Lead exports by country totaled US$7.3 billion in 2019, up by 8.1% for all lead shippers over the five-year period starting in 2015. Year over year, the value of exported lead dropped by -16.7% from 2018 to 2019. Lead is an easily worked and corrosion-resistant metal. It used to make pipes, paint, car batteries, ammunition, cable sheathing, radiation protection and in some … [Read more...] about Top Lead Exports by Country
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Top Aluminum Exporters by Country
Unwrought aluminum exports by country totaled US$53 billion in 2019, up by 7.5% for all aluminum-shipping nations over the five-year period starting in 2015. Year over year, the value of exported aluminum depreciated by -10.6% from 2018 to 2019. Spelled aluminium by British writers, aluminum is the world’s most widely used non-iron and non-steel metal and is the basic … [Read more...] about Top Aluminum Exporters by Country
US Aluminum Imports by Supplying Country
In 2019, the United States of America imported US$22.3 billion worth of aluminum (British spelling aluminium) from a total 140 countries, territories or islands. That dollar amount reflects a 24.8% increase since 2015 but a -8.1% downtick from 2018 to 2019. Aluminum is the world’s most used metal excluding iron. Typically blended into an alloy, aluminum is most commonly … [Read more...] about US Aluminum Imports by Supplying Country
Palladium Exports by Country
International sales of palladium exported by country totaled US$22.3 billion in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 183.8% increase for all palladium shippers over the five-year period starting in 2015 when exported palladium was valuated at $7.9 billion. Year over year, global palladium exports appreciated by 57% from 2018 to 2019. Palladium is a silvery-white rare metal … [Read more...] about Palladium Exports by Country
Top Tin Exporters
International sales for tin exports by country totaled US$994.5 million in 2019. Overall, the value of exported tin rose by an average 257% for all exporting countries since 2015 when tin shipments were valued at $278.6 million. Year over the year, the value of exported tin appreciated by 148% from 2018 to 2019. Tin is a key ingredient used to solder microelectronic … [Read more...] about Top Tin Exporters
