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Synthetic filament tow: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in synthetic filament tow totaled $916 million (298 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Japan (32%), China (12%) and South Korea (11%); the top importers were the United States (7%), Turkey (7%) and Japan (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 29%.

Summary

World trade
$916million
Tonnes
298thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,076
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Japan$294 million · 32.1%
  2. China$106 million · 11.6%
  3. South Korea$103 million · 11.2%
  4. Thailand$79 million · 8.6%
  5. United States$71 million · 7.8%
  6. Turkey$59 million · 6.5%
  7. Portugal$31 million · 3.4%
  8. Malaysia$27 million · 2.9%
  9. Germany$18 million · 1.9%
  10. South Africa$17 million · 1.9%
  11. France$16 million · 1.8%
  12. Hungary$15 million · 1.7%
  13. Mexico$14 million · 1.5%
  14. Denmark$10 million · 1.1%
  15. India$9 million · 1%
  16. Singapore$8 million · 0.88%
    re-exports
  17. Peru$8 million · 0.87%
  18. Spain$5 million · 0.52%
  19. United Kingdom$4 million · 0.38%
  20. United Arab Emirates$3 million · 0.34%

Top importers

  1. United States$66 million · 7.2%
  2. Turkey$61 million · 6.7%
  3. Japan$57 million · 6.3%
  4. China$52 million · 5.7%
  5. Indonesia$49 million · 5.4%
  6. Kenya$49 million · 5.3%
  7. Nigeria$44 million · 4.8%
  8. Bangladesh$44 million · 4.8%
  9. Germany$41 million · 4.5%
  10. Senegal$39 million · 4.3%
  11. Tanzania$27 million · 3%
  12. Togo$25 million · 2.8%
  13. South Africa$22 million · 2.4%
  14. India$19 million · 2.1%
  15. Mozambique$19 million · 2.1%
  16. Italy$18 million · 2%
  17. United Kingdom$15 million · 1.7%
  18. Pakistan$15 million · 1.6%
  19. Cameroon$14 million · 1.5%
  20. Zambia$13 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Japan has been the top exporter since 2005

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

  • Japan 294
  • China 106
  • South Korea 103
  • Thailand 79
  • United States 71.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Japan89294
China2.3106
South Korea85.6103
Thailand26.479
United States52.771.4

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 42% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,076

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,164
1996$1,875
1997$1,844
1998$1,697
1999$1,430
2000$1,650
2001$1,504
2002$1,489
2003$1,729
2004$2,000
2005$2,051
2006$2,294
2007$2,562
2008$2,933
2009$2,218
2010$2,917
2011$3,307
2012$3,164
2013$3,161
2014$3,139
2015$2,840
2016$2,491
2017$2,646
2018$2,958
2019$2,885
2020$2,660
2021$3,326
2022$3,335
2023$3,159
2024$3,076

What it includes

  • 5501 · Synthetic filament tow

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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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