Salient Magnesium Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT MAGNESIUM STATISTICS¹

(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)

		2003	2004	2005		2006		2007
United States:
Production:
Primary magnesium		W	W	W		W		W
Secondary magnesium		70,100	72,000	73,300	^r	82,200	^r	84,000
Exports		20,400	11,800	9,650		12,300		14,800
Imports for consumption		83,400	98,600	84,700		75,300		71,800
Consumption, primary		103,000	101,000	82,100		77,600		72,300
Yearend stocks, producer		W	W	W		W		W
Price²	dollars per pound	1.10-1.17	1.55-1.60	1.15-1.30		1.35-1.45		2.00-2.50
World, primary production^e		509,000	595,000	622,000		675,000		748,000
^eEstimated. ^rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.
²Source: Platts Metals Week.