International sales from cork exports by country totaled US$1.86 billion in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 12.6% gain from the $1.65 billion in exported cork during 2016, but a -5.1% drop from 2019 to 2020. An impermeable, buoyant, elastic and fire-retardant material, cork is made from bark tissue. Commercial uses of cork include wine stoppers, bulletin boards, wall or … [Read more...] about Top Cork Exporting Countries
Materials
Cement Exports by Country
Global sales from cement exports by country amounted to US$10.8 billion in 2020. An essential construction material, cement is typically sold in the form of grey or white powder or “clinker” lumps and modules fused together with limestone and alumino-silicates like clay. Overall, the value of cement exports increased by an average 9.8% for all exporting countries since 2016 … [Read more...] about Cement Exports by Country
Top Paint Exports by Country
Total combined exports of different types of paint from all countries totaled US$20.8 billion in 2020. That dollar amount reflects an 8.8% increase for global paint shippers over the five-year period starting in 2016. From 2019 to 2020, international sales of exported paints fell by -4.8%. The value of exported paint made from synthetic or chemically modified natural … [Read more...] about Top Paint Exports by Country
Natural Rubber Imports by Country
International purchases of imported natural rubber were worth a total US$12.5 billion in 2020. Overall, globally imported natural rubber by all buyer countries declined by an average -1.6% since 2016 when natural rubber purchases cost $12.7 billion. From 2019 to 2020, natural rubber imports depreciated by -10.8%. The 5 biggest exporters (China, Malaysia, United States, Japan, … [Read more...] about Natural Rubber Imports by Country
Chemical Exports by Country
Global sales for chemical exports by country totaled US$497.4 billion in 2020. The overall dollar value of exported chemicals rose by an average 14.5% for all exporting countries since 2016 when chemical shipments were valued at $478.6 billion. From 2019 to 2020, the combined total for exported organic and inorganic chemicals fell in value by -6.4%. The world’s 5 biggest … [Read more...] about Chemical Exports by Country
