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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||||||||
| SULFUR AND SULFURIC ACID SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY END USE1 | |||||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons, sulfur content) | |||||||||||||||
| Sulfuric acid | |||||||||||||||
| Elemental sulfur3 | (sulfur equivalent) | Total | |||||||||||||
| SIC2 code | End use | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||
| 102 | Copper ores | -- | -- | 251 | 278 | 251 | 278 | ||||||||
| 1094 | Uranium and vanadium ores | -- | -- | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 10 | Other ores | -- | -- | 64 | 70 | 64 | 70 | ||||||||
| 26, 261 | Pulp mills and paper products | W | W | 129 | 124 | 129 | 124 | ||||||||
| 28, 285, | Inorganic pigments, paints, and allied | ||||||||||||||
| 286, 2816 | products; industrial organic chemicals; | ||||||||||||||
| other chemical products4 | W | W | 74 | 141 | 74 | 141 | |||||||||
| 281 | Other inorganic chemicals- | W | W | 58 | 49 | 58 | 49 | ||||||||
| 282, 2822 | Synthetic rubber and other plastic | ||||||||||||||
| materials and synthetics | W | W | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 284 | Soaps and detergents | -- | -- | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| 286 | Industrial organic chemicals | -- | -- | 19 | 27 | 19 | 27 | ||||||||
| 2873 | Nitrogenous fertilizers | -- | -- | 175 | 198 | 175 | 198 | ||||||||
| 2874 | Phosphatic fertilizers | -- | -- | 4,810 | 4,610 | 4,810 | 4,610 | ||||||||
| 2879 | Pesticides | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 287 | Other agricultural chemicals | 1,970 | 2,140 | 51 | 34 | 2,020 | 2,170 | ||||||||
| 2892 | Explosives | -- | -- | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2899 | Water-treating compounds | -- | -- | 34 | 32 | 34 | 32 | ||||||||
| 28 | Other chemical products- | -- | -- | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | ||||||||
| 29, 291 | Petroleum refining and other petroleum- | ||||||||||||||
| and coal products | 2,120 | 2,250 | 410 | r | 428 | 2,530 | r | 2,680 | |||||||
| 331 | Steel pickling | -- | -- | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
| 3691 | Storage batteries (acid) | -- | -- | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||
| Exported sulfuric acid | -- | -- | 77 | 72 | 77 | 72 | |||||||||
| Total identified | 4,090 | 4,390 | 6,270 | r | 6,180 | 10,400 | r | 10,600 | |||||||
| Unidentified | 1,170 | r | 1,320 | 145 | r | 139 | 1,310 | r | 1,460 | ||||||
| Grand total | 5,250 | r | 5,710 | 6,410 | r | 6,320 | 11,700 | r | 12,000 | ||||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with -Unidentified.- -- Zero. | |||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||
| 2Standard Industrial Classification. | |||||||||||||||
| 3Does not include elemental sulfur used for production of sulfuric acid. | |||||||||||||||
| 4No elemental sulfur was used in inorganic pigments, paints, and allied products. | |||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
