# Excluding Calcium Oxide And Hydroxid buyer markets and demand...

France is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $26.7M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | $26.7M | +11.6% | 22 | United Kingdom |
| USA | $22.2M | +9.9% | 28 | Mexico |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $17.6M | -0.1% | 14 | Zambia |
| Netherlands | $14.8M | +5.2% | 32 | Germany |
| Germany | $13.4M | +9.1% | 33 | Austria |
| Philippines | $12.9M | +8.4% | 8 | Viet Nam |
| Singapore | $7.7M | -8.6% | 13 | United Kingdom |
| Poland | $7.0M | +11.3% | 15 | Slovakia |
| Burkina Faso | $6.3M | +8.1% | 4 | Ghana |
| Canada | $6.0M | +1.6% | 16 | USA |
| Côte d\'Ivoire | $5.5M | +10% | 13 | Spain |
| Sweden | $5.3M | +4.7% | 13 | Germany |
| India | $5.1M | +10% | 15 | China |
| Zimbabwe | $4.7M | +40.7% | 5 | Zambia |
| United Kingdom | $4.2M | +19.8% | 28 | Ireland |
| Finland | $4.0M | +22.4% | 13 | France |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $3.9M | +11.7% | 10 | France |
| Italy | $3.6M | +3.1% | 21 | France |
| China | $3.6M | -0.6% | 19 | Malaysia |
| Belgium | $3.4M | +11.6% | 13 | Germany |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $3.3M | +1.6% | 6 | China |
| Chile | $3.3M | +9.2% | 4 | Argentina |
| Suriname | $3.3M | +103.6% | 6 | Colombia |
| Lithuania | $3.1M | +43.7% | 15 | Poland |
| El Salvador | $3.0M | +9.2% | 3 | Guatemala |
| Mali | $2.9M | -0.8% | 5 | Ghana |
| Denmark | $2.7M | +13.3% | 10 | Germany |
| Norway | $2.7M | +8.7% | 8 | Sweden |
| Spain | $2.6M | -9% | 13 | France |
| Austria | $2.5M | +9.3% | 15 | Germany |
| Nicaragua | $2.4M | +8.8% | 3 | Guatemala |
| Republic of Korea | $2.3M | -0.5% | 10 | Malaysia |
| Australia | $2.3M | -4.5% | 12 | Malaysia |
| Kazakhstan | $2.3M | +3.8% | 6 | Russia |
| Kuwait | $2.2M | +34.8% | 5 | Saudi Arabia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2023 | $25.2M | $245.95 |
| USA | 2023 | $17.3M | $292.27 |
| Germany | 2023 | $13.6M | $197.59 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $13.5M | $252.41 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2023 | $12.9M | $151.28 |
| Poland | 2023 | $11.2M | $217.49 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $8.7M | $278.29 |
| Philippines | 2023 | $8.5M | $178.16 |
| India | 2023 | $6.4M | $247.17 |
| Canada | 2023 | $5.6M | $269.56 |
| Côte d\'Ivoire | 2023 | $5.5M | $242.91 |
| China | 2023 | $5.1M | $341.85 |
| Italy | 2023 | $4.7M | $247.86 |
| Finland | 2023 | $3.9M | $264.01 |
| Zimbabwe | 2023 | $3.4M | $193.75 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $3.4M | $261.81 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $3.3M | $258.88 |
| Chile | 2023 | $3.2M | $139.68 |
| Australia | 2023 | $3.1M | $197.67 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $3.1M | $95.19 |

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