Table 7.--Price quotations at year end for chromium materials ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Material 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITS: DOLLARS PER METRIC TON OF PRODUCT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chromite ore: South Africa, Republic of. 19-21 25-27 25-27 24-26 32-33 46-51 Turkey.................... 47-58 54-55 54-55 54-55 36 64 U.S.S.R................... 39-48 64-70 52-55 45-47 37-39 53-58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITS: CENTS PER POUND OF CHROMIUM CONTENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ High-carbon ferrochromium Domestic: 50% to 55% chromium1/... 20.0 25.0 23.0 20.0 22.0- 23.0 50.0 66% to 70% chromium2/... 23.7 28.7 26.7 23.7 23.7 54.0 Imported: 50% to 55% chromium..... NA NA NA 19.0- 19.5 21.0- 22.5 65.0- 70.0 60% to 65% chromium..... NA NA NA NA NA NA Low-carbon ferrochromium: Domestic: 0.025% carbon......... 31.5 39.5 39.5 39.5 36.5 NA 0.05% carbon.......... NA NA NA 38.0 35.0 100.0 Simplex............... NA NA NA NA NA 85.0 Imported, 0.05% carbon.. NA NA NA 35.0- 36.0 35.0 140.0-148.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITS: CENTS PER POUND OF PRODUCT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ferrochromium-silicon....... 14.35 15.65 NA NA NA NA Chromium metal: Electrolytic.............. 101.00 101.00 130.00 130.00 153.00 230.00 Elchrome................ NA NA NA NA NA NA Aluminothermic............ 99.00 99.00 115.00 115.00 138.00 230.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITS: DOLLARS PER METRIC TON OF PRODUCT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chromite ore: South Africa, Republic of. 36- 51 37- 45 55- 60 56- 61 54- 58 51. - 55. Turkey.................... 130-140 130-140 130-140 105 110 110. U.S.S.R................... 150 150 150 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITS: CENTS PER POUND OF CHROMIUM CONTENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ High-carbon ferrochromium Domestic: 50% to 55% chromium1/... 45 - 50 43 40 43 - 44 44.25- 45 25. - 47.5 66% to 70% chromium2/... 54 - 61 61 41 41 - 45 45 - 53 48.5 - 52. Imported: 50% to 55% chromium..... 44 - 50 35.5- 37.0 33.5 40 - 44 42.75- 45 45. - 46.25 60% to 65% chromium..... NA NA 35 36.5- 39.5 48.0 - 52 46. - 50. Low-carbon ferrochromium: Domestic: 0.025% carbon......... NA 85 80 80. 95 100. 0.05% carbon.......... 92 -120 85 75 74 - 80 90 95. Simplex............... 92 85 75 80. 90 95. Imported, 0.05% carbon.. 73 - 83 68 - 72 57 75. 89 - 95 89. - 95. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITS: CENTS PER POUND OF PRODUCT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ferrochromium-silicon....... NA NA 29.45 29.32- 29.47 34.5 - 44.25 34.5 Chromium metal: Electrolytic.............. 244. 263. 263. -279. 299. 350. 425. Elchrome................ NA NA NA NA NA NA Aluminothermic............ 244. 263. 263. 299. NA NA ---------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 7.--Price quotations at year end for chromium materials ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Material 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITS: DOLLARS PER METRIC TON OF PRODUCT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chromite ore: South Africa, Republic of. 51- 55 49- 52 48- 52 48- 52 40- 42 40- 42 Turkey.................... 110 110 110 110 125 125 U.S.S.R................... NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITS: CENTS PER POUND OF CHROMIUM CONTENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ High-carbon ferrochromium Domestic: 50% to 55% chromium1/... 47.5 38 40 - 43 NA NA NA 66% to 70% chromium2/... 52 - 54 43 42 - 45 54 54 54.00 Imported: 50% to 55% chromium..... 46.5 - 47.5 36 39 - 40 43 - 45 42.5 - 44 38.25- 38.75 60% to 65% chromium..... 48 - 49.5 41 41 - 42 45 - 46 46 - 47 41.50- 43.25 Low-carbon ferrochromium: Domestic: 0.025% carbon......... 100 100 100 100 100 100 0.05% carbon.......... 95 95 95 95 95 95 Simplex............... 100 100 100 100 100 100 Imported, 0.05% carbon.. 89 - 95 89 - 95 89 - 95 89 - 95 86 - 87 83 - 85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITS: CENTS PER POUND OF PRODUCT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ferrochromium-silicon....... 35.3 34.5 34.5 38.6 38.6 38.6 Chromium metal: Electrolytic.............. 375 375 375 375 375 315-375.0 Elchrome................ NA NA NA NA NA NA Aluminothermic............ NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1987 1988 1989 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------ UNITS: DOLLARS PER METRIC TON OF PRODUCT ------------------------------------------------------------ Chromite ore: South Africa, Republic of. 40- 46 50- 56 60- 65 50- 55 Turkey.................... 115 150-180 175-185 120-135 U.S.S.R................... NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------ UNITS: CENTS PER POUND OF CHROMIUM CONTENT ------------------------------------------------------------ High-carbon ferrochromium Domestic: 50% to 55% chromium1/... 50.25 50.25 50.25 54.5 66% to 70% chromium2/... 52.00 52.00 52.00 NA Imported: 50% to 55% chromium..... 58. - 60.0 88. - 93.0 52. - 55.5 46. - 47.5 60% to 65% chromium..... 60. - 65.0 93. - 97.0 51. - 54.5 42.25- 45.5 Low-carbon ferrochromium: Domestic: 0.025% carbon......... 100 100 100 NA 0.05% carbon.......... 95 95 95 95 Simplex............... 110 166 166 166 Imported, 0.05% carbon.. 100 -105 120 -126 94 -105 98 -105 ------------------------------------------------------------ UNITS: CENTS PER POUND OF PRODUCT ------------------------------------------------------------ Ferrochromium-silicon....... 38.6 38.6 NA NA Chromium metal: Electrolytic.............. 315.0 -375.0 375.0 395. 370. Elchrome................ NA NA NA 422.5 Aluminothermic............ NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NA Not available. 1/Reported as charge chromium before 1977. 2/Reported as high-carbon ferrochromium before 1977.