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| TABLE 4 | ||||
| REPRESENTATIVE YEAREND GRAPHITE PRICES1 | ||||
| (Dollars per metric ton) | ||||
| Type | 2013 | 2014 | ||
| Crystalline large, 94% to 97% carbon, +80 mesh | 1,250-1,300 | 1,350-1,400 | ||
| Crystalline large, 90% carbon, +80 mesh | 1,100-1,150 | 1,150-1,200 | ||
| Crystalline medium, 94% to 97% carbon, +100-80 mesh | 1,050-1,150 | 1,100-1,200 | ||
| Crystalline medium, 90% carbon, +100-80 mesh | 900-1,000 | 950-1,000 | ||
| Crystalline medium, 85% to 87% carbon, +100-80 mesh | 700-900 | 700-800 | ||
| Crystalline fine, 94% to 97% carbon, -100 mesh | 850-950 | 1,000-1,050 | ||
| Crystalline fine, 90% carbon, -100 mesh | 750-850 | 750-800 | ||
| Amorphous powder, 80% to 85% carbon | 500-550 | 430-480 | ||
| Synthetic 99.95% carbon2 | 7,000-20,000 | NA | ||
| NA Not available. | ||||
| 1Prices are cost, insurance, and freight main European port, unless otherwise specified. | ||||
| 2Swiss border. | ||||
| Sources: Industrial Minerals, no. 555, December 2013, p. 53; no. 567, December 2014, p. 59. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
