U.S. Imports For Consumption Of Cobalt, By Form

TABLE 3
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF COBALT, BY FORM¹

	2014						2015
	Gross weight		Cobalt content²		Value		Gross weight	Cobalt content²	Value
Form	(metric tons)		(metric tons)		(thousands)		(metric tons)	(metric tons)	(thousands)
Metal³	9,000	^r	9,000	^r	$269,000	^r	9,290	9,290	$267,000
Oxides and hydroxides	2,400	^r	1,730	^r	57,200	^r	1,750	1,260	40,200
Other:
Acetates	239		57		1,880		138	33	1,130
Carbonates	556		256		9,460		783	360	13,800
Chlorides	15		4		157	^r	16	4	157
Sulfates	1,020		276		7,960		1,690	458	11,200
Total	13,200	^r	11,300	^r	346,000	^r	13,700	11,400	334,000
^rRevised.-
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Estimated from gross weight.
³Unwrought cobalt, excluding alloys and waste and scrap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.