South Africa ranked as the largest producer and exporter of chrome ore and ferrochrome in 2019, while China ranked as the largest importer of Chrome ore. Indonesia’s imports of chrome ore and ferrochrome rose by 50pc as the country curbed ore exports and focused on producing more stainless steel domestically.
| Chrome ore (Exports Jan-Sept) | ||
| Country | 2019 (mt) | % change from 2018 |
| South Africa | 10.8 | 16 |
| Turkey | 1.08 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.53 | -24 |
| Chrome ore (Imports Jan-Sept) | ||
| Country | 2019 (mt) | % change from 2018 |
| China | 11.4 | 3 |
| Russia | 0.73 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 0.39 | 50 |
| Ferro Chrome (Exports Jan-Sept) | ||
| Country | 2019 (mt) | % change from 2018 |
| South Africa | 2.7 | -3 |
| Kazakhstan | 1.1 | 14 |
| India | 0.39 | 7 |
| Ferrochrome (Imports Jan-Sept) | ||
| Country | 2019 (mt) | % change from 2018 |
| China | 2.3 | 26 |
| Japan | 0.5 | -15 |
| Indonesia | 0.5 | 50 |