# Carboxymethylcellulose And Its Salts buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $115.3M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $115.3M | +9.2% | 34 | China |
| India | $86.7M | +12.4% | 27 | China |
| China | $51.8M | +9.7% | 36 | Japan |
| Germany | $46.9M | +0.8% | 41 | Finland |
| South Africa | $37.3M | +1.7% | 16 | Finland |
| Brazil | $30.3M | +11% | 19 | Colombia |
| Japan | $28.4M | +14.4% | 18 | China |
| Netherlands | $26.7M | -5.3% | 38 | Finland |
| Indonesia | $24.9M | +9.3% | 22 | China |
| Thailand | $24.8M | +5.7% | 25 | China |
| Italy | $23.5M | +1.8% | 26 | Finland |
| Russia | $22.2M | -8.2% | 21 | China |
| Canada | $21.4M | +4% | 23 | China |
| Republic of Korea | $20.4M | +3.6% | 25 | China |
| Viet Nam | $18.9M | +10% | 25 | China |
| Mexico | $18.3M | -0.7% | 44 | China |
| Poland | $17.6M | +7.8% | 25 | Germany |
| Spain | $16.8M | +2.5% | 26 | Finland |
| Saudi Arabia | $16.5M | +2.4% | 24 | Turkey |
| Hungary | $16.2M | +20% | 25 | Japan |
| United Kingdom | $16.0M | -3.3% | 29 | France |
| Zimbabwe | $15.4M | +13.9% | 9 | South Africa |
| Peru | $15.1M | +4.3% | 17 | Turkey |
| Nigeria | $15.0M | +22.2% | 19 | China |
| Taiwan | $14.2M | +3.2% | 17 | China |
| Zambia | $13.7M | +33.9% | 9 | South Africa |
| Egypt | $13.3M | +5.2% | 20 | China |
| Denmark | $12.2M | +11.5% | 18 | France |
| France | $11.2M | +4.9% | 25 | Netherlands |
| Pakistan | $11.0M | -1.7% | 23 | China |
| Bangladesh | $10.9M | +12% | 19 | China |
| United Arab Emirates | $10.8M | +0.9% | 24 | China |
| Turkey | $10.7M | -3.9% | 27 | China |
| Philippines | $10.4M | +10.7% | 16 | China |
| Argentina | $9.2M | +4% | 20 | Colombia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2023 | $94.9M | $3,915.67 |
| USA | 2023 | $94.5M | $4,259.44 |
| China | 2023 | $57.7M | $9,562.07 |
| Germany | 2023 | $47.4M | $3,777.78 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $43.9M | $2,681.53 |
| Russia | 2023 | $35.5M | $2,089.74 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $33.1M | $7,599.13 |
| Japan | 2023 | $30.1M | $4,922.95 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $26.8M | $3,890.2 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $25.8M | $4,360.55 |
| Zambia | 2023 | $23.6M | $4,172.2 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $22.5M | $3,148.34 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $22.3M | $4,447.92 |
| Italy | 2023 | $22.1M | $4,016.08 |
| Zimbabwe | 2023 | $21.8M | $4,186.86 |
| Poland | 2023 | $21.7M | $4,018.96 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $21.4M | $5,018.71 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | $21.0M | $3,017.19 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $20.7M | $4,271.36 |
| Canada | 2023 | $18.5M | $4,387.98 |

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