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Rock wool and mineral insulation: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in rock wool and mineral insulation totaled $5.6 billion (3.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (11%), China (11%) and Poland (10%); the top importers were the United States (8%), Germany (8%) and Italy (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 16%.

Summary

World trade
$5.6billion
Tonnes
3.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,490
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$635 million · 11.3%
  2. China$617 million · 11%
  3. Poland$535 million · 9.5%
  4. United States$455 million · 8.1%
  5. Netherlands$318 million · 5.7%
    re-exports
  6. Japan$300 million · 5.3%
  7. United Kingdom$258 million · 4.6%
  8. Belgium$200 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  9. France$182 million · 3.2%
  10. Czechia$168 million · 3%
  11. Canada$161 million · 2.9%
  12. Slovenia$153 million · 2.7%
  13. Croatia$147 million · 2.6%
  14. Denmark$132 million · 2.4%
  15. Spain$94 million · 1.7%
  16. Russia$86 million · 1.5%
  17. Hungary$85 million · 1.5%
  18. Mexico$79 million · 1.4%
  19. Slovakia$74 million · 1.3%
  20. Turkey$74 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. United States$470 million · 8.4%
  2. Germany$457 million · 8.1%
  3. Italy$276 million · 4.9%
  4. France$251 million · 4.5%
  5. Netherlands$220 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  6. Canada$213 million · 3.8%
  7. United Kingdom$193 million · 3.4%
  8. Poland$185 million · 3.3%
  9. Mexico$161 million · 2.9%
  10. Austria$145 million · 2.6%
  11. Czechia$139 million · 2.5%
  12. Sweden$130 million · 2.3%
  13. Belgium$126 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  14. Switzerland$123 million · 2.2%
  15. China$113 million · 2%
  16. Japan$112 million · 2%
  17. South Korea$104 million · 1.8%
  18. Spain$94 million · 1.7%
  19. Romania$94 million · 1.7%
  20. Kazakhstan$86 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • Germany 635
  • China 617
  • Poland 535
  • United States 455
  • Netherlands 318

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany244635
China13617
Poland5.6535
United States203455
Netherlands167318

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 74% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,490

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$857
1996$836
1997$722
1998$695
1999$675
2000$650
2001$687
2002$753
2003$829
2004$799
2005$845
2006$878
2007$1,005
2008$1,191
2009$1,179
2010$1,082
2011$1,215
2012$1,204
2013$1,244
2014$1,233
2015$1,135
2016$1,116
2017$1,122
2018$1,147
2019$1,166
2020$1,118
2021$1,210
2022$1,361
2023$1,563
2024$1,490

What it includes

  • 6806 · Rock wool and mineral insulation

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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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