Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Ketones and Quinones. In 2022, Ketones and Quinones were the world's 438th most traded product, with a total trade of $7.79B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Ketones and Quinones decreased by -2.57%, from $7.99B to $7.79B. Trade in Ketones and Quinones represent 0.033% 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, nes, Aromatic ketones without other oxygen function, and 4-methylpentan-2-one, among others.
Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Ketones and Quinones were China ($2.07B), Germany ($620M), India ($618M), United States ($478M), and Netherlands ($450M).
Imports In 2022 the top importers of Ketones and Quinones were United States ($1.04B), Germany ($688M), China ($654M), India ($595M), and Belgium ($472M).
Ranking Ketones and Quinones ranks 82nd 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.