Key Market Indicators
The UK is set to export 8.1 million kilograms of chromium by 2026, a 1% increase annually since 1998. In 2021, the UK was the fourth-largest chromium exporter, after France (7.7 million kilograms). Poland, France and the UK were the top three exporters in that order. The UK is also set to import 1.3 million kilograms of chromium by 2026, down 2.1% on average each year since 1998. In 2021, the UK was ninth in global imports, with Estonia (1.5 million kilograms) in the lead. Germany, the Netherlands and Japan followed in that order.