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Slag and ash with metals: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in slag and ash with metals totaled $10.6 billion (4.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (12%), Germany (8%) and Australia (7%); the top importers were Germany (16%), Belgium (13%) and the United States (12%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$10.6billion
Tonnes
4.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,352
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$1.3 billion · 12.3%
  2. Germany$820 million · 7.8%
  3. Australia$743 million · 7%
  4. Canada$724 million · 6.9%
  5. France$697 million · 6.6%
  6. United Kingdom$534 million · 5.1%
  7. Finland$510 million · 4.8%
  8. South Africa$387 million · 3.7%
  9. Netherlands$326 million · 3.1%
    re-exports
  10. Belgium$285 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  11. Taiwan$242 million · 2.3%
  12. Singapore$235 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  13. Czechia$235 million · 2.2%
  14. Italy$215 million · 2%
  15. Sweden$199 million · 1.9%
  16. South Korea$188 million · 1.8%
  17. Poland$188 million · 1.8%
  18. Mexico$187 million · 1.8%
  19. Saudi Arabia$174 million · 1.7%
  20. Japan$174 million · 1.7%

Top importers

  1. Germany$1.7 billion · 15.8%
  2. Belgium$1.3 billion · 12.7%
    re-exports
  3. United States$1.3 billion · 12.4%
  4. Japan$1.2 billion · 11.4%
  5. South Korea$981 million · 9.3%
  6. Sweden$650 million · 6.2%
  7. United Kingdom$368 million · 3.5%
  8. Canada$289 million · 2.7%
  9. Italy$273 million · 2.6%
  10. Spain$268 million · 2.5%
  11. Switzerland$232 million · 2.2%
  12. Netherlands$194 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  13. Austria$189 million · 1.8%
  14. Singapore$179 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  15. India$160 million · 1.5%
  16. France$148 million · 1.4%
  17. Norway$146 million · 1.4%
  18. China$122 million · 1.2%
  19. Taiwan$100 million · 0.95%
  20. Poland$89 million · 0.84%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2018

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

  • United States 1.3
  • Germany 0.82
  • Australia 0.74
  • Canada 0.72
  • France 0.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.311.3
Germany0.130.82
Australia0.130.74
Canada0.160.72
France0.090.7

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 347% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,352

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$527
1996$532
1997$610
1998$560
1999$690
2000$870
2001$712
2002$710
2003$940
2004$625
2005$671
2006$695
2007$937
2008$813
2009$910
2010$1,186
2011$1,335
2012$1,187
2013$1,382
2014$1,206
2015$932
2016$274
2017$1,078
2018$1,515
2019$1,689
2020$2,534
2021$4,096
2022$3,361
2023$2,213
2024$2,352

What it includes

  • 2620 · Slag and ash with metals

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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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