# Commercial Alkali Metal Silicates buyer markets and demand...

Germany is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $24.0M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $24.0M | +6.8% | 35 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Saudi Arabia | $21.6M | +55% | 19 | China |
| USA | $21.6M | -3.4% | 31 | Mexico |
| China | $17.8M | +10.4% | 34 | Netherlands |
| Mexico | $14.1M | +5.8% | 28 | USA |
| Canada | $12.4M | +10.8% | 21 | USA |
| Netherlands | $10.2M | +11.1% | 35 | Luxembourg |
| Republic of Korea | $8.8M | -1.3% | 20 | Netherlands |
| Indonesia | $7.5M | +12% | 24 | China |
| India | $6.6M | -5.8% | 28 | China |
| Austria | $6.5M | +24.6% | 31 | Germany |
| Poland | $6.2M | +1.4% | 26 | Japan |
| Japan | $5.8M | +7.5% | 20 | China |
| South Africa | $5.7M | +10.6% | 15 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $5.7M | +27.1% | 23 | Japan |
| Philippines | $5.1M | +8% | 14 | China |
| Viet Nam | $5.0M | -5.9% | 19 | China |
| France | $4.9M | +0.3% | 29 | Netherlands |
| Bangladesh | $4.8M | +13.2% | 11 | Taiwan |
| Thailand | $4.7M | +7% | 22 | Japan |
| Malaysia | $4.5M | +6.7% | 20 | Republic of Korea |
| Russia | $4.2M | +0.8% | 9 | China |
| Romania | $3.9M | +3.6% | 20 | Netherlands |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $3.5M | +21.1% | 21 | Netherlands |
| Singapore | $3.4M | +9.7% | 16 | USA |
| Italy | $3.4M | -1.3% | 24 | Germany |
| Brazil | $3.2M | +1.8% | 20 | USA |
| Belgium | $3.2M | +2% | 20 | USA |
| Ghana | $3.1M | +37.8% | 8 | China |
| Australia | $3.1M | +5.4% | 22 | China |
| Denmark | $3.1M | -5.3% | 18 | Netherlands |
| Czechia | $3.0M | -3.2% | 14 | Netherlands |
| Turkey | $3.0M | +5.1% | 30 | Germany |
| Slovenia | $2.7M | +6.8% | 18 | Germany |
| Nigeria | $2.7M | +5% | 9 | France |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2023 | $22.2M | $1,733.86 |
| USA | 2023 | $18.7M | $1,403.11 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $14.0M | $2,954.95 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $13.0M | $632.77 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $12.3M | $1,399.05 |
| China | 2023 | $12.0M | $1,698.7 |
| Canada | 2023 | $8.3M | $3,969 |
| India | 2023 | $8.3M | $110.56 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $8.2M | $934.75 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $7.9M | $2,409.88 |
| France | 2023 | $7.8M | $321.62 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $7.7M | $1,365.76 |
| Poland | 2023 | $7.5M | $4,392.27 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $7.5M | $1,370.81 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $6.0M | $1,894.63 |
| Japan | 2023 | $5.9M | $1,571.82 |
| Russia | 2023 | $5.6M | $3,052.73 |
| Austria | 2023 | $5.3M | $1,255.7 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | $5.1M | $1,379.38 |
| Denmark | 2023 | $5.0M | $1,494.79 |

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