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Pulp from recycled paper and other fibers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in pulp from recycled paper and other fibers totaled $2.1 billion (5.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were Thailand (31%), Malaysia (16%) and China (9%); China accounted for 53% of imports, followed by Saudi Arabia (4%) and Japan (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 77%.

Summary

World trade
$2.1billion
Tonnes
5.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$402
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Thailand$665 million · 31%
  2. Malaysia$340 million · 15.8%
  3. China$198 million · 9.2%
  4. United States$163 million · 7.6%
  5. Germany$105 million · 4.9%
  6. Philippines$90 million · 4.2%
  7. Indonesia$77 million · 3.6%
  8. Taiwan$62 million · 2.9%
  9. France$61 million · 2.8%
  10. Spain$51 million · 2.4%
  11. Uzbekistan$33 million · 1.5%
  12. Hungary$32 million · 1.5%
  13. Japan$27 million · 1.2%
  14. Sweden$23 million · 1.1%
  15. Chile$21 million · 0.96%
  16. Kazakhstan$20 million · 0.92%
  17. New Zealand$20 million · 0.91%
  18. Austria$16 million · 0.75%
  19. India$12 million · 0.57%
  20. Netherlands$12 million · 0.56%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. China$1.1 billion · 52.8%
  2. Saudi Arabia$95 million · 4.4%
  3. Japan$80 million · 3.7%
  4. Germany$72 million · 3.4%
  5. South Korea$64 million · 3%
  6. United Kingdom$52 million · 2.4%
  7. Malaysia$46 million · 2.1%
  8. Thailand$45 million · 2.1%
  9. Netherlands$42 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  10. France$36 million · 1.7%
  11. Brazil$34 million · 1.6%
  12. Italy$30 million · 1.4%
  13. Austria$26 million · 1.2%
  14. Indonesia$25 million · 1.2%
  15. India$25 million · 1.2%
  16. Sweden$24 million · 1.1%
  17. United States$24 million · 1.1%
  18. Kazakhstan$23 million · 1.1%
  19. Canada$23 million · 1.1%
  20. Mexico$19 million · 0.91%

Trend

Who sells it

Thailand has been the top exporter since 2021

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

  • Thailand 665
  • Malaysia 340
  • China 198
  • United States 163
  • Germany 105

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Thailand4665
Malaysia0.21340
China14.3198
United States117163
Germany50.1105

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 58% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $402

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$949
1996$945
1997$782
1998$716
1999$695
2000$765
2001$772
2002$768
2003$723
2004$664
2005$777
2006$851
2007$895
2008$1,152
2009$964
2010$931
2011$1,138
2012$984
2013$884
2014$898
2015$877
2016$931
2017$1,000
2018$880
2019$639
2020$472
2021$532
2022$568
2023$420
2024$402

What it includes

  • 4706 · Pulp from recycled paper and other fibers

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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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