U.S. Exports Of Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Carbide, And Metallic Abrasives, By Country And Type

TABLE 5
U.S. EXPORTS OF ALUMINUM OXIDE, SILICON CARBIDE, AND METALLIC
ABRASIVES, BY COUNTRY AND TYPE¹

	2014		2015
	Quantity	Value²	Quantity	Value²
Country	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)
Aluminum oxide, crude:
Austria-	464	$6,320	221	$3,080
Brazil	331	1,830	390	1,770
Canada	8,760	12,100	7,300	10,400
China	228	1,960	179	1,600
Germany-	2,600	17,700	1,380	10,200
India	239	1,610	195	1,310
Japan	988	7,470	715	5,250
Korea, Republic of	473	4,720	466	4,700
Mexico	3,610	6,430	2,680	5,750
United Kingdom	509	1,470	491	651
Other	1,350	7,490	998	7,220
Total	19,500	69,000	15,000	51,900
Silicon carbide:
Crude:
Germany	8	13	55	343
Japan	147	567	21	633
Korea, Republic of	101	709	25	1,500
Mexico	360	884	78	271
Norway	16,700	17,500	10,100	11,100
Other	187	561	79	1,060
Total	17,500	20,300	10,300	14,900
Ground and refined:
Canada	3,040	3,770	2,580	3,070
China	164	900	(3)	350
Germany	329	5,170	173	3,890
Japan	389	7,010	349	5,970
Mexico	545	1,440	528	1,500
Norway	4	133	5,480	5,820
Other	373	3,120	286	2,770
Total	4,850	21,500	9,400	23,400
Metallic abrasives:
Canada	7,320	8,140	6,630	6,530
China	8,720	19,500	6,450	11,700
Germany	728	2,480	373	1,330
Japan	201	255	2	29
Mexico	17,200	21,700	19,100	21,500
Spain	901	671	39	30
Taiwan	216	219	98	84
United Kingdom	2,880	2,490	538	474
Other	2,920	5,990	2,620	3,870
Total	41,000	61,400	35,900	45,600
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Customs value.
³Less than - unit.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.