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| TABLE 3 | |||||||
| REPORTED INDUSTRIAL CONSUMPTION OF PRIMARY ANTIMONY IN THE | |||||||
| UNITED STATES, BY PRODUCT1 | |||||||
| (Metric tons of antimony content) | |||||||
| Product | 2006 | 2007 | |||||
| Metal products: | |||||||
| Antimonial lead������������ | W | W | |||||
| Bearing metal and bearings | 20 | 21 | |||||
| Solder | 61 | 71 | |||||
| Other2 | 2,920 | 2,430 | |||||
| Total | 3,000 | 2,520 | |||||
| Nonmetal products: | |||||||
| Ammunition primers | W | W | |||||
| Ceramics and glass | 258 | 231 | |||||
| Pigments | 215 | 329 | |||||
| Plastics | W | W | |||||
| Other3 | 3,130 | 2,940 | |||||
| Total�������� | 3,600 | 3,500 | |||||
| Flame retardants: | |||||||
| Adhesives������������� | 664 | 454 | |||||
| Plastics���������� | 2,820 | r | 2,710 | ||||
| Rubber����������� | 122 | 154 | |||||
| Textiles����������� | 205 | 252 | |||||
| Other4 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 3,820 | 3,580 | |||||
| Grand total��� | 10,400 | 9,590 | |||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||
| 2Includes ammunition, cable covering, castings, sheet and pipe, and type metal. | |||||||
| 3Includes fireworks and rubber products. | |||||||
| 4Includes paper and pigments. | |||||||
| Note: Secondary antimonial lead production was 3,520 metric tons (t) in 2006 (revised) and 3,450 t in 2007 (estimated). | |||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program