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  • Did you know? Alabama’s trade-related employment grew nearly three times faster than total employment from 2004 to 2008.
  • Did you know? Transportation equipment was Alabama’s leading export category in 2008, accounting for 35.9 percent of total exports.
  • Did you know? In 2008, Alabama companies sold their products in nearly 200 foreign markets.
  • Did you know? In 2008, exports accounted for approximately 9.3 percent of Alabama’s state gross domestic product.
  • Did you know? Since 2002, exports have increased more than twice as fast as state GDP.

Alabama

Key Trade Statistics

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Trade statistics Alabama
Number of trade jobs 529,700
Total exports $15.9 billion
Ranking among states in total exports Info #24

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Leading Exporters

Company Location Products Foreign Markets
Alabama River Group Perdue Hill Bleached kraft woodpulp Italy, Netherlands, China, Japan, and others
Alabama Roll Products Theodore Hydraulic hoist Vietnam
American Cast Iron Pipe Company Birmingham Ductile pipe Peru, Iraq, Costa Rica, United Arab Emirates
Blue Creek Coal Sales Brookwood Coal United Kingdom
Dixie Pellets Selma Wood pellets Belgium, Netherlands
Drummond Birmingham Coal Colombia, Italy, Brazil, Turkey
Ineos Phenol Theodore Phenol, acetone Mexico, Netherlands, Chile
Jim Walter Resources Brookwood Coal Brazil, Netherlands, Turkey, Argentina, and others
Lenzing Fibers Axis Lyocell fiber China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and others
Meadwestvaco Cottonton Coated natural kraft paper France, United Kingdom,
Mercedes Benz Vance New autos and parts Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, Australia, and others
Polymet Alloys Inc Birmingham Magnesium metal ingots Brazil
Sabic Innovative Plastics Us Llc Burkville Synthetic resins Japan, Thailand, Netherlands, Hong Kong, and others
Swedish Match Cigar Co Dothan Tobacco and other cigar-making materials Dominican Republic
Weil Brothers Cotton Montgomery Raw cotton Pakistan, China, Panama, Turkey, and others