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| NATURAL IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
| Austria- | 5,000 | 5,000 | r | 5,000 | 4,000 | r | 4,000 | ||||
| Brazil- | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Cyprus, umber | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| France-- | 2,791 | 4 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | |||||
| Germany5 | 242,264 | 240,310 | 251,412 | 209,172 | 233,909 | 4 | |||||
| India, ocher | 370,000 | 375,000 | 380,000 | 385,000 | 390,000 | ||||||
| Iran-- | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | ||||||
| Italy-- | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Pakistan, ocher- | 5,500 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,200 | r | 6,000 | |||||
| Paraguay, ocher-- | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||
| South Africa | 590 | 4 | 232 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 183 | r, 4 | 244 | ||
| Spain, ocher | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | ||||||
| Turkey6 | 206,000 | 260,000 | 220,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| United Kingdom, iron oxides | |||||||||||
| and hydroxides7 | 8,913 | 4 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | |||||
| United States | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.- | |||||||||||
| 1Estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through April 20, 2011. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, a number of others undoubtedly produce iron oxide pigments, but output is not- | |||||||||||
| reported and no basis is available for formulating estimates of output levels. Such countries include Azerbaijan,- | |||||||||||
| China, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. Unreported output is probably substantial. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Production includes natural and synthetic iron oxide pigments. | |||||||||||
| 6Production includes micaceous iron oxide pigment and earth paints. | |||||||||||
| 7Includes iron oxide pigments. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
