Value Of Imports And U.S. Price Quotations For Chromium Materials

TABLE 3
VALUE OF IMPORTS AND U.S. PRICE QUOTATIONS FOR CHROMIUM MATERIALS¹

		2011			2012
		Contained		Gross	Contained		Gross
Material		chromium		quantity	chromium		quantity
Value:^{2, 3}
Chromite ore:
Not more than 40% chromic oxide	dollars per metric ton	1,490		528	XX		XX
More than 40% but less than 46% chromic oxide	do.	814		252	781		238
46% or more chromic oxide	do.	986		372	1,240		410
Average	do.	965		355	1,200		392
Ferrochromium:
Not more than 0.5% carbon	do.	5,000		3,460	4,820		3,330
More than 0.5% but not more than 3% carbon	do.	4,080		2,320	3,580		2,440
More than 3% but not more than 4% carbon	do.	1,400		794	992		536
Average (not more than 4% carbon)	do.	4,920		3,380	4,620		3,180
More than 4% carbon	do.	2,270		1,300	2,050		1,170
Average (all grades)	do.	2,600		1,530	2,360		1,380
Chromium metal⁴	do.	XX		14,100	XX		13,300
Price:⁵
Chromite ore:
Turkey
36% to 38% Cr₂O₃	do.	1,250	⁶	317	959	⁶	243
40% to 42% Cr₂O₃	do.	1,190	⁶	334	930	⁶	261
South Africa
39% Cr₂O₃	do.	779		208	575		153
44% Cr₂O₃	do.	718		216	558		168
High-carbon ferrochromium:
49% to 51% chromium	cents per pound	115		XX	108		XX
60% to 65% chromium	do.	122		XX	110		XX
Low-carbon ferrochromium
0.05% carbon	do.	246		XX	234		XX
0.10% carbon	do.	228		XX	217		XX
0.15% carbon	do.	219		XX	210		XX
Chromium metal:
Imported, aluminothermic	do.	XX		656	XX		587
do. Ditto. XX Not applicable.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Mass-weighted average based on customs value and quantity of imported material.
³Reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
⁴Average for all grades.
⁵Source: Ryanʼs Notes.
⁶Based on average C₂O₃ content.