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| TABLE 7 | |||
| WORLD ANNUAL PRIMARY MAGNESIUM | |||
| PRODUCTION CAPACITY, DECEMBER 31, 20061, 2 | |||
| (Metric tons) | |||
| Country | Capacity | ||
| Brazil | 12,000 | ||
| Canada | 123,000 | 3 | |
| China | 602,000 | ||
| India | 900 | ||
| Israel | 27,500 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 10,000 | ||
| Russia | 46,000 | ||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 5,000 | ||
| Ukraine | 15,000 | ||
| United States | 45,000 | ||
| Total | 886,000 | ||
| 1Includes capacity at operating plants as well as at plants on | |||
| standby basis. | |||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; | |||
| may not add to total shown. | |||
| 3Includes 63,000 metric tons per year of idle capacity. | |||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program