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Kaolinitic Clays Market

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Kaolinitic Clays - World's Largest Markets

Rating	Country
1	Hungary
2	China
3	United States
4	India
5	Japan

In value terms, Hungary led the market, alone. The second position in the ranking was occupied by China. It was followed by the United States.

From 2018 to 2020, the average annual rate of growth in terms of value in Hungary amounted to +20.4%. In the other countries, the average annual rates were as follows: China (+12.0% per year) and the United States (+5.5% per year).

Kaolinitic Clays Prices

Lowest Prices - FOB - Top Exporters

COUNTRY	2018	2019	2020	CAGR, 2018-2020
COUNTRY	USD per ton			CAGR, 2018-2020
Ukraine	72	73	75	2.1%
India	61	64	83	16.6%
China	104	115	108	1.9%
Czech Republic	123	128	135	4.8%
Germany	146	173	153	2.4%
United Kingdom	147	165	163	5.3%
Brazil	110	108	177	26.8%
France	201	218	227	6.3%
Belgium	217	232	236	4.3%
United States	237	242	249	2.5%
Average	139	147	161	7.8%

Prices varied noticeably by the country of origin; the country with the highest price was the United States ($249 per ton), while Ukraine ($75 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2018 to 2020, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Brazil, while the other global leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Highest Prices - CIF - Top Importers

COUNTRY	2018	2019	2020	CAGR, 2018-2020
COUNTRY	USD per ton			CAGR, 2018-2020
Japan	190	248	249	14.5%
Sweden	199	204	238	9.4%
China	198	224	224	6.4%
Germany	202	195	212	2.4%
Canada	179	190	179	0.0%
Mexico	176	190	178	0.6%
Italy	116	145	148	13.0%
Belgium	151	137	143	-2.7%
Turkey	145	151	142	-1.0%
Taiwan (Chinese)	103	102	105	1.0%
Spain	79	84	79	0.0%
Russia	78	79	70	-5.3%
Hong Kong SAR	43	37	31	-15.1%
Average	151	159	161	3.1%

There were significant differences in the average prices amongst the major importing countries. In 2020, the country with the highest price was Japan ($249 per ton), while Hong Kong SAR ($31 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2018 to 2020, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Japan, while the other global leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Kaolinitic Clays - Top Importers

COUNTRY	2018	2019	2020	CAGR, 2018-2020
COUNTRY	billion USD			CAGR, 2018-2020
China	0.1	0.1	0.1	4.5%
Spain	0.1	0.1	0.1	-11.2%
Germany	0.1	0.1	0.1	-11.7%
Japan	0.09	0.1	0.09	-1.0%
Belgium	0.1	0.1	0.09	-12.4%

In value terms, China ($145M), Spain ($117M) and Germany ($97M) appeared to be the countries with the highest levels of imports in 2020, together comprising 23% of global imports.

Among the main importing countries, China saw the highest rates of growth with regard to the value of imports, over the period under review, while purchases for the other global leaders experienced a decline in the imports figures.

Kaolinitic Clays - Top Exporters

COUNTRY	2018	2019	2020	CAGR, 2018-2020
COUNTRY	billion USD			CAGR, 2018-2020
United States	0.6	0.6	0.5	-6.6%
Brazil	0.2	0.2	0.2	3.4%
United Kingdom	0.2	0.2	0.2	-11.7%
China	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.4%
Ukraine	0.2	0.2	0.1	-24.2%

In value terms, the United States ($507M) remains the largest kaolinitic clays supplier worldwide, comprising 34% of global exports. The second position in the ranking was occupied by Brazil ($182M), with a 12% share of global exports. It was followed by the UK, with a 12% share.

In the United States, kaolinitic clays exports plunged by an average annual rate of -6.6% over the period from 2018-2020. The remaining exporting countries recorded the following average annual rates of exports growth: Brazil (+3.4% per year) and the UK (-11.7% per year).

Kaolinitic Clays - Market Forecast

Driven by increasing demand for kaolinitic clays worldwide, the market is expected to continue an upward consumption trend over the next decade. Market performance is forecast to decelerate, expanding with an anticipated CAGR of for the period from 2020 to 2030, which is projected to bring the market volume to by the end of 2030.