Key Market Indicators
**Dane Pigment Export Expected to Plummet by 2028** Dane Pigment Export is projected to drop significantly, reaching approximately 113,000 kilograms by 2028, down from nearly 197,000 kilograms in 2023. This decline represents an annual decrease of 8.8%. Since 1994, Dane's pigment supply has been dwindling at an annual rate of 5.6%. In 2023, the country ranked 41st in global pigment exports, overtaken by Lithuania, which matched Dane's 2023 export figure. Germany, Saudi Arabia, and China occupied the second, third, and fourth positions, respectively, in the same ranking. **Dane Pigment Import Forecast Shows Decline** Dane Pigment Import is also on a downward trajectory, anticipated to fall to around 428,000 kilograms by 2028 from roughly 552,000 kilograms in 2023. This marks an annual decrease of 4%. Since 1994, the country's pigment demand has been decreasing at an annual rate of 3.2%.
