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Polyvinyl acetate and vinyl ester polymers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in polyvinyl acetate and vinyl ester polymers totaled $6.9 billion (2.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (19%), the United States (16%) and China (13%); the top importers were China (9%), Germany (8%) and India (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 24%.

Summary

World trade
$6.9billion
Tonnes
2.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,833
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$1.3 billion · 18.9%
  2. United States$1.1 billion · 15.9%
  3. China$875 million · 12.7%
  4. Taiwan$499 million · 7.2%
  5. Japan$459 million · 6.6%
  6. Belgium$365 million · 5.3%
    re-exports
  7. Netherlands$313 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  8. United Kingdom$242 million · 3.5%
  9. Singapore$225 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  10. South Korea$190 million · 2.8%
  11. Malaysia$175 million · 2.5%
  12. Spain$170 million · 2.5%
  13. Italy$158 million · 2.3%
  14. Switzerland$144 million · 2.1%
  15. France$112 million · 1.6%
  16. Canada$70 million · 1%
  17. Turkey$65 million · 0.94%
  18. India$60 million · 0.87%
  19. Sweden$51 million · 0.74%
  20. Russia$33 million · 0.48%

Top importers

  1. China$599 million · 8.7%
  2. Germany$521 million · 7.5%
  3. India$451 million · 6.5%
  4. United States$396 million · 5.7%
  5. Netherlands$390 million · 5.6%
    re-exports
  6. Italy$300 million · 4.3%
  7. France$277 million · 4%
  8. Mexico$249 million · 3.6%
  9. South Korea$237 million · 3.4%
  10. Belgium$227 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  11. Brazil$201 million · 2.9%
  12. Spain$196 million · 2.8%
  13. United Kingdom$153 million · 2.2%
  14. Poland$152 million · 2.2%
  15. Turkey$137 million · 2%
  16. Canada$131 million · 1.9%
  17. Japan$129 million · 1.9%
  18. Thailand$104 million · 1.5%
  19. Indonesia$94 million · 1.4%
  20. Malaysia$92 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 1.3
  • United States 1.1
  • China 0.87
  • Taiwan 0.5
  • Japan 0.46

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.581.3
United States0.351.1
China0.050.87
Taiwan0.10.5
Japan0.280.46

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 37% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,833

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,066
1996$1,840
1997$1,942
1998$1,834
1999$1,832
2000$1,696
2001$1,775
2002$1,726
2003$1,967
2004$2,051
2005$2,048
2006$2,128
2007$2,357
2008$2,694
2009$2,571
2010$2,483
2011$2,695
2012$2,738
2013$2,669
2014$2,641
2015$2,428
2016$2,431
2017$2,341
2018$2,443
2019$2,341
2020$2,310
2021$2,620
2022$3,425
2023$3,163
2024$2,833

What it includes

  • 3905 · Polyvinyl acetate and vinyl ester polymers

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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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