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| TABLE 2 | |||||
| END USES FOR TALC | |||||
| PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES1 | |||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||
| Ceramics2, 3 | 248 | 209 | |||
| Cosmetics | 10 | 16 | |||
| Paint | 153 | 128 | |||
| Paper | 124 | 143 | |||
| Plastics | 41 | 31 | |||
| Refractories | 1 | -- | |||
| Roofing | 61 | 51 | |||
| Rubber | 23 | 26 | |||
| Other4 | 99 | 77 | |||
| Total | 760 | 681 | |||
| -- Zero. | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add | |||||
| to totals shown. | |||||
| 2Includes tile. | |||||
| 3May include exports to Mexican ceramic markets. | |||||
| 4Includes art sculpture, asphalt filler, auto body filler, construction caulks, | |||||
| flooring, insecticides, joint compound, and other uses not specified. | |||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program