EU External Trade - ORES, SLAG AND ASH, Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates

The main extra-EU suppliers of ORES, SLAG AND ASH, Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates are 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇳🇦 Namibia. 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan leads with 32.9% of total imports (€16K). The HHI concentration index stands at 1801, indicating a Moderate market.

European exports of ORES, SLAG AND ASH, Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇭 Switzerland accounts for 57.8% (€48K), ahead of 🇨🇳 China (37.5%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇨🇳 China, 🇦🇺 Australia.

Within the EU, 🇫🇷 France concentrates 69.5% of ORES, SLAG AND ASH, Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates imports, well ahead of 🇮🇹 Italy (9.2%). The top importing member states are 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇵🇱 Poland.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were surging, shifting by 273.8% and 3359.1% respectively.