U.S. Exports Of Magnesia And Crude Magnesite, By Country

TABLE 4
U.S. EXPORTS OF MAGNESIA AND CRUDE MAGNESITE, BY COUNTRY¹

	2014				2015
	Quantity		Value		Quantity	Value
Material and country	(metric tons)		(thousands)		(metric tons)	(thousands)
Caustic-calcined magnesia:
Canada	1,790		$911		114	$58
China	64		57		670	447
Germany	113		62		359	307
India	32		33		206	209
Korea, Republic of	171		158		19	18
Netherlands	263		164		1,470	882
Poland	120		120		139	140
Russia	--		--		1,410	720
Spain	116		121		312	310
Taiwan	299		207		348	259
Other	161	^r	176	^r	635	456
Total	3,130		2,010		5,680	3,810
Dead-burned and fused magnesia:
Belgium	9		23		405	435
Canada	2,930		2,280		3,100	2,480
China	232		331		114	159
Germany	907		837		83	75
Mexico	2,040		1,040		2,810	1,260
South Africa	11,600		6,890		15,600	9,290
Taiwan	1,750		1,660		1,830	1,760
Turkey	100		114		69	93
United Arab Emirates	528		784		436	603
Other	742	^r	1,030	^r	347	518
Total	20,800		15,000		24,800	16,700
Other magnesia:
Brazil	312		394		108	222
Canada	2,990		2,580		4,880	4,060
China	941		1,090		226	366
France	1,170		865		607	474
Germany	1,380		1,800		575	515
India	242		302		359	361
Italy	397		783		370	698
Korea, Republic of	650		686		642	845
Mexico	513		1,020		709	1,090
Netherlands	1,160		910		364	298
Norway	328		278		641	403
Taiwan	336		332		22	17
United Kingdom	2,090		1,820		1,540	1,400
Other	2,040	^r	3,180	^r	2,100	2,720
Total	14,500		16,000		13,100	13,500
Crude magnesite:-----
Brazil	42		80		37	58
Canada	174		128		43	30
Germany	17		79		17	97
Iceland	184		210		--	--
Mexico	19		39		215	214
Panama	37		77		69	155
Spain	137		148		--	--
Trinidad and Tobago	25		32		23	30
United Kingdom	67		71		--	--
Venezuela	16		39		32	46
Other	52		92		84	134
Total	770		995		520	764
^rRevised. -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.