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Wood pulp lyes (lignosulfonates): top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in wood pulp lyes (lignosulfonates) totaled $513 million (1 million tonnes). The top exporters were Norway (31%), the United States (15%) and Sweden (11%); the top importers were India (13%), China (9%) and the United States (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 19%.

Summary

World trade
$513million
Tonnes
1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$490
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Norway$160 million · 31.1%
  2. United States$75 million · 14.6%
  3. Sweden$56 million · 10.9%
  4. Russia$40 million · 7.8%
  5. Germany$40 million · 7.7%
  6. Czechia$15 million · 2.9%
  7. South Africa$15 million · 2.8%
  8. China$14 million · 2.8%
  9. Italy$13 million · 2.5%
  10. Canada$12 million · 2.4%
  11. Netherlands$10 million · 2%
    re-exports
  12. Portugal$9 million · 1.8%
  13. Austria$9 million · 1.7%
  14. France$8 million · 1.5%
  15. Japan$4 million · 0.79%
  16. Estonia$4 million · 0.73%
  17. Serbia$3 million · 0.59%
  18. Kazakhstan$3 million · 0.56%
  19. Malaysia$3 million · 0.51%
  20. Mexico$2 million · 0.47%

Top importers

  1. India$64 million · 12.5%
  2. China$46 million · 9%
  3. United States$35 million · 6.8%
  4. Sweden$32 million · 6.2%
  5. Germany$24 million · 4.8%
  6. Brazil$24 million · 4.8%
  7. Poland$21 million · 4%
  8. Netherlands$19 million · 3.7%
    re-exports
  9. Spain$16 million · 3.2%
  10. Saudi Arabia$14 million · 2.7%
  11. France$14 million · 2.6%
  12. United Kingdom$13 million · 2.5%
  13. Indonesia$13 million · 2.5%
  14. Mexico$10 million · 2%
  15. Turkey$10 million · 1.9%
  16. Egypt$9 million · 1.7%
  17. Canada$9 million · 1.7%
  18. Italy$7 million · 1.4%
  19. Australia$7 million · 1.4%
  20. Colombia$7 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Norway has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • Norway 160
  • United States 75
  • Sweden 56.1
  • Russia 40.1
  • Germany 39.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Norway38.4160
United States57.975
Sweden10.856.1
Russia1.740.1
Germany16.339.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 120% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $490

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$223
1996$204
1997$126
1998$202
1999$187
2000$181
2001$184
2002$195
2003$217
2004$227
2005$229
2006$230
2007$269
2008$347
2009$334
2010$346
2011$356
2012$380
2013$387
2014$415
2015$376
2016$362
2017$348
2018$339
2019$334
2020$366
2021$416
2022$498
2023$509
2024$490

What it includes

  • 3804 · Wood pulp lyes (lignosulfonates)

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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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