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| TABLE 9 | ||||||
| YEAREND PRICES OF TITANIUM PRODUCTS� | ||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||
| Concentrate: | ||||||
| Ilmenite, free on board (f.o.b.) Australian ports1��� | dollars per metric ton | 75-85 | 75-85 | |||
| Rutile, bagged, f.o.b. Australian ports1��� | do. | 550-650 | 570-700 | |||
| Rutile, bulk, f.o.b. Australian ports1� | do. | 460-480 | 450-500 | |||
| Titaniferous slag, import, 80% to 95% TiO22 | do. | 390-555 | 402-454 | |||
| Metal:�� | ||||||
| Sponge import2 | dollars per pound | 3.46-12.22 | 5.87-12.84 | |||
| Scrap, turnings, unproccessed3 | do. | 4.85-5.15 | 4.00-4.40 | |||
| Ferrotitanium, 70% Ti3 | do. | 8.50-9.50 | 6.79-7.00 | |||
| Mill products4 | producer price index | 218 | 300 | |||
| Titanium dioxide pigment4 | do. | 172 | 165 | |||
| 1Source: Industral Minerals.� | ||||||
| 2Landed duty-paid unit value based on U.S. imports for consumption.�� | ||||||
| 3Source: Platts Metals Week. | ||||||
| 41982=100. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program