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U.S. Imports For Consumption And Exports Of Ferroalloys And Ferroalloy Metals In 2006

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TABLE 5
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION AND EXPORTS OF FERROALLOYS AND FERROALLOY METALS IN 20061
 
    Imports   Exports
Gross weight Contained weight Value Gross weight Contained weight Value
Alloy   (metric tons)   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (metric tons)   (thousands)
Ferroalloys:
Chromium ferroalloys:
Ferrochromium containing:
More than 4% carbon 393,000 230,000 $273,000 18,800 11,200 $15,600
Not more than 4% carbon XX XX XX 16,600 9,960 22,000
More than 0.5% but not more than 3% carbon 29 23 35,500 XX XX XX
Not more than 0.5% carbon 28,100 19,300 48,000 XX XX XX
Ferrochromium-silicon 38,300 15,900 32,200 248 96 480
Total 460,000   265,000   389,000   35,700   21,300   38,100
Manganese ferroalloys:
Ferromanganese containing:
More than 4% carbon 233,000 180,000 152,000 XX XX XX
More than 2% but not more than 4% carbon 1,490 1,170 656 XX XX XX
More than 1% but not more than 2% carbon 79,000 63,900 70,800 XX XX XX
Not more than 1% carbon 44,800 37,500 51,500 XX XX XX
Ferromanganese, all grades XX XX XX 21,700 XX 14,100
Silicomanganese 400,000   264,000   288,000   947   XX 888
Total 758,000   546,000   562,000   22,600   XX   15,000
Silicon ferroalloys:
Ferrosilicon containing:
More than 55% silicon XX XX XX 5,890 3,550 6,610
More than 55% but not more than 80% silicon
and more than 3% calcium 3,100 2,120 3,430 XX XX XX
Magnesium ferrosilicon 24,900 11,400 22,700 XX XX XX
Ferrosilicon, other2 299,000 209,000 218,000 3,440 1,710 3,810
Total 327,000   223,000   244,000   9,330   5,260   10,400
Other ferroalloys:
Ferrocerium and other pyrophoric alloys and other 143 XX 2,110 XX XX XX
Ferromolybdenum 4,810 3,060 165,000 3,280 2,010 42,500
Ferronickel 40,000 14,600 316,000 120 67 986
Ferroniobium 12,500 XX 114,000 706 XX 6,680
Ferrophosphorus 11,400 XX 6,060 1,820 XX 2,270
Ferrotitanium and ferrosilicon-titanium 7,080 XX 63,400 2,320 XX 12,100
Ferrotungsten and ferrosilicon-tungsten 347 265 7,990 8 4 229
Ferrovanadium 2,690 2,140 90,500 515 389 11,400
Ferrozirconium 196 XX 506 491 XX 853
Ferroalloys, other 7,310 XX 13,700 3,150 XX 5,740 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
Total 86,500   XX   779,000   12,400   XX   82,700
Total ferroalloys 1,630,000   XX   1,970,000   80,000   XX   146,000
Metals:
Chromium (total, all grades) 10,900 XX 89,000 1,020 XX 21,300
Manganese, other:
Unwrought 30,400 XX 44,000 XX XX XX
Other 1,490 XX 2,300 XX XX XX
Silicon:
Less than 99% silicon 21,700 20,300 30,100 7,740 7,480 28,900
Less than 99.99% but not less 99% silicon 125,000 124,000 196,000 2,660 2,630 6,900
Not less than 99.99% silicon 1,860   XX   168,000   16,700   XX   1,240,000
Total metals 192,000   XX   529,000   28,100   XX   1,290,000
Grand total   1,820,000   XX   2,500,000   108,000   XX   1,440,000
XX Not applicable.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Includes less than 55% silicon and 55% to 80% silicon, other.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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