Analysis and Studies - Products analysis
Glass: import and export
August 28th 2023
Long before humanity learned how to melt iron, glassmaking has been practiced for at least 6000 years. Europe's Middle Ages saw widespread use of glass. Glass was used in church and cathedral stained glass windows starting in the 10th century. The island of Murano in Venice developed became a center for glass production around the 13th century, drawing on medieval methods to create numerous colorful ornamental pieces. As of the 20th century, new mass production methods made glass widely available in considerably bigger quantities, making it useful as a building material and opening the door to new applications. Indeed, glass is now considered as a more sustainable substitute to plastic.
In 2021, Glass and glassware were the world's 42nd most traded product, with a total trade of $86.4B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Glass grew by 17.5%, from $73.6B to $86.4B. Trade in Glass & glassware represent 0.0041% of total world trade.
In 2021 the top exporters of Glass were China ($23.2B), followed by Germany ($7.81B), the United States ($6.12B), France ($3.44B), and Japan ($3.37B).
On the other hand, inn 2021, the top importers of Glass were United States ($9.8B), Germany ($6.5B), China ($4.96B), France ($4.28B), and South Korea ($2.8B).
The latest trends show how the production of glass exceeded the value of 80 Billion $ from 1995 up until 2021.
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