Bentonite production fell 3.19% to 20.0 kt in Italy in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, bentonite production in Italy reached an all time high of 637 kt in 2000 and an all time low of 20.0 kt in 2015.
Italy has been ranked 33rd within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of bentonite production, 22 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bentonite Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Belgium | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croatia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.0 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 28.0 | 25.0 | ||
| Germany | kt | 326 | 363 | 375 | 366 | 359 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kt | 5.30 | 17.2 | 22.9 | 1.39 | 7.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 114 | 104 | 113 | 95.8 | 20.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.104 | 0.135 | 0.168 | 0.098 | 0.143 | |||||
| Spain | kt | 742 | 743 | 703 | 743 | 729 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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