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Kaolin
Kaolin, also known as "china clay” is a soft, white, plastic
clay, formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar).
This aluminosilicate is widely used in paints, refractories, plastics,
sanitary wares, paper, fiberglass, adhesives, ceramics and rubber
products.
Link: EKA-The
European Kaolin Producers Association
Production of Kaolin
tonnes
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008 |
| Europe |
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| Albania |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
| Austria |
16.345
|
16.410
|
17.431
|
16.929
|
16.460 |
| Belgium |
460
|
460
|
450
|
0
|
0 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
13.500
|
14.500
|
24.500
|
20.767
|
56.000 |
| Bulgaria |
200.000
|
235.062
|
282.260
|
280.532
|
260.372 |
| Czech
Republic |
849.640
|
854.040
|
828.960
|
836.000
|
843.260 |
| France |
350.000
|
370.000
|
300.000
|
307.253
|
300.000 |
| Germany |
3.694.296
|
3.717.986
|
3.767.873
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3.791.514
|
3.612.000 |
| Greece |
53.438
|
60.000
|
40.840
|
45.140
|
17.399 |
| Hungary |
30
|
30
|
40
|
40
|
0 |
| Italy |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
| Poland |
360.000
|
380.000
|
290.000
|
287.000
|
318.000 |
| Portugal |
180.000
|
170.000
|
170.000
|
170.000
|
170.000 |
| Romania |
22.337
|
26.772
|
22.500
|
6.879
|
3.060 |
| Russia (Europe) |
45.000
|
45.000
|
45.000
|
45.000
|
45.000 |
| Serbia
& Montenegro |
58.000
|
50.000
|
60.000
|
97.432
|
110.000 |
| Slovakia |
55.385
|
27.730
|
25.000
|
19.200
|
40.300 |
| Spain |
437.990
|
456.000
|
476.327
|
475.000
|
430.000 |
| Turkey |
536.008
|
615.271
|
600.000
|
456.238
|
232.746 |
| Ukraine |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
| United Kingdom |
1.944.955
|
1.910.874
|
1.762.328
|
1.671.426
|
1.355.365 |
| Yugoslavia |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
| total |
8.817.384
|
8.950.135
|
8.713.509
|
8.526.350
|
7.809.962
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| Asia |
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| Bangladesh |
8.300
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8.400
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8.500
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8.600
|
8.600 |
| China |
2.500.000
|
2.700.000
|
2.800.000
|
2.781.000
|
3.850.000 |
| India |
530.000
|
560.000
|
560.000
|
570.000
|
570.000 |
| Iran |
484.501
|
311.501
|
610.595
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700.000
|
945.758 |
| Japan |
11.553
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10.500
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10.500
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11.000
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12.000 |
| Jordan |
216.566
|
168.264
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112.787
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100.000
|
181.018 |
| Korea |
936.537
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1.074.936
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958.836
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1.053.576
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1.182.299 |
| Malaysia |
326.928
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494.511
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341.223
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587.500
|
419.157 |
| Pakistan |
25.204
|
37.732
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53.071
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30.979
|
40.000 |
| Philippines |
2.000
|
3.388
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2.238
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2.200
|
2.391 |
| Saudi Arabia |
2.135
|
2.300
|
2.370
|
4.000
|
4.400 |
| Sri Lanka |
8.700
|
9.914
|
10.914
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11.178
|
11.000 |
| Taiwan |
35.001
|
9.423
|
4.107
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5.060
|
33.745 |
| Thailand |
200.671
|
165.884
|
157.900
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159.186
|
162.215 |
| Vietnam |
741.700
|
780.000
|
800.000
|
540.000
|
500.000 |
| total |
6.029.796
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6.336.753
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6.433.041
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6.564.279
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7.922.583
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| America |
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| Argentina |
39.072
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54.705
|
49.619
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69.354
|
73.539 |
| Brazil |
2.200.267
|
2.410.000
|
2.455.000
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2.527.000
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2.670.000 |
| Chile |
7.133
|
15.183
|
44.642
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87.901
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63.526 |
| Colombia |
430.000
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410.000
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200.000
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100.000
|
90.000 |
| Cuba |
4.100
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3.500
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1.700
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1.700
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0 |
| Ecuador |
5.646
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25.078
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11.504
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18.617
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13.000 |
| Guatemala |
2.000
|
4.107
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4.395
|
2.642
|
2.803 |
| Mexico |
16.241
|
32.600
|
18.900
|
86.800
|
82.000 |
| Paraguay |
140.000
|
137.000
|
150.000
|
70.000
|
66.000 |
| Peru |
2.400
|
2.567
|
2.720
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4.772
|
13.215 |
| United States |
7.760.000
|
7.800.000
|
7.470.000
|
7.110.000
|
6.750.000 |
| Venezuela |
28.000
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10.000
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1.000
|
9.100
|
10.000 |
| total |
10.634.859
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10.904.740
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10.409.480
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10.087.886
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9.834.083
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| Africa |
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| Algeria |
24.299
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34.386
|
32.523
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106.567
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50.788 |
| Burundi |
1.000
|
900
|
850
|
0
|
0 |
| Egypt |
295.430
|
415.400
|
400.000
|
331.671
|
523.327 |
| Eritrea |
1.000
|
518
|
235
|
17
|
17 |
| Ethiopia |
3.200
|
1.640
|
913
|
1.275
|
1.500 |
| Kenya |
760
|
780
|
780
|
1.000
|
1.000 |
| Madagascar |
150
|
170
|
180
|
0
|
0 |
| Nigeria |
92.875
|
92.000
|
96.590
|
60.000
|
60.000 |
| South
Africa |
81.901
|
59.356
|
51.602
|
51.218
|
39.506 |
| Tanzania |
1.996
|
2.087
|
1.815
|
1.815
|
1.800 |
| Uganda |
37
|
55
|
25
|
20
|
20 |
| total |
502.648
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607.292
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585.513
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553.583
|
677.958
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| Oceania |
|
|
|
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| Australia |
285.543
|
231.611
|
182.304
|
213.605
|
181.655 |
| New Zealand |
15.250
|
15.750
|
14.864
|
14.130
|
12.761 |
| total |
300.793
|
247.361
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197.168
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227.735
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194.416
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| World total |
37.221.132
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38.198.382
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36.945.359
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25.959.833
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26.439.002
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