CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS MA32C -- REFRACTORIES Annual 1995 (95)-1 Issued August 23, 1996 Contact person: Robert Miller 301-457-4787 TABLE 1. VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF REFRACTORIES: 1986 TO 1995 (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) Year Total Clay Nonclay 1995........................ 2,218,226 929,240 1,288,986 1994........................ 2,046,979 906,165 1,140,814 1993........................ 1,930,233 772,986 1,157,247 1992........................ 1,956,083 786,078 1,170,005 1991........................ 1,946,842 784,331 1,162,511 1990........................ 2,002,833 771,315 1,231,518 1989........................ 2,010,947 823,266 1,187,681 1988........................ 1,950,032 813,739 1,136,293 1987........................ 1,682,338 739,770 942,568 1986........................ 1,521,323 670,002 851,321 TABLE 2. QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF REFRACTORIES, BY TYPE: 1995 AND 1994 (VALUE IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) 1995 1994 Quantity shipped Quantity shipped (unit of measure) (unit of measure) Number M bricks M bricks Product description of (thousand Value (thousand Value Product com- Short Metric 9-inch of Short Metric 9-inch of code panies tons tons equivalent) shipments tons tons equivalent) shipments Clay and nonclay refractories......................... (x) (x) (x) (x) 2,218,226 (x) (x) (x) 2,046,979 3255- -- Clay refractories........................................... (x) (x) (x) (x) 929,240 (x) (x) (x) r/ 906,165 Brick and shapes........................................... (x) 958,168 868,692 301,907 565,186 926,448 839,935 302,269 r/ 537,266 32550 11 Fireclay (including semi-silica), bloating and superduty fireclay brick and shapes, fireclay and high alumina pouring pit refractories, clay kiln furniture, radiant heater elements, and other miscellaneous clay refrac- tory shapes.............................................. 31 467,090 423,472 148,431 212,882 451,667 409,490 144,195 195,803 32550 14 High alumina brick and shapes containing 50% alumina and over, including glass house pots, tank blocks, feeder parts, and upper structure shapes, made predominately of calcined bauxite, kyanite, andalusite, and similar raw materials. Include high alumina pouring pit refractories (containing 50% alumina and over), sleeves, nozzles, runners, and ladle gate parts/1................. 32 430,470 390,272 104,342 293,740 427,396 387,485 120,583 r/ 295,271 32550 35 Insulating brick and shapes............................... 15 60,608 54,948 49,134 58,564 47,385 42,960 37,491 46,192 Unshaped clay refractories................................. (x) 662,093 600,266 (x) 320,080 736,142 667,400 (x) 328,990 32550 55 Refractory bonding mortars, wet and dry, including clay and high alumina......................................... 30 52,151 47,281 (x) 28,868 55,535 50,349 (x) r/ 29,097 32550 61 Plastic refractories and ramming mixes less than 50% alumina, high alumina plastic refractories and ramming mixes 50% alumina and over and high alumina phosphate bonded plastic and ramming mixes 50% alumina and over/2.. 24 169,941 154,072 (x) 82,749 178,950 162,239 (x) r/ 80,202 Castable refractories (hydraulic setting) 32550 65 Castable refractories less than 50% alumina, high alumina castables 50% and over, and insulating castables (hydraulic setting) density up to 105 lbs/cubic foot/3... 38 314,680 285,295 (x) 161,822 327,059 296,518 (x) 167,238 32550 70 Fireclay gunning mixes (including hydraulic setting gunning mixes) less than 50% alumina, high alumina gunning mixes, 50% alumina and over and insulating gunning mixes (hydraulic setting)...................................... 27 125,321 113,618 (x) 46,641 174,598 158,294 (x) 52,453 Other refractory raw materials and refractory materials sold in lump or ground form either for direct use by customer as a finished refractory product or as exported material.................................................. (x) 191,545 173,658 (x) 22,522 217,363 197,066 (x) 18,475 32550 85 Clay and high alumina refractory raw materials/4......... 15 171,960 155,902 (x) 17,546 204,081 185,024 (x) 16,336 32550 95 Clay and high alumina refractory materials/5............. 10 19,585 17,756 (x) 4,976 13,282 12,042 (x) 2,139 32550 00 Clay refractories n.s.k./6................................. (x) (x) (x) (x) 21,452 (x) (x) (x) r/ 21,434 3297- -- Nonclay refractories........................................ (x) (x) (x) (x) 1,288,986 (x) (x) (x) 1,140,814 Brick and shapes........................................... (x) 482,540 437,480 110,061 718,079 458,149 415,366 103,197 633,941 32970 12 All silica bricks and shapes (excluding semi-silica)...... 16 55,957 50,732 26,708 36,061 42,447 38,483 20,836 25,399 32970 13 Magnesite-carbon brick and shapes, both less than 7% carbon, 7% carbon and over, predominately pitch and resin bonded, and carbon magnesite brick....... 8 96,725 87,693 18,131 104,756 99,866 90,540 18,981 111,394 32970 15 Magnesite brick and shapes, burned and unburned........... 10 31,222 28,306 5,646 23,801 25,157 22,808 4,675 19,790 32970 19 Magnesite-chrome, chrome-magnesite, including high fires, burned and unburned brick, as well as chrome brick....... 8 40,274 36,513 7,341 51,894 57,685 52,298 9,714 54,180 32970 48 Silicon carbide brick and shapes made predominately of silicon carbide, including kiln furniture............. 13 14,123 12,804 1,894 89,582 r/ 11,904 r/ 10,792 r/ 1,558 r/ 68,863 32970 50 Extra high alumina brick and shapes containing 87 1/2% alumina and higher, and extra high alumina pouring pit refractories, including sleeves, nozzles, runners, tuyeres, ladle gate parts, and mullite brick and shapes.. 29 31,417 28,483 8,085 123,503 31,080 28,178 r/ 8,373 112,064 32970 55 Zircon and zirconia brick and shapes made predominately of either of these materials, including electrocast...... 16 3,570 3,237 1,542 38,189 r/ 3,098 r/ 2,809 r/ 1,227 r/ 30,371 32970 58 All other brick and shapes, including dolomite, dolomite magnesite, forsterite, pyrophyllite-zircon, carbon and graphite crucibles, retorts, stopper heads, natural graphite, refractories, and molten cast..................................................... 21 209,252 189,712 40,714 250,293 r/ 186,912 r/ 169,458 37,833 r/ 211,880 Mortars.................................................... (x) 26,123 23,683 (x) 21,921 22,589 20,480 (x) 19,459 32970 61 Unshaped nonclay refractories basic bonding mortars made predominately of magnesite or chrome ore, dolomite and other nonclay mortars, made predominately of forsterite, zircon, and silica........................... 11 18,438 16,716 (x) 15,313 15,947 14,458 (x) 13,308 32970 63 Extra high alumina refractory mortars made predominately of fused or synthetic alumina and mullite.. 20 7,685 6,967 (x) 6,608 6,642 6,022 (x) 6,151 Plastic refractories and ramming mixes..................... (x) 158,851 144,017 (x) 121,785 137,304 124,483 (x) r/ 110,097 32970 65 Basic castable mixes, including chrome, chrome-magnesia, magnesia-chrome, magnesia, and dolomite.................. 14 55,774 50,566 (x) 38,055 36,275 32,888 (x) 25,503 32970 67 Extra high alumina plastic refractories and ramming mixes, 87 1/2% alumina and higher (made predominately of fused or synthetic aluminas and mullites), and extra high alumina phosphate bonded plastics and ramming mixes. 22 63,271 57,363 (x) 60,730 66,205 60,023 (x) 67,647 32970 70 Extra high alumina castables and gunning mixes............ 9 9,087 8,238 (x) 10,716 3,542 3,211 (x) 3,602 32970 69 Other nonclay plastic refractories and ramming mixes...... 14 30,719 27,850 (x) 12,284 31,282 28,361 (x) 13,345 32970 68 Other nonclay refractory castables and plastics............ 12 15,404 13,966 (x) 20,855 r/ 15,202 r/ 13,782 (x) r/ 18,667 Gunning mixes 32970 72 Basic nonclay gunning mixes (including chrome, chrome-magnesia, magnesia-chrome, magnesia, and dolomite) and other nonclay gunning mixes............ 15 211,518 191,766 (x) 91,192 215,332 195,224 (x) 88,731 32970 75 Ceramic refractory fibers, 1500 degrees F and higher....... 11 45,010 40,807 (x) 152,813 47,223 42,813 (x) 141,944 Other nonclay refractory materials in lump or ground form including ground silica.............................. (x) 386,339 350,262 (x) 146,736 343,586 311,501 (x) 113,062 32970 94 Domestic shipments for direct use by customers as a finished refractory and all exported material/5..... 18 (D) (D) (x) 82,968 (D) (D) (x) 70,348 32970 96 All other domestic shipments of nonclay refractory materials sold in lump or ground form as refractory raw material/4................................ 9 (D) (D) (x) 63,768 (D) (D) (x) 42,714 32970 00 Nonclay refractories n.s.k./6.............................. (x) (x) (x) (x) 15,605 (x) (x) (x) r/ 14,913 Dead-burned magnesia or magnesite/5,8...................... (x) (D) (D) (x) (D) (D) (D) (x) (D) 32950 23 Domestic shipments for direct use as finished refractory products and all exported material....................... 6 (D) (D) (x) (D) (D) (D) (x) (D) 32950 25 All other domestic shipments predominately for use as a refractory raw material.................................. 7 (D) (D) (x) (D) (D) (D) (x) (D) 32740 71 Dead-burned dolomite....................................... 4 326,982 296,448 (x) 22,125 307,606 278,881 (x) 21,360 1/Excludes data for mullite and extra-high alumina refractories. These products are included in the nonclay refractories section. 2/Includes products referred to as plastic firebrick and the less plastic materials intended for ramming into place after the addition of water (when shipped in dry form). 3/Includes hydraulic setting castables designed for low thermal conductivity and having bulk densities as defined in ASTM classification C-401, not greater than 105 pounds/cubic foot. 4/Includes shipments to refractory producers for reprocessing the manufacture of brick and other refractories. 5/Includes shipments for direct use as finished refractory products by establishments classified in manufacturing industries and excludes shipments to refractory producers for reprocessing in the manufacture of brick and other refractories. Includes all exports. 6/Not specified by kind (n.s.k.) represents the value of shipments for establishments which did not report detailed information and establishments, typically with less than five employees which were not included on the MA32C mailing panel. 7/"Fused" as applied to bauxite and alumina means complete melting, as in an electric furnace; after cooling, the product is crushed and graded for use in the refractory. 8/Total does not include shipments of dead-burned magnesia or magnesite for direct use as finished refractory products, which is not classified as refractories under the Standard Industrial Classification system. D Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. r/Revised by 5 percent or more over previously published figures. n.s.k. Not specified by kind. X Not applicable. TABLE 3. SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF REFRACTORIES, BY TYPE: 1995 AND 1994 (VALUE IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) Exports of Percent exports Percent imports Manufacturers' domestic to manufacturers' Imports for Apparent to apparent shipments merchandise/1,2 shipments consumption/1,3 consumption/5 consumption Product Product Description Unit of code/1 measure Value at Quantity Value Quantity port/2 Quantity Value Quantity Value/4 Quantity Value Quantity Value 1995 Clay and nonclay refractories/6......................(X)........ (X) 2,011,911 (X) 363,991 (X) 18.0 (X) 225,138 (X) 1,873,058 (X) 12.0 Clay refractories..................................(X)........ (X) 885,266 (X) 74,620 (X) 8.0 (X) 32,222 (X) 842,868 (X) 3.8 Thousand standard 32550 11, Brick and shapes..........................brick equivalent.. 301,907 565,186 (NA) 60,367 (NA) 11.0 (NA) 31,565 (NA) 536,384 (NA) 5.9 14,35 32550 55 Unshaped clay refractories and gunning 61,65,70 mixes.......................................Metric tons.... 600,266 320,080 21,317 14,253 4.0 4.0 677 657 579,626 306,484 0.1 0.2 Nonclay refractories...............................(X)........ (X) 1,126,645 (X) 289,371 (X) 26.0 (X) 192,916 (X) 1,030,190 (X) 18.7 32970 13, Nonclay magnesite and magnesite-chrome Thousand standard 15,19 brick and shapes and chrome brick........brick equivalent.. 31,118 180,451 (NA) 90,460 (NA) 50.0 (NA) 84,208 (NA) 174,199 (NA) 48.3 32970 12, All other brick and shapes........................do........ 78,943 537,628 (NA) 100,896 (NA) 19.0 (NA) 85,838 (NA) 522,570 (NA) 16.4 48,50,55, 58 32970 61, Unshaped nonclay refractories and 63,65,67, gunning mixes...............................Metric tons.... 414,239 408,566 134,279 98,015 32.0 24.0 32,931 22,870 312,891 333,421 10.5 6.9 68,69,70, 72, 75 1994 Clay and nonclay refractories/6......................(X)........ (X) 1,908,763 (X) 305,379 (X) 16.0 (X) 197,389 (X) 1,800,773 (X) 11.0 Clay refractories..................................(X)........ (X) 866,256 (X) 58,330 (X) 7.0 (X) 24,817 (X) 832,743 (X) 3.0 Thousand standard 32550 11, Brick and shapes..........................brick equivalent.. 302,269 537,266 (NA) 50,006 (NA) 9.0 (NA) 24,419 (NA) 511,679 (NA) 4.8 14,35 32550 55 Unshaped clay refractories and gunning 61,65,70 mixes.......................................Metric tons.... 667,400 328,990 11,343 8,324 2.0 3.0 723 398 656,780 321,064 0.1 0.1 Nonclay refractories...............................(X)........ (X) 1,042,507 (X) 247,049 (X) 24.0 (X) 172,572 (X) 968,030 (X) 17.8 32970 13, Nonclay magnesite and magnesite-chrome Thousand standard 15,19 brick and shapes and chrome brick.........brick equivalent.. 33,370 185,364 (NA) 63,001 (NA) 34.0 (NA) 68,907 (NA) 191,270 (NA) 36.0 32970 12, All other brick and shapes........................do........ 69,827 448,577 (NA) 82,188 (NA) 18.0 (NA) 82,133 (NA) 448,522 (NA) 18.3 48,50,55, 58 32970 61, Unshaped nonclay refractories and 63,65,67, gunning mixes...............................Metric tons.... 414,239 408,566 141,038 101,860 34.0 25.0 32,640 21,532 305,841 328,238 10.7 6.6 68,69,70, 72, 75 1/For comparison of SIC-based codes with Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import numbers, see table 4. 2/Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports. 3/Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 146, U.S. Imports for Consumption and General Imports. 4/Value at port includes both import value and duty value. 5/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of shipments plus imports (including duty). 6/The clay and nonclay refractories total shown here exclude product codes 32550 00, 32550 85, 32550 95, 32970 00, 32970 94, 32970 96; therefore, they differ from the totals shown in tables 1 and 2. NA Not Available. X Not Applicable. TABLE 4. COMPARISON OF STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION-BASED PRODUCT CODES WITH SCHEDULE B EXPORT NUMBERS, AND HTSUSA IMPORT NUMBERS: 1996 Product Product description Export Import code number/1 number/2 32550 11 Clay brick and shapes 6902.20.1010 6902.20.1010 32550 14 6902.20.5010 6902.20.5010 32550 35 6902.90.1010 6902.90.1010 6902.90.5010 6902.90.5010 6903.90.0010 6903.90.0010 32550 55 Unshaped clay refractories and gunning 32550 61 mixes 3816.00.0010 3816.00.0010 32550 65 32550 70 32970 13 Nonclay magnesite and magnesite-chrome 6902.10.1000 6902.10.1000 32970 15 brick and shapes, and chrome brick 6902.10.5000 6902.10.5000 32970 19 32970 12 All other nonclay brick and shapes 6902.20.1020 6902.20.1020 32970 48 6902.20.5020 6902.20.5020 32970 50 6902.90.1020 6902.90.1020 32970 55 6902.90.5020 6902.90.5020 32970 58 6903.90.0050 6903.90.0050 32970 61 Unshaped nonclay refractories and 32970 63 gunning mixes 3816.00.0050 3816.00.0050 32970 65 32970 67 32970 68 32970 69 32970 72 32970 75 1/Source: 1996 edition, Harmonized System-Based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States. 2/Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated (1996). 19 brick and shapes and chrome