TABLE 10
JAPAN:  EXPORTS OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1
 
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
                  Destinations, 2002
United    
Commodity     2001   2002   States   Other, principal
METALS  
Alkali and alkaline-earth metals     404 541 19   China 330; India 118; Hong Kong 28.
Aluminum:            
    Ore and concentrate     660   400   --   All to Taiwan.
    Oxides and hydroxides     278,154 r 295,896   2,815   Republic of Korea 187,292; Taiwan 35,314; Thailand 17,864.
    Ash and residue containing aluminum      9,159   8,678   --   China 6,924; Taiwan 713; North Korea 594.
    Metal including alloys:                  
         Scrap     52,674   55,363   72   China 48,498; Hong Kong 4,209; Philippines 1,095.
         Unwrought     12,567   12,447   536   Republic of Korea 3,191; Indonesia 3,101; Philippines 1,576.
Antimony:                   
    Oxides      1,924   2,524   44   Thailand 379; Malaysia 347; Singapore 341.
    Metal including alloys, all forms2     162   471   2   China 201; Taiwan 100; Spain 76.
Arsenic, metal, including alloys, all forms   29   6   5   Mainly to United Kingdom.
Beryllium, metal, including alloys, all forms   4   2   --   China 1; Taiwan 1.
Bismuth, metal, including alloys, all forms2   31   4   --   Malaysia 2. Taiwan 2.
Cadmium, metal including alloys, all forms   57   333   -- China 252; Hong Kong 60.
Chromium:                  
    Ore and concentrate     65   44   --   Republic of Korea 33; China 5; Indonesia 6.
    Oxides and hydroxides            4,494 r 4,706   946   Republic of Korea 2,217; Taiwan 1,020; Indonesia 104.
    Metal, including alloys, all forms     226   432   185   Republic of Korea 135; Taiwan 80.
Cobalt:                  
    Oxides and hydroxides     380   693   3   Republic of Korea 480; Taiwan 78; China 62.
    Metal including alloys, all forms   1,342 1,149 137 Hong Kong 309; Canada 304; China 102.
Columbium and tantalum, tantalum metal,                
   including alloys, all forms                        348   277   123   United Kingdom 49; Germany 40; China 18.
Copper:                  
    Ore and concentrate     --   1   --   All to Thailand.
    Oxides and hydroxides                             1,736   2,223   12   Singapore 1,060; China 605; Republic of Korea 247.
    Sulfate                                                   2,922   2,932   45   Hong Kong 304; Republic of Korea 223; Singapore 163.
    Metal, including alloys:                  
         Scrap                                                  156,490   236,672   111   China 224,556; Hong Kong 6,203; Republic of Korea 2,603.
         Unwrought     89,386 r 99,454   9,723   Republic of Korea 59,254; China 8,464; Taiwan 8,421.
         Semimanufactures, all forms     270,247 r 285,442   18,028   China 45,166; Malaysia 39,678; Republic of Korea 32,086.
Germanium, metal, including alloys, all forms   226 r 503   60   Taiwan 310; China 110; Republic of Korea 17.
Gold:                  
     Waste and scrap     48   --   63   United Kingdom 200; Sweden 19; Philippines 15.
     Metal, including alloys, unwrought                  
        and partly wrought     70   69   --   Singapore 21; Malaysia 18; Taiwan 17.
Iron and steel:                  
   Iron ore and concentrate thousand tons 60 r 70   --   Mainly to China.
   Metal:                  
        Scrap do.   6,152 r 6,030 58 China 2,511; Republic of Korea 2,402;  Taiwan  923.
        Pig iron, cast iron, related materials   532 60,141 2,452   Republic of Korea 23,437; China 19,195; Taiwan 5,506.
        Ferroalloys:                  
            Ferrochromium                 2,686   1,362   1,035   Thailand 213; Republic of Korea 33.
            Ferromanganese                               28,018   14,855   4,395   Taiwan 4,669; Saudi Arabia 1,200; Republic of Korea 1,200.
            Ferromolybdenum                                 21   34   3   Thailand 16; Malaysia 11; Republic of Korea 4.
            Ferronickel                                                     121,708   119,507   --   Taiwan 65,589; Republic of Korea 53,918.
            Ferrosilicomanganese                       431   478   16   Taiwan 270; Republic of Korea 156; Indonesia 36.
            Ferrosilicon                                            4,287   5,592   23   Republic of Korea 2,219; Indonesia 1,111; Thailand 952.
            Silicon metal                                                           464   508   10   China 335; Republic of Korea 89; Taiwan 27.
            Unspecified                                      3,449   2,407   1,472   China 209; Thailand 154.
Lead:      
    Ore and concentrate                  --   1   --   All to China.
    Oxides                            246   138 -- Taiwan 48; Republic of Korea 31; Singapore 20.
    Ash and residue containing lead     12 r 66   (3)   Thailand 55; China 8; Republic of Korea 2.
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 10--Continued
JAPAN:  EXPORTS OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1
 
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
    Destinations, 2002
  United
Commodity   2001   2002   States   Other, principal
METALS--Continued                  
Lead--Continued      
    Metal, including alloys:    
         Scrap     3,857   9,634   --   Republic of Korea 8,946; China 568; India 104.
         Unwrought     6,729   23,002   --   China 9,499; Taiwan 3,847; Indonesia 3,418.
         Semimanufactures     488   817   119   Taiwan 443; Hong Kong 76; Indonesia 74.
Lithium:                    
    Oxide and hydroxide     22   35   3   Taiwan 21; China 10.
Magnesium, metal, including alloys:                  
     Scrap     210   145   --   China 74; United Kingdom 71.
     Unwrought     121   240   --   Republic of Korea 211; Taiwan 20.
Manganese:                  
    Ore and concentrate, battery-grade     2,922 -- --
    Oxides      22,758 r 26,246   2,118   Indonesia 6,441; China 6,011; Singapore 4,372.
    Metal, including alloys, all forms     48   29   --   Republic of Korea 10; China 7; Taiwan 4.
Mercury     17   6   --   Indonesia 2; Iran 2.
Molybdenum:                  
    Ore and concentrate, roasted   -- 177 -- Republic of Korea 52; India 17.
    Oxides and hydroxides     35   33   2   Netherlands 18; India 5; Italy3.
    Metal, including alloys, all forms     172   188   21   Republic of Korea 82; Taiwan 28; Singapore 13.
Nickel:                  
    Matte and speiss     25,480   23,112   6   Republic of Korea 12,425; Taiwan 10,351. Belgium 328.
    Oxides and hydroxides     3,077   4,428   582   Hong Kong 1,621; Taiwan 798; China 720.
    Metal, including alloys:                  
         Scrap     712   308   90   United Kingdom 121; Hong Kong 59; Republic of Korea 14.
         Unwrought     954   384   77   United Kingdom 97; Indonesia 57; Republic of Korea 32.
         Semimanufactures     8,085   9,551   1455   Hong Kong 1,686; Republic of Korea 1,591; Kazakhstan 1,104.
Platinum-group metals:                
    Waste and sweepings     3   --   --    
    Metal, including alloys, unwrought and                
       partly wrought:    
         Palladium, value  thousands   $1,708 r $811   $237   Austria $282; Republic of Korea $85; China $78.
         Platinum, value do.   $1,388 r $882   $67   Hong Kong $460; Singapore $55; Republic of Korea $42.
         Rhodium, value do.   $30 r $36   $8   Germany $9; Republic of Korea $7; Thailand $6.
         Iridium, osmium, ruthenium, value do.   $26 r $33   (3)   Malaysia $13; Singapore $12; Germany $2.
Rare-earth metals, including alloys, all forms   197   177   4   China 158; Hong Kong 9; United Kingdom 3.
Selenium     605   572   4   China 236; Hong Kong 109; India 102.
Silicon     3,022   3,732   446   United Kingdom 956; Republic of Korea 622; Malaysia 607.
Silver, metal, including alloys, unwrought and                
partly wrought, value thousands   $877 r $952   $57   Taiwan $299; Republic of Korea $47; Hong Kong $39.
Tin, metals, including alloys:                  
Scrap     567   601   18   United Arab Emirates 290; Belgium 231; Taiwan 57.
Unwrought     954   396   --   Malaysia 73; China 62; Taiwan 40.
Semimanufactures     1,705   2,683   90   Hong Kong 719; China 658; Taiwan 292.
Titanium:      
    Ore and concentrate     60   24 -- All to Singapore.
    Oxides     23,531   25,500   1,565   China 8,985; Taiwan 6,110; Republic of Korea 2,708.
    Metal, including alloys, all forms     24,057   18,302   6,600   Taiwan 1,930; United Kingdom 1,921; Sweden 1,401.
Tungsten:    
    Ore and concentrate     20 4   --   All to Malaysia.
    Metal, including alloys, all forms     2,021   1,826   332   Germany 473; Taiwan 364; China 239.
See footnotes at end of table.
 
TABLE 10--Continued
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(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
                  Destinations, 2002
United  
Commodity 2001   2002   States   Other, principal
METALS--Continued                  
Uranium and thorium, metals, including alloy,  
    all forms     31   --   --    
Vanadium:                    
    Oxides and hydroxides     31   248   --   China 139; Netherlands 52; Taiwan 21.
    Metal, including alloys, all forms     19   1   --   Mainly to Thailand.
Zinc:                  
    Ore and concentrate     --   5   --   All to China.
    Oxides     2,277   2,345   498   Thailand 355; Turkey 343; China 246.
    Blue powder     50   7   (3)   Mainly to Republic of Korea.
    Ash and residue containing zinc     1,566   1,661   --   Republic of Korea 1,405; Taiwan 201; Indonesia 38.
    Metal including alloys:                  
       Scrap     5,291   4,514   (3)   China 2,535; Hong Kong 1,033; Taiwan 908.
       Unwrought     77,623   107,004   8,512   Taiwan 37,862; Vietnam 14,888; Philippines 12,151.
       Semimanufactures      3,605   4,247   101   China 1,372; Indonesia 1,199; Singapore 361.
Zirconium:                  
    Ore and concentrate     56   302   19   Malaysia 130, China 51; Singapore 42.
    Metal, including alloys, all forms     51   44   1   Republic of Korea 14; Canada 13; Taiwan 5.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS                
Abrasives, n.e.s.:      
    Natural, corundum, emery, pumice, etc.   17,462   18,901   27   Republic of Korea 10,824; China 4,523; Taiwan 1,326.
    Artificial:                   
       Corundum     22,054   19,867   3,618   Republic of Korea 4,501; Taiwan 2,737; China 1,748.
       Silicon carbide      9,586   9,921   1,021   Taiwan 1,737; Malaysia 978; Thailand 533.
    Dust and powder of precious and                   
      semiprecious stones, including    
      diamond, value thousands   $2 r $1   (3)    
    Grinding and polishing wheels and stones   9,769   9,279   1,250   Indonesia 1,592; Republic of Korea 944; Mexico 747.
Asbestos, crude     54   29   --   India 18; Hong Kong 10; Malaysia 1.
Barite and witherite     2   2   --   All to Indonesia.
Boron materials, oxides and acids     206   496   --   Taiwan 266; Hong Kong 87; Malaysia 65.
Cement thousand tons   7,576   8,136   (3)   China 1,931; Hong Kong 1,839; Singapore 1,615.
Chalk     1,251   2,081   --   Republic of Korea 1,476; Taiwan 587; Thailand 18.
Clays, crude:                  
    Bentonite     1,621   1,801   61   Indonesia 700; China 208; Thailand 425.
    Chamotte or dinas earth     96   58   --   Republic of Korea 36; Indonesia 22.
    Fire clay     3,033   2,554   --   Taiwan 1,013; Republic of Korea 726; Thailand 447.
    Kaolin     5,490   11,182   71   Republic of Korea 6,374; China 1,913; Taiwan 1,481.
    Unspecified     20,644   18,484   211   Indonesia 5,479; Taiwan 2,392; China 1,999.
Diamond, natural:                  
    Gem, not set or strung carats   223,656 r 122,128   858   Singapore 80; Hong Kong 6; Belgium 3.
    Industrial stones thousand carats   2,221   3,299   675   Republic of Korea 1,103; Philippines 603; Germany 296.
    Dust and powder do.   18,078 r 10,180   4,601   Republic of Korea 2,101; Thailand 866; Philippines 663.
Diatomite and other infusorial earth     2,496   2,258   --   Taiwan 1,117; Vietnam 440; Netherlands 139.
Feldspar     3,242   4,204   --   Taiwan 3,043; Thailand 817; Hong Kong 259.
Fluorspar      129   578   --   Singapore 440; Thailand 96.
Fertilizer materials:                  
    Crude, n.e.s.     1,834   5,448   2   China 3,287; Taiwan 907; Republic of Korea 810.
    Manufactured:                  
        Ammonia     3,118   4,217   430   Taiwan 1,845; Singapore 671; Malaysia 580.
        Phosphatic     113   7,957   --   Indonesia 5,000; Taiwan 2,870.
        Potassic     476   377   248   Republic of Korea 63; Taiwan 38; Indonesia 18.
        Unspecified and mixed     892,332   888,526   10,827   Malaysia 285,700; Vietnam 256,358; Philippines 176,973.
Graphite, natural     1,762   1,422   451   Republic of Korea 208; China 145; Germany 129.
Gypsum and plaster     4,548   3,934   27   Republic of Korea 971; Bangladesh 787; Hong Kong 661.
Iodine     5,440   5,350   1,864   France 618; Italy 536; United Kingdom 468.
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 10--Continued
JAPAN:  EXPORTS OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1
 
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
              Destinations, 2002
United    
Commodity     2001   2002   States   Other, principal
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--Continued                
Kyanite and related materials, mullite and  
    unspecified     2,876   2,929   4   Republic of Korea 2,107; Taiwan 328; China 159.
Lime     4,210   3,979   192   Republic of Korea 1,805; Taiwan 1,029; Malaysia 357.
Magnesium compounds:                  
     Magnesite, crude     38   51   --   Taiwan 23; Argentina 20; Australia 8.
     Oxides and hydroxides     13,806   15,885   5,204   Republic of Korea 1,855; Germany 1,321; Taiwan 1,147.
Mica:                
    Crude including splittings and waste     1,133   1,215   249   Thailand 251; Republic of Korea 245; Indonesia 172.
    Worked including agglomerated splittings   1,246   1,650   13   China 658; Austria 641; Costa Rica 85.
Nitrates, crude     290   222   --   Thailand 113; Malaysia 15.
Phosphates, crude     --   14   4   All to Malaysia.
Phosphorus, elemental     22   63   4   Taiwan 33; Republic of Korea 22.
Pigments, mineral, iron oxides and hydroxides,                                  
    processed     37,595   50,390   5,376   Republic of Korea 11,269; China 16,430; Thailand 7,877.
Precious and semiprecious stones  
  other than diamond:    
    Natural, value      thousands   $1 r $3   (3)   Hong Kong $1.
    Synthetic, value     $318 r $325   $77   China $33; Malaysia $19; Thailand $15.
Pyrite, unroasted     25   10   --   All to Republic of Korea.
Quartz crystal, piezoelectric kilograms   50,421   55,374   1,335   Thailand 16,808; Philippines 15,284; Malaysia 7,689.
Salt and brine     1,250   1,926   42   Republic of Korea 1,136; Thailand 247; Russia 159.
Slag and dross, not metal-bearing     2,851 5,888 286 Taiwan 2,521; Republic of Korea 876; United Arab Emirates
  thousand tons               298.
Stone, sand and gravel:                  
    Dimension stone:    
        Crude and partly worked     18,261 r 27,004   10   China 26,513; Taiwan 121; Republic of Korea 85.
        Worked, value thousands   $22 r $14   $2   China $3; Hong Kong $1; Republic of Korea $1.
    Dolomite, chiefly refractory-grade     273   258   29   Taiwan 140; Malaysia 59; Republic of Korea 30.
    Gravel and crushed rock     3,853 r 4,371   --   Republic of Korea 3,395; Taiwan 782; Thailand 138.
    Limestone other than dimension                  
thousand tons   2,673 2,003   --   Taiwan 1,174; Australia 563; Republic of Korea 246.
    Quartz and quartzite     1,249   2,239   28   Republic of Korea 1,569; United Kingdom 258; Singapore
  160.
Sand other than metal-bearing and                  
sand and gravel     9,512   8,119   57   Taiwan 3,205; Indonesia 1,596; China 991.
Sulfur:                  
    Elemental:      
        Crude including native and       
          byproduct thousand tons   1,218   1,095   59   China 674; Republic of Korea 146; India 107.
        Colloidal, precipitated, sublimed     308   949   499   China 133; Republic of Korea 97; Taiwan 70.
    Dioxide     12   20   --   Republic of Korea 17; Taiwan 3.
    Sulfuric acid thousand tons   1,248,491 r 1,592,787   27,050   China 768,958; Chile 288,764; Taiwan 152,251.
Talc, steatite, soapstone, pyrophyllite     11,640   6,615   326   Singapore 992; Republic of Korea 905; China 809.
Vermiculite, perlite, chlorite     18,006   23,370   36   Republic of Korea 20,763; Taiwan 2,256; Malaysia 188.
rRevised.  -- Zero.
1Data presented in this table are from Japan Exports and Imports Commodity by Country, 2001 and 2002.  Table prepared by Regina Coleman, International
Data Unit.
2Includes waste and scrap.