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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| BROMINE:� ESTIMATED WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||
| China | 42,000 | 42,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | |||||
| France | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||
| Germany4, 5 | 413 | r | 388 | r | 248 | r | 274 | r | 431 | |
| India | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |||||
| Israel5 | 185,000 | 176,000 | 202,000 | 207,048 | r | 179,000 | ||||
| Italy | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | |||||
| Japan | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |||||
| Jordan | -- | 5 | -- | 5 | 46,000 | 5 | 50,000 | r | 50,000 | |
| Spain | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| Turkmenistan | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | |||||
| Ukraine | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 24,500 | 25,000 | 1,000 | -- | -- | |||||
| United States5, 6 | 222,000 | 216,000 | 222,000 | 226,000 | 243,000 | |||||
| Total | 503,000 | 488,000 | 543,000 | r | 556,000 | r | 545,000 | |||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through May 15, 2007. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, several other nations, including Iran, produced bromine, but output data were not reported; | ||||||||||
| available general information is inadequate to formulate reliable estimates of output levels. | ||||||||||
| 4Includes bromides and oxides. | ||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | ||||||||||
| 6Sold or used by producers. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program