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| TABLE- 4 | ||||
| REPRESENTATIVE YEAREND GRAPHITE PRICES1 | ||||
| (Dollars per metric ton) | ||||
| -------------------------------- Type | 2009 | 2010 | ||
| Crystalline large, 94% to 97% carbon, +80 mesh | 1,100-1,350 | 1,450-2,000 | ||
| Crystalline large, 90% carbon, +80 mesh | 700-800 | 1,100-1,350 | ||
| Crystalline medium, 94% to 97% carbon, +100-80 mesh | 880-1,150 | 1,350-1,900 | ||
| Crystalline medium, 90% carbon, +100-80 mesh | 650-750 | 1,050-1,300 | ||
| Crystalline medium, 85% to 87% carbon, +100-80 mesh | 650-750 | 1,000-1,400 | ||
| Crystalline fine, 94% to 97% carbon, +100 mesh | 620-1,000 | 1,250-1,700 | ||
| Crystalline fine, 90% carbon, -100 mesh- | 550-600 | 950-1,300 | ||
| Amorphous powder, 80% to 85% carbon | 430 | 430-450 | ||
| Synthetic 99.95% carbon2 | 6,200-19,000 | 7,000-20,000 | ||
| 1Prices are normally cost, insurance, and freight main European port. | ||||
| 2European port for 2009 and Swiss border for 2010. | ||||
| Sources: Industrial Minerals, no. 507, December 2009, p. 68-69; no. 519, December 2010, p. 70. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
