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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||
| BROMINE: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | |||||
| China | 100,000 | 100,000 | 105,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | |||||
| Germany4 | 1,500 | 5 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,500 | ||||
| India | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 2,100 | |||||
| Israel | 184,696 | 5 | 202,313 | 5 | 173,940 | 5 | 184,943 | r, 5 | 190,000 | |
| Japan | 25,000 | 25,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | |||||
| Jordan | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 80,000 | 100,000 | |||||
| Turkmenistan | 445 | 460 | 480 | 500 | 500 | |||||
| Ukraine | 4,100 | 4,100 | 4,100 | 4,100 | 3,500 | |||||
| United States | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Total6 | 371,000 | 389,000 | 370,000 | 416,000 | r- | 441,000 | ||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in total. | ||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through June 1, 2015. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, several other nations, including Iran, were thought to produce bromine, but output data were not- | ||||||||||
| reported; available general information is inadequate to formulate reliable estimates of output levels. | ||||||||||
| 4Includes bromides and oxides. | ||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | ||||||||||
| 6Does not include U.S. production. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
