  11. Egypt$31 million · 2.3%
  12. Bangladesh$29 million · 2.2%
  13. United Arab Emirates$27 million · 2%
  14. Australia$26 million · 2%
  15. Italy$25 million · 1.9%
  16. Ireland$22 million · 1.7%
  17. Côte d'Ivoire$22 million · 1.6%
  18. Saudi Arabia$20 million · 1.5%
  19. Romania$19 million · 1.4%
  20. Canada$16 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 261
  • Japan 252
  • South Africa 213
  • Germany 98.9
  • Spain 53.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China1.9261
Japan6.1252
South Africa55.2213
Germany9.798.9
Spain0.1653.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $37 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $37

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$36
1996$32
1997$29
1998$30
1999$31
2000$23
2001$22
2002$20
2003$23
2004$31
2005$29
2006$25
2007$31
2008$47
2009$33
2010$32
2011$27
2012$31
2013$40
2014$33
2015$25
2016$27
2017$31
2018$35
2019$29
2020$31
2021$36
2022$40
2023$36
2024$37

What it includes

  • 2618 · Granulated blast-furnace slag

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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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