EU External Trade - INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Titanium oxides

Extra-EU sourcing of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Titanium oxides is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 61.6% of imports (€208.5M), followed by 🇰🇷 South Korea (11.8%). With an HHI of 4101, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Titanium oxides to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇺🇸 United States remains the largest client (27.3%, €105.0M), followed by 🇺🇸 United States, 🇮🇳 India, 🇨🇳 China.

Within the EU, the leading importers of INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES, Titanium oxides are 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany. 🇪🇸 Spain accounts for 28.2% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were falling sharply (-41.5%) and exports declining (-5.9%) compared to the previous year.