Vermiculite production rose 0% to 100,000 tonnes in the USA in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, vermiculite production in the USA reached an all time high of 331,000 tonnes in 1973 and an all time low of 100,000 tonnes in 2015.
USA has been ranked 2nd within the group of 14 countries we follow in terms of vermiculite production, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Vermiculite Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | tonnes | ... | 6,548 | 7,922 | 8,297 | 9,256 | 9,091 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Belize | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | tonnes | 11,662 | 19,234 | 10,194 | 7,947 | 11,851 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | tonnes | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,200 | 6,200 | 6,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 291 | 98.0 | 241 | 500 | 425 | ||||
| Russia | tonnes | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | tonnes | 193,334 | 199,285 | 170,571 | 132,886 | 127,658 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | tonnes | ... | ... | 110,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||
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