Worldwide Composite Production Info

Below are the production totals for our various products since FY 2005, with the latest published quarterly data. The U.S. data will be compiled and posted for each quarter 90 days after the close of the quarter.


United States

KAOLIN PRODUCTION - 2011 (Data in 1000 Tons)
1st
Quarter
2nd
Quarter
3rd
Quarter
4th
Quarter
Total
Ultrafine Higloss 90+ 212,355       212,355
Ultrafine Higloss 86+ 92,553       92,553
#1 @ 90+ 59,957       59,957
#1 @ 86+ 72,741       72,741
#2 @ 90+ 24,741       24,741
#2 @ 86+ 81,514       81,514
Standard Delaminated 180,859       180,859
Engineered Delaminated 15,634       15,634
Engineered Fine 19,633       19,633
All Other Hydrous 119,980       119,980
TOTAL HYDROUS 895,661       895,661
Calcined 202,164       202,164
GRAND TOTAL 1,097,825       1,097,825


KAOLIN PRODUCTION - 2010 (Data in 1000 Tons)
1st
Quarter
2nd
Quarter
3rd
Quarter
4th
Quarter
Total
Ultrafine Higloss 90+ 191,050 220,336 206,080 192,263 809,729
Ultrafine Higloss 86+ 80,560 97,632 127,217 78,563 383,972
#1 @ 90+ 63,703 77,086 80,308 61,916 283,013
#1 @ 86+ 82,400 91,042 87,121 85,309 345,872
#2 @ 90+ 47,653 51,005 34,979 27,741 161,378
#2 @ 86+ 91,423 97,550 91,936 73,801 354,710
Standard Delaminated 169,353 167,884 180,716 187,316 705,269
Engineered Delaminated 30,938 29,423 29,341 31,891 121,593
Engineered Fine 19,633 13,363 15,975 14,975 63,946
All Other Hydrous 110,113 110,671 113,527 110,794 445,105
TOTAL HYDROUS 886,826 955,992  967,200 864,569 3,674,587
Calcined 192,386 212,534 209,533 190,315 804,768
GRAND TOTAL 1,079,212 1,168,526  1,176,733  1,054,884  4,479,355


KAOLIN PRODUCTION - 2009
1st
Quarter
2nd
Quarter
3rd
Quarter
4th
Quarter
Total
Ultrafine Higloss 90+ 168,408 224,602 232,479 210,676 836,165
Ultrafine Higloss 86+ 56,396 45,001 87,858 84,764 274,019
#1 @ 90+ 54,761 52,227 59,219 26,969 193,176
#1 @ 86+ 67,036 61,958 85,939 83,634 298,567
#2 @ 90+ 48,606 49,545 56,818 73,670 228,639
#2 @ 86+ 65,101 73,932 80,832 79,593 299,458
Standard Delaminated 144,750 144,197 172,576 179,750 641,273
Engineered Delaminated 40,858 32,355 41,746 41,279 156,238
Engineered Fine 14,501 15,573 20,673 14,531 65,278
All Other Hydrous 105,781 107,612 100,149 100,295 413,837
TOTAL HYDROUS 766,198 807,002 938,289 895,161 3,406,650
Calcined 163,583 147,910 200,177 187,828 699,498
GRAND TOTAL 929,781 954,912 1,138,466 1,082,989 4,106,148


KAOLIN PRODUCTION - 2008
1st
Quarter
2nd
Quarter
3rd
Quarter
4th
Quarter
Total
Ultrafine Higloss 90+ 194,809 219,704 198,097 160,740 773,350
Ultrafine Higloss 86+ 131,105 117,365 141,165 103,105 492,740
#1 @ 90+ 82,735 74,122 74,820 61,813 293,490
#1 @ 86+ 65,836 60,222 65,279 48,436 239,773
#2 @ 90+ 64,303 67,592 63,529 44,938 240,362
#2 @ 86+ 101,437 102,675 97,181 80,344 381,637
Standard Delaminated 265,081 260,312 222,464 194,695 942,552
Engineered Delaminated 56,114 54,750 51,871 48,629 211,364
Engineered Fine 32,899 27,181 25,211 17,939 103,230
All Other Hydrous 83,871 137,574 143,433 114,325 479,203
TOTAL HYDROUS 1,078,190 1,121,497 1,083,050 874,964 4,157,701
Calcined 183,865 201,401 209,039 179,104 773,409
GRAND TOTAL 1,262,055 1,322,898 1,292,089 1,054,068 4,931,110
         

KAOLIN PRODUCTION - 2007

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total
Ultrafine Higloss 90+          218,204          226,799          209,564 204,403 858,970
   
Ultrafine Higloss 86+           130,222           124,474          140,681 118,535 513,912
   
#1 @ 90+             77,770             87,141             88,414 82,171 335,496
   
#1 @ 86+             74,787             64,936             69,584 59,278 268,585
   
#2 @ 90+             70,602             59,355             60,937 58,741 249,635
   
#2 @ 86+           111,438           114,822           112,401 104,110 442,771
       
Standard Delaminated           286,183           250,864           240,263 230,732 1,008,042
   
Engineered Delaminated             60,134             56,698             46,775 54,910 218,517
   
Engineered Fine             32,746             29,012             49,021 42,589 153,368
   
All Other Hydrous          186,864          146,636          161,520 148,563 643,583
   
TOTAL HYDROUS        1,248,950        1,160,737        1,179,160 1,104,032 4,692,879
   
Calcined           244,583           235,121           240,405 208894 929,003
   
GRAND TOTAL     1,493,533       1,395,858       1,419,565 1,312,926 5,621,882



2006 2006

Product Types

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

(Total)

Ultrafine Higloss 90+

228.7

219.0

223.3

222.7

893.7

Ultrafine Higloss 86+

101.5

135.4

132.3

133.7

502.9

#1 @ 90 +

83.4

84.7

96.1

87.0

351.2

#1 @ 86 +

80.1

87.8

87.3

79.9

335.1

#2 @ 90+

55

53.7

56.8

65.2

230.7

#2 @ 86+

110.5

146.1

127.1

117.4

501.1

Standard Delaminated

266.7

252.7

276.5

264.3

1060.2

Engineered Delaminated

81.3

83.5

62.6

70

297.4

Engineered Fine

45.3

51.5

49.7

46.4

192.9

All Other Hydrous

200.7

198.5

197.2

185

781.4

Total Hydrous

1253.2

1313

1308.9

1271.6

5146.6

Calcined

209.2

223.8

223.4

223.2

879.6

Grand Total

1462.4

1536.8

1532.3

1494.8

6026.3

2005 2005
Product Types Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 (Total)
Ultrafine Higloss 90+ 239.7 265.3 249.7 245.0 999.7
Ultrafine Higloss 86+ 125.5 113.5 119 108.5 466.5
#1 @ 90 + 88.1 93.7 94.4 85.5 361.7
#1 @ 86 + 77.4 67.4 82.1 81.1 308
#2 @ 90+ 46.8 36.4 42.3 41.8 167.3
#2 @ 86+ 119.5 140.5 124.0 117.0 501
Standard Delaminated 294.1 299.9 283.4 277.8 1155.2
Engineered Delaminated 53.1 61.6 66.7 78.2 259.6
Engineered Fine 52.0 54.1 59.4 50.7 216.2
All Other Hydrous 230.6 238.6 244.3 232.9 946.4
Total Hydrous 1326.8 1371 1365.3 1318.5 5381.6
Calcined 218.7 232.8 225.6 207.4 884.5
Grand Total 1545.5 1603.8 1590.9 1525.9 6266.1

Brazil

1997 1998
Grand Total Data Not Available Data Not Available

Czech Republic

1997 1998
Paper 171.7 149.1
Ceramic 183.5 187.9
All Other 108.5 144.9
Grand Total 463.8 481.9

France

1997 1998
Paper 42.7 35.6
Ceramic 252.1 207.0
All Other 41.4 58.5
Grand Total 336.3 301.1

Germany

1997 1998
Paper 434.5 404.9
Ceramic 193.6 226.8
All Other 92.4 104.7
Grand Total 720.5 736.4

United Kingdom

1997 1998
Paper 1,937.8 1950.6
Ceramic 521.5 570.4
All Other 174.1 227.9
Grand Total 2,633.4 2748.9

Total Worldwide Tonnage

Capacity Information

Notes:

  1. All Data in 1000 Tons
  2. Aggregated and Reported by the China Clay Producers Association
China Clay Producers Association
Lee R. Lemke
Executive Vice President

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Email:
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