Japan stays the #1 buyer of Brazilian raw aluminum, but its share fell from 55.7% to 42.3% year to date as rivals gained ground. See the full panel with official MDI
The US became Brazil's top buyer of unwrought aluminum, jumping from 12th place to the lead in year-to-date trade through June 2026, MDIC data show.
The monthly pace of Chilean copper imports jumped from -53.8% to +156% in January 2026, a 209.8-point acceleration. Painel completo no Kyrodata.
Singapore vaulted from 24th to #1 in Brazilian iron and steel goods exports, booking US$ 80.3 M and a 34.7% share through April 2026 — up 85× year-on-year.
Germany jumped from 35th to #1 in Brazilian cold-rolled steel exports through April 2026, seizing 25.3% of shipments — up from near zero a year ago.
Brazil's imports of nickel works from Italy climbed from US$225k to US$1.6M between 2023 and 2025 — a sevenfold rise over two consecutive years of uninterrupted growth.
Brazil imported 139,753 tons of flat-rolled alloy steel products from South Korea in 2025 — up 242% from the multi-year average. A z-score of 12.2 makes
From 2.6% share in 2024 to 88.4% in 2025: Denmark became the near-exclusive destination for Brazilian flexible common-metal tube exports, with FOB rising
Germany jumped from rank #35 to #1 in Brazilian cold-rolled flat steel exports in 2025, with US$27.3M in FOB and a 25.3% share of total segment exports.
Germany jumped from 35th to 1st place among destinations for Brazilian cold-rolled flat steel (SH4 7209) exports in 2025. FOB value surged from US$ 143 to
Denmark jumped from 9th to 1st place in Brazil's flexible metal tube exports in 2025, absorbing 88.4% of shipments and US$35.9M FOB — a 300× FOB surge.
Brazil's imports of nickel articles from Australia jumped from US$ 166,300 in 2023 to US$ 1.23 million in 2025, a nearly 7-fold increase in two years.
From near-zero to market leader: Germany captures 25.3% of Brazil's cold-rolled flat steel exports YTD through April 2026, rising 34 spots in one cycle.
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