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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF FERROSILICON AND SILICON METAL, | ||||||||
| BY GRADE AND COUNTRY, IN 20061 | ||||||||
| Gross weight | Contained weight | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | Value | |||||
| Ferrosilicon: | ||||||||
| 55%-80% silicon, more than 3% Ca: | ||||||||
| Brazil� | 20 | 13 | $24,500 | |||||
| Canada | 19 | 14 | 10,100 | |||||
| China� | 1,750 | 1,280 | 1,310,000 | |||||
| France���� | 1,310 | 816 | 2,080,000 | |||||
| Total | 3,100 | 2,120 | 3,430,000 | |||||
| 55%-80% silicon, other: | ||||||||
| Brazil� | 3,950 | 2,950 | 3,270,000 | |||||
| Canada� | 12,700 | 9,590 | 12,100,000 | |||||
| China� | 128,000 | 96,100 | 87,700,000 | |||||
| France���� | 3,820 | 2,640 | 6,860,000 | |||||
| Germany | 522 | 389 | 2,380,000 | |||||
| Norway | 7,230 | 5,360 | 9,150,000 | |||||
| Russia | 56,600 | 42,400 | 40,400,000 | |||||
| South Africa | 2,520 | 1,880 | 1,640,000 | |||||
| Ukraine | 3,050 | 2,300 | 1,740,000 | |||||
| Venezuela | 51,200 | 38,400 | 37,100,000 | |||||
| Other | 787 | 570 | 1,080,000 | |||||
| Total | 270,000 | 203,000 | 203,000,000 | |||||
| More than 90% silicon, China | 21 | 19 | 6,300 | |||||
| Magnesium ferrosilicon: | ||||||||
| Argentina | 2,380 | 1,060 | 2,230,000 | |||||
| Brazil� | 2,700 | 1,210 | 2,490,000 | |||||
| Canada | 7,610 | 3,540 | 7,740,000 | |||||
| China� | 360 | 169 | 360,000 | |||||
| France���� | 995 | 476 | 901,000 | |||||
| India | 128 | 69 | 116,000 | |||||
| Netherlands | 409 | 188 | 297,000 | |||||
| Norway | 7,820 | 3,590 | 7,030,000 | |||||
| Russia | 2,100 | 943 | 854,000 | |||||
| South Africa | 123 | 59 | 145,000 | |||||
| Other | 255 | 119 | 499,000 | |||||
| Total | 24,900 | 11,400 | 22,700,000 | |||||
| Other ferrosilicon: | ||||||||
| Argentina | 60 | 27 | 54,200 | |||||
| Brazil� | 155 | 26 | 143,000 | |||||
| Canada | 8,900 | 2,350 | 7,660,000 | |||||
| China� | 20,000 | 4,110 | 6,140,000 | |||||
| France���� | 151 | 84 | 201,000 | |||||
| India | 71 | 31 | 59,700 | |||||
| Russia | 27 | 14 | 20,800 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2 | 8,840 | |||||
| Total | 29,400 | 6,650 | 14,300,000 | |||||
| Grand total ferrosilicon | 327,000 | 223,000 | 244,000,000 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | ||||||||
| TABLE 6�Continued | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF FERROSILICON AND SILICON METAL, | ||||||||
| BY GRADE AND COUNTRY, IN 20061 | ||||||||
| Gross weight | Contained weight | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | Value | |||||
| Metal: | ||||||||
| More than 99.99% silicon: | ||||||||
| Canada | 19 | 19 | $33,400 | |||||
| China | 81 | 81 | 3,990,000 | |||||
| France | 32 | 32 | 2,770,000 | |||||
| Germany | 881 | 881 | 74,000,000 | |||||
| Italy | 350 | 350 | 38,700,000 | |||||
| Japan | 344 | 344 | 29,800,000 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 56 | 56 | 12,600,000 | |||||
| Poland | 13 | 13 | 146,000 | |||||
| Russia | 11 | 11 | 2,920,000 | |||||
| Spain | 11 | 11 | 102,000 | |||||
| Other | 57 | 57 | 3,160,000 | |||||
| Total | 1,860 | 1,860 | 2 | 168,000,000 | ||||
| 99.00%-99.99% silicon: | ||||||||
| Australia | 12,700 | 12,600 | 19,200,000 | |||||
| Brazil� | 46,500 | 46,100 | 69,700,000 | |||||
| Canada���� | 18,700 | 18,500 | 30,300,000 | |||||
| China | 88 | 76 | 3 | 125,000 | ||||
| Japan | 10 | (4) | 3 | 12,800 | ||||
| Norway | 7,300 | 7,230 | 13,900,000 | |||||
| Philippines | 1,240 | 1,180 | 3 | 1,570,000 | ||||
| South Africa | 38,400 | 38,100 | 59,800,000 | |||||
| Sweden | 25 | 25 | 159,000 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 467 | 30 | 3 | 755,000 | ||||
| Other | (4) | (4) | 12,400 | |||||
| Total | 125,000 | 124,000 | 196,000,000 | |||||
| Other silicon: | ||||||||
| Australia | 240 | 235 | 371,000 | |||||
| Brazil� | 8,010 | 7,700 | 11,100,000 | |||||
| Canada | 8,860 | 8,400 | 12,500,000 | |||||
| China | 105 | 25 | 143,000 | |||||
| Japan | 105 | 13 | 138,000 | |||||
| Norway | 1,060 | 1,040 | 1,660,000 | |||||
| Philippines | 383 | 344 | 505,000 | |||||
| Sweden | 422 | 106 | 591,000 | |||||
| Ukraine | 1,870 | 1,840 | 2,240,000 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 552 | 538 | 792,000 | |||||
| Other | 56 | 49 | 104,000 | |||||
| Total | 21,700 | 20,300 | 30,100,000 | |||||
| Grand total silicon metal | 149,000 | 146,000 | 394,000,000 | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Contained weight estimated from gross weight. | ||||||||
| 3All or part of these data have been referred to the U.S. Census Bureau for verification. | ||||||||
| 4Less than � unit. | ||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program