Salient Magnesium Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT MAGNESIUM STATISTICS¹

(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)

		2011		2012		2013		2014		2015
United States:
Production:
Primary-		W		W		W		W		W
Secondary-		67,100	^r	77,100		79,300	^r	80,200	^r	80,000
Exports		12,300		18,300		16,100		17,000		15,200
Imports for consumption		48,400		50,800		45,900		54,700	^r	53,600
Consumption, primary		80,600		71,900		68,500		65,900	^r	65,200
Yearend stocks, producer		W		W		W		W		W
Yearend price²	dollars per pound	2.05-2.20		2.15-2.25		2.10-2.15		2.10-2.20		2.10-2.20
World, primary production^e-		806,000	^r	840,000	^r	909,000	^r	1,000,000	^r	972,000
^eEstimated.^rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.
²Source: Platts Metals Week.