# Phenol (Hydroxybenzene) And Its Salt buyer markets and demand...

Netherlands is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $266.6M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Netherlands | $266.6M | +2.5% | 31 | Belgium |
| China | $236.2M | -12.9% | 22 | Saudi Arabia |
| India | $222.5M | +8.7% | 21 | Thailand |
| Belgium | $190.6M | +15.4% | 19 | Spain |
| Germany | $178.0M | -5.4% | 27 | Belgium |
| Poland | $112.4M | +5.4% | 16 | Germany |
| Republic of Korea | $102.1M | +12.6% | 20 | Thailand |
| Taiwan | $85.8M | -9.6% | 14 | Thailand |
| Canada | $78.4M | +5.9% | 9 | USA |
| Thailand | $57.2M | +14.3% | 13 | Singapore |
| United Kingdom | $45.3M | +0.9% | 24 | Finland |
| Turkey | $41.9M | +11.5% | 16 | USA |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $33.8M | +0.1% | 13 | France |
| Austria | $25.4M | -0.2% | 12 | France |
| Indonesia | $25.0M | -0.1% | 12 | Thailand |
| Malaysia | $23.9M | -0.4% | 15 | Singapore |
| Chile | $23.3M | +9.9% | 9 | Brazil |
| Japan | $21.4M | -24.5% | 11 | Republic of Korea |
| Mexico | $20.7M | -0.5% | 20 | USA |
| Italy | $18.0M | -16% | 14 | France |
| Argentina | $16.4M | +2.1% | 11 | Brazil |
| France | $15.8M | +7.8% | 19 | Spain |
| Viet Nam | $13.9M | +21.2% | 15 | China |
| Latvia | $11.4M | +9.1% | 6 | Finland |
| Slovenia | $10.9M | +6.9% | 7 | Italy |
| Iran | $10.4M | -3.1% | 11 | United Arab Emirates |
| Sweden | $10.4M | -5.9% | 9 | Finland |
| Colombia | $9.2M | +8.5% | 15 | USA |
| Brazil | $8.3M | -2.4% | 18 | China |
| Belarus | $6.4M | -0.9% | 6 | Russia |
| Norway | $5.1M | +21.9% | 6 | Finland |
| United Arab Emirates | $4.3M | +6.8% | 12 | India |
| Denmark | $4.3M | +11.5% | 10 | Germany |
| Australia | $4.1M | -15.8% | 7 | Republic of Korea |
| Egypt | $3.8M | -1.1% | 10 | India |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $343.6M | $955.05 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $313.6M | $1,425.51 |
| India | 2023 | $247.4M | $1,038.69 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $179.9M | $1,191.07 |
| Germany | 2023 | $164.3M | $1,382.57 |
| Poland | 2023 | $110.7M | $1,297 |
| Canada | 2023 | $90.6M | $1,512.17 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $70.7M | $971.35 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $51.9M | $1,001.72 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $43.4M | $1,000.83 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $41.8M | $1,407.91 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $40.7M | $973.7 |
| Italy | 2023 | $33.5M | $1,411.98 |
| Austria | 2023 | $30.9M | $1,426.16 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $30.5M | $1,257.16 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $28.1M | $1,166.35 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $24.7M | $1,421.92 |
| Chile | 2023 | $22.0M | $1,341.12 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $20.9M | $1,362.85 |
| Latvia | 2023 | $19.3M | $1,528.14 |

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