TABLE 2 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. ASBESTOS CONSUMPTION BY END USE, GRADE, AND TYPE1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(Metric tons) | ||||||||||||||||
Chrysotile | ||||||||||||||||
Unspecified | ||||||||||||||||
End use | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 7 | grade | Total | ||||||||||
2014: | ||||||||||||||||
Chloralkali industry | 187 | 186 | -- | -- | -- | 373 | ||||||||||
Other | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 33 | ||||||||||
Total | 187 | 186 | -- | -- | 33 | 406 | ||||||||||
2015: | ||||||||||||||||
Chloralkali industry | 102 | 223 | -- | -- | -- | 325 | ||||||||||
Other | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
Total | 102 | 223 | -- | -- | 18 | 343 | ||||||||||
-- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
2Estimated end use distribution based on prior year end use data, import data, and industry trends. |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices