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Molds for metal, plastic and glass: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in molds for metal, plastic and glass totaled $18.4 billion (1.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (37%), Germany (8%) and South Korea (7%); the top importers were the United States (14%), Mexico (10%) and Germany (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 3%.

Summary

World trade
$18.4billion
Tonnes
1.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$15,247
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$6.8 billion · 37.2%
  2. Germany$1.5 billion · 7.9%
  3. South Korea$1.3 billion · 6.9%
  4. Canada$1 billion · 5.7%
  5. Italy$1 billion · 5.7%
  6. United States$744 million · 4%
  7. Japan$607 million · 3.3%
  8. Portugal$550 million · 3%
  9. Switzerland$362 million · 2%
  10. Austria$344 million · 1.9%
  11. Turkey$308 million · 1.7%
  12. Taiwan$289 million · 1.6%
  13. France$272 million · 1.5%
  14. Czechia$236 million · 1.3%
  15. India$223 million · 1.2%
  16. Mexico$215 million · 1.2%
  17. Malaysia$209 million · 1.1%
  18. Spain$200 million · 1.1%
  19. Thailand$194 million · 1.1%
  20. Poland$174 million · 0.94%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.5 billion · 13.8%
  2. Mexico$1.8 billion · 9.9%
  3. Germany$1.4 billion · 7.6%
  4. Vietnam$812 million · 4.4%
  5. India$728 million · 4%
  6. Japan$701 million · 3.8%
  7. Italy$514 million · 2.8%
  8. France$499 million · 2.7%
  9. Thailand$489 million · 2.7%
  10. China$450 million · 2.5%
  11. Poland$384 million · 2.1%
  12. Czechia$376 million · 2%
  13. Turkey$354 million · 1.9%
  14. Indonesia$353 million · 1.9%
  15. Spain$351 million · 1.9%
  16. Russia$337 million · 1.8%
  17. Canada$327 million · 1.8%
  18. Malaysia$319 million · 1.7%
  19. United Kingdom$318 million · 1.7%
  20. Switzerland$291 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2007

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

  • China 6.8
  • Germany 1.5
  • South Korea 1.3
  • Canada 1
  • Italy 1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.096.8
Germany0.751.5
South Korea0.251.3
Canada1.11
Italy0.561

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 144% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $15,247

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,256
1996$8,026
1997$12,750
1998$11,039
1999$7,544
2000$19,751
2001$18,793
2002$17,657
2003$19,031
2004$19,098
2005$19,422
2006$18,373
2007$15,557
2008$20,303
2009$19,222
2010$18,660
2011$19,479
2012$19,335
2013$18,723
2014$21,408
2015$18,030
2016$18,611
2017$18,226
2018$18,319
2019$17,151
2020$17,629
2021$17,936
2022$17,271
2023$17,237
2024$15,247

What it includes

  • 8480 · Molds for metal, plastic and glass

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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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