U.S. Exports Of Nickel Products, By Class

TABLE 6
U.S. EXPORTS OF NICKEL PRODUCTS, BY CLASS¹

	2012		2013
	Quantity		Quantity
	(metric tons of	Value	(metric tons of	Value
Class	contained nickel)	(thousands)	contained nickel)	(thousands)
Primary:
Unwrought:
Cathodes, pellets, briquets, shot	1,240	$23,800	1,540	$24,900
Ferronickel	182	5,190	479	8,040
Powder and flakes	1,350	54,600	1,590	58,800
Metallurgical-grade oxide²	1,700	17,900	2,210	17,400
Chemicals:
Catalysts³	3,410	247,000	3,820	269,000
Salts⁴	1,230	23,000	910	18,900
Total	9,100	372,000	10,600	397,000
Secondary:
Stainless steel scrap	46,800	804,000	48,300	743,000
Waste and scrap⁵	13,000	121,000	12,900	110,000
Total	59,800	925,000	61,200	853,000
Grand total	68,900	1,300,000	71,800	1,250,000
Wrought, not alloyed:
Bars, rods, profiles, wire	326	10,300	368	11,600
Sheets, strip, foil	356	12,400	304	11,700
Tubes and pipes	138	2,360	56	1,770
Total	820	25,100	728	25,000
Alloyed, gross weight:
Unwrought alloyed ingot	5,500	149,000	5,100	113,000
Bars, rods, profiles, wire	21,800	796,000	19,800	704,000
Sheets, strip, foil	10,700	390,000	11,600	384,000
Tubes and pipes	2,310	134,000	2,100	131,000
Other alloyed articles	3,590	366,000	3,810	425,000
Total	43,900	1,830,000	42,400	1,760,000
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Nickel content is- assumed to be 77%.
³Typical catalyst is assumed to have a nickel content of 22%.
⁴Nickel contents are as follows: chemical-grade oxide, sesquioxide, and hydroxide, 65%; chlorides, 25%;-
sulfates, 22%; and other salts, assumed to be 22%.-
⁵Waste and scrap shipment is assumed to be 50% nickel; stainless steel scrap, 7.5%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.