U.S. Consumption Of Natural Graphite, By End Use

TABLE 2
U.S. CONSUMPTION OF NATURAL GRAPHITE, BY END USE¹

	Crystalline				Amorphous²
	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value
End use	(metric tons)		(thousands)		(metric tons)		(thousands)
2013:
Brake lining	396		$1,540		W		W
Carbon products³	337		1,090		583		W
Foundries⁴	W		420		1,140		W
Lubricants⁵	699		2,740		W		W
Powdered metals	339		(6)		--		--
Refractories	19,400	^r	21,300	^r	W		$11,600	^r
Rubber	W		154		W		W
Other⁷	9,300		16,000	^r	W		W
Total	30,700	^r	44,700	^r	18,200	^r	60,200	^r
2014:
Brake lining	396		1,540		W		W
Carbon products³	394		1,150		545		W
Foundries⁴	W		W		W		W
Lubricants⁵	908		4,120		W		W
Powdered metals	337		W		--		--
Refractories	19,000		20,500		W		11,400
Rubber	W		W		374		1,280
Other⁷	6,560		13,700		W		W
Total	27,600		42,500		16,800		60,200
^rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Total.- -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.-
²Includes mixtures of natural and manufactured graphite.
³Includes bearings and carbon brushes.
⁴Includes foundries (other) and foundry facings.
⁵Includes ammunition packings.
⁶Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Other.-
⁷Includes antiknock gasoline additives and other compounds, batteries, crucibles, drilling mud, electrical/electronic devices,
industrial diamonds, magnetic tape, mechanical products, nozzles, paints and polishes, pencils, retorts, sleeves, small-
packages, soldering/welding, steelmaking, stoppers, and other end-use categories.