Vermiculite production rose 0% to 15,000 tonnes in China in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, vermiculite production in China reached an all time high of 120,000 tonnes in 2008 and an all time low of 12,000 tonnes in 2009. When compared to China's main peers, vermiculite production in India amounted to 23,267 tonnes, 6,000 tonnes in Japan, 30,000 tonnes in Russia and 100,000 tonnes in USA in 2015.
China has been ranked 8th within the group of 14 countries we follow in terms of vermiculite production, 6 places below 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 |
Bangladesh | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Canada | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
China | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||
Germany | 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 | ||||
Pakistan | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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 | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
USA | tonnes | ... | ... | 110,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |