Top India Materials Trade Opportunities
Among Indian suppliers, the greatest materials trade deficits during 2013 were for the products listed to the right.
The underlying sales for these product deficits represent strong demand in India and therefore opportunities for global suppliers.
Aluminum

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Aluminum scrap: $1.3 billion
2. Unwrought alloyed aluminum: $147.9 million
3. Aluminum foil, rolled: $101.1 million
4. Aluminum alloy plates, sheets: $99.2 million
5. Aluminum foil, thick: $80.5 million
6. Aluminum foil, thin: $76.5 million
7. Unalloyed aluminum plates, sheets: $62 million
8. Aluminum structures, parts: $60.4 million
9. Aluminum alloy tubes, pipes: $40.6 million
10. Unalloyed aluminum bars, rods: $29.9 million
Cork

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Crushed cork waste: $3.5 million
2. Raw natural cork: $344,000
3. Natural cork stoppers: $299,000
4. Agglomerated cork: $250,000
5. Natural cork articles: $180,000
6. Crushed cork waste: $3.5 million
7. Natural cork articles: $180,000
8. Natural cork stoppers: $299,000
9. Agglomerated cork: $250,000
10. Natural cork articles: $180,000
Glass

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Glass fibers: $75.0 million
2. Unworked glass balls: $74.7 million
3. Glass beads, eyes, imitation pearls: $61 million
4. Glassware: $48.1 million
5. Polished glass, sheets: $44.7 million
6. Glass mirrors: $32.1 million
7. Safety glass: $20.4 million
8. Clock/watch glass: $18.1 million
9. Glass scrap: $15.1 million
10. Drawn/blown glass, sheets: $14.2 million
Lead

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Unmanufactured lead: $134.8 million
2. Lead scrap: $114.8 million
3. Refined lead: $103.6 million
4. Unrefined lead: $15.4 million
5. Pig lead: $10.6 million
6. Lead foil, sheets: $536,000
7. Miscellaneous lead articles: $457,000
8. Lead plates, thick: $175,000
9. Lead scrap: $163,000
10. Other lead plates: $92,000
Nickel

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Unalloyed nickel, unwrought: $403.0 million
2. Nickel alloy bars, rods: $49.2 million
3. Nickel plates, sheets, foil: $32.8 million
4. Nickel scrap: $16.8 million
5. Nickel oxide sinters: $11.9 million
6. Nickel tubes, pipes: $11.9 million
7. Alloyed nickel, unwrought: $9.2 million
8. Nickel powers, flakes: $7.1 million
9. Miscellaneous nickel articles: $5.8 million
10. Nickel alloy wire: $4.7 million
Ores, slag, ash

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Copper ores/concentrates: $7.4 billion deficit
2. Manganese ores/concentrates: $420.4 million
3. Molybdenum concentrates, roasted: $91.4 million
4. Zirconium ores/concentrates: $58.1 million
5. Ash, residues mostly zinc: $41.1 million
6. Nickel ores/concentrates: $22.6 million
7. Ash, residues mostly copper: $22.3 million
8. Antimony ores/concentrates: $18.5 million
9. Lead ores/concentrates: $12.3 million
10. Molybdenum ores/concentrates: $3.0 million
Other base metals

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Titanium: $51.0 million
2. Manganese: $49.8 million
3. Magnesium: $47.3 million
4. Cobalt: $26.2 million
5. Molybdenum: $18.1 million
6. Beryllium, chromium: $13.1 million
7. Cermets: $7.5 million
8. Bismuth: $3.8 million
9. Cadmium: $2.7 million
10. Zirconium: $517,000
Paper

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Newsprint, rolls or sheets: $886.0 million
2. Coated paper, paperboard: $295.8 million
3. Cellulose paper: $109.8 million
4. Uncoated kraft paper: $89.9 million
5. Other uncoated paper: $55.2 million
6. Uncoated writing/printing paper: $49.2 million
7. Paper labels: $34.9 million
8. Vegetable parch/tracing paper: $27.8 million
9. Cigarette paper: $11.1 million
10. Corrugated/creped paper: $5.0 million
Fastest-Growing Indian Materials Product Deficits 2013
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis

Plastics

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Ethylene polymers: $1.9 billion
2. Polymers of halogenated olefins: $1.5 billion
3. Polyacetal, epoxide resin: $381.2 million
4. Polyamides: $292.1 million
5. Amino/pheonolic resin, polyurethane: $205 million
6. Cellulose, chemical derivativess: $203.4 million
7. Vinyl polymers: $186.9 million
8. Acrylic polymers: $173.9 million
9. Plastics scrap: $148.1 million
10. Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film: $145.2 million
Rubber

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Tech. specified natural rubber: $498.7 million
2. Styren-butadien rubber: $460.5 million
3. Natural rubber, smoked sheets: $304.0 million
4. Butadiene rubber: $190.8 million
5. Butyl rubber: $169.8 million
6. Vulcanised rubber seals, gaskets: $155.9 million
7. Isoprene rubber: $127.6 million
8. Automobile tires: $96.8 million
9. Ethylene/propylene rubber: $79.2 million
10. Acryonitrile rubber: $74.6 million
Salt, sulphur, stone, cement

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Calcium phosphates, chalk: $985.8 million
2. Asbestos: $235.2 million
3. Limestone: $233.1 million
4. Marble, travertine: $184.4 million
5. Gypsum, plasters: $84.6 million
6. Sulphur: $67.5 million
7. Quicklime: $59.8 million
8. Dolomite: $46.1 million
9. Magnesium: $37.8 million
10. Natural graphite: $19.9 million
Tin

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Unmanuf. tin ingots, slabs: $159.9 million
2. Unalloyed tin: $6.6 million
3. Tin wire: $2.0 million
4. Tin bars (not hollow): $1.6 million
5. Other tin articles: $567,000
6. Miscellaneous tin blanks: $146,000
7. Hollow tin bars: $8,000
Wood

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Rough wood: $2.0 billion
2. Sawn/chipped wood: $154.1 million
3. Wood fiberboard: $82.6 million
4. Laminated wood, plywood: $58.4 million
5. Wood sheets, sawn lengthwise: $51.7 million
6. Buiders' joinery, carpentry: $45.9 million
7. Particle board: $42.8 million
8. Fuel wood, sawdust, wood scrap: $41.7 million
9. Wood, shaped on edges: $9.1 million
10. Densified wood blocks, plates: $4.2 million
Woodpulp

The products below posted the greatest
materials subcategory deficits for India.

1. Other paper waste: $596.8 million
2. Bleached non-conifer woodpulp: $307.1 million
3. Chemical woodpulp, dissolving: $221.3 million
4. Bleached coniferous woodpulp: $109.0 million
5. Semi-chemical woodpulp: $43.4 million
6. Chemical woodpulp, soda: $26.5 million
7. Sulphite woodpulp, non-coniferous: $21 million
8. Semi-chem pulp (excl. cotton linters) : $17 million
9. Unbleached chemical woodpulp: $11.8 million
10. Unbleached paper waste: $7.1 million