| TABLE 5 |
| GERMANY: EXPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
| |
| |
|
|
|
Destinations |
| Country and
commodity |
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
| METALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alkali
and alkaline-earth metals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alkali metals |
value, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
thousands |
$12,458 |
|
$716 |
|
Switzerland $6,395;
France $822; unspecified Asia $3,306. |
| Alkaline-earth
metals |
|
548,270 |
|
-- |
|
Spain 221,101; United
Kingdom 101,601; Netherlands 79,699. |
| Aluminum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
26,666,205 |
|
-- |
|
France 9,629,000;
Netherlands 1,819,187; Italy 1,789,687. |
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
metric tons |
780,300 |
|
48,669 |
|
Italy 133,688;
Netherlands 121,282; United Kingdom 108,686. |
| Ash
and residue containing aluminum |
23,307,446 |
|
-- |
|
Austria 7,508,699; Norway
7,356,500; Spain 5,146,800. |
| Metal
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
metric tons |
556,405 |
|
72 |
|
Italy 123,872; Austria
101,597; Netherlands 82,001. |
|
| Unwrought |
do. |
389,343 |
|
396 |
|
Austria 114,476; France
58,781; Italy 41,182. |
|
| Semimanufactures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Powders and
flakes |
|
14,552,711 |
|
550,288 |
|
Austria 1,957,074; Italy
1,675,875; Sierra Leone 1,164,625. |
| Rods, bars,
profiles |
metric tons |
185,389 |
|
3,486 |
|
Austria 25,295; France
21,866; Netherlands 13,277. |
|
| Wire |
|
10,028,730 |
|
13,687 |
|
Austria 2,421,163; United
Kingdom 1,103,101; Italy 824,421. |
| Plates,
sheets, strips |
metric tons |
947,103 |
|
61,487 |
|
United Kingdom 126,356;
Italy 121,371; France 82,871. |
| Foil |
do. |
294,000 |
|
26,935 |
|
Switzerland 38,758;
France 35,151; Netherlands 26,935. |
| Tubes and
pipes |
|
24,480,558 |
|
2,285,773 |
|
Czech Republic 3,897,124; France
2,462,250; Spain 2,081,187. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tube or pipe
fittings |
|
20,089 |
|
-- |
|
Macedonia 13,750; Cyprus 5,500;
Albania 742. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Antimony: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
value |
$8,000 |
|
-- |
|
All to Switzerland. |
|
|
|
|
| Oxides |
|
682,809 |
|
15,812 |
|
Switzerland 195,101;
Austria 125,398; Poland 53,101. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys, all forms |
29,917 |
|
500 |
|
Austria 12,000; Belgium 5,065;
Sweden 3,375. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Arsenic,
metal, including alloys, all forms |
8,515 |
|
2,812 |
|
Japan 2,000; China 1,687;
United Kingdom 1,000. |
|
| Beryllium,
metal, including alloys, all forms |
value |
$248,000 |
|
$169,000 |
|
Hungary $34,000;
Switzerland $31,000; United Kingdom $14,000. |
| Bismuth,
metal, including alloys, all forms |
154,594 |
|
22,101 |
|
Czech Republic 46,601;
France 21,101; Netherlands 12,687. |
| Cadmium,
metal, including alloys, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| all forms |
value |
$29,000 |
|
-- |
|
Switzerland $11,000;
United Kingdom $7,000; South Africa |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
$3,000. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Chromium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
3,666,520 |
|
19,500 |
|
Austria 714,875; France
697,812; Czech Republic 452,125. |
| Metal,
including alloys, all forms |
2,095,906 |
|
46,913 |
|
Netherlands 1,001,687;
France 149,000; Belgium 109,897. |
| Cobalt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
|
151,464 |
|
3,000 |
|
France 66,199; Spain
17,601; Czech Republic 13,187. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys, all forms |
1,120,212 |
|
125,472 |
|
United Kingdom 189,198;
France 155,999; Sweden 143,198. |
| Columbium and tantalum, metal, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| including
alloys, all forms, tantalum |
324,172 |
|
3,687 |
|
Czech Republic 12,375;
Portugal 2,500; unspecified 303,025. |
| Copper: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
48,673,545 |
|
-- |
|
Sweden 44,745,398; Canada
3,549,375; Slovakia 183,601. |
| Matte
and speiss, including cement copper |
899,187 |
|
-- |
|
Canada 896,500; Sudan
2,687. |
|
|
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
|
3,955,804 |
|
4,312 |
|
United Kingdom 1,032,000;
China 463,875; Netherlands 436,687. |
| Sulfate |
|
2,159,877 |
|
20,398 |
|
France 532,312; United
Kingdom 412,187; Denmark 279,187. |
| Ash
and residue containing copper |
11,772,758 |
|
-- |
|
Belgium 6,703,898; Slovakia
2,299,687; Austria 1,565,187. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
metric tons |
363,762 |
|
5,981 |
|
China 100,749;
Netherlands 73,736; Belgium 38,163. |
|
| Unwrought |
do. |
140,580 |
|
8,741 |
|
France 40,501; Italy
21,690; Austria 10,954. |
|
| Semimanufactures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Powders and
flakes |
|
8,441,750 |
|
588,124 |
|
Italy 1,570,726; France
1,120,699; Austria 522,886. |
|
| Rods, bars,
profiles |
metric tons |
117,199 |
|
4,526 |
|
France 17,336; Italy
15,795; United Kingdom 11,255. |
|
| Wire |
do. |
288,289 |
|
3,576 |
|
Italy 46,168; Austria
36,049; Netherlands 35,343. |
|
| Plates,
sheets, strips |
do. |
287,465 |
|
28,491 |
|
Italy 37,870; United
Kingdom 36,701; France 32,403. |
|
| Foil |
|
20,525,041 |
|
363,674 |
|
Austria 2,376,824;
Singapore 1,591,874; Italy 1,525,139. |
| Tubes and
pipes |
metric tons |
145,549 |
|
9,539 |
|
Italy 23,000; France
18,916; United Kingdom 16,003. |
|
| Tube or pipe
fittings |
|
22,674,404 |
|
992,437 |
|
Poland 4,470,625; Italy
2,664,125; Austria 1,814,999. |
|
| See footnotes at
end of table. |
| TABLE 5--Continued |
| GERMANY: EXPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
| |
|
|
|
Sources |
| Country and
commodity |
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
| METALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Germanium,
metal, including alloys, all forms |
|
1,180 |
|
500 |
|
Israel 500; United
Kingdom 97; France 37. |
|
| Gold: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Waste and sweepings |
|
709,064 |
|
1,100 |
|
Belgium 622,942; Italy
31,200; Switzerland 29,665. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Metal,
including alloys, unwrought and partly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| wrought |
|
40,056 |
|
367 |
|
United Kingdom 7,102;
France 3,303; unspecified 10,400. |
| Iron and steel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Iron and
concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Including
roasted pyrite |
|
15,866,645 |
|
-- |
|
Switzerland 8,340,300;
Poland 2,691,312; Slovakia 2,130,125. |
| Excluding
roasted pyrite |
|
9,376,045 |
|
-- |
|
Switzerland 3,032,500; Poland
2,691,312; Slovakia 2,130,125. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Pyrite,
roasted |
|
6,490,600 |
|
-- |
|
Switzerland 5,307,800;
Slovenia 240,000; unspecified 885,500. |
| Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
metric tons |
6,718,904 |
|
118 |
|
Luxembourg 1,485,092;
Italy 1,179,040; France 1,101,205. |
| Pig iron, cast iron, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| related materials |
do. |
176,642 |
|
768 |
|
France 80,612;
Netherlands 11,296; unspecified 25,344. |
| Ferroalloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ferrochromium |
|
30,640,266 |
|
597 |
|
Belgium 5,622,125;
Austria 4,379,500; France 4,152,000. |
| Ferromanganese |
|
8,937,167 |
|
-- |
|
Austria 3,431,062; France
1,326,687; Switzerland 1,167,562. |
| Ferromolybdenum |
|
2,054,001 |
|
-- |
|
Italy 389,375; France
362,375; Austria 319,687. |
|
| Ferronickel |
|
94,210 |
|
-- |
|
France 43,500; India
41,898; Switzerland 6,812. |
|
| Ferrosilicochromium |
|
1,000 |
|
-- |
|
All to India. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ferrosilicomanganese |
metric tons |
10,306 |
|
853 |
|
Luxembourg 2,837; France
1,959; Czech Republic 1,248. |
| Ferrosilicon |
|
60,017,647 |
|
576,812 |
|
France 19,981,773;
Belgium 11,469,101; Austria 6,033,101. |
| Ferrotungsten
and ferrosilicotungsten |
267,545 |
|
20,000 |
|
Austria 126,699; Italy
33,500; Ukraine 20,000. |
|
| Ferrotitanium
and ferrosilicotitanium |
2,477,815 |
|
39,800 |
|
Sweden 713,000; France
556,312; Italy 309,875. |
|
| Ferrovanadium |
|
652,628 |
|
-- |
|
Spain 132,800; Italy
121,601; Sweden 62,601. |
|
| Ferroniobium |
|
712,870 |
|
21,601 |
|
Slovakia 206,699; Italy
142,199; United Kingdom 64,199. |
| Silicon metal |
|
16,142,577 |
|
348,687 |
|
Italy 5,039,000; Austria
4,546,398; Belgium 1,711,375. |
| Steel,
primary forms |
metric tons |
2,563,185 |
|
288,167 |
|
France 759,933; Belgium
320,212; Singapore 193,104. |
|
| Semimanufactures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Flat-rolled
products: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Of iron or
nonalloy steel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Not clad,
plated, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| coated |
do. |
5,764,212 |
|
117,514 |
|
Italy 881,598; France
706,913; Netherlands 612,788. |
|
| Clad,
plated, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| coated |
do. |
4,195,594 |
|
205,383 |
|
France 582,281; Spain
379,653; United Kingdom 346,627. |
| Of alloy
steel |
do. |
2,767,780 |
|
173,914 |
|
Italy 309,133; France
255,299; United Kingdom 236,292. |
| Bars, rods,
angles, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| shapes, sections |
do. |
5,967,216 |
|
192,168 |
|
Netherlands 803,993;
France 635,021; Italy 603,816. |
|
| Rails and
accessories |
do. |
154,027 |
|
543 |
|
Netherlands 31,990;
United Kingdom 25,141; Switzerland 12,109. |
| Wire |
do. |
483,957 |
|
9,890 |
|
France 115,030;
Netherlands 54,025; United Kingdom 44,533. |
| Tubes, pipes,
fittings |
do. |
2,862,572 |
|
155,929 |
|
France 276,807;
Netherlands 254,909; Italy 174,456. |
|
| Lead: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
31,512,500 |
|
-- |
|
China 31,225,500; Czech
Republic 287,000. |
|
| Oxides |
|
16,999,154 |
|
-- |
|
France 3,334,874; Czech
Republic 3,013,335; Poland 1,835,807. |
| Metal
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
|
15,481,169 |
|
-- |
|
Netherlands 7,663,300;
Belgium 3,749,625; France 2,506,812. |
| Unwrought |
metric tons |
129,550 |
|
1 |
|
Czech Republic 37,210;
France 33,142; United Kingdom 24,588. |
| Semimanufactures |
|
29,366,008 |
|
836,972 |
|
France 8,498,264; Belgium
4,082,142; Netherlands 3,892,564. |
| Lithium,
oxides and hydroxides |
649,633 |
|
796 |
|
France 171,601; United
Kingdom 123,898; Spain 113,898. |
| Magnesium,
metal, including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
metric tons |
13,506 |
|
-- |
|
Czech Republic 6,650;
United Kingdom 3,271; Austria 1,811. |
| Unwrought |
|
591,295 |
|
-- |
|
Austria 225,300; France
87,101; Spain 67,398. |
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
4,274,632 |
|
23,500 |
|
France 818,312; Belgium
759,101; Austria 653,476. |
|
| See footnotes at
end of table. |
| TABLE 5--Continued |
| GERMANY: EXPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
| |
|
|
|
Sources |
| Country and
commodity |
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
| METALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Manganese: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
1,776,420 |
|
-- |
|
Belgium 1,551,000; Iran
65,000; France 46,699. |
|
| Oxides |
|
2,104,581 |
|
57,601 |
|
Netherlands 528,585;
Algeria 351,625; Italy 339,187. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys, all forms |
10,703,245 |
|
242,300 |
|
Austria 2,236,312; Luxembourg
837,500; France 677,375. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Mercury |
|
50,762 |
|
15,875 |
|
Colombia 7,687;
Switzerland 6,812; Argentina 3,125. |
|
| Molybdenum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roasted |
|
296 |
|
-- |
|
All to Spain. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Unroasted |
|
774,578 |
|
-- |
|
China 718,187; Brazil
23,199; Sweden 19,800. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys, semimanufactures |
|
1,468,197 |
|
12,952 |
|
Czech Republic 28,772;
Poland 15,175; unspecified 1,306,672. |
| Nickel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
10,884,299 |
|
-- |
|
Canada 10,324,000;
Finland 360,625; Netherlands 139,601. |
| Matte and
speiss |
|
1,159 |
|
-- |
|
Indonesia 699; Poland
261; Switzerland 199. |
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
|
246,132 |
|
6,312 |
|
Japan 175,398; China
19,699; Ukraine 9,875. |
|
| Metal
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
|
8,091,347 |
|
1,126,000 |
|
Netherlands 3,159,375;
Sweden 1,950,812; Italy 388,812. |
| Unwrought |
|
11,248,178 |
|
95,499 |
|
Austria 5,969,913; Sweden
979,523; unspecified Asia 1,131,124. |
| Semimanufactures |
|
22,339,901 |
|
4,886,703 |
|
France 4,283,993; United
Kingdom 2,308,058; Austria 2,262,634. |
| Platinum-group
metals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Waste and sweepings |
|
806,428 |
|
524,900 |
|
Belgium 122,600; United
Kingdom 94,900; Austria 25,400. |
| Metal,
including alloys, unwrought and partly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| wrought: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Palladium |
|
23,992 |
|
6,300 |
|
Switzerland 6,263; Brazil
2,700; United Kingdom 1,745. |
| Platinum |
|
29,064 |
|
7,100 |
|
Switzerland 6,514; United
Kingdom 2,231; Japan 2,100. |
| Rhodium |
value,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
thousands |
$36,021 |
|
$5,272 |
|
Japan $10,274; Brazil
$5,455; Hong Kong, China $4,228. |
| Iridium, osmium, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ruthenium |
do. |
$9,657 |
|
$1,222 |
|
Japan $2,447; Hong Kong,
China $1,817; Italy $1,093. |
| Unspecified |
|
57,801 |
|
14,032 |
|
Switzerland 13,057; Japan
4,535; United Kingdom 4,170. |
| Rare-earth
metals, including |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| alloys, all forms |
value |
$170,000 |
|
$46,000 |
|
Turkey $19,000; Austria
$15,000; United Kingdom $15,000. |
| Selenium,
elemental |
|
898,577 |
|
1,125 |
|
France 616,812;
Philippines 48,699; Canada 33,500. |
|
| Silver: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
value |
$1,000 |
|
-- |
|
All to Australia. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Metal, including alloys,
unwrought and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| partly wrought |
|
3,035,315 |
|
76,800 |
|
Belgium 424,200; Spain
199,256; unspecified 995,500. |
|
| Tin, metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
|
848,788 |
|
-- |
|
France 555,625; Belgium
157,000; Netherlands 100,601. |
| Unwrought |
|
1,390,952 |
|
2,398 |
|
Austria 293,898; Belgium
160,901; Italy 128,698. |
|
| Titanium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Oxides |
|
63,503,072 |
|
11,581,000 |
|
China 9,040,101; Belgium
4,332,500; unspecified Asia 8,450,699. |
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unwrought,
waste or scrap, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| powders |
metric tons |
1,888 |
|
241 |
|
Canada 307; Netherlands
254; United Arab Emirates 224. |
| Semimanufactures |
do. |
4,819 |
|
902 |
|
United Kingdom 2,438;
Spain 279; unspecified Asia 184. |
| Tungsten: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
10,327 |
|
-- |
|
Austria 9,812; Poland
515. |
|
|
|
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Powders
(wolframite) |
|
537,687 |
|
-- |
|
Unspecified 537,687. |
|
|
|
| Unwrought, bars/rods simply |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| sintered,
scrap |
|
25,374 |
|
11,375 |
|
Brazil 5,500; Switzerland 2,875;
Czech Republic 1,125. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
1,656,716 |
|
167,971 |
|
Austria 562,812; United
Kingdom 358,386; Finland 113,804. |
| All forms |
|
2,219,777 |
|
179,346 |
|
Austria 563,108; United
Kingdom 358,483; unspecified 537,687. |
| See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
| TABLE 5--Continued |
| GERMANY: EXPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
| |
|
|
|
Sources |
| Country and
commodity |
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
| METALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vanadium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
|
102,199 |
|
-- |
|
Unspecified 102,199. |
|
|
|
| Metal,
including alloys, all forms |
483,676 |
|
165,898 |
|
United Kingdom 179,101;
Japan 57,898; France 49,898. |
| Zinc: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
4,740,749 |
|
-- |
|
Sweden 3,619,187; Belgium
725,187; United Kingdom 376,375. |
| Oxides |
|
70,633,812 |
|
-- |
|
Unspecified 70,633,812. |
|
|
|
| Blue powder |
|
2,013,858 |
|
-- |
|
Switzerland 434,875;
Austria 347,687; Denmark 284,000. |
| Ash
and residue containing zinc |
13,547,325 |
|
-- |
|
Belgium 6,315,875; Spain
1,932,000; Netherlands 1,780,125. |
| Metal, including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
|
47,414,032 |
|
-- |
|
Belgium 17,015,300; China
11,075,699; India 6,472,699. |
| Unwrought |
metric tons |
143,696 |
|
8 |
|
France 43,757; Austria
35,333; United Kingdom 15,375. |
| Semimanufactures |
|
61,126,094 |
|
8,006,668 |
|
Denmark 534,300; China
475,375; unspecified 56,065,699. |
| Zirconium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
2,110,942 |
|
26,000 |
|
France 478,187; Austria
411,500; Switzerland 200,898. |
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unwrought,
waste or scrap, powders |
41,471 |
|
22,898 |
|
Japan 4,625; Chile 1,812;
France 1,687. |
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
259,518 |
|
115,800 |
|
France 72,401; Belgium
30,585; Russia 18,398. |
|
| All forms |
|
300,989 |
|
138,698 |
|
France 74,088; Belgium 30,602; Russia 18,415. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Other, ashes
and residues |
|
51,180,877 |
|
124,699 |
|
Belgium 13,652,760;
Austria 9,858,987; Norway 7,356,500. |
| INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Abrasives,
n.e.s.: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural: Corundum, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| emery, pumice, etc. |
do. |
130,271 |
|
8 |
|
Netherlands 68,032;
Luxembourg 43,974; Switzerland 6,570. |
| Artificial: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Corundum |
|
40,650,271 |
|
6,796,898 |
|
France 5,255,000; United
Kingdom 5,196,398; Austria 3,896,187. |
| Silicon
carbide |
|
24,416,398 |
|
-- |
|
Unspecified 24,416,398. |
|
|
|
| Dust
and powder of precious and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| semiprecious
stones, excluding/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| including diamond |
value, millions |
$11 |
|
(1) |
|
Austria $6; United
Kingdom $1; Serbia and Montenegro (2). |
| Grinding
and polishing wheels and stones |
35,833,332 |
|
2,446,101 |
|
France 3,900,319;
Switzerland 2,426,760; Italy 2,289,584. |
| Barite and
witherite |
|
32,545,625 |
|
-- |
|
Switzerland 7,125;
unspecified 32,538,500. |
|
| Boron
materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude natural
borates |
|
132,796 |
|
-- |
|
Oman 60,000; Serbia and
Montenegro 50,199; Switzerland 8,000. |
| Oxides and
acids |
|
1,379,347 |
|
15,500 |
|
Czech Republic 215,398;
Poland 155,000; Hungary 130,300. |
| Cement |
metric tons |
4,670,002 |
|
196 |
|
Netherlands 1,798,777;
Austria 566,490; Belgium 511,585. |
| Chalk |
|
92,878,075 |
|
19,199 |
|
Belgium 31,055,601;
Sweden 19,001,000; Netherlands 16,474,199. |
| Clays, crude: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bentonite |
|
57,237,482 |
|
10,625 |
|
Switzerland 15,084,699;
France 8,774,800; Spain 7,076,500. |
| Chamotte
earth and dinas earth |
77,080,276 |
|
-- |
|
Italy 33,817,101; France
9,594,800; Netherlands 6,120,101. |
| Fire clay |
|
36,394,129 |
|
18,000 |
|
Netherlands 19,795,800;
Italy 5,323,300; Austria 4,885,699. |
| Fuller's
earth |
|
298,919 |
|
174,601 |
|
Japan 72,000; Austria
29,601; Denmark 11,625. |
|
| Kaolin |
metric tons |
359,926 |
|
219 |
|
Italy 129,090; Austria
99,209; Netherlands 23,061. |
|
| Diamond,
natural: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gem, not set
or strung |
value, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
thousands |
$71,656 |
|
$12,746 |
|
Israel $12,561;
Switzerland $9,812; Thailand $9,339. |
|
| Industrial
stones |
value |
$2,049,000 |
|
-- |
|
Switzerland $1,470,000;
Thailand $320,000; Poland $48,000. |
| Dust and
powder |
value, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
thousands |
$11,474 |
|
$302 |
|
Austria $5,984; United
Kingdom $1,131; Serbia and Montenegro |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
$325. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Diatomite
and other infusorial earth |
20,036,369 |
|
4,125 |
|
Switzerland 14,606,601;
Austria 2,225,875; Russia 426,125. |
| Feldspar |
metric tons |
102,472 |
|
55 |
|
France 53,451; Italy
19,058; Austria 6,395. |
|
| See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
|
|
| TABLE 5--Continued |
| GERMANY: EXPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
| |
|
|
|
Destinations |
| Country and
commodity |
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
| INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fertilizer
materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude, n.e.s. |
|
22,307,905 |
|
355,000 |
|
Switzerland 6,780,199;
Netherlands 3,646,125; Austria 3,059,625. |
| Manufactured: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ammonia |
metric tons |
392,646 |
|
68,699 |
|
France 169,464,886;
Norway 82,334,687; Czech Republic 38,763. |
| Nitrogenous |
thousand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
metric tons |
1,594 |
|
64 |
|
United Kingdom 269;
Netherlands 127; unspecified 420. |
| Phosphatic |
metric tons |
71,367 |
|
-- |
|
Netherlands 34,169;
France 18,835; United Kingdom 5,181. |
| Potassic |
do. |
5,433,963 |
|
93,932 |
|
Brazil 1,150,779; France
1,123,806; Belgium 715,980. |
|
| Unspecified
and mixed |
do. |
7,438,785 |
|
158,125 |
|
France 1,288,631; Brazil
1,150,996; unspecified 1,222,288. |
| Fluorspar |
|
17,104,587 |
|
17,000 |
|
Poland 2,778,875; Hungary
2,687,625; Sweden 2,179,562. |
| Graphite,
natural |
|
11,746,253 |
|
139,601 |
|
France 3,338,562; Czech
Republic 1,200,800; Austria 997,987. |
| Gypsum and
plaster |
metric tons |
1,213,135 |
|
1,611 |
|
Belgium 231,120;
Netherlands 220,228; Poland 114,751. |
| Iodine |
|
587,305 |
|
-- |
|
Spain 498,625; India
31,601; Ukraine 23,699. |
|
| Kyanite
and related materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Andalusite,
kyanite, sillimanite |
2,469,882 |
|
-- |
|
Hungary 677,000; Poland
334,125; Belgium 276,687. |
|
| Mullite |
|
9,943,570 |
|
1,099,812 |
|
United Kingdom 2,379,125;
Hungary 1,406,000; Italy 1,363,687. |
| Unspecified |
|
12,413,452 |
|
1,099,812 |
|
United Kingdom 2,379,125; Hungary 2,083,000; Italy 1,482,085. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Lime |
metric tons |
900,264 |
|
71 |
|
Netherlands 633,351;
France 97,800; Belgium 70,269. |
|
| Magnesium
compounds: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Magnesite,
crude |
do. |
878 |
|
-- |
|
Czech Republic 388;
Poland 293; United Kingdom 70. |
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
|
45,840,033 |
|
165,898 |
|
France 16,001,199;
Austria 7,072,398; Italy 5,302,898. |
| Other |
metric tons |
658,287 |
|
11,014 |
|
France 184,534; Malaysia
108,624; Belgium 84,610. |
|
| Mica: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude,
including splittings and waste |
2,464,252 |
|
24,500 |
|
Italy 643,875; Brazil
536,500; Austria 361,375. |
|
| Worked,
including agglomerated splittings |
654,173 |
|
7,187 |
|
France 154,824; Italy
113,125; Czech Republic 112,601. |
| Nitrates,
crude |
|
19,137,101 |
|
-- |
|
Unspecified 19,137,101. |
|
|
|
| Phosphates,
crude |
|
77,328 |
|
-- |
|
Poland 39,672; Uzbekistan
21,199; Russia 11,625. |
|
| Phosphorus,
elemental |
|
583,634 |
|
36,898 |
|
Poland 96,000; Japan
54,898; Indonesia 49,601. |
|
| Pigments,
mineral, iron oxides |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| and hydroxides, processed |
metric tons |
163,335 |
|
-- |
|
France 10; Italy 1;
unspecified 163,324. |
|
| Precious and
semiprecious stones other than |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| diamond: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural |
value, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
thousands |
$129,393 |
|
$52,729 |
|
Switzerland $17,806; Hong
Kong, China $10,893; Japan $8,478. |
| Synthetic |
do. |
$19,964 |
|
$12,415 |
|
Hong Kong, China $668;
Austria $529; Italy $476. |
|
| Pyrite,
unroasted |
|
389,486 |
|
3,000 |
|
Poland 119,300; France
99,898; Saudi Arabia 40,000. |
|
| Quartz
crystal, piezoelectric |
value |
$3,090,000 |
|
$80,000 |
|
Switzerland $968,000;
Singapore $563,000; Slovakia $491,000. |
| Salt and
brine |
metric tons |
3,695,084 |
|
2,572 |
|
Belgium 1,063,140;
Netherlands 597,670; Denmark 384,793. |
| Sodium
compounds, n.e.s., natural and/or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| manufactured: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Soda ash |
do. |
457,061 |
|
74 |
|
Netherlands 31,040;
Denmark 28,616; unspecified 298,602. |
| Sulfate |
do. |
39,078 |
|
8 |
|
Czech Republic 11,584;
Hungary 7,804; Austria 4,998. |
|
| Stone, sand
and gravel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dimension
stone: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude and partly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| worked |
do. |
252,980 |
|
388 |
|
Switzerland 116,513;
Austria 81,281; Netherlands 20,662. |
| Worked |
do. |
186,650 |
|
6,095 |
|
France 41,897;
Switzerland 32,366; Austria 27,894. |
|
| Dolomite,
chiefly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| refractory-grade |
do. |
524,469 |
|
138 |
|
Luxembourg 379,656;
Netherlands 71,162; Belgium 31,751. |
| Gravel and
crushed rock |
thousand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
metric tons |
12,355 |
|
1 |
|
Netherlands 8,897;
Switzerland 1,146; Belgium 1,034. |
|
| Limestone
other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| than dimension |
metric tons |
101,169 |
|
-- |
|
Luxembourg 74,644; France
10,039; Netherlands 7,791. |
| See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
| TABLE 5--Continued |
| GERMANY: EXPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
| |
|
|
|
Destinations |
| Country and
commodity |
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
| INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stone, sand and
gravel--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quartz and quartzite |
|
71,573,577 |
|
147,999 |
|
Netherlands 49,487,574;
Austria 5,447,648; Belgium 2,879,812. |
| Sand other
than |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| metal-bearing |
metric tons |
9,484,210 |
|
836 |
|
Netherlands 6,621,700;
Belgium 1,898,127; Switzerland 413,306. |
| Sand and
gravel |
thousand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
metric tons |
21,839 |
|
2 |
|
Netherlands 15,519;
Belgium 2,932; Switzerland 1,559. |
|
| Sulfur: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Elemental: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude,
including native |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| and byproduct |
metric tons |
897,870 |
|
4 |
|
Belgium 145,484; Morocco
132,218; France 89,217. |
|
| Colloidal,
precipitated, sublimed |
4,020,820 |
|
3,125 |
|
Belgium 2,885,500;
Denmark 519,687; France 230,800. |
| Dioxide |
|
27,988,942 |
|
-- |
|
Austria 15,319,500; Spain
4,750,101; Netherlands 2,218,812. |
| Sulfuric acid |
metric tons |
1,007,523 |
|
87,067 |
|
Belgium 419,748; Norway
94,973; United Kingdom 71,343. |
| Talc,
steatite, soapstone, pyrophyllite |
5,284,598 |
|
47,574 |
|
Netherlands 1,055,875;
Belgium 629,625; France 571,312. |
| Vermiculite,
perlite, chlorite |
|
1,619,069 |
|
-- |
|
Belgium 517,875; Poland
317,812; Luxembourg 130,800. |
| Other, slag
and dross, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| not metal-bearing |
metric tons |
2,679,240 |
|
2,704 |
|
France 1,168,384;
Netherlands 779,771; Belgium 219,979. |
| MINERAL FUELS AND RELATED |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MATERIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Asphalt and bitumen, natural |
do. |
6,557 |
|
-- |
|
Denmark 5,348;
Switzerland 537; Hong Kong, China 220. |
| Carbon black |
do. |
118,956 |
|
2,982 |
|
France 29,160; Belgium 12,221; Italy 9,697. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Coal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Briquets of
anthracite and bituminous coal |
|
47,724,497 |
|
-- |
|
France 41,951,101;
Belgium 4,242,699; Switzerland 587,625. |
| Lignite,
including briquets |
metric tons |
180,232 |
|
-- |
|
Austria 70,593; Belgium
49,408; France 17,394. |
|
| All grades,
including |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| briquets |
do. |
410,189 |
|
-- |
|
France 130,231; Belgium
117,976; Austria 94,629. |
|
| Coke and semicoke |
metric tons |
114,732 |
|
244 |
|
Austria 29,460;
Netherlands 20,384; France 17,644. |
|
| Peat,
including briquets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| and litter |
do. |
2,094,828 |
|
410 |
|
Netherlands 986,293;
Italy 236,192; France 234,102. |
|
| Petroleum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude |
do. |
1,741,471 |
|
78,828 |
|
United Kingdom 1,584,482;
France 77,505; Belgium 650. |
| Refinery
products: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liquefied petroleum gas |
do. |
817,909 |
|
5,327 |
|
Poland 170,092;
Netherlands 156,419; Belgium 136,093. |
| Mineral jelly
and wax |
do. |
225,399 |
|
31 |
|
Netherlands 24,253; France 20,257;
Poland 19,198. |
|
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|
|
|
| Asphalt |
do. |
806,749 |
|
-- |
|
Austria 129,734; Czech Republic
120,478; France 117,851. |
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|
| Bitumen and
other residues |
|
33,351,737 |
|
-- |
|
France 7,302,300; Poland 7,197,300;
Austria 4,898,601. |
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|
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|
| Bituminous
mixtures |
metric tons |
78,718 |
|
103 |
|
Luxembourg 21,207;
Netherlands 13,333; France 11,193. |
| Petroleum
coke |
do. |
651,701 |
|
982 |
|
Netherlands 333,024;
France 106,237; Slovakia 50,522. |
| Unspecified |
thousand |
|
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metric tons |
17,749 |
|
2,405 |
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Austria 3,120;
Switzerland 1,732; United Kingdom 1,725. |
| Uranium,
metal, including alloys, all forms |
156,000 |
|
100 |
|
Netherlands 119,100;
United Kingdom 36,600; Canada 200. |
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Zero. |
| 1Less than 1/2 unit. |
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| Source: United Nations Statistics Division,
Commodity Trade Statistics Database (COMTRADE), at URL
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/comtrade/ |
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