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<strong>Production</strong> of kaolin tonnes<br />
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Albania ... ... 300 000 310 000 ...<br />
Austria 21 212 15 034 16 345 55 508 51 900<br />
Belgium *300 000 *300 000 *300 000 *300 000 *300 000<br />
Bosnia & Herzegovina 6 500 13 178 13 500 14 500 *14 500<br />
Bulgaria *150 000 *120 000 *190 000 *200 000 *240 000<br />
Czech Republic (h) 577 000 591 000 596 000 649 000 673 000<br />
France 339 000 335 000 316 000 293 000 *300 000<br />
Germany (g) 740 821 738 123 *740 000 *750 000 *750 000<br />
Greece 57 885 59 680 53 438 49 912 *50 000<br />
Hungary ... ... 3 300 1 300 1 350<br />
Italy 174 990 224 755 246 608 183 804 ...<br />
Poland (k) 89 372 106 761 130 596 159 207 148 579<br />
Portugal 147 448 169 669 152 077 164 072 167 298<br />
Romania 22 517 25 741 22 338 26 772 10 790<br />
Russia *45 000 *45 000 *45 000 *45 000 *45 000<br />
Serbia — — — — ...<br />
Serbia and Montenegro 95 622 99 460 108 000 135 000 —<br />
Slovakia 24 600 24 800 89 424 34 830 63 210<br />
Spain (k) 419 483 427 193 437 990 456 000 450 000<br />
Turkey 372 344 370 455 536 008 615 271 *600 000<br />
Ukraine (h) *170 000 169 900 202 300 216 600 251 000<br />
United Kingdom (a) (l) 2 162 815 2 097 137 1 944 955 1 910 874 1 762 328<br />
Algeria 9 505 19 258 27 700 34 386 32 523<br />
Egypt 260 000 *260 000 249 761 *250 000 *250 000<br />
Eritrea 120 140 50 518 118<br />
Ethiopia (b) 3 534 3 088 4 251 3 726 1 641<br />
Kenya *700 *700 *700 *700 *700<br />
Nigeria 52 352 57 587 *57 000 *57 000 *57 000<br />
South Africa 91 456 86 365 81 901 59 356 51 602<br />
Cuba 2 400 2 900 4 128 3 457 1 700<br />
Mexico 745 498 798 407 654 711 877 147 961 800<br />
USA (e) 8 010 000 7 680 000 7 760 000 7 800 000 *7 740 000<br />
Argentina 13 865 19 219 39 072 54 903 49 619<br />
Brazil (h) 1 757 488 2 081 000 2 381 000 2 410 000 2 455 000<br />
Chile 6 164 11 500 51 769 15 183 44 642<br />
Ecuador 8 483 11 884 5 646 5 928 *6 000<br />
Paraguay *66 700 *66 600 *66 600 *66 600 66 000<br />
Peru 1 934 2 653 2 720 1 200 1 022<br />
Venezuela *10 000 *10 000 *10 000 *10 000 *10 000<br />
Bangladesh (d) *8 000 9 630 13 113 13 738 19 766<br />
China 2 600 000 2 700 000 3 120 000 3 120 000 3 270 000<br />
India (c) (i) 204 694 209 920 220 262 238 759 *245 000<br />
Indonesia *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000<br />
Iran (j) 592 803 556 003 596 886 531 109 *530 000<br />
Japan 11 602 12 223 11 553 *12 000 *12 000<br />
Jordan 162 786 179 153 216 566 168 264 112 787<br />
Kazakhstan *20 000 *20 000 — — ...<br />
Korea, Republic of 1 054 543 1 042 018 936 537 1 074 936 958 836<br />
Malaysia 323 916 425 942 326 928 494 511 341 223<br />
Pakistan (d) 55 584 39 575 25 204 37 732 53 051<br />
Philippines *5 000 1 860 3 240 6 927 ...<br />
Saudi Arabia 7 920 8 100 2 135 1 489 2 100<br />
Sri Lanka 8 613 9 073 16 233 9 914 10 914<br />
Taiwan 18 403 22 448 35 001 9 423 4 107<br />
Thailand (h) 130 282 185 512 200 671 156 853 157 900<br />
Uzbekistan (i) *150 000 *150 000 *150 000 *150 000 *150 000<br />
Vietnam 521 700 644 200 741 200 780 000 *800 000<br />
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