Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy - 2023

Contents:

  1. Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy (CIF) - 2022
  2. Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy (FOB) - 2022
  3. Imports of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy
  4. Exports of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy

Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy (CIF) - 2022

The average lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet import price stood at $224 per ton in 2022, growing by 23% against the previous year. Over the period under review, the import price, however, showed a pronounced descent. Over the period under review, average import prices reached the maximum at $365 per ton in 2012; however, from 2013 to 2022, import prices remained at a lower figure.

As there is only one major supplying country, the average price level is determined by prices for Germany.

From 2012 to 2022, the rate of growth in terms of prices for Austria amounted to +8.3% per year.

Price for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy (FOB) - 2022

The average lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet export price stood at $9,323 per ton in 2022, increasing by 798% against the previous year. Overall, the export price, however, saw a abrupt decrease. The growth pace was the most rapid in 2019 when the average export price increased by 4,840%. As a result, the export price reached the peak level of $193,407 per ton. From 2020 to 2022, the average export prices remained at a somewhat lower figure.

There were significant differences in the average prices for the major foreign markets. In 2022, amid the top suppliers, the country with the highest price was Portugal ($15,043 per ton), while the average price for exports to the UK ($6,265 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2012 to 2022, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was recorded for supplies to the UK (+2.5%), while the prices for the other major destinations experienced a decline.

Imports of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy

In 2022, approx. 1.6K tons of lignite; agglomerated, excluding jets were imported into Italy; growing by 93% on 2021 figures. In general, imports saw a significant increase. As a result, imports reached the peak and are likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

In value terms, lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet imports skyrocketed to $368K in 2022. Over the period under review, imports posted significant growth. As a result, imports reached the peak and are likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Import of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
Germany83.273.812036864.2%
SloveniaN/AN/A34.6N/A0%
Others5.22.10.2N/A-80.4%
Total88.475.915536860.9%

Top Suppliers of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet to Italy in 2022:

  1. Germany (1.6K tons)

Exports of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy

In 2022, after three years of growth, there was significant decline in overseas shipments of lignite; agglomerated, excluding jets, when their volume decreased by -93.4% to 1.2 tons. Over the period under review, exports, however, recorded a significant increase. The growth pace was the most rapid in 2021 with an increase of 4,082%. As a result, the exports attained the peak of 18 tons, and then shrank notably in the following year.

In value terms, lignite; agglomerated, excluding jet exports contracted significantly to $11K in 2022. Overall, exports recorded a precipitous contraction. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2021 when exports increased by 657% against the previous year.

Export of Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet in Italy (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
PortugalN/AN/AN/A6.00%
Malta0.20.60.53.1149.3%
United Kingdom1.01.82.22.026.0%
MoldovaN/AN/A16.0N/A0%
Others40.5N/AN/AN/A0%
Total41.82.518.711.1-35.7%

Top Export Markets for Lignite; Agglomerated, Excluding Jet from Italy in 2022:

  1. Malta (468.0 kg)
  2. Portugal (400.0 kg)
  3. United Kingdom (324.0 kg)

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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