Price for Zinc; Bars, Rods, Profiles and Wire in Egypt - 2023

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  1. Price for Zinc; Bars, Rods, Profiles and Wire in Egypt (CIF) - 2022
  2. Imports of Zinc; Bars, Rods, Profiles and Wire in Egypt

Price for Zinc; Bars, Rods, Profiles and Wire in Egypt (CIF) - 2022

The average import price for zinc; bars, rods, profiles and wires stood at $4,770 per ton in 2022, surging by 20% against the previous year. Over the period under review, import price indicated moderate growth from 2012 to 2022: its price increased at an average annual rate of +3.8% over the last decade. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on 2022 figures, import price for zinc; bars, rods, profiles and wires increased by +47.1% against 2020 indices. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2017 an increase of 31%. The import price peaked in 2022 and is likely to continue growth in the near future.

Prices varied noticeably by country of origin: amid the top importers, the country with the highest price was Belgium ($5,658 per ton), while the price for Italy ($3,443 per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2012 to 2022, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by India (+4.7%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.

Imports of Zinc; Bars, Rods, Profiles and Wire in Egypt

For the third year in a row, Egypt recorded decline in purchases abroad of zinc; bars, rods, profiles and wires, which decreased by -24.8% to 79 tons in 2022. Overall, imports saw a dramatic contraction. The smallest decline of -17.7% was in 2021.

In value terms, imports of zinc; bars, rods, profiles and wires shrank to $376K in 2022. In general, imports continue to indicate a abrupt setback. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2021 with an increase of 0.6% against the previous year.

Import of Zinc; Bars, Rods, Profiles and Wire in Egypt (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
Poland215141189187-4.5%
Greece88.594.510586.1-0.9%
China7.629.84.830.659.1%
Belgium19678.964.723.8-50.5%
Italy32.417.519.315.8-21.3%
United Kingdom62.75.19.211.4-43.3%
India61.130.96.71.1-73.8%
Others29.015.317.519.7-12.1%
Total692413415376-18.4%

Top Suppliers of Zinc; Bars, Rods, Profiles and Wire to Egypt in 2022:

  1. Poland (33.3 tons)
  2. Greece (24.8 tons)
  3. China (5.4 tons)
  4. Italy (4.6 tons)
  5. Belgium (4.2 tons)
  6. United Kingdom (2.0 tons)
  7. India (0.2 tons)

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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