Price for Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa - 2024

Contents:

  1. Price for Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa (CIF) - 2022
  2. Price for Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa (FOB) - 2022
  3. Imports of Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa
  4. Exports of Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa

Price for Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa (CIF) - 2022

The average import price for magnesium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap stood at $5,988 per ton in 2022, surging by 77% against the previous year. In general, the import price enjoyed prominent growth. As a result, import price reached the peak level and is likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Average prices varied noticeably amongst the major supplying countries. In 2022, amid the top importers, the country with the highest price was Germany ($6,964 per ton), while the price for China amounted to $5,818 per ton.

From 2012 to 2022, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Germany (+7.0%).

Price for Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa (FOB) - 2022

In 2022, the average export price for magnesium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap amounted to $3,937 per ton, reducing by -14.5% against the previous year. Overall, the export price, however, posted a modest expansion. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2018 an increase of 357%. Over the period under review, the average export prices attained the maximum at $9,356 per ton in 2020; however, from 2021 to 2022, the export prices failed to regain momentum.

Prices varied noticeably by country of destination: amid the top suppliers, the country with the highest price was the United States ($15,662 per ton), while the average price for exports to India ($1,762 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 India (+13.5%), while the prices for the other major destinations experienced more modest paces of growth.

Imports of Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa

In 2022, imports of magnesium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap into South Africa expanded slightly to 8.1K tons, growing by 3.8% compared with the year before. Overall, imports continue to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2021 with an increase of 13% against the previous year. Over the period under review, imports of hit record highs in 2022 and are likely to continue growth in years to come.

In value terms, imports of magnesium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap skyrocketed to $49M in 2022. Over the period under review, imports continue to indicate a significant expansion. As a result, imports reached the peak and are likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Import of Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa (Million USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
China16.614.823.142.336.6%
Germany3.20.23.44.713.7%
Others0.70.20.11.734.4%
Total20.515.126.648.733.4%

Top Suppliers of Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap to South Africa in 2022:

  1. China (7.3K tons)
  2. Germany (0.7K tons)

Exports of Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa

After two years of decline, overseas shipments of magnesium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap increased by 59% to 49 tons in 2022. Over the period under review, total exports indicated slight growth from 2019 to 2022: its volume increased at an average annual rate of +1.7% over the last three-year period. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. As a result, the exports attained the peak and are likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

In value terms, exports of magnesium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap surged to $194K in 2022. Overall, exports enjoyed a prominent expansion. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2020 with an increase of 103% against the previous year. As a result, the exports attained the peak of $294K. From 2021 to 2022, the growth of the exports of failed to regain momentum.

Export of Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap in South Africa (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
United StatesN/A18468.261.1-42.4%
Mauritius0.1N/A33.543.7658.9%
IndiaN/AN/AN/A34.40%
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.1N/AN/A31.2578.2%
Mozambique36.20.1N/A21.8-15.6%
Spain62.0N/AN/AN/A0%
Swaziland0.978.5N/AN/A8622.2%
United KingdomN/A1.83.3N/A83.3%
NetherlandsN/AN/A11.9N/A0%
Brazil27.2N/AN/AN/A0%
Others18.329.625.61.7-54.7%
Total14529414319410.2%

Top Export Markets for Magnesium; Articles Thereof, Including Waste and Scrap from South Africa in 2022:

  1. India (19.5 tons)
  2. Mauritius (13.5 tons)
  3. Mozambique (9.6 tons)
  4. United States (3.9 tons)
  5. Democratic Republic of the Congo (2.4 tons)

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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