Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Algeria - 2022

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  1. Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Algeria (CIF) - 2022
  2. Imports of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Algeria

Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Algeria (CIF) - 2022

The average lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet import price stood at $2,250 per ton in 2022, picking up by 26% against the previous year. Overall, the import price, however, continues to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. The growth pace was the most rapid in 2021 an increase of 35%. Over the period under review, average import prices attained the maximum at $2,412 per ton in 2012; however, from 2013 to 2022, import prices remained at a lower figure.

There were significant differences in the average prices amongst the major supplying countries. In 2022, amid the top importers, the country with the highest price was the United Arab Emirates ($4,848 per ton), while the price for Tunisia ($506 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2012 to 2022, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Tunisia (-4.5%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced a decline.

Imports of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Algeria

In 2022, imports of lignite; agglomerated, excluding jets into Algeria fell dramatically to 28 tons, which is down by -52.3% compared with the previous year's figure. Over the period under review, imports showed a precipitous decline. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2021 with an increase of 267%.

In value terms, lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet imports declined sharply to $62K in 2022. Overall, imports continue to indicate a dramatic descent. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2021 when imports increased by 397% against the previous year.

Import of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Algeria (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
United Arab EmiratesN/AN/AN/A26.10%
Egypt70.310.942.214.8-40.5%
United States51.72.231.911.1-40.1%
India49.67.628.910.0-41.4%
Others0.70.10.40.1-47.7%
Total17220.810362.1-28.8%

Top Suppliers of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet to Algeria in 2022:

  1. Egypt (12.5 tons)
  2. United States (6.0 tons)
  3. United Arab Emirates (5.4 tons)
  4. India (3.4 tons)

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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