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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||
| ESTIMATED U.S. CONSUMPTION OF TITANIUM CONCENTRATE1, 2 | ||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Gross | TiO2 | Gross | TiO2 | |||||
| weight | content | weight | content | |||||
| Concentrate: | ||||||||
| Pigment | 1,650,000 | NA | 1,800,000 | NA | ||||
| Miscellaneous3 | 64,000 | NA | 72,000 | NA | ||||
| Total | 1,720,000 | 1,390,000 | 1,870,000 | 1,420,000 | ||||
| NA Not available. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Includes a mixed product containing altered ilmenite, leucoxene, and rutile. | ||||||||
| 3Includes alloys, carbide, ceramics, chemicals, glass fibers, titanium metal, and welding-rod | ||||||||
| coatings and fluxes. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program