# Of Fibres Derived From Recovered (Wa buyer markets and demand...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.1B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $1.1B | +30.3% | 24 | Thailand |
| Thailand | $25.5M | -0.8% | 15 | New Zealand |
| Canada | $20.1M | -5.8% | 10 | USA |
| Malaysia | $19.3M | +75% | 30 | USA |
| Germany | $19.1M | +6% | 29 | France |
| Poland | $14.0M | +23% | 15 | Germany |
| Italy | $13.7M | +13.7% | 21 | France |
| United Kingdom | $12.4M | +25.1% | 20 | France |
| Austria | $9.1M | +24.1% | 15 | France |
| Finland | $7.5M | +65.1% | 19 | France |
| Republic of Korea | $6.2M | +7.5% | 11 | Japan |
| Saudi Arabia | $5.6M | +59% | 20 | United Arab Emirates |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $4.7M | +3.1% | 16 | France |
| Netherlands | $4.3M | +11.5% | 34 | Germany |
| Kazakhstan | $3.7M | +44.6% | 10 | Russia |
| Hungary | $3.7M | +26.7% | 12 | Germany |
| France | $3.4M | -23.9% | 18 | Germany |
| Australia | $3.4M | +12.3% | 8 | Chile |
| Guatemala | $3.3M | +12.9% | 10 | Netherlands |
| Mexico | $2.9M | -0.4% | 6 | USA |
| Romania | $2.7M | +5.4% | 11 | Germany |
| India | $2.7M | +13.5% | 18 | Germany |
| Sweden | $2.4M | +9.4% | 17 | Germany |
| Denmark | $2.2M | +7.1% | 19 | Germany |
| Spain | $2.1M | +5.1% | 15 | Germany |
| Ghana | $1.7M | +60.4% | 7 | USA |
| Viet Nam | $1.6M | +15.1% | 11 | Philippines |
| Turkey | $1.2M | -4.7% | 11 | Germany |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.2M | +4.3% | 15 | Germany |
| Norway | $1.1M | -0.5% | 13 | Germany |
| Taiwan | $1.1M | -6.6% | 6 | USA |
| Ireland | $1.1M | +14.2% | 13 | United Kingdom |
| Belgium | $1.0M | -1.7% | 17 | Germany |
| Brazil | $989.1K | +21.2% | 5 | Germany |
| Czechia | $961.1K | -3.2% | 10 | Germany |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.2B | $262.47 |
| Thailand | 2023 | $54.8M | $661.54 |
| Germany | 2023 | $25.1M | $397.74 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $24.6M | $148.14 |
| Canada | 2023 | $15.0M | $684.75 |
| Poland | 2023 | $14.9M | $766.49 |
| Italy | 2023 | $14.1M | $806.13 |
| Ghana | 2023 | $9.5M | $1,441.58 |
| Austria | 2023 | $9.2M | $872.87 |
| Laos | 2023 | $6.4M | $680.46 |
| Guatemala | 2023 | $5.9M | $1,022.82 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $5.3M | $1,088.47 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $5.3M | $869.8 |
| Slovenia | 2023 | $4.3M | $777.28 |
| Romania | 2023 | $4.1M | $569.09 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | $4.1M | $774.72 |
| France | 2023 | $3.7M | $144.26 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $3.4M | $794.47 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $3.3M | $651.19 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $2.7M | $696.5 |

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