Currently on the market in the international paper coatings, kaolin trade volume of about 8 million tons / year, largely from the United States, Brazil, Britain, Australia supplies, other countries only a very small amount of kaolin for paper raw materials suitable to enter the international market.
         United States: output 1/3 of about 3.5 million tons for export, mainly to Europe (Norway, Italy, Belgium, Finland, Sweden), Asia (Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia), Canada and Mexico. Exports 80% of paper coating, a small amount is filler and ceramic grade level.
United Kingdom: 90% of production for export, about 2.1 million tons, mainly exported to the European market. The impact of the U.S. and Brazil, the current export volume and decreasing production.
         Brazil: in 2000 exports of about 1.8 million tons, the whole earth is refined. Mainly exported to Europe, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, a small amount into the U.S. market.
         Australia: annual output of 220,000 tons of refined soil, annually about 80% are exported to Japan, the rest to Indonesia, South Korea, New Zealand and Finland.
        The use of kaolin international distribution market is fragmented, the more developed the economy in general, the greater the use of kaolin. According to estimates, Japan's annual demand of about 1.3 million tons of kaolin; Canada itself does not produce kaolin, 700,000 tons / year of total demand for imports from the United States to solve; Asia, Southeast Asia (including Taiwan) annual demand of 850,000 tons ; market share is as follows: Europe 30%, Canada 9%, Japan 16%, New Zealand, Mexico, each accounted for 2%, 5% South Korea, Southeast Asia (including Taiwan) accounted for 11%, and other regions accounted for 25 %.