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Zinc scrap: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in zinc scrap totaled $627 million (461 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were France (17%), Germany (15%) and the Netherlands (7%); the top importers were India (26%), Italy (19%) and Belgium (11%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 14%.

Summary

World trade
$627million
Tonnes
461thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,357
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. France$103 million · 16.5%
  2. Germany$92 million · 14.7%
  3. Netherlands$44 million · 7%
    re-exports
  4. United States$39 million · 6.2%
  5. Malaysia$36 million · 5.7%
  6. Spain$28 million · 4.4%
  7. Saudi Arabia$25 million · 4%
  8. Belgium$20 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  9. Italy$19 million · 3%
  10. Canada$18 million · 2.9%
  11. Thailand$18 million · 2.9%
  12. Poland$17 million · 2.7%
  13. Mexico$14 million · 2.3%
  14. United Arab Emirates$12 million · 1.9%
  15. Austria$11 million · 1.8%
  16. Japan$11 million · 1.7%
  17. United Kingdom$9 million · 1.5%
  18. Denmark$8 million · 1.3%
  19. Indonesia$7 million · 1.1%
  20. Czechia$7 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. India$160 million · 25.6%
  2. Italy$117 million · 18.7%
  3. Belgium$71 million · 11.4%
    re-exports
  4. Malaysia$27 million · 4.3%
  5. Austria$26 million · 4.2%
  6. France$24 million · 3.8%
  7. Thailand$22 million · 3.5%
  8. United States$21 million · 3.4%
  9. Spain$19 million · 3%
  10. Poland$16 million · 2.6%
  11. Germany$16 million · 2.6%
  12. China$15 million · 2.4%
  13. Netherlands$15 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  14. Bangladesh$9 million · 1.5%
  15. Hong Kong$8 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  16. Sri Lanka$7 million · 1.1%
  17. South Korea$6 million · 1%
  18. Taiwan$6 million · 0.92%
  19. Japan$5 million · 0.81%
  20. Turkey$5 million · 0.78%

Trend

Who sells it

France has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • France 103
  • Germany 92.2
  • Netherlands 43.7
  • United States 38.5
  • Malaysia 35.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
France22.2103
Germany19.592.2
Netherlands11.543.7
United States25.938.5
Malaysia2.535.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 99% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,357

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$684
1996$659
1997$630
1998$698
1999$589
2000$718
2001$692
2002$519
2003$628
2004$855
2005$1,063
2006$1,403
2007$2,024
2008$1,587
2009$1,226
2010$1,577
2011$1,662
2012$1,491
2013$1,372
2014$1,497
2015$1,342
2016$1,205
2017$1,686
2018$1,833
2019$1,491
2020$1,564
2021$1,560
2022$1,495
2023$1,389
2024$1,357

What it includes

  • 7902 · Zinc scrap

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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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