Price for Polymers, Natural; Alginic Acid, Its Salts and Esters, in Primary Forms in Cameroon - 2022

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  1. Price for Polymers, Natural; Alginic Acid, Its Salts and Esters, in Primary Forms in Cameroon (CIF) - 2022
  2. Imports of Polymers, Natural; Alginic Acid, Its Salts and Esters, in Primary Forms in Cameroon

Price for Polymers, Natural; Alginic Acid, Its Salts and Esters, in Primary Forms in Cameroon (CIF) - 2022

The average import price for polymers, natural; alginic acid, its salts and esters, in primary formses stood at $10,411 per ton in 2022, declining by -4.9% against the previous year. Over the period under review, the import price recorded a noticeable shrinkage. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2019 when the average import price increased by 129% against the previous year. The import price peaked at $15,809 per ton in 2013; however, from 2014 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 Switzerland ($30,401 per ton), while the price for China stood at $7,779 per ton.

From 2012 to 2022, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by China (+19.7%).

Imports of Polymers, Natural; Alginic Acid, Its Salts and Esters, in Primary Forms in Cameroon

In 2022, overseas purchases of polymers, natural; alginic acid, its salts and esters, in primary formses were finally on the rise to reach 9.9 tons for the first time since 2019, thus ending a two-year declining trend. Overall, imports, however, recorded a deep setback.

In value terms, imports of polymers, natural; alginic acid, its salts and esters, in primary formses soared to $103K in 2022. Over the period under review, imports, however, saw a deep setback.

Import of Polymers, Natural; Alginic Acid, Its Salts and Esters, in Primary Forms in Cameroon (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
China42.725.034.167.716.6%
Switzerland30.984.819.634.53.7%
Hong Kong SAR69.0N/AN/AN/A0%
Taiwan (Chinese)N/A5.4N/AN/A0%
ItalyN/AN/A34.4N/A0%
Others0.51.01.00.50.0%
Total14311689.2103-10.4%

Top Suppliers of Polymers, Natural; Alginic Acid, Its Salts and Esters, in Primary Forms to Cameroon in 2022:

  1. China (8.7 tons)
  2. Switzerland (1.1 tons)

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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