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Refractory bricks: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in refractory bricks totaled $4.4 billion (3.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (41%), Germany (12%) and India (5%); the top importers were Indonesia (7%), India (7%) and the United States (6%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$4.4billion
Tonnes
3.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,171
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.8 billion · 41%
  2. Germany$549 million · 12.4%
  3. India$234 million · 5.3%
  4. Austria$225 million · 5.1%
  5. Italy$192 million · 4.3%
  6. France$161 million · 3.6%
  7. United States$149 million · 3.4%
  8. Spain$144 million · 3.2%
  9. Japan$114 million · 2.6%
  10. Poland$104 million · 2.3%
  11. Czechia$93 million · 2.1%
  12. Turkey$85 million · 1.9%
  13. Netherlands$59 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  14. Thailand$58 million · 1.3%
  15. United Kingdom$48 million · 1.1%
  16. Russia$46 million · 1%
  17. Brazil$41 million · 0.92%
  18. Slovakia$36 million · 0.8%
  19. Hungary$35 million · 0.78%
  20. South Korea$28 million · 0.64%

Top importers

  1. Indonesia$304 million · 6.9%
  2. India$303 million · 6.8%
  3. United States$263 million · 5.9%
  4. Russia$187 million · 4.2%
  5. Turkey$168 million · 3.8%
  6. Germany$164 million · 3.7%
  7. Mexico$151 million · 3.4%
  8. South Korea$133 million · 3%
  9. Italy$128 million · 2.9%
  10. Brazil$119 million · 2.7%
  11. France$107 million · 2.4%
  12. Malaysia$105 million · 2.4%
  13. Canada$104 million · 2.3%
  14. South Africa$98 million · 2.2%
  15. Saudi Arabia$98 million · 2.2%
  16. Japan$96 million · 2.2%
  17. Vietnam$92 million · 2.1%
  18. Kazakhstan$73 million · 1.6%
  19. China$72 million · 1.6%
  20. United Kingdom$72 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2005

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

  • China 1.8
  • Germany 0.55
  • India 0.23
  • Austria 0.22
  • Italy 0.19

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.071.8
Germany0.60.55
India0.010.23
Austria0.20.22
Italy0.120.19

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 20% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,171

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$979
1996$887
1997$810
1998$779
1999$719
2000$772
2001$736
2002$731
2003$759
2004$774
2005$774
2006$835
2007$923
2008$1,023
2009$912
2010$989
2011$919
2012$994
2013$1,088
2014$1,117
2015$1,027
2016$1,085
2017$924
2018$606
2019$1,112
2020$1,077
2021$1,024
2022$1,084
2023$1,085
2024$1,171

What it includes

  • 6902 · Refractory bricks

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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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