Table 3.--Reported U.S. consumption of nickel, by form (Metric tons contained nickel) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Primary: Ferronickel------------------------ 13,762 16,152 13,816 10,446 23,910 32,995 41,423 22,974 28,313 Metal------------------------------ 105,087 89,898 102,353 86,762 100,173 110,514 112,487 90,440 94,687 Oxide and oxide sinter------------- 22,101 17,357 19,386 15,018 17,522 30,170 30,497 15,087 20,138 Salts1/---------------------------- 3,570 2,401 3,440 2,155 353 3,328 1,838 1,588 2,211 Other------------------------------ -- 2,773 2,271 2,466 2,544 2,364 2,820 2,809 2,457 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total primary------------------- 144,520 128,581 141,266 116,847 144,501 179,371 189,065 132,898 147,806 Secondary scrap---------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grand total---------------- 144,520 128,581 141,266 116,847 144,501 179,371 189,065 132,898 147,806 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Primary: Ferronickel------------------------ 38,834 30,184 36,267 27,142 23,850 13,994 14,148 16,710 16,324 Metal------------------------------ 87,142 111,558 123,365 101,250 92,395 71,697 87,981 102,640 78,228 Oxide and oxide sinter------------- 20,363 17,978 12,872 7,704 8,478 3,807 8,772 8,140 5,574 Salts1/---------------------------- 2,173 1,838 3,578 3,021 3,775 3,514 3,993 1,050 1,250 Other------------------------------ 2,338 2,391 1,994 2,675 2,816 1,318 1,086 3,238 2,237 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total primary------------------- 140,850 163,949 178,076 141,792 131,314 94,330 115,980 131,778 103,613 Secondary scrap---------------------- -- -- -- 39,719 39,706 32,377 38,133 45,041 39,369 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grand total---------------- 140,850 163,949 178,076 181,511 171,020 126,707 154,113 176,819 142,982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 ------------------------------------------------ Primary: Ferronickel------------------------ 12,027 15,801 11,741 10,161 17,355 Metal------------------------------ 73,279 87,854 88,694 75,828 80,037 Oxide and oxide sinter------------- 6,676 9,005 7,028 5,882 5,578 Salts1/---------------------------- 749 663 755 1,260 1,269 Other------------------------------ 1,043 1,865 2,194 2,275 4,502 ------------------------------------------------ Total primary------------------- 93,774 115,188 110,412 95,406 108,741 Secondary scrap---------------------- 39,668 32,331 41,039 39,784 33,715 ------------------------------------------------ Grand total---------------- 133,442 147,519 151,451 135,190 142,456 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Metallic nickel salts consumed by plating industry are estimated.