Ketones and Quinones

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Ketones and Quinones. In 2023, Ketones and Quinones were the world's 478th most traded product, with a total trade of $6.34B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Ketones and Quinones decreased by -20.6%, from $7.98B to $6.34B. Trade in Ketones and Quinones represent 0.028% of total world trade.

Ketones and Quinones are a part of Organic chemicals. They include Acetone, Butanone, Cyclanic ketones, no oxygen functio, Cyclohexanone and methylcyclohexanones, Derivatives of ketones and quinones, Ketone-phenols and ketones with other oxygen function, Quinones other than anthraquinone, Acyclic ketones (without other oxygen function), Aromatic ketones without other oxygen function, and 4-methylpentan-2-one, among others.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Ketones and Quinones  were China ($1.63B), Germany ($659M), India ($475M), United States ($356M), and Japan ($333M).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Ketones and Quinones were United States ($711M), India ($562M), China ($517M), Germany ($493M), and Netherlands ($360M).

Ranking Ketones and Quinones ranks 85th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Ketones and quinones are both organic compounds that contain a carbonyl group. Ketones have a carbonyl group as part of a hydrocarbon chain, while quinones have the carbonyl group attached to a benzene ring. Ketones are used in the production of plastics, rubber, pharmaceuticals, and solvents. Quinones are used in the production of herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides. Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of ketones and quinones are used as solvents.