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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. ASBESTOS CONSUMPTION BY END USE, GRADE, AND TYPE1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||||||||
| Chrysotile | ||||||||||||||||
| Unspecified | ||||||||||||||||
| End use | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 7 | grade | Total | ||||||||||
| 2014: | ||||||||||||||||
| Chloralkali industry | 187 | 186 | -- | -- | -- | 373 | ||||||||||
| Other | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Total | 187 | 186 | -- | -- | 33 | 406 | ||||||||||
| 2015: | ||||||||||||||||
| Chloralkali industry | 102 | 223 | -- | -- | -- | 325 | ||||||||||
| Other | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Total | 102 | 223 | -- | -- | 18 | 343 | ||||||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2Estimated end use distribution based on prior year end use data, import data, and industry trends. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices