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Plastic and rubber processing machines: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plastic and rubber processing machines totaled $30.8 billion (2.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (28%), Germany (20%) and Italy (8%); the top importers were the United States (12%), China (10%) and India (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 12%.

Summary

World trade
$30.8billion
Tonnes
2.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$13,521
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$8.5 billion · 27.5%
  2. Germany$6 billion · 19.6%
  3. Italy$2.5 billion · 8.2%
  4. Japan$2.3 billion · 7.5%
  5. Austria$1.9 billion · 6.3%
  6. United States$1.2 billion · 3.9%
  7. Taiwan$815 million · 2.7%
  8. Canada$792 million · 2.6%
  9. France$715 million · 2.3%
  10. Switzerland$671 million · 2.2%
  11. South Korea$578 million · 1.9%
  12. Netherlands$560 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  13. India$445 million · 1.5%
  14. Czechia$439 million · 1.4%
  15. Slovakia$405 million · 1.3%
  16. Turkey$334 million · 1.1%
  17. Luxembourg$240 million · 0.78%
  18. United Kingdom$230 million · 0.75%
  19. Spain$193 million · 0.63%
  20. Poland$165 million · 0.53%

Top importers

  1. United States$3.7 billion · 12.1%
  2. China$3 billion · 9.8%
  3. India$1.7 billion · 5.5%
  4. Mexico$1.6 billion · 5.3%
  5. Germany$1.6 billion · 5.1%
  6. Vietnam$1.2 billion · 4%
  7. Turkey$841 million · 2.7%
  8. France$812 million · 2.6%
  9. Indonesia$753 million · 2.5%
  10. Thailand$721 million · 2.3%
  11. Brazil$715 million · 2.3%
  12. Italy$641 million · 2.1%
  13. Poland$611 million · 2%
  14. Canada$590 million · 1.9%
  15. Russia$567 million · 1.8%
  16. Japan$477 million · 1.6%
  17. Austria$469 million · 1.5%
  18. United Kingdom$463 million · 1.5%
  19. Spain$453 million · 1.5%
  20. South Korea$422 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2021

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

  • China 8.5
  • Germany 6
  • Italy 2.5
  • Japan 2.3
  • Austria 1.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.128.5
Germany2.96
Italy1.22.5
Japan2.12.3
Austria0.621.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 77% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $13,521

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,646
1996$12,063
1997$10,326
1998$10,077
1999$9,708
2000$14,047
2001$12,615
2002$12,644
2003$13,716
2004$14,217
2005$14,693
2006$15,009
2007$8,496
2008$16,237
2009$16,969
2010$13,060
2011$14,539
2012$16,216
2013$16,239
2014$17,224
2015$15,376
2016$14,719
2017$15,778
2018$15,898
2019$13,978
2020$12,854
2021$13,746
2022$14,391
2023$15,308
2024$13,521

What it includes

  • 8477 · Plastic and rubber processing machines

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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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