Salient U.S. Zirconium Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT U.S. ZIRCONIUM STATISTICS¹

(Metric tons)

	2006		2007		2008		2009		2010
Zircon:
Production:
Concentrates	W		W		W		W		W
Milled zircon	50,800	^-	64,600	^-	61,500	^-	38,400	^-	46,900
Exports	76,300		66,200		42,100		39,600		47,400
Imports for consumption²	36,200		20,000		34,400		14,400		22,900
Consumption, apparent³	W		W		W		W		W
Stocks, December 31, dealers and consumers⁴	17,600		18,000		26,600		NA		NA
Zirconium oxide:
Production⁵	21,700		25,600		18,100		NA		NA
Exports⁶	3,340		2,400		2,970		3,050		5,630
Imports for consumption⁶	2,820		3,740		5,060		2,810		2,920
Consumption, apparent³	24,200		26,900		20,400		NA		NA
Stocks, December 31, dealers and consumers⁴	1,560		1,880		1,670		NA		NA
Zirconium, unwrought, waste and scrap, other:
Exports	1,880		2,160		2,670		2,300		2,060
Imports	748		784		1,030		977		1,160
Ferrozirconium:
Exports	491		259		316		566		569
Imports	196		400		129		(7)		45
Hafnium, unwrought, waste and scrap, other, imports	4		4		12		5		8
NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.
²Includes insignificant amounts of baddeleyite.
³Defined as production plus imports for consumption minus exports plus or minus Government shipments.
⁴Excludes foundries.
⁵Excludes intermediate oxides associated with metal production.
⁶Includes germanium oxides and zirconium dioxides.
⁷Less than - unit.