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Zinc dust and powder: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in zinc dust and powder totaled $572 million (363 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Belgium (22%), Germany (9%) and South Korea (7%); the top importers were the United States (13%), China (8%) and Thailand (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 6%.

Summary

World trade
$572million
Tonnes
363thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,576
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Belgium$126 million · 22%
    re-exports
  2. Germany$49 million · 8.6%
  3. South Korea$39 million · 6.7%
  4. India$36 million · 6.3%
  5. Malaysia$35 million · 6.1%
  6. Norway$29 million · 5.1%
  7. Thailand$26 million · 4.6%
  8. United States$26 million · 4.5%
  9. Japan$20 million · 3.6%
  10. Saudi Arabia$19 million · 3.3%
  11. Indonesia$17 million · 3%
  12. Austria$14 million · 2.4%
  13. China$12 million · 2.2%
  14. Sweden$11 million · 2%
  15. Switzerland$11 million · 1.9%
  16. Netherlands$10 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  17. Philippines$8 million · 1.4%
  18. Hong Kong$5 million · 0.84%
    re-exports
  19. Bangladesh$5 million · 0.81%
  20. Vietnam$4 million · 0.78%

Top importers

  1. United States$74 million · 13%
  2. China$44 million · 7.8%
  3. Thailand$43 million · 7.5%
  4. Poland$37 million · 6.4%
  5. Japan$29 million · 5%
  6. France$28 million · 4.8%
  7. Indonesia$27 million · 4.6%
  8. Germany$21 million · 3.6%
  9. Singapore$19 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  10. Vietnam$18 million · 3.1%
  11. Canada$16 million · 2.9%
  12. Sweden$16 million · 2.9%
  13. India$16 million · 2.8%
  14. Taiwan$14 million · 2.5%
  15. United Arab Emirates$14 million · 2.5%
  16. Belgium$13 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  17. Malaysia$10 million · 1.8%
  18. Italy$8 million · 1.5%
  19. Turkey$7 million · 1.3%
  20. Mexico$7 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Belgium was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Belgium 126
  • Germany 49.1
  • South Korea 38.6
  • India 36
  • Malaysia 35.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Belgium47.1126
Germany17.849.1
South Korea14.938.6
India0.1936
Malaysia3.535.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $1,576 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,576

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,599
1996$1,563
1997$1,604
1998$1,498
1999$1,329
2000$1,380
2001$1,407
2002$1,244
2003$1,298
2004$1,349
2005$1,691
2006$2,823
2007$3,804
2008$2,710
2009$2,122
2010$2,275
2011$1,925
2012$2,550
2013$2,441
2014$2,658
2015$2,127
2016$2,189
2017$2,695
2018$3,529
2019$2,518
2020$2,003
2021$2,139
2022$2,227
2023$1,847
2024$1,576

What it includes

  • 7903 · Zinc dust and powder

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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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