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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||||
| FERROMANGANESE AND SILICOMANGANESE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004e | 2005e | ||||||
| Argentina, electric furnace, silicomanganesee | 5,150 | 4 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||
| Australia, electric furnace:e | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 115,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 120,000 | ||||||
| Silicomanganese | 135,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 | 140,000 | ||||||
| Total | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 260,000 | ||||||
| Brazil, electric furnace: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 276,000 | r | 339,000 | r | 438,000 | r | 508,000 | r | 510,000 | p | |
| Silicomanganese | 180,235 | 182,731 | 180,200 | 180,000 | 108,200 | p | |||||
| Total | 456,235 | r | 521,731 | r | 618,200 | r | 688,000 | r | 618,200 | p | |
| Chile, electric furnace, ferromanganese | 2,213 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| China:e | |||||||||||
| Blast furnace, ferromanganese | 500,000 | 500,000 | 550,000 | 590,000 | r | 600,000 | |||||
| Electric furnace: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 670,000 | 490,000 | 700,000 | 1,120,000 | r | 1,100,000 | |||||
| Silicomanganese | 1,170,000 | 1,580,000 | 1,800,000 | 2,600,000 | 3,800,000 | ||||||
| Total | 2,340,000 | 2,570,000 | 3,050,000 | 4,310,000 | r | 5,500,000 | |||||
| Egypt, electric furnace, ferromanganesee | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| France:e | |||||||||||
| Blast furnace, ferromanganese | 300,000 | 300,000 | 180,000 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Electric furnace: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 130,000 | 130,000 | 120,000 | 106,000 | 110,000 | ||||||
| Silicomanganese5 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 107,000 | 64,000 | 65,000 | ||||||
| Total | 480,000 | 480,000 | 407,000 | 170,000 | 175,000 | ||||||
| Georgia, electric furnace:e | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 100 | 4 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Silicomanganese | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Total | 25,100 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| India, electric furnace:e | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 165,000 | 165,000 | 165,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | ||||||
| Silicomanganese | 150,000 | 150,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 | 170,000 | ||||||
| Total | 315,000 | 315,000 | 325,000 | 330,000 | 340,000 | ||||||
| Indonesia, electric furnace:e | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Silicomanganese | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 4,000 | ||||||
| Total | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 16,000 | ||||||
| Italy, electric furnace:e | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Silicomanganese | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | ||||||
| Total | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | ||||||
| Japan, electric furnace: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 368,293 | 356,717 | 371,831 | 437,389 | r, 4 | 448,616 | 4 | ||||
| Silicomanganese | 62,238 | 70,965 | 58,043 | 73,041 | r, 4 | 94,725 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 430,531 | 427,682 | 429,874 | 510,430 | r, 4 | 543,341 | 4 | ||||
| Kazakhstan, electric furnace: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 5,349 | 2,278 | 1,931 | 2,000 | 2,100 | ||||||
| Silicomanganese | 141,200 | 164,000 | 178,920 | 155,324 | r, 4 | 170,214 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 146,549 | 166,278 | 180,851 | 157,324 | r, 4 | 172,314 | 4 | ||||
| Korea, North, electric furnace, ferromanganesee | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of, electric furnace: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 143,525 | 137,000 | e | 141,000 | 165,525 | r, 4 | 165,000 | ||||
| Silicomanganese | 101,877 | 94,000 | e | 90,942 | r | 82,917 | r, 4 | 83,000 | |||
| Total | 245,402 | 231,000 | e | 231,942 | r | 248,442 | r, 4 | 248,000 | |||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 8�Continued | |||||||||||
| FERROMANGANESE AND SILICOMANGANESE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004e | 2005e | ||||||
| Mexico, electric furnace:6 | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 60,014 | 38,532 | 55,903 | 72,471 | 4 | 89,641 | 4 | ||||
| Silicomanganese | 74,290 | 73,263 | 81,223 | 103,206 | 4 | 104,780 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 134,304 | 111,795 | 137,126 | 175,677 | 4 | 194,421 | 4 | ||||
| Norway, electric furnace:e | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 240,000 | 240,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | 250,000 | ||||||
| Silicomanganese | 230,000 | 230,000 | 230,000 | 230,000 | 230,000 | ||||||
| Total | 470,000 | 470,000 | 475,000 | 475,000 | 480,000 | ||||||
| Poland:e | |||||||||||
| Blast furnace, ferromanganese | 500 | 600 | 1,000 | r | 1,000 | r | 1,000 | ||||
| Electric furnace, silicomanganese | 20,000 | 4 | 7,500 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | |||
| Total | 20,500 | 4 | 8,100 | 1,000 | r | 1,000 | r | 1,000 | |||
| Romania, electric furnace: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 384 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Silicomanganese | 71,921 | 84,720 | r | 141,899 | r | 194,945 | r, 4 | 200,000 | |||
| Total | 72,305 | 84,720 | r | 141,899 | r | 194,945 | r, 4 | 200,000 | |||
| Russia:e | |||||||||||
| Blast furnace, ferromanganese | 55,000 | 105,000 | 101,000 | 108,000 | 108,000 | ||||||
| Electric furnace, silicomanganese | 124,000 | 127,000 | 83,000 | 143,000 | 145,000 | ||||||
| Total | 179,000 | 232,000 | 184,000 | 251,000 | 253,000 | ||||||
| Slovakia, electric furnace:e | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Silicomanganese | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
| Total | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | ||||||
| South Africa, electric furnace: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 524,000 | r | 618,954 | 607,362 | 612,000 | r, 4 | 510,000 | ||||
| Silicomanganese | 253,000 | 315,802 | 313,152 | 340,000 | 280,000 | ||||||
| Total | 777,000 | r | 934,756 | 920,514 | 952,000 | r | 790,000 | ||||
| Spain, electric furnace:e | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Silicomanganese | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| Total | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | ||||||
| Ukraine: | |||||||||||
| Blast furnace, ferromanganesee | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 79,000 | r | 30,000 | |||||
| Electric furnace: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | 231,000 | 250,617 | 250,000 | e | 375,990 | 4 | 330,000 | ||||
| Silicomanganese | 702,389 | 732,592 | 740,000 | e | 1,060,000 | 4 | 1,000,000 | ||||
| Total | 1,018,389 | 1,068,209 | 1,080,000 | e | 1,510,000 | r | 1,360,000 | ||||
| United States, electric furnace, ferromanganese7 | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Venezuela, electric furnace: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganesee | 12,715 | 4 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | |||||
| Silicomanganese | 56,640 | 36,974 | 30,632 | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
| Total | 69,355 | 48,974 | 42,632 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Grand total | 7,790,000 | r | 8,300,000 | r | 8,850,000 | r | 10,700,000 | r | 11,600,000 | ||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Blast furnace, ferromanganese | 941,000 | 991,000 | 917,000 | 778,000 | r | 739,000 | |||||
| Electric furnace, excluding United States: | |||||||||||
| Ferromanganese8 | 3,060,000 | r | 3,010,000 | r | 3,340,000 | r | 4,060,000 | r | 3,940,000 | ||
| Silicomanganese9 | 3,780,000 | 4,300,000 | 4,590,000 | r | 5,820,000 | r | 6,880,000 | ||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 8�Continued | |||||||||||
| FERROMANGANESE AND SILICOMANGANESE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in "Grand total." -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through August 2, 2006. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Iran is believed to have produced ferromanganese and silicomanganese, but production information is | |||||||||||
| inadequate for the formulation of estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Includes silicospiegeleisen, if any. | |||||||||||
| 6Salable products from C�a Minera Autl�n S.A. de C.V. | |||||||||||
| 7U.S. output of ferromanganese includes silicomanganese. | |||||||||||
| 8Ferromanganese includes silicomanganese, if any, for North Korea. | |||||||||||
| 9Includes silicospiegeleisen, if any, for France. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program