Kaolin Sold Or Used By Producers In The United States

TABLE 8
KAOLIN SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES,
	BY STATE AND TYPE¹							�

	(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

		2006				2007
		Quantity		Value		Quantity	Value
State:
	Georgia	6,920		945,000		6,570	924,000
	South Carolina	294		17,900		297	17,600
	Other²	262	^r	17,200	^r	244	17,300
	Total	7,470		981,000	^r	7,110	959,000
Type:
	Airfloat	1,210		82,300	^r	1,180	85,600
	Calcined:³
	Pigment-grade	827		259,000		903	261,000
	Refractory-grade	442		14,000		485	18,700
	Total	1,270		273,000		1,390	280,000
	Delaminated	1,240	⁴	153,000	⁴	1,140	150,000
	Unprocessed	141		2,380		135	1,970
	Water washed	3,610	⁴	471,000	⁴	3,260	442,000
	Grand total	7,470		981,000	^r	7,110	959,000
^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to
totals shown.
²Includes Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina,
Tennessee, and Texas.
³Pigment-grade kaolin is low-temperature calcined kaolin and refractory-grade�
kaolin is high-temperature calcined kaolin.
⁴Some delaminated kaolin production included under "Water washed."��