U.S. Imports For Consumption Of Cobalt, By Form

TABLE 4
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF COBALT, BY FORM ¹

	2009			2010
	Gross weight	Cobalt content²	Value	Gross weight	Cobalt content²	Value
	(metric tons)	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(metric tons)	(thousands)
Metal³	5,870	5,870	$198,000	8,750	8,750	$350,000
Oxides and hydroxides	1,460	1,050	37,500	2,010	1,450	60,700
Other forms:
Acetates	168	40	1,220	301	72	2,720
Carbonates	972	447	18,000	686	315	14,400
Chlorides	231	58	2,220	311	78	2,580
Sulfates	760	205	5,900	1,440	388	9,200
Total	9,470	7,680	262,000	13,500	11,100	439,000
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Estimated from gross weights.
³Unwrought cobalt, excluding alloys and waste and scrap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.