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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION AND EXPORTS OF FERROALLOYS IN 20131 | ||||||||||||||
| Imports | Exports | |||||||||||||
| Gross weight | Contained weight | Value | Gross weight | Contained weight | Value | |||||||||
| Alloy | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||
| Chromium ferroalloys: | ||||||||||||||
| Ferrochromium containing: | ||||||||||||||
| More than 4% carbon | 416,000 | 227,000 | $417,000 | 4,460 | 2,320 | $6,580 | ||||||||
| Not more than 4% carbon | XX | XX | XX | 379 | 169 | 698 | ||||||||
| More than 3% but not more than 4% carbon | 370 | 210 | 238 | XX | XX | XX | ||||||||
| More than 0.5% but not more than 3% carbon | 13,800 | 9,410 | 33,100 | XX | XX | XX | ||||||||
| Not more than 0.5% carbon | 36,500 | 24,800 | 113,000 | XX | XX | XX | ||||||||
| Ferrochromium-silicon | 12,000 | 4,230 | 16,200 | 16 | 6 | 23 | ||||||||
| Total, chromium ferroalloys | 478,000 | 266,000 | 580,000 | 4,850 | 2,500 | 7,300 | ||||||||
| Manganese ferroalloys: | ||||||||||||||
| Ferromanganese containing: | ||||||||||||||
| More than 4% carbon | 259,000 | 198,000 | 247,000 | XX | XX | XX | ||||||||
| More than 2% but not more than 4% carbon | 18 | 14 | 40 | XX | XX | XX | ||||||||
| More than 1% but not more than 2% carbon | 42,300 | 33,900 | 56,900 | XX | XX | XX | ||||||||
| Not more than 1% carbon | 29,100 | 24,800 | 51,500 | XX | XX | XX | ||||||||
| Ferromanganese, all grades | XX | XX | XX | 1,970 | XX | 3,300 | ||||||||
| Silicomanganese | 329,000 | 223,000 | 339,000 | 5,890 | XX | 6,500 | ||||||||
| Total, manganese ferroalloys | 659,000 | 479,000 | 694,000 | 7,860 | XX | 9,800 | ||||||||
| Silicon ferroalloys: | ||||||||||||||
| Ferrosilicon containing: | ||||||||||||||
| More than 55% silicon | XX | XX | XX | 10,800 | 6,820 | 18,100 | ||||||||
| 55% to 80% silicon and more than 3% calcium | 4,400 | 3,270 | 6,400 | XX | XX | XX | ||||||||
| Magnesium ferrosilicon | 19,000 | 8,620 | 35,200 | XX | XX | XX | ||||||||
| Ferrosilicon, other2, 3 | 230,000 | 147,000 | 302,000 | 6,500 | 2,930 | 13,700 | ||||||||
| Total, silicon ferroalloys | 254,000 | 159,000 | 343,000 | 17,300 | 9,750 | 31,800 | ||||||||
| Other ferroalloys: | ||||||||||||||
| Ferrocerium and other pyrophoric alloys | 1,390 | XX | 12,100 | XX | XX | XX | ||||||||
| Ferromolybdenum | 6,120 | 4,090 | 108,000 | 1,240 | 862 | 22,900 | ||||||||
| Ferronickel | 50,300 | 13,700 | 212,000 | 541 | 479 | 8,040 | ||||||||
| Ferroniobium | 9,450 | XX | 267,000 | 290 | XX | 3,240 | ||||||||
| Ferrophosphorus | 8,740 | XX | 4,580 | 619 | XX | 1,310 | ||||||||
| Ferrotitanium and ferrosilicon-titanium | 1,680 | XX | 7,260 | 4,110 | XX | 17,100 | ||||||||
| Ferrotungsten and ferrosilicon-tungsten | 613 | 470 | 19,200 | 80 | 31 | 774 | ||||||||
| Ferrovanadium | 4,910 | 3,710 | 89,800 | 395 | 299 | 8,790 | ||||||||
| Ferrozirconium | 4 | XX | 44 | 1,980 | XX | 5,000 | ||||||||
| Ferroalloys, other | 8,600 | XX | 30,600 | 2,120 | XX | 5,730 | ||||||||
| Total, other ferroalloys | 91,800 | 21,900 | 750,000 | 11,400 | 1,670 | 72,900 | ||||||||
| Grand total | 1,480,000 | 926,000 | 2,370,000 | 41,400 | 13,900 | 122,000 | ||||||||
| XX Not applicable.- | ||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||
| 2Includes less than 55% silicon and 55% to 80% silicon, other.- | ||||||||||||||
| 3Includes imports of ferrosilicon containing 80% to 90% silicon and more than 90% silicon. | ||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
