Key Market Indicators
France is projected to import over 270 million kilograms of benzene by 2026. This is an average increase of 2.3% year-on-year from 2021, when the country imported 232.3 million kilograms. Since 1999, French demand has grown by 2.4% year-on-year. In 2021, France ranked ninth in global imports, behind Indonesia, which imported 232.3 million kilograms. The United States, Belgium and the Netherlands respectively came second, third and fourth. France is expected to export 53.9 million kilograms of benzene by 2026, a decrease of 5% year-on-year from 2021 when the country exported 71.5 million kilograms. Since 1999, French supply has dropped by 5.6% year-on-year. In 2021, France ranked eighteenth in global exports, with Canada overtaking it at 71.5 million kilograms. India, Germany and Japan respectively were second, third and fourth.
