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TABLE 7
U.S. EXPORTS OF NICKEL PRODUCTS, BY COUNTRY1
(Metric tons of contained nickel)2
 
    2013        
Cathodes,
pellets, and Powder Wrought
briquets and Metallurgical- Waste Stainless Total nickel
Country   (unwrought)   flakes   Ferronickel   grade oxide3   and scrap   steel scrap   Chemicals   Total   in 2012   in 20134
Australia -- 3 -- (5) 837 1 23 864 245 3
Belgium -- 10 -- 46 10 306 159 531 930 2
Brazil 183 40 -- (5) -- 19 527 769 291 8
Canada 50 175 70 1,640 8,290 1,810 754 12,800 14,300 30
China 31 294 1 231 7 7,670 588 8,820 8,250 98
Colombia 27 17 -- -- -- 3 10 57 97 11
Finland -- -- -- -- -- (5) 4 4 477 1
France -- 6 (5) (5) 1 11 30 48 82 14
Germany 1 283 6 25 21 179 59 574 942 48
Hong Kong 60 11 -- (5) 9 362 34 476 592 5
India -- 66 -- (5) 78 4,070 281 4,500 4,700 14
Italy -- 2 393 -- (5) 1 10 406 281 20
Japan -- 96 -- 4 1,720 2,110 133 4,060 3,370 15
Korea, Republic of 1 67 (5) 3 10 7,270 149 7,500 5,790 53
Malaysia (5) 2 -- 1 -- 82 125 210 296 17
Mexico 1,100 113 -- 16 2 157 333 1,720 1,460 81
Netherlands 72 19 2 -- 1,000 408 266 1,770 1,520 5
Pakistan -- (5) -- -- -- 5,860 (5) 5,860 3,130 --
Singapore 1 112 -- 3 4 77 25 222 285 32
South Africa -- 10 -- 1 -- -- 93 104 81 --
Spain -- 2 -- -- (5) 416 1 419 1,240 1
Sweden -- 16 -- -- 255 216 (5) 487 508 6
Taiwan 14 50 4 -- 124 16,100 155 16,400 16,400 47
Thailand -- 55 (5) -- -- 531 12 598 941 1
United Kingdom 1 49 1 196 476 62 129 914 1,320 23
Vietnam -- (5) -- -- 18 338 -- 356 267 10
Other 7   89   --   42   13   323   827   1,300   1,130 r 180
Total   1,540   1,590   477   2,210   12,900   48,300   4,730   71,800   68,900   725
rRevised. -- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2The nickel contents are assumed to be as follows: metallurgical-grade oxide, 77%; waste and scrap, 50%; and stainless steel scrap, 7.5%. The -Chemicals-
category contains the following: chemical-grade oxide, sesquoxide, and hydroxide, 65%; chlorides, 25%; and sulfate, 22%. Other salts and various
catalysts are assumed to be 22% nickel.
3Chemical-grade oxide is included in the -Chemicals- category.
4Not included in -2013, Total.-
5Less than - unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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