U.S. Exports Of Magnesium Compounds

TABLE 5
U.S. EXPORTS OF MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS¹

	2014		2015
	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
Material	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)	Principal destinations in 2015
Magnesium chloride, anhydrous and other	10,300	$6,810	16,300	$10,400	Canada, 93%.
Magnesium hydroxide and peroxide	26,900	21,100	24,500	18,600	Canada, 50%; Sweden, 20%; Mexico, 7%.
Magnesium sulfate, natural kieserite and epsom salts	176	298	924	735	Canada, 87%.
Magnesium sulfate, other	8,770	4,110	10,300	5,360	Canada, 72%; Mexico, 8%.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.