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Analyse The Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing Industry In The U.S

Posted on: Friday, 17 August 2007, 09:02 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c66023) has announced the addition of "Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing Subsector in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1997-2009)" to their offering.

This industry report focuses upon the Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing Subsector. The Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing subsector transforms mined or quarried nonmetallic minerals, such as sand, gravel, stone, clay, and refractory materials, into products for intermediate or final consumption. Processes used include grinding, mixing, cutting, shaping, and honing. Heat often is used in the process and chemicals are frequently mixed to change the composition, purity, and chemical properties for the intended product. For example, glass is produced by heating silica sand to the melting point (sometimes combined with cullet or recycled glass) and then drawn, floated, or blow molded to the desired shape or thickness. Refractory materials are heated and then formed into bricks or other shapes for use in industrial applications. The Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing subsector includes establishments that manufacture products, such as bricks, refractories, ceramic products, and glass and glass products, such as plate glass and containers. Also included are cement and concrete products, lime, gypsum and other nonmetallic mineral products including abrasive products, ceramic plumbing fixtures, statuary, cut stone products, and mineral wool. The products are used in a wide range of activities from construction and heavy and light manufacturing to articles for personal use.

Mining, beneficiating, and manufacturing activities often occur in a single location. Separate receipts will be collected for these activities whenever possible. When receipts cannot be broken out between mining and manufacturing, establishments that mine or quarry nonmetallic minerals, beneficiate the nonmetallic minerals and further process the nonmetallic minerals into a more finished manufactured product are classified based on the primary activity of the establishment. A mine that manufactures a small amount of finished products will be classified in Sector 21, Mining. An establishment that mines whose primary output is a more-finished manufactured product will be classified in the Manufacturing Sector.

Excluded from the Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing subsector are establishments that primarily beneficiate mined nonmetallic minerals. Beneficiation is the process whereby the extracted material is reduced to particles that can be separated into mineral and waste, the former suitable for further processing or direct use. Beneficiation establishments are included in Sector 21, Mining.

NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING SUBSECTOR

The subsector's revenue for the year 2006 was approximately $120,260,000,000. The gross profit was 36.54% at $43,943,004,000. There were 16,639 establishments in this subsector that year. Thus, average contribution (or revenue) per establishment annually was $7,228,000.The total import export value for the year 2006 was $31,284,884,000. There were 204 countries that conducted foreign trade with the U.S. in 2006, 3 more than year 2005. The top trading countries were: China, $6,332,069,000 (20.24%); Canada, $4,967,816,000 (15.88%); Mexico, $3,443,023,000 (11.01%); Italy, $2,224,585,000 (7.11%); and Germany, $1,558,414,000 (4.98%). Their combined total represents approximately 59% of all imports and exports. The total import value for the year 2006 was $20,284,526,000. This represents a 9.9% increase from year 2005. The U.S. had imported industry related merchandises from 158 countries in 2006. The top importing countries were: China, $4,969,497,000 (24.50%); Mexico, $2,416,567,000 (11.91%); Canada, $2,248,786,000 (11.09%); Italy, $1,876,991,000 (9.25%); and Brazil, $1,034,096,000 (5.10%). Their combined total represents approximately 62% of import from all countries. The total export value for the year 2006 was $8,176,974,000. This represents a 12.2% increase from year 2005. The U.S. had exported industry related merchandises to 196 countries in 2006. The top exporting countries were: Canada, $2,642,461,000 (32.32%); Mexico, $911,500,000 (11.15%); Germany, $620,668,000 (7.59%); Japan, $535,671,000 (6.55%); and Taiwan, $391,611,000 (4.79%). Their combined total represents approximately 62% of export to all countries. Adding the import and subtracting the export, the total U.S. consumption value of this subsector for the year was $132,368,000,000.

This industry report packs 10 years of data from hundreds of reliable government and private statistical resources. The data have been compared and verified to assure the highest research quality. Supplier Relations US, LLC. frequently contacted these agencies and private companies to acquire the latest information, most of which is unavailable to the general public. It is estimated that to gather and organize the same information into an easy-to-read format in each report, an individual researcher would spend at least a year's worth of effort. The challenge is, by the time this is accomplished, some data is most likely obsolete. Our business is dedicated to the research of U.S. industries and their associated foreign trades. We can meet that challenge easily as our databases are directly linked to these resources.

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Source: Business Wire

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