Ground Mica Sold Or Used By Producers In The United States, By End Use And Method Of Grinding

TABLE 2
GROUND MICA SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY END USE
AND METHOD OF GRINDING^{1, 2}

	2013			2014
	Quantity	Value	Unit	Quantity	Value	Unit
	(metric tons)	(thousands)	value	(metric tons)	(thousands)	value
End use:
Joint compound	42,600	$11,000	$258	39,700	$10,500	$264
Paint	16,700	6,440	384	15,600	6,150	394
Plastics	2,110	1,340	637	1,960	1,280	653
Other³	17,700	4,840	274	16,500	4,630	281
Total	79,200	23,600	298	73,800	22,500	306
Method of grinding:
Dry	W	W	279	W	W	285
Wet	W	W	360	W	W	369
W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Domestic and some imported scrap. Low-quality sericite is not included.
³Includes mica used for molded electrical insulation, roofing, rubber, textile and decorative coatings, welding rods,
well-drilling mud, and miscellaneous.