U.S. Exports Of Ferrosilicon And Silicon Metal, By Grade And Country, In 2006

TABLE 5
U.S. EXPORTS OF FERROSILICON AND SILICON METAL, BY GRADE
AND COUNTRY, IN 2006¹

	Gross weight	Contained weight
Country	(metric tons)	(metric tons)		Value
Ferrosilicon:
More than 55% silicon:
Canada�	4,490	2,700		$4,770,000
Colombia	74	52		113,000
El Salvador	5	3		12,000
Malaysia	33	25		46,800
Mexico�	1,290	775		1,670,000
Total	5,890	3,550		6,610,000
Other ferrosilicon:
Brazil	178	89		223,000
Canada�	2,360	1,180		2,460,000
Colombia	80	37		115,000
Finland	8	4		8,510
Indonesia	21	10		25,100
Korea, Republic of	2	1		11,400
Mexico�	738	367		920,000
Spain	8	4		9,360
Switzerland	34	17		26,700
United Kingdom	3	1		4,200
Other	3	2		3,320
Total	3,430	1,710	²	3,810,000
Grand total ferrosilicon�	9,320	5,260		10,400,000
Metal:
More than 99.99% silicon:
China��	1,900	1,900		179,000,000
Finland	103	103		3,950,000
Germany	2,310	2,310		147,000,000
Italy	137	137		11,400,000
Japan	7,710	7,710		594,000,000
Korea, Republic of	1,060	1,060		90,600,000
Malaysia	147	147		21,000,000
Norway	2,300	2,300		107,000,000
Taiwan	575	575		43,900,000
United Kingdom	125	125		15,200,000
Other	360	360		24,900,000
Total�	16,700	16,700		1,240,000,000
99.00%-99.99% silicon:
Belarus	34	34		37,700
Brazil	995	986		2,560,000
China��	763	756		2,150,000
Germany	321	318		887,000
India	52	51		150,000
Italy	143	142		420,000
Japan	37	36		45,300
Sweden	34	34		47,700
Taiwan	113	112		330,000
United Kingdom	30	30		42,000
Other	136	135		235,000
Total	2,660	2,630		6,900,000
See footnotes at end of table.




TABLE 5�Continued
U.S. EXPORTS OF FERROSILICON AND SILICON METAL, BY GRADE
AND COUNTRY, IN 2006¹

	Gross weight	Contained weight
Country	(metric tons)	(metric tons)		Value
Metal�Continued:
Other silicon:
Canada	694	674		$796,000
China	1,380	1,320		12,900,000
Germany	695	675		1,140,000
Hong Kong	105	101		925,000
Japan	1,460	1,400		5,710,000
Korea, Republic of	2,630	2,550		3,600,000
Mexico	116	113		370,000
Netherlands	298	288		2,390,000
United Kingdom	72	70		119,000
Venezuela	74	72		105,000
Other	224	216		790,000
Total	7,740	7,480		28,900,000
Grand total silicon metal	27,100	26,800		1,280,000,000
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Contained weight estimated from gross weight.

Source:� U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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