Reported Industrial Consumption Of Primary Antimony In The United States, By Product

TABLE 3
REPORTED INDUSTRIAL CONSUMPTION OF PRIMARY ANTIMONY IN THE
UNITED STATES, BY PRODUCT¹

(Metric tons of antimony content)

Product	2005		2006
Metal products:
Antimonial lead��	W		W
Bearing metal and bearings	33		20
Solder	81		61
Other²	2,830		2,920
Total	2,940		3,000
Nonmetal products:
Ammunition primers	W		W
Ceramics and glass	421		258
Pigments	530	^r	215
Plastics	W		W
Other³	1,410		3,130
Total��	2,360	^r	3,600
Flame retardants:
Adhesives��	W		664
Plastics��	2,880		2,810
Rubber��	115		122
Textiles��	184		205
Other⁴	652		10
Total	3,840		3,820
Grand total��	9,140	^r	10,400
^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 3,030 metric tons (t) in 2005 (revised) and an estimated 3,480 t in 2006.