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<strong>Production</strong> of bentonite and fuller's earth tonnes<br />
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Armenia<br />
Bentonite 328 642 561 732 720<br />
Azerbaijan<br />
Bentonite 1 500 19 900 55 000 53 700 40 600<br />
Bosnia & Herzegovina<br />
Bentonite 9 829 16 967 24 353 24 882 24 050<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Bentonite 211 500 145 500 224 900 181 200 134 500<br />
Croatia<br />
Bentonite 12 102 13 568 15 674 17 391 16 410<br />
Cyprus<br />
Bentonite 128 400 144 859 155 717 172 366 150 620<br />
Czech Republic<br />
Bentonite 174 000 199 000 201 000 186 000 220 000<br />
Denmark<br />
Bentonite 14 539 16 303 18 352 18 515 19 211<br />
Georgia<br />
Bentonite *7 000 9 747 1 804 7 876 4 487<br />
Germany<br />
Bentonite 495 310 478 796 404 549 352 374 363 998<br />
Greece<br />
Bentonite 1 056 598 1 156 642 1 030 556 1 124 795 *1 100 000<br />
Hungary<br />
Bentonite 3 700 87 200 9 300 4 900 6 635<br />
Italy<br />
Bentonite 463 231 474 475 371 255 341 049 ...<br />
Fuller's earth 24 595 250 300 ... ...<br />
Macedonia<br />
Bentonite 17 420 6 013 16 373 14 958 20 353<br />
Poland<br />
Bentonite — — — — 93 880<br />
Romania<br />
Bentonite 15 389 17 637 18 161 18 190 20 299<br />
Russia<br />
Bentonite *500 000 *500 000 *500 000 *500 000 *500 000<br />
Slovakia<br />
Bentonite 65 500 74 700 73 280 77 055 95 700<br />
Spain<br />
Bentonite 123 457 103 174 156 760 162 333 *160 000<br />
Attapulgite 22 918 18 975 20 796 20 565 *20 000<br />
Sepiolite 564 610 548 728 655 346 718 364 ...<br />
Turkey<br />
Bentonite 559 224 831 146 643 153 582 735 *600 000<br />
Sepiolite *10 000 *10 000 *10 000 *10 000 *10 000<br />
Ukraine<br />
Bentonite *25 000 *25 000 *25 000 *25 000 *25 000<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Fuller's earth (a) 44 200 33 900 27 540 6 200 —<br />
Algeria<br />
Bentonite 30 699 28 064 32 200 29 029 27 110<br />
Fuller's earth 3 521 2 573 2 284 831 —<br />
Egypt<br />
Bentonite ... ... ... 6 320 *6 300<br />
Morocco<br />
Bentonite 58 754 71 544 ... ... ...<br />
Fuller's earth (f) 43 243 14 944 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000<br />
Mozambique<br />
Bentonite 580 684 578 547 610<br />
Senegal<br />
Attapulgite 176 454 176 857 *180 000 *180 000 *180 000<br />
South Africa<br />
Bentonite 98 313 145 060 55 859 139 883 32 878<br />
Attapulgite 13 918 14 585 20 419 34 340 49 225<br />
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