| 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 |
|
| JAPAN: EXPORTS OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
|
| |
|
| (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 |
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| |
|
| (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. |
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