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Pitch and pitch coke: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in pitch and pitch coke totaled $1.7 billion (1.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (35%), Belgium (10%) and Germany (7%); the top importers were Bahrain (12%), the United Arab Emirates (9%) and Canada (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 10%.

Summary

World trade
$1.7billion
Tonnes
1.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$854
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$575 million · 34.6%
  2. Belgium$171 million · 10.3%
    re-exports
  3. Germany$121 million · 7.3%
  4. South Korea$115 million · 6.9%
  5. Czechia$111 million · 6.7%
  6. Spain$106 million · 6.4%
  7. India$100 million · 6%
  8. Denmark$96 million · 5.8%
  9. Canada$77 million · 4.7%
  10. Taiwan$57 million · 3.5%
  11. Japan$34 million · 2%
  12. United States$21 million · 1.2%
  13. Poland$19 million · 1.1%
  14. Singapore$19 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  15. Russia$9 million · 0.52%
  16. South Africa$6 million · 0.37%
  17. Kazakhstan$5 million · 0.33%
  18. Ukraine$4 million · 0.23%
  19. Netherlands$3 million · 0.2%
    re-exports
  20. Italy$3 million · 0.18%

Top importers

  1. Bahrain$201 million · 12.1%
  2. United Arab Emirates$143 million · 8.6%
  3. Canada$137 million · 8.2%
  4. Norway$100 million · 6%
  5. United States$100 million · 6%
  6. Australia$86 million · 5.2%
  7. Brazil$75 million · 4.5%
  8. Saudi Arabia$66 million · 4%
  9. Belgium$65 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  10. Russia$63 million · 3.8%
  11. Mozambique$60 million · 3.6%
  12. China$54 million · 3.3%
  13. South Africa$53 million · 3.2%
  14. Poland$49 million · 3%
  15. France$49 million · 2.9%
  16. Argentina$46 million · 2.7%
  17. Qatar$38 million · 2.3%
  18. Egypt$31 million · 1.9%
  19. Netherlands$28 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  20. Oman$24 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2006

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

  • China 575
  • Belgium 171
  • Germany 121
  • South Korea 115
  • Czechia 111

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China9.8575
Belgium29.9171
Germany37121
South Korea24.9115
Czechia14.9111

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 262% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $854

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$236
1996$240
1997$233
1998$230
1999$205
2000$210
2001$207
2002$203
2003$242
2004$261
2005$280
2006$347
2007$431
2008$479
2009$447
2010$444
2011$505
2012$552
2013$486
2014$462
2015$418
2016$371
2017$511
2018$714
2019$688
2020$552
2021$711
2022$1,156
2023$1,084
2024$854

What it includes

  • 2708 · Pitch and pitch coke

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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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