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Pigment dispersions and stamping foils: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in pigment dispersions and stamping foils totaled $2.4 billion (230 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (20%), China (11%) and the United States (10%); the top importers were the United States (11%), China (6%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$2.4billion
Tonnes
230thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$10,249
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$481 million · 20.4%
  2. China$248 million · 10.5%
  3. United States$228 million · 9.7%
  4. Japan$134 million · 5.7%
  5. France$115 million · 4.9%
  6. Taiwan$111 million · 4.7%
  7. Netherlands$107 million · 4.6%
    re-exports
  8. Italy$98 million · 4.2%
  9. South Korea$92 million · 3.9%
  10. Malaysia$91 million · 3.9%
  11. United Kingdom$74 million · 3.2%
  12. India$60 million · 2.5%
  13. Poland$53 million · 2.3%
  14. Spain$49 million · 2.1%
  15. Belgium$46 million · 2%
    re-exports
  16. Switzerland$41 million · 1.7%
  17. Canada$40 million · 1.7%
  18. Austria$26 million · 1.1%
  19. Sweden$23 million · 0.99%
  20. Ireland$21 million · 0.89%

Top importers

  1. United States$247 million · 10.5%
  2. China$153 million · 6.5%
  3. Germany$146 million · 6.2%
  4. France$107 million · 4.6%
  5. Italy$103 million · 4.4%
  6. Mexico$91 million · 3.9%
  7. India$82 million · 3.5%
  8. Belgium$75 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  9. Poland$73 million · 3.1%
  10. Spain$65 million · 2.8%
  11. United Kingdom$64 million · 2.7%
  12. Canada$63 million · 2.7%
  13. Turkey$62 million · 2.6%
  14. South Korea$57 million · 2.4%
  15. Brazil$51 million · 2.2%
  16. Indonesia$51 million · 2.2%
  17. Netherlands$51 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  18. Thailand$46 million · 1.9%
  19. Vietnam$34 million · 1.5%
  20. Austria$33 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 481
  • China 248
  • United States 228
  • Japan 134
  • France 115

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany211481
China5.6248
United States132228
Japan93.4134
France38.1115

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 44% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $10,249

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,102
1996$6,708
1997$7,522
1998$7,494
1999$7,700
2000$8,675
2001$8,044
2002$7,640
2003$7,260
2004$7,774
2005$8,558
2006$7,716
2007$8,891
2008$9,125
2009$8,823
2010$9,172
2011$9,589
2012$9,857
2013$8,934
2014$8,676
2015$8,273
2016$8,414
2017$9,420
2018$9,976
2019$9,659
2020$9,496
2021$9,887
2022$10,530
2023$10,377
2024$10,249

What it includes

  • 3212 · Pigment dispersions and stamping foils

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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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