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CRUDE ARTIFICIAL ABRASIVES MANUFACTURERS IN 2015 | |||||
Company | Plant location | Product | |||
Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials Canada Inc. | Chippewa, Ontario, Canada | Aluminum-zirconium oxide. | |||
Saint-Gobain Abrasives | Huntsville, AL | Fused aluminum oxide (high-purity) and aluminum-zirconium | |||
Superior Graphite Co. | Hopkinsville, KY | Silicon carbide. | |||
Washington Mills Electro Minerals Corp. | Niagara Falls, NY | Fused aluminum oxide (high-purity) and boron carbide. | |||
Do. | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | Fused aluminum oxide (regular). | |||
Washington Mills Hennepin, Inc. | Hennepin, IL | Silicon carbide. | |||
Do. Ditto. | |||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices