Glass fibre manufacturers (including glass wool/reinforcement fibreglass) generated total revenue of EUR 1.17 billion in 2024. This represents a 2.2 percent increase from the 2023 figure of EUR 1.14 billion. Domestic and foreign revenue development diverged, with domestic revenue falling by 1.3 percent to EUR 625 million (2023: EUR 633 million) and foreign revenue rising by 6.5 percent to EUR 541 million (2023: EUR 508 million).

The export quota was 57.4 percent in 2024, which is lower than in 2023 (58.5 percent). The total export value for this segment fell by 5.7 percent to EUR 842 million in 2024 (2023: EUR 893 million).

The importquota declined to 61.4 percent (2023: 63.5 percent). The value of imports fell by 10.0 percent to EUR 993 million in 2024 (2023: EUR 1.10 billion). Thus the value of imports is EUR 214 million higher than the value of experts, resulting in a negative trade balance. This is 28.3 percent lower than the 2023 figure.

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