# Glycerol Waters And Glycerol Lyes buyer markets and demand...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $445.2M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $445.2M | +12.6% | 29 | Indonesia |
| Netherlands | $60.1M | +13.1% | 39 | Germany |
| Germany | $50.1M | +2.7% | 40 | Netherlands |
| India | $38.7M | +16.7% | 25 | Indonesia |
| Denmark | $31.9M | +10.2% | 24 | Germany |
| Malaysia | $29.2M | +8.6% | 14 | Indonesia |
| USA | $22.6M | +21.9% | 23 | Canada |
| Iran | $18.0M | +26.5% | 14 | United Arab Emirates |
| Turkey | $14.6M | +29.4% | 16 | Romania |
| Italy | $13.2M | -1.8% | 23 | Germany |
| Belgium | $11.1M | -2.3% | 17 | Germany |
| Mexico | $10.9M | +19.5% | 48 | USA |
| Czechia | $9.4M | +16.4% | 16 | Slovakia |
| France | $9.2M | +33.5% | 24 | Germany |
| Russia | $8.0M | -6% | 13 | Germany |
| Canada | $6.2M | +12.6% | 21 | USA |
| Thailand | $5.9M | +27.7% | 17 | Republic of Korea |
| Spain | $4.8M | +6.5% | 18 | France |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $4.4M | +10% | 15 | Italy |
| Japan | $4.1M | -2.1% | 14 | Indonesia |
| United Arab Emirates | $3.7M | +17.7% | 17 | Indonesia |
| Poland | $3.4M | +37.5% | 21 | Czechia |
| South Africa | $3.2M | +13.9% | 15 | Portugal |
| Latvia | $3.1M | +20.1% | 7 | Brazil |
| Pakistan | $2.7M | +15.7% | 16 | Spain |
| United Kingdom | $2.7M | -23.7% | 18 | Germany |
| Philippines | $2.6M | +109.9% | 5 | Indonesia |
| Sweden | $2.3M | -6.9% | 12 | Denmark |
| Austria | $1.4M | +3.4% | 15 | Poland |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.4M | -20.1% | 9 | USA |
| Croatia | $1.2M | +3.5% | 12 | Germany |
| Ukraine | $1.1M | -33.7% | 10 | Romania |
| Indonesia | $813.9K | +15.8% | 9 | Malaysia |
| Estonia | $650.4K | +28.9% | 11 | Finland |
| Uzbekistan | $590.8K | +197.5% | 6 | Turkey |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $359.5M | $264.03 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $78.3M | $413.74 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $66.6M | $279.97 |
| Germany | 2023 | $41.4M | $381.29 |
| India | 2023 | $36.4M | $326.94 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $32.0M | $285.1 |
| Italy | 2023 | $16.3M | $424.75 |
| USA | 2023 | $15.0M | $394.92 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $11.1M | $310.03 |
| France | 2023 | $11.0M | $437.75 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $9.3M | $270.58 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $8.3M | $285.44 |
| Russia | 2023 | $7.8M | $381.98 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $7.5M | $316.41 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $5.7M | $244.42 |
| Canada | 2023 | $5.4M | $223.57 |
| Japan | 2023 | $5.1M | $394.26 |
| Latvia | 2023 | $5.0M | $269.56 |
| Spain | 2023 | $4.7M | $347.09 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $4.5M | $379.96 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._