Niobium: Movement

From Brazil to Chinese steel mills

What this tab covers How it flows between countries: the largest bilateral trade routes drawn on a world map, 2024 UN Comtrade export and import values with the top exporters and importers by share, plus shipping routes, chokepoints and trade restrictions.

Ferroniobium (HS 7202.93) is a $3.0 billion trade (Comtrade). Brazil supplied 76.2% of 2023 export value, Canada 9.4% and Singapore 8.3%. China took 38.0% of 2024 imports, the US 8.9% and South Korea 7.6%. Singapore and the Netherlands act as distribution hubs, re-exporting Brazilian metal. USGS reports Brazil's ferroniobium exports at 92,000 tonnes in 2024, with China receiving 49%. With supply so concentrated, one country's logistics matter more than any sea chokepoint.

Where it is exported from and imported to, 2023

Chart: World map of the largest trade flows

Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2023. Bubbles: shares of reported world exports and imports for the main traded form. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.

Ferroniobium · HS 720293

World exports 2023 $2.96 bn sum of 33 reporting countries World imports 2024 $2.97 bn sum of 40 reporting countries Top exporters, share of value Brazil 76.2% Canada 9.4% Singapore 8.3% Netherlands 1.3% United States 1% Turkey 0.7% Top importers, share of value China 38% United States 8.9% South Korea 7.6% Singapore 6.5% Japan 5.9% India 5.8% UN Comtrade, reporter declarations to the world, US$. Exports and imports are reported separately, so totals differ. Re-exporting hubs (Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, UAE) can appear large.