U.S. Reported Consumption Of Zinc In 2006, By Industry Use And Grade

TABLE 9
U.S. REPORTED CONSUMPTION OF ZINC IN 2006, BY INDUSTRY USE AND GRADE¹

(Metric tons)

	Special			Remelt
	high	High	Prime	and other
Industry use	grade	grade	western	grades	Total
Galvanizing�	111,000	32,000	72,300	43,900	259,000
Zinc-base alloys�	W	W	W	W	W
Brass and bronze�	42,300	W	W	W	42,300
Other�	162,000	37,100	3,050	--	203,000
Total	315,000	69,100	75,400	43,900	504,000
W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.� -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.