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TABLE 7
WORLD PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND CONSUMPTION OF CHROMITE ORE,-
FERROCHROMIUM, CHROMIUM METAL, CHROMIUM CHEMICALS, AND STAINLESS STEELe, 1
(Thousand metric tons of contained chromium)
 
Production capacity in 2012
Ferro- Stainless Consumption2
Country   Ore chromium Metal Chemicals steel   2010   2011   2012
Afghanistan 2   --   --   --   -- -- -- --
Albania 87 18 -- -- -- 18 2 -14
Argentina -- -- -- 13 -- 19 22 15
Australia 136 -- -- -- -- -45 -54 -139
Austria -- -- -- -- 11 84 124 159
Belgium -- -- -- -- 236 128 118 126
Brazil 193 72 -- -- 76 207 163 170
Canada -- -- -- -- -- 18 15 16
China 60 1,490 15 140 2,520 3,500 3,730 3,520
Czech Republic -- -- -- -- 3 9 7 1
Finland 208 121 -- -- 175 133 154 113
France -- -- 10 -- 51 53 46 50
Germany -- 18 -- -- 263 245 190 187
Greece (3) -- -- -- -- (3) 1 1
India 1,170 480 (3) 31 404 476 491 705
Indonesia -- -- -- -- NA -2 -2 -3
Iran 81 -- -- 2 -- -- -- --
Italy -- -- -- -- 279 208 225 201
Japan -- 11 1 17 584 448 446 403
Kazakhstan 1,070 852 -- 37 -- 205 300 323
Korea, Republic of -- -- -- -- 329 279 271 282
Madagascar 40 -- -- -- -- (3) 37 3
Oman 259 -- -- -- -- -2 11 15
Pakistan 76 -- -- 3 -- 9 -5 26
Philippines 7 -- -- -- -- (3) -2 (3)
Poland -- -- -- -- -- 8 12 12
Russia 275 353 25 31 30 129 277 274
Slovenia -- -- -- -- 20 10 16 16
South Africa 3,270 1,880 -- 23 91 -11 -227 -103
Spain -- -- -- -- 161 88 83 89
Sudan 19 -- -- -- -- (3) (3) (3)
Sweden -- 74 -- -- 100 50 29 36
Taiwan -- -- -- -- 237 224 158 147
Turkey 873 50 -- 17 -- 64 -29 185
Ukraine -- -- -- -- 37 -- 28 20
United Arab Emirates 10 -- -- -- -- (3) -6 --
United Kingdom -- -- 8 -- 57 29 35 34
United States -- -- -- 38 360 294 345 342
Vietnam 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -9
Zimbabwe 180   93   --   --   -- 1 66 45
Total   8,040   5,500   58   352   6,020   XX   XX   XX
eEstimated. NA Not Available. XX Not applicable. -- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Estimated based on U.S. Geological Survey reported chromite ore production and United Nations trade statistics (COMTRADE)
assuming that chromite ore imports are reported in contained Cr2O3; chromium ferroalloys, contained chromium; and exports,-
gross quantity.
3Less than - unit.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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