# In Aqueous Solution (Soda Lye Or Liq buyer markets and demand...

Australia is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $960.7M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | $960.7M | +16.4% | 28 | China |
| Brazil | $557.0M | +4.3% | 22 | USA |
| Indonesia | $405.5M | +59.8% | 18 | China |
| USA | $252.8M | +8.2% | 38 | Taiwan |
| Canada | $223.2M | +0.9% | 35 | USA |
| Finland | $195.4M | -3.3% | 23 | Netherlands |
| Sweden | $184.7M | -0.1% | 17 | Netherlands |
| Italy | $169.4M | +8.1% | 35 | France |
| Netherlands | $169.0M | -0.1% | 43 | Germany |
| Austria | $164.2M | +5.4% | 35 | Italy |
| France | $160.2M | -1.8% | 44 | Belgium |
| Germany | $129.6M | +0.5% | 42 | Netherlands |
| Turkey | $115.0M | +3.2% | 34 | Egypt |
| Belgium | $91.8M | +1.9% | 26 | Netherlands |
| Chile | $89.2M | +9.5% | 13 | USA |
| Spain | $80.5M | -7.2% | 26 | Belgium |
| Ireland | $68.3M | +5.8% | 25 | USA |
| Jamaica | $67.5M | -5% | 9 | USA |
| United Arab Emirates | $67.3M | +10.7% | 21 | Qatar |
| Taiwan | $65.0M | +25.2% | 19 | China |
| South Africa | $59.6M | +0.5% | 23 | India |
| Viet Nam | $59.1M | +9.5% | 25 | China |
| United Kingdom | $58.7M | +16.4% | 32 | Belgium |
| Czechia | $57.6M | -0% | 20 | Poland |
| Saudi Arabia | $55.6M | +57.9% | 25 | Qatar |
| Mexico | $53.4M | -6.2% | 46 | USA |
| Uruguay | $53.2M | +3.5% | 12 | USA |
| India | $51.8M | -8.8% | 26 | Iran |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $45.0M | -2.2% | 27 | France |
| Portugal | $40.6M | +3.2% | 16 | Spain |
| Malaysia | $37.0M | -7.5% | 23 | Indonesia |
| Singapore | $34.9M | +5.1% | 28 | China |
| Poland | $33.5M | +5.9% | 25 | Hungary |
| Greece | $33.5M | +10% | 21 | Egypt |
| Philippines | $28.4M | +3.4% | 21 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 2023 | $1.1B | $408.83 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $843.8M | $381.2 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $332.2M | $327.35 |
| Finland | 2023 | $323.9M | $495.82 |
| Canada | 2023 | $305.7M | $834 |
| USA | 2023 | $295.3M | $460.11 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $272.5M | $300.2 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $268.9M | $422.13 |
| France | 2023 | $244.1M | $439.81 |
| Austria | 2023 | $240.1M | $413.19 |
| Germany | 2023 | $216.8M | $445.68 |
| Italy | 2023 | $199.4M | $292.55 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $153.8M | $323.49 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $153.4M | $387.57 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $128.8M | $282.56 |
| Chile | 2023 | $116.0M | $661.76 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $103.1M | $412.02 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $88.6M | $344.05 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $87.6M | $217.3 |
| Uruguay | 2023 | $86.7M | $770.99 |

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