U.S. Exports Of Crude And Processed Magnesite, By Country

TABLE 4
U.S. EXPORTS OF CRUDE AND PROCESSED MAGNESITE, BY COUNTRY¹

	2006				2007
	Quantity		Value		Quantity	Value
Material and country	(metric tons)		(thousands)		(metric tons)	(thousands)
Caustic-calcined magnesia:
France	1,810		$1,080		1,430	$871
Germany	569		345		721	449
Netherlands	1,500		915		1,560	985
Venezuela	1,480		615		150	68
Other	319		253		563	406
Total	5,690		3,210		4,420	2,780
Dead-burned and fused magnesia:
Brazil	219		190		54	41
Canada	16,200		7,630		17,700	7,990
France	61		50		238	214
Germany	721		550		605	492
Mexico	549		832		1,660	1,120
Netherlands	52		46		371	810
Poland	319		236		119	104
Taiwan	242		162		258	173
United Kingdom	252		238		240	227
Venezuela	52		34		261	132
Other	1,360	^r	1,390	^r	866	748
Total	20,000		11,400		22,400	12,000
Other magnesia:
Brazil	805		1,020		1,490	1,590
Canada	5,820		3,350		3,210	2,630
France	473		338		402	406
Germany	2,280		1,680		345	269
Hong Kong	865		916		733	745
Korea, Republic of	534		806		1,070	1,230
Mexico	2,010		2,130		1,980	2,220
Taiwan	856		677		1,100	974
Turkey	672		733		867	938
United Kingdom	888		1,170		259	394
Venezuela	1,110		766		461	479
Other	4,880	^r	5,290	^r	3,630	4,620
Total	21,200		18,900		15,500	16,500
Crude magnesite:��
Argentina	442		47		1,130	129
Canada	2,780		369		2,770	382
China	--		--		1,390	268
France	983		105		2,460	281
Germany	1,740		186		591	72
Mexico	385		45		761	126
Sweden	1,040		139		--	--
Other	1,650	^r	185	^r	2,570	294
Total	9,020		1,080		11,700	1,550
^rRevised. -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.