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TABLE 6
FERROALLOYS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY, FURNACE TYPE, AND ALLOY TYPE1, 2
(Metric tons of gross weight)
 
Country, furnace type, and alloy type3, 4, 5   2002   2003   2004e   2005e   2006e  
Albania, electric furnace, ferrochromium 22,100   37,800   47,700 6 35,780 6 35,000  
Argentina, electric furnace:e
Ferrosilicon 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700
Silicomanganese 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Silicon metal 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
Other7 17,289 6 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Total 32,989 6 30,700   30,700   30,700   30,700  
Australia, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 115,000 115,000 115,000 120,000 125,000
Silicomanganese 135,000 135,000 135,000 140,000 140,000
Silicon metal 30,000 30,000 30,000 35,000 35,000
Total 280,000   280,000   280,000   295,000   300,000  
Austria, electric furnace:e
Ferronickel, including ferronickelmolybdenum 4,000 r 4,000 r 4,000 r 4,000 r 4,000
Other 4,000   4,000   4,000   4,000   4,000  
Total 8,000 r 8,000 r 8,000 r 8,000 r 8,000
Bhutan, electric furnace, ferrosilicone 21,000   21,000   21,147 r, 6 20,000   20,000  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, electric furnace:e
Ferrosilicon 500 r, 6 500 r 500 r 500 r 500
Silicon metal 50 r 50 r 50 r 50 r 50
Total 550 r 550 r 550 r 550 r 550  
Brazil, electric furnace:
Ferrochromium8 164,140 204,339 216,277 6 197,653 r, 6 200,000 p
Ferrochromiumsilicon 10,522 10,500 11,560 6 11,600 6 11,600 p
Ferromanganese 108,537 r 176,076 r 204,216 r, 6 182,400 r, 6 280,770 p
Ferronickel 19,874 21,167 r 20,338 6 26,340 r, 6 29,300 p
Ferrosilicon 145,910 146,000 146,000 146,000 146,000
Silicomanganese 190,463 r 261,924 r 303,784 r, 6 297,600 r, 6 292,230 p
Silicon metal 133,390 6 133,400 133,400 133,000 133,000
Othere 87,398 86,400 86,400 86,500 86,500
Total 860,234 r 1,039,806 r 1,121,975 r, 6 1,081,493 r, 6 1,180,000  
Bulgaria, electric furnace:e
Ferrosilicon 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
Other 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Total 18,000   18,000   18,000   18,000   18,000  
Canada, electric furnace:e
Ferrosilicon 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000
Ferrovanadium 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Silicon metal 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Total 87,000   87,000   87,000   87,000   87,000  
Chile, electric furnace, ferromolybdenum 3,160   4,070   5,760 6 6,500 r 7,400  
China:e
Blast furnace:
Ferromanganese 500,000 550,000 590,000 500,000 r 500,000
Other 100,000 100,000 100,000 60,000 r 60,000
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6�Continued
FERROALLOYS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY, FURNACE TYPE, AND ALLOY TYPE1, 2
(Metric tons of gross weight)
 
Country, furnace type, and alloy type3, 4, 5   2002   2003   2004e   2005e   2006e  
China�Continued:e
Electric furnace:
Ferrochromium 330,000 500,000 640,000 850,000 r 1,000,000
Ferromanganese 490,000 700,000 1,120,000 1,150,000 r 1,300,000
Ferromolybdenum 29,600 60,000 70,000 80,000 r 90,000
Ferrosilicon 1,500,000 2,200,000 3,000,000 3,300,000 r 3,600,000
Silicomanganese 1,580,000 1,800,000 2,600,000 3,000,000 r 3,800,000
Other 310,400   460,600   800,000   1,760,000 r 3,980,000  
Total 4,840,000 6,370,600 8,920,000 10,700,000 r 14,300,000
Colombia, electric furnace, ferronickel 111,952 111,324 113,647 6 122,000 r 119,000
Czech Republic, electric furnace, othere 3,000 r 3,000 r 3,000 r 3,500 r 3,500
Dominican Republic, electric furnace, ferronickel 58,101   69,628   75,763 6 61,057 r, 6 64,000  
Egypt, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Ferrosilicon 55,000   55,000   55,000   55,000   50,000  
Total 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 80,000
Finland, electric furnace, ferrochromium 248,181   250,490   264,492 6 234,881 6 243,350 6
France:e
Blast furnace, ferromanganese 163,000 r 162,000 r -- -- --
Electric furnace:
Ferromanganese and speiegeleisen 100,000 r 120,000 110,000 r 113,000 r 139,000
Ferrosilicon 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
Silicomanganese9 66,215 r, 6 60,700 r 64,100 r 52,300 r 63,300
Silicon metal 84,768 r, 6 85,000 r 85,000 r 80,000 r 80,000
Other 65,000   65,000   65,000   65,000   65,000  
Total 578,983 r, 6 593,000 r 424,000 r 410,000 r 447,000  
Georgia, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 4,200 r 12,400 r 12,800 r 13,900 r 5,130
Silicomanganese 30,400 r 50,900 r 98,800 r 109,000 r 117,000  
Total 34,600 r 63,300 r 112,000 r 123,000 r 122,000  
Germany, electric furnace:
Ferrochromium 20,018 18,318 24,857 6 22,672 6 26,710 6
Silicon metal 25,257 27,870 28,773 6 29,349 6 30,000
Other10 60,000   61,700   55,000   55,000   60,000  
Total 105,275 r 107,888 r 108,630 r, 6 107,021 r, 6 117,000
Greece, electric furnace, ferronickel 97,761   95,376   96,000   95,000   88,000  
Hungary, electric furnace:e, 11
Ferrosilicon 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000
Silicon metal 1,000   1,000   500   500   500  
Total 8,000 8,000 7,500 7,500 7,500
Iceland, electric furnace, ferrosilicon 120,624   117,171   118,000   120,000   113,798 6
India, electric furnace:e
Ferrochromium12 311,927 6 468,677 6 527,100 6 611,373 6 634,200 6
Ferrochromiumsilicon 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Ferromanganese 165,000 165,000 170,000 170,000 180,000
Ferrosilicon 52,000 54,000 55,000 56,000 58,000
Silicomanganese 150,000 160,000 160,000 170,000 180,000
Other 9,000   9,000   9,000   9,000   9,000  
Total 698,000   867,000   931,000   1,030,000   1,070,000  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6�Continued
FERROALLOYS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY, FURNACE TYPE, AND ALLOY TYPE1, 2
(Metric tons of gross weight)
 
Country, furnace type, and alloy type3, 4, 5   2002   2003   2004e   2005e   2006e  
Indonesia, electric furnace:
Ferromanganesee 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000
Ferronickel 42,306 43,894 39,538 6 36,690 6 70,000
Silicomanganesee 7,000 7,000 7,000 4,000 5,000
Total 61,306   62,894   58,538 6 52,690 6 87,000  
Iran, electric furnace:
Ferrochromiume 8,000 10,000 7,750 6 8,000 8,000
Ferrosilicone 41,700 40,297 6 50,150 6 50,000 50,000
Total 49,700   50,297   57,900 6 58,000   58,000  
Italy, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
Silicomanganese 100,000 r 100,000 r 100,000 r 100,000 r 100,000
Silicon metal -- r -- r -- r -- r --
Other13 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Total 150,000 r 150,000 r 150,000 r 150,000 r 150,000  
Japan, electric furnace:
Ferrochromium14 91,937 19,427 13,472 6 12,367 6 13,056 6
Ferromanganese 356,717 371,831 437,389 6 448,616 6 406,489 6
Ferronickel 370,973 369,099 374,213 6 391,074 6 335,884 6
Silicomanganese 70,965 58,043 73,041 6 94,725 6 59,604 6
Other15 12,352 10,007 12,822 6 16,436 6 19,394 6
Total 902,944   828,407   910,937 6 963,218 6 834,427 6
Kazakhstan, electric furnace:
Ferrochromium 835,800 993,000 1,080,993 6 1,156,168 6 1,200,000
Ferrochromiumsilicon 102,200 98,130 104,800 6 97,870 6 100,000
Ferromanganese 2,278 1,931 2,000 2,100 2,100
Ferrosilicon 127,300 127,300 103,580 6 104,185 6 105,000
Silicomanganese 164,000 178,920 155,324 6 170,214 6 220,000
Othere 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000
Total 1,240,578   1,408,281   1,455,697 6 1,539,537 6 1,640,000  
Korea, North, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese10 -- r -- r -- r -- r --
Ferrosilicon -- r -- r -- r -- r --
Other 10,000 r 10,000 r 10,000 r 10,000 r 10,000
Total 10,000   10,000   10,000   10,000   10,000  
Korea, Republic of, electric furnace:
Ferromanganese 136,514 r 141,480 r 165,525 6 124,434 r, 6 165,000
Silicomanganese 93,622 r 90,942 82,917 6 74,193 r, 6 80,000
Other 3,963 r 4,308 r 4,811 r, 6 3,670 r, 6 4,000
Total 234,099 r 236,730 r 253,253 r, 6 202,297 r, 6 249,000  
Macedonia, electric furnace:e
Ferronickel 17,000 19,000 18,800 28,000 36,000
Ferrosilicon 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Total 67,000   69,000   68,800   78,000   86,000  
Mexico, electric furnace:16
Ferromanganese 38,532 55,903 72,471 6 89,641 6 90,000
Silicomanganese 73,263   81,223   103,206 6 104,780 6 105,000  
Total 111,795 137,126 175,677 6 194,421 6 195,000
New Caledonia, electric furnace, ferronickel 162,973 r 167,208 r 151,296 r, 6 172,067 r, 6 179,000  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6�Continued
FERROALLOYS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY, FURNACE TYPE, AND ALLOY TYPE1, 2
(Metric tons of gross weight)
 
Country, furnace type, and alloy type3, 4, 5   2002   2003   2004e   2005e   2006e  
Norway, electric furnace:e
Ferrochromium 61,100 6 -- -- -- --
Ferromanganese 240,000 245,000 245,000 250,000 245,000
Ferrosilicon 390,000 350,000 300,000 165,000 r 80,000
Silicomanganese 230,000 230,000 230,000 230,000 230,000
Silicon metal 105,000 100,000 105,000 105,000 100,000
Other9 15,000   15,000   15,000   15,000   15,000  
Total 1,040,000 940,000 895,000 765,000 r 670,000
Peru, electric furnace, ferrosilicone 600   600   600   600   600  
Poland:
Blast furnace, ferromanganese 600 1,000 46,900 r, 6 7,800 r, 6 10,000
Electric furnace:
Ferrosilicon 41,800 92,700 83,600 r 65,100 r, 6 90,000
Silicomanganese 7,338 r 5,000 r 29,600 r, 6 10,242 r, 6 80,000
Total 49,738 r 98,700 r 160,100 r, 6 83,142 r, 6 180,000  
Romania, electric furnace, silicomanganese 84,720   141,899   194,945 6 200,000   200,000  
Russia:e
Blast furnace:
Ferromanganese 105,000 101,000 108,000 108,000 125,000
Ferrophosphorus 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500
Spiegeleisen 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000
Electric furnace:
Ferrochromium 210,000 6 357,000 6 454,000 578,000 6 600,000
Ferrochromiumsilicon 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
Ferronickel:17
High-nickel 15,400 15,900 14,900 14,800 16,085 6
Other 1,000 1,100 5,470 2,200 4,710
Ferrosilicon 701,000 760,000 721,000 742,000 6 750,000
Ferrovanadium 15,100 8,000 13,700 12,880 6 13,000
Silicomanganese 127,000 83,000 143,000 145,000 170,000
Silicon metal 85,000 r 75,000 r 75,000 r 58,000 r 54,500
Other 14,900   22,000   22,000   22,000   22,000  
Total 1,290,000 r 1,440,000 r 1,570,000 r 1,700,000 r 1,770,000
Saudi Arabia, electric furnace, othere 75,000   75,000   85,000   85,000   90,000  
Slovakia, electric furnace:
Ferrochromium 5,695 1,924 1,784 6 867 6 19 6
Ferromanganesee 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Ferrosilicon 35,920 r 41,539 r 34,600 r, 6 35,000 r 35,000
Silicomanganese 62,084 r 52,733 r 64,842 r, 6 65,000 r 65,000
Other 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Total 128,699 r 121,196 r 126,226 r, 6 125,867 r 125,000  
Slovenia, electric furnace:e
Ferrosilicon 12,000 r 18,000 r 15,000 r 15,000 r 15,000
Other7 200 -- -- -- --
Total 12,200 r 18,000 r 15,000 r 15,000 r 15,000  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6�Continued
FERROALLOYS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY, FURNACE TYPE, AND ALLOY TYPE1, 2
(Metric tons of gross weight)
 
Country, furnace type, and alloy type3, 4, 5   2002   2003   2004e   2005e   2006e  
South Africa, electric furnace:
Ferrochromium 2,351,122 2,813,000 2,965,000 6 2,812,000 r, 6 3,030,000 6
Ferromanganese 618,954 607,362 611,914 r, 6 570,574 r, 6 670,000
Ferrosilicon 141,700 135,300 r 140,600 r, 6 127,000 r, 6 140,000
Ferrovanadium 19,000 r 19,000 r 20,000 r 19,000 r 18,000
Silicomanganese 315,802 313,152 340,000 280,000 330,000
Silicon metal 42,500 48,500 50,500 6 53,500 r, 6 54,000
Othere, 18 85,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
Total 3,574,078 r 4,016,314 r 4,208,014 r, 6 3,942,074 r, 6 4,320,000  
Spain, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Ferrosilicon 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
Silicomanganese 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
Silicon metal 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
Other 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Total 185,000   185,000   185,000   185,000   185,000  
Sweden, electric furnace:
Ferrochromium 118,823 110,529 128,191 6 127,451 6 136,374 6
Ferrosilicone 21,500 r 17,100 r 18,500 r 9,800 r 4,000
Total 140,323 r 127,629 r 146,691 r, 6 137,251 r, 6 140,000  
Turkey, electric furnace:
Ferrochromium 11,200 e 35,393 33,686 r, 6 26,043 6 67,975 6
Ferrosilicon 7,245   7,000 e --   --   5,000  
Total 18,445   42,393   33,686 r, 6 26,043 6 73,000  
Ukraine:
Blast furnace:e
Ferromanganese 85,000 85,000 79,000 30,000 30,000
Spiegeleisen 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Electric furnace:
Ferromanganese 250,617 250,000 e 375,990 6 359,000 r, 6 373,000 6
Ferronickele 31,000 -- 71,000 r 78,000 78,000
Ferrosilicon 250,617 250,000 e 248,060 6 180,000 r 122,000
Silicomanganese 732,592 740,000 e 1,060,000 6 1,040,000 r, 6 1,168,000 6
Silicon metale 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 4,500
Othere 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Total 1,384,826 r 1,360,000 r, e 1,869,050 r, 6 1,722,000 r, 6 1,810,000  
United States, electric furnace:
Ferrochromium19 W W W W W
Ferromanganese20 W W W W W
Ferrosilicon21 182,000 148,000 171,000 6 164,000 6 194,000 6
Silicon metal21 108,000 134,000 144,000 6 143,000 6 W
Other22 W   W   W   W   W  
Total 290,000 282,000 315,000 6 307,000 6 194,000 6
Uruguay, electric furnace, ferrosilicone   200   200   200   200   200  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6�Continued
FERROALLOYS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY, FURNACE TYPE, AND ALLOY TYPE1, 2
(Metric tons of gross weight)
 
Country, furnace type, and alloy type3, 4, 5   2002   2003   2004e   2005e   2006e  
Venezuela, electric furnace:
Ferromanganesee 12,000 12,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Ferronickel 51,700 e 57,300 e 58,000 56,300 56,300
Ferrosilicon 99,576 90,543 92,000 92,000 92,000
Silicomanganese 36,974 30,632 35,000 35,000 35,000
Total 200,250   190,475   200,000   198,000   198,000  
Zimbabwe, electric furnace:
Ferrochromium 258,164 245,200 193,077 6 235,000 200,000
Ferrochromiumsilicon -- -- 1,000 5,000 3,000
Total 258,164   245,200   194,077 6 240,000   203,000  
Grand total 20,000,000 r 22,700,000 r 26,400,000 r 27,800,000 r 32,100,000  
Of which:
Blast furnace:
Ferromanganese 854,000 r 899,000 r 824,000 r 646,000 r 665,000
Spiegeleisen 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000
Other23 104,000 104,000 104,000 63,500 r 63,500
Total, blast furnace 969,000 r 1,010,000 r 939,000 r 721,000 r 741,000  
Electric furnace:
Ferrochromium24 5,050,000 6,070,000 6,600,000 r 6,910,000 r 7,390,000
Ferrochromiumsilicon 127,000 123,000 131,000 128,000 129,000
Ferromanganese 2,750,000 r 3,090,000 r 3,770,000 r 3,720,000 r 4,110,000
Ferronickel 984,000 r 975,000 r 1,040,000 r 1,090,000 r 1,080,000
Ferrosilicon 4,210,000 r 4,940,000 r 5,640,000 r 5,710,000 r 5,940,000
Silicomanganese 4,360,000 r 4,690,000 r 6,090,000 r 6,430,000 r 7,550,000
Silicon metal 688,000 r 708,000 r 726,000 r 711,000 r 560,000
Other25 904,000 r 1,080,000 r 1,440,000 r 2,410,000 r 4,660,000
Total, electric furnace   19,100,000 r 21,700,000 r 25,400,000   27,100,000 r 31,400,000  
eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in "Total." -- 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 16, 2007.
3In addition to the countries listed, Iran is thought to have produced ferromanganese, ferromolybdenum, and silicomanganese,�
but production information is inadequate for the formulation of estimates of output levels.
4To the extent possible, ferroalloy production of each country has been separated according to the furnace from which�
production is obtained; production derived from metallothermic operation is included with electric furnace production.
5To the extent possible, ferroalloy production of each country has been separated to show the following individual major types�
of ferroalloys: ferrochromium, ferrochromiumsilicon, ferromanganese, ferronickel, ferrosilicon, silicomanganese, silicon metal,�
and spiegeleisen. Ferroalloys other than those listed that have been identified specifically in sources, as well as those ferroalloys��
not identified specifically, but which definitely exclude those listed previously in this footnote, have been reported as "Other."
Where one or more of the individual ferroalloys listed separately in this footnote have been inseparable from other ferroalloys�
owing to a nation's reporting system, deviations are indicated by individual footnotes.
6Reported figure.
7Includes calcium-silicon.
8Includes high- and low-carbon ferrochromium.
9Includes, if any, silicospiegeleisen.
10Includes, if any, ferrochromiumsilicon, ferronickel, and silicomanganese.
11Hungary is thought to produce some blast furnace ferromanganese.
12Includes charge chrome and ferrochrome.
13Excludes calcium-silicon.
14Includes high- and low-carbon ferrochromium and ferrochromiumsilicon.
15Includes calcium-silicon, ferrocolumbium, ferromolybdenum, ferrotungsten, ferrovanadium, and other ferroalloys. Awamura
�Metal Industry Co. Ltd., which was the sole producer of ferrotungsten in Japan, reportedly was liquidated at the end of 2003.
TABLE 6�Continued
FERROALLOYS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY, FURNACE TYPE, AND ALLOY TYPE1, 2
 
16Salable products from C�a Minera Autl�n S.A. de C.V.
17In December 2001, Mechel OAO acquired a 79.9% interest in the South Urals Nickel Plant previously operated by Yuzhuralnikel�
Combine JSC. The new owner made substantial improvement to the Orsk ferronickel plant and produced a low-iron ferronickel�
(greater than 85% nickel). Excludes nickel-chromium remelt alloy produced from scrap. The remelt alloy typically has a nickel�
content of 20% to 50%.
18Includes, if any, ferronickel.
19U.S. output of ferrochromium includes chromium metal, high- and low-carbon ferrochromium, ferrochromiumsilicon, and�
other chromium materials.
20U.S. output of ferromanganese includes manganese metal and silicomanganese.
21Net production.
22May include ferroboron, ferrocolumbium, ferromolybdenum, ferrophosphorus, ferrotitanium, ferrovanadium, nickel�
columbium, and silvery pig iron.
23Includes ferrophosphorus and data contained in "Blast furnace: Other."
24Ferrochromium includes ferrochromiumsilicon, if any, for Japan, South Africa, and the United States.
25Includes ferromolybdenum and ferrovanadium.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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