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| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||||||||
| Material | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | Principal sources in 2015 | ||||||||||
| Magnesium chloride, anhydrous and other | 118,000 | $31,100 | 92,500 | $29,400 | Israel, 60%; Netherlands, 26%. | ||||||||||
| Magnesium hydroxide and peroxide | 6,800 | 16,100 | 6,530 | 11,600 | Mexico, 45%; Israel, 15%; Austria, 15%. | ||||||||||
| Magnesium sulfate, natural epsom salts | 3,040 | 1,050 | 5,170 | 1,510 | China, 100%. | ||||||||||
| Magnesium sulfate, natural kieserite- | 45,700 | 1,920 | 39,600 | 3,970 | China, 61; Germany, 38%. | ||||||||||
| Magnesium sulfate, other | 30,300 | 15,300 | 32,800 | 13,600 | China, 46%; Germany, 24%; Canada, 13%. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
