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Zinc plates, sheets and foil: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in zinc plates, sheets and foil totaled $627 million (185 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were France (26%), Germany (21%) and Spain (15%); the top importers were France (21%), Germany (19%) and Belgium (9%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 6%.

Summary

World trade
$627million
Tonnes
185thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,378
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. France$162 million · 25.9%
  2. Germany$129 million · 20.6%
  3. Spain$94 million · 15%
  4. Netherlands$60 million · 9.6%
    re-exports
  5. Peru$34 million · 5.5%
  6. Poland$26 million · 4.1%
  7. United States$25 million · 4.1%
  8. Italy$18 million · 2.9%
  9. China$15 million · 2.5%
  10. Belgium$12 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  11. Japan$8 million · 1.3%
  12. Austria$8 million · 1.2%
  13. Mexico$6 million · 1%
  14. South Korea$5 million · 0.78%
  15. Thailand$3 million · 0.53%
  16. Portugal$3 million · 0.5%
  17. Dominican Republic$2 million · 0.35%
  18. United Kingdom$2 million · 0.24%
  19. Australia$1 million · 0.18%
  20. Turkey$1 million · 0.17%

Top importers

  1. France$133 million · 21.3%
  2. Germany$118 million · 18.9%
  3. Belgium$58 million · 9.3%
    re-exports
  4. Poland$31 million · 5%
  5. Italy$27 million · 4.3%
  6. United Kingdom$25 million · 3.9%
  7. China$18 million · 2.9%
  8. Netherlands$18 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  9. Mexico$16 million · 2.5%
  10. Portugal$16 million · 2.5%
  11. Denmark$14 million · 2.3%
  12. Austria$14 million · 2.2%
  13. United States$10 million · 1.6%
  14. Thailand$9 million · 1.4%
  15. Spain$7 million · 1.2%
  16. Turkey$7 million · 1.1%
  17. Switzerland$6 million · 1%
  18. South Korea$6 million · 1%
  19. India$6 million · 1%
  20. Luxembourg$6 million · 0.88%

Trend

Who sells it

France has been the top exporter since 2014

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

  • France 162
  • Germany 129
  • Spain 93.7
  • Netherlands 60.1
  • Peru 34.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
France104162
Germany72129
Spain293.7
Netherlands20.460.1
Peru15.134.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 74% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,378

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,944
1996$1,730
1997$1,787
1998$1,648
1999$1,207
2000$1,516
2001$1,469
2002$1,263
2003$1,586
2004$1,750
2005$1,946
2006$2,919
2007$3,841
2008$2,919
2009$2,652
2010$2,904
2011$2,868
2012$2,415
2013$2,613
2014$2,860
2015$2,543
2016$2,523
2017$3,209
2018$3,413
2019$2,965
2020$2,795
2021$3,520
2022$3,644
2023$3,454
2024$3,378

What it includes

  • 7905 · Zinc plates, sheets and foil

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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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