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Semi-chemical wood pulp: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in semi-chemical wood pulp totaled $1.9 billion (3.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were Canada (48%), Sweden (11%) and Finland (9%); the top importers were China (30%), India (17%) and Egypt (11%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$1.9billion
Tonnes
3.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$528
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Canada$906 million · 47.8%
  2. Sweden$204 million · 10.8%
  3. Finland$163 million · 8.6%
  4. Estonia$102 million · 5.4%
  5. United States$97 million · 5.1%
  6. New Zealand$90 million · 4.7%
  7. Brazil$69 million · 3.6%
  8. Norway$63 million · 3.3%
  9. Russia$53 million · 2.8%
  10. Netherlands$44 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  11. Portugal$28 million · 1.5%
  12. Germany$25 million · 1.3%
  13. France$8 million · 0.44%
  14. China$7 million · 0.38%
  15. Uruguay$7 million · 0.36%
  16. Chile$5 million · 0.28%
  17. Italy$5 million · 0.27%
  18. Belgium$4 million · 0.2%
    re-exports
  19. South Africa$4 million · 0.19%
  20. Indonesia$3 million · 0.16%

Top importers

  1. China$572 million · 30.2%
  2. India$328 million · 17.3%
  3. Egypt$218 million · 11.5%
  4. South Korea$117 million · 6.2%
  5. Indonesia$108 million · 5.7%
  6. Sweden$86 million · 4.6%
  7. United States$78 million · 4.1%
  8. Netherlands$74 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  9. Germany$69 million · 3.6%
  10. Italy$51 million · 2.7%
  11. Poland$42 million · 2.2%
  12. Turkey$13 million · 0.71%
  13. France$13 million · 0.71%
  14. Spain$11 million · 0.6%
  15. Switzerland$11 million · 0.58%
  16. Pakistan$11 million · 0.56%
  17. Mexico$9 million · 0.48%
  18. Taiwan$9 million · 0.46%
  19. Austria$8 million · 0.44%
  20. Hungary$8 million · 0.4%

Trend

Who sells it

Canada was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Canada 0.91
  • Sweden 0.2
  • Finland 0.16
  • Estonia 0.1
  • United States 0.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Canada0.570.91
Sweden0.050.2
Finland0.040.16
Estonia00.1
United States0.030.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 9% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $528

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$577
1996$347
1997$408
1998$414
1999$411
2000$554
2001$502
2002$406
2003$434
2004$419
2005$446
2006$478
2007$535
2008$570
2009$482
2010$634
2011$646
2012$557
2013$480
2014$557
2015$491
2016$465
2017$512
2018$585
2019$501
2020$446
2021$513
2022$614
2023$573
2024$528

What it includes

  • 4705 · Semi-chemical wood pulp

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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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