Blog - Non-Metallic Mineral Products

Feb 2, 2022

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Trade in the global ceramic sanitary ware market is gaining momentum. U.S. imports surpassed a record $1.7B last year, while India emerged as the fastest-growing buyer in the past decade. 

Dec 24, 2021

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The U.S. glass bottle market is running into a supply shortage caused by high demand for alcohol, raw materials being reallocated to produce vaccine vials and supply-chain disruptions arising from the shipping-container crisis. Confronted with a labour shortage, the high demand for glass could incentivize developments in recycling where there is substantial potential for growth because currently, only 31% of glass bottles in the U.S. are recycled.

Nov 18, 2021

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China boosted safety glass supplies abroad nearly threefold in the past decade, from $1.3B to $3.0B, topping the global exporter ranking. With an average annual growth rate of +8.5% over the last decade, China emerges as the fastest-growing supplier. Germany held the leading position in global exports until 2010, but now, it remains the largest safety glass importer, along with the U.S. and Vietnam. In 2020, the global safety glass trade reduced by -6% y-o-y to 366M square meters, and China’s supplies accounted for 58% of that volume. In value terms, global trade fell to $9.5B last year, dropping by -10% y-o-y.

Oct 21, 2021

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Turkey’s marble and travertine exports fell from $865M in 2019 to $663M in 2020. In physical terms, exports shrank by -23% y-o-y to 3.5M tons. China and India, the key importers of marble and travertine from Turkey, rapidly decreased the volume of purchases by -22% y-o-y and 28% y-o-y, respectively. The supplies to China comprise 76% of Turkish exports of marble and travertine.

Aug 23, 2021

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In 2020, European mineral wool imports dropped by -6.5% y-o-y to 1.3M tons. In value terms, they declined to $1.3B. France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Romania, the Czech Republic and Belgium account for 74% of the total import volume in the EU. Last year, France, Germany and Italy saw a reduction in the volume of purchases from abroad. In 2020, the mineral wool import price in Europe remained relatively unchanged compared to the figures of the previous year.

May 20, 2021

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Consistent demand from the construction sector maneuvered the global cement market through the pandemic and promoted its further expansion. The robust growth currently being seen in the Asian residential ans infrastructural sector is set to become a key market driver in the near term. 

Mar 31, 2021

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With the development of the electric car and electronic technology industry, the demand for permanent magnets is showing significant growth. China, thanks to government subsidies, continues to maintain low market prices for permanent magnets and dominate the export market.

Mar 25, 2021

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2020 was a serious test for the glass fibre market. The fall in production was extreme in April 2020. Still, demand began to recover in the second half of the year thanks to a recovery in the composite consumer goods sector. Chinese glass fibres and glass fibre articles became more expensive in the strengthening of the yuan and, also, hit by the European Union's anti-dumping duties.

Sep 21, 2020

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In 2019, the EU glass fibres and wool market increased by 0.3% to $2.3B, rising for the fourth consecutive year after...

Sep 18, 2020

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For the fifth consecutive year, the global mineral wool market recorded growth in sales value, which increased by...

May 15, 2020

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The revenue of the mineral wool market in the European Union rose to $2.6B in 2018, growing by 3.5% against the...

Mar 1, 2020

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The revenue of the plaster market in Germany amounted to $208M in 2018, increasing by 3.8% against the previous year....