Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Bulgaria - 2023

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

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

In 2022, the average lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet import price amounted to $93 per ton, waning by -7.2% against the previous year. Overall, the import price continues to indicate a abrupt curtailment. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2016 an increase of 638% against the previous year. As a result, import price reached the peak level of $1,718 per ton. From 2017 to 2022, the average import prices failed to regain momentum.

As there is only one major supplying country, the average price level is determined by prices for Turkey.

From 2013 to 2022, the rate of growth in terms of prices for Turkey amounted to +0.2% per year.

Imports of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Bulgaria

In 2022, the amount of lignite; agglomerated, excluding jets imported into Bulgaria fell significantly to 123 tons, which is down by -25.1% on the previous year's figure. Overall, imports, however, showed significant growth. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2021 when imports increased by 730%. As a result, imports attained the peak of 164 tons, and then reduced dramatically in the following year.

In value terms, lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet imports dropped notably to $11K in 2022. Over the period under review, imports, however, showed mild growth. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2021 with an increase of 249% against the previous year. As a result, imports reached the peak of $16K, and then shrank dramatically in the following year.

Import of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Bulgaria (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
TurkeyN/AN/A11.911.4-4.2%
Czech Republic6.6N/AN/AN/A0%
Germany4.24.74.5N/A3.5%
OthersN/AN/AN/AN/A0%
Total10.94.716.411.41.5%

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

  1. Turkey (123.2 tons)

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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