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| TABLE 18 | |||||||||||
| KAOLIN: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2� | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007e | ||||||
| Algeria� | 16,591 | 24,299 | 34,386 | 32,523 | 106,567 | 4 | |||||
| Argentinae | 19,219 | 39,072 | r | 54,903 | r | 49,619 | r | 50,000 | |||
| Australia, includes ball claye | 280,000 | 285,000 | 230,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | ||||||
| Austria, marketablee | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Bangladeshe, 5 | 8,200 | 8,300 | 8,400 | 8,500 | 8,600 | ||||||
| Belgiume� | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina, crude� | 50,000 | r | 46,000 | r | 45,000 | r | 42,422 | r | 42,000 | ||
| Brazil, beneficiated | 2,081,039 | 2,381,000 | 2,410,000 | 2,455,000 | r | 2,500,000 | p | ||||
| Bulgaria | 1,137,000 | r | 1,291,000 | r | 1,380,000 | r | 1,658,000 | r | 1,631,000 | 4 | |
| Chile | 11,500 | 7,133 | 15,183 | 44,642 | 87,901 | 4 | |||||
| Czech Republic� | 4,155,000 | 3,862,000 | 3,882,000 | 3,768,000 | 3,800,000 | 4 | |||||
| Denmark, salese | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||||
| Ecuador | 11,883 | 5,646 | 25,078 | 11,504 | r | 18,618 | 4 | ||||
| Egypte | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
| Eritrea� | 281 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Ethiopia | 3,088 | 4,251 | 3,726 | 1,641 | 1,700 | ||||||
| France, marketablee | 339,000 | r | 323,000 | r | 316,000 | r | 300,000 | 307,253 | 4 | ||
| Germany | 3,503,589 | 3,751,874 | 3,767,662 | 3,815,173 | r | 3,800,000 | |||||
| Greecee | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | ||||||
| Guatemala | 1,497 | -- | r | 4,107 | 4,395 | 4,500 | |||||
| Hungary, processede | 13,250 | 4 | 7,530 | r | 7,000 | 7,000 | r | 3,000 | 4 | ||
| India:e | |||||||||||
| Processed | 180,000 | 180,000 | 190,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
| Salable crude | 550,000 | 550,000 | 560,000 | 560,000 | 570,000 | ||||||
| Indonesiae | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Iran | 484,507 | 531,109 | 311,501 | r | 310,000 | r, e | 350,000 | ||||
| Italy, kaolinitic earth | 690,565 | r | 567,873 | r | 506,597 | r | 469,702 | r | 584,121 | 4 | |
| Japan | 12,409 | 11,553 | 10,500 | 10,000 | e | 10,000 | |||||
| Jordan | 217,248 | r | 216,566 | 168,264 | r | 112,787 | r | 110,000 | |||
| Kazakhstane | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Kenya | 740 | 760 | 780 | 780 | 830 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of� | 3,009,245 | 2,773,220 | 2,767,091 | 2,399,458 | 2,630,356 | 4 | |||||
| Kyrgyzstane | 381,100 | 4 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | |||||
| Madagascare | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 425,942 | 326,928 | 494,511 | 341,223 | r | 350,000 | |||||
| Mexico� | 798,407 | 654,711 | 877,147 | 961,800 | r, p | 962,000 | |||||
| New Zealand | 14,770 | 15,500 | 15,750 | r | 14,864 | r | 15,000 | ||||
| Nigeriae | 52,000 | r | 58,000 | r | 93,000 | r | 100,000 | r | 100,000 | ||
| Pakistan | 39,575 | 25,204 | 37,732 | 38,000 | e | 39,000 | |||||
| Paraguaye | 66,600 | 66,600 | 66,600 | 66,000 | 66,000 | ||||||
| Peru� | 2,653 | 2,720 | 2,700 | r | 2,750 | r | 7,532 | 4 | |||
| Poland, washed | 169,034 | 191,312 | 159,207 | 199,755 | r | 210,373 | 4 | ||||
| Portugale | 150,000 | 152,077 | 160,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 | ||||||
| Romania� | 25,741 | 22,337 | 20,266 | r | 11,063 | 6,879 | 4 | ||||
| Russia, concentratee | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | ||||||
| Serbia� | |||||||||||
| Crude | 99,460 | r, 6 | 95,000 | r, 6 | 95,000 | r, 6 | 110,000 | r | 110,000 | ||
| Washed | 16,500 | r, 6 | 16,000 | r, 6 | 16,000 | r, 6 | 18,000 | r | 10,000 | ||
| Slovakia� | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 18�Continued | |||||||||||
| KAOLIN:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2� | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007e | ||||||
| South Africa | 86,365 | 81,901 | 59,356 | 51,602 | 51,602 | p | |||||
| Spain, marketable, crude and washed7 | 450,000 | e | 437,990 | 450,000 | 450,000 | 450,000 | |||||
| Sri Lankae | 9,073 | 4 | 9,200 | 9,400 | 9,500 | 9,500 | |||||
| Thailand, beneficiated | 184,562 | 200,761 | 156,853 | r | 157,900 | r | 200,000 | ||||
| Turkey | 370,455 | 536,008 | 580,000 | e | 650,000 | r, e | 580,000 | ||||
| Uganda | -- | 537 | 31,000 | e | 30,000 | e | 30,000 | ||||
| Ukraine | 1,176,000 | r | 1,468,000 | r | 1,566,000 | r | 1,777,000 | r | 2,386,000 | 4 | |
| United Kingdom, sales8 | 2,097,000 | r | 1,995,000 | r | 1,911,000 | r | 1,800,000 | r | 1,800,000 | ||
| United States9 | 7,680,000 | 7,760,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,470,000 | 7,110,000 | 4 | |||||
| Uzbekistane | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | ||||||
| Venezuelae | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Vietname | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | ||||||
| Zambiae | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||||||
| Total | 38,000,000 | r | 38,300,000 | r | 38,600,000 | r | 38,300,000 | r | 39,000,000 | ||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. 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 August 21, 2008. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, China, Morocco, and Suriname may also have produced kaolin, but information� | |||||||||||
| is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Data for year ending June 30 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 6Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence in June 2006 from each other and dissolved their union. | |||||||||||
| 7Includes crude and washed kaolin and refractory clays not further described. | |||||||||||
| 8Dry weight. | |||||||||||
| 9Kaolin sold or used by producers. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program