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Table 5: Imports of sulfone polymers into India
FY22 FY23 FY24

Qty, tonnes Value, $ Qty, tonnes Value, $ Qty, tonnes Value, $
Austria 0.00 $0 0.00 $0 0.01 $288
Belgium 12.02 $87,152 1.03 $14,483 2.68 $11,692
China 79.20 $3,20,466 141.93 $6,05,869 10.75 $1,16,081
Costa Rica 0.00 $0 0.00 $0 0.02 $170
Germany 2.48 $26,506 7.39 $1,30,329 7.77 $1,55,726
Italy 0.00 $0 2.00 $6,162 0.6 $1,580
Japan 61.35 $2,27,023 10.60 $1,29,576 19.9 $2,24,930

Korea South 73.25 $3,58,140 40.29 $2,02,616 54.15 $3,28,383
Malaysia 1.80 $12,841 0.00 $0 0 $0
Netherlands 0.25 $4,590 0.01 $306 4.51 $28,594
Singapore 0.00 $0 9.53 $1,01,084 3.28 $26,112
Slovenia 0.00 $0 0.00 $0 4.2 $48,652
Taiwan 3.68 $19,368 13.31 $96,207 45.16 $1,92,884

UAE 0.02 $1,215 0.00 $0 0 $0
UK 0.00 $0 0.00 $0 0.01 $662
USA 87.02 $4,28,992 140.88 $13,11,195 93.75 $10,51,942
Vietnam 0.00 $0 6.00 $40,436 0 $0
Total 321.07 $14,86,292 372.97 $26,38,263 246.79 $21,87,695
Source: IndiaChemTrade
at about 300-tonnes and is entirely
served by imports. PSU resin repre-
sents about half of this market, and
almost all supplies of this resin is
from the USA facility of Syensco to its
Indian subsidiary.

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