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2013 Minerals Yearbook IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS [ADVANCE RELEASE] U.S. Department of the Interior February 2015 U.S. Geological Survey Iron oxIde PIgments By Arnold o. tanner Domestic survey data were prepared by Hoa P. Phamdang, statistical assistant, and the world production table was prepared by Lisa D. Miller, international data coordinator. In 2013, natural crude iron oxide pigment (IoP) production known processing operations, representing nearly 60% of the in the United states was virtually unchanged compared with tonnage shown in table 1. data for the nonrespondents were that of 2012, but actual U.s. production data are withheld to estimated on the basis of prior-year sales levels, employment avoid disclosing company proprietary data. Finished natural hours, and industry trends. Sales of finished pigments were and synthetic IoPs sold by processors decreased slightly to 47,200 t in 2013, down slightly from 48,400 t in 2012. sales 47,200 metric tons (t) valued at $75.4 million in 2013 from data for finished IOPs were collected only from operations that 48,400 t valued at $77.7 million in 2012 (table 1). exports process material, such as the crushing and grinding of natural of pigment-grade iron oxides decreased to 8,170 t valued at IoPs, or that synthesize IoPs, not operations that simply blend, about $13.4 million in 2013 compared with 8,950 t valued mix, repackage, and (or) resell IoP material. at $13.5 million in 2012. exports of other grades of iron At least four U.s. companies, operating nine plants, produced oxides and hydroxides