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| TABLE 11 | ||||
| KAOLIN SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE1 | ||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||
| Use | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Domestic: | ||||
| Ceramics: | ||||
| Catalyst (oil and gas refining) | 163 | 243 | ||
| Electrical porcelain | W | W | ||
| Fine china and dinnerware | 14 | 13 | ||
| Floor and wall tile | 70 | 70 | ||
| Pottery | 5 | 4 | ||
| Roofing granules | 38 | 39 | ||
| Sanitaryware | 33 | 30 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 101 | r | 122 | |
| Chemical manufacture | W | W | ||
| Civil engineering | W | -- | ||
| Fiberglass, mineral wool | 377 | 337 | ||
| Fillers, extenders, binders: | ||||
| Adhesive | 39 | 53 | ||
| Fertilizer | W | W | ||
| Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic | W | W | ||
| Paint | 365 | 321 | ||
| Paper coating | 2,400 | 2,310 | ||
| Paper filling | 420 | 329 | ||
| Pesticide | W | -- | ||
| Plastic | 64 | 89 | ||
| Rubber | 229 | 233 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 75 | 43 | ||
| Heavy clay products: | ||||
| Brick, common and face | 115 | 114 | ||
| Portland cement | 84 | 90 | ||
| Refractories2 | 452 | 502 | ||
| Miscellaneous applications | 393 | r | 182 | |
| Total | 5,440 | r | 5,130 | |
| Exports: | ||||
| Ceramics | 58 | W | ||
| Paint | 91 | 85 | ||
| Paper coating | 1,680 | 1,640 | ||
| Paper filling | 112 | 122 | ||
| Portland cement | (3) | -- | ||
| Rubber | 35 | 42 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 61 | r | 90 | |
| Total | 2,040 | 1,980 | ||
| Grand total | 7,470 | r | 7,110 | |
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in | ||||
| "Miscellaneous." -- Zero. | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||
| 2Includes firebrick (blocks and shapes), grogs and calcines, and miscellaneous refractories. | ||||
| 3Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Exports: Miscellaneous." | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program