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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| FERROCHROMIUM: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012e | ||||||
| Albania | 11,916 | 7,556 | 23,233 | r | 28,694 | r | 29,000 | ||||
| Brazil4 | 194,324 | 131,048 | 277,114 | 145,122 | r | 150,000 | p | ||||
| Chinae | 1,500,000 | 1,810,000 | 2,400,000 | 2,700,000 | r | 2,800,000 | |||||
| Finlande | 233,550 | 5 | 123,310 | 5 | 125,000 | 125,000 | 125,000 | ||||
| Germanye | 26,960 | 5 | 13,667 | 5 | 17,300 | 17,800 | 17,500 | ||||
| Indiae, 6 | 750,000 | 873,385 | 5 | 850,000 | 830,000 | 800,000 | |||||
| Iran | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||||
| Japan4 | 13,888 | 7,698 | 16,208 | 17,217 | r | 18,000 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 1,220,315 | 1,173,286 | 1,311,302 | 1,289,917 | r | 1,305,566 | 5 | ||||
| Romania | 6,000 | 15,000 | 14,000 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Russia | 490,000 | e | 378,000 | 414,288 | r | 501,700 | r | 500,000 | |||
| South Africa7 | 3,268,659 | 2,346,132 | 3,607,132 | 3,425,911 | r | 3,000,000 | |||||
| Swedene | 117,053 | 5 | 31,345 | 5 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | ||||
| Turkeye | 79,840 | 5 | 41,028 | 5 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | ||||
| United States8 | W | W | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 145,430 | 72,223 | 146,000 | 140,000 | e | 137,534 | p, 5 | ||||
| Total | 8,060,000 | r | 7,020,000 | r | 9,300,000 | r | 9,320,000 | r | 8,980,000 | ||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in | |||||||||||
| -Total.- -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through February 25, 2014. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Iran is known to have produced ferrochromium, but information is inadequate to make reliable | |||||||||||
| estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Includes high- and low-carbon ferrochromium. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Reported on a fiscal year basis, which is from April 1 to March 31. Includes ferrochrome and charge chrome. | |||||||||||
| 7Includes high- and low-carbon ferrochromium and ferrochromium-silicon. | |||||||||||
| 8Includes chromium metal, high- and low-carbon ferrochromium, ferrochromium-silicon, and other chromium materials. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
