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Chromium Consumption and Recycling Flow Model.

PB95147518

Publication Date	1994
Personal Author	Gabler, R. C.
Page Count	50
Abstract	The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) has developed a computerized commodity flow model for strategic and critical materials. This flow model is generic and applicable to most commodities and amenable to updating as supply, demand, and/or production data change. The original model, with slight modifications, was used to track the flow of chromium. The report follows the flow of chromium through its metallurgical, chemical, and refractory applications, and highlights areas where significant losses occur because of downgrading, export, or disposal. The study indicates that materials containing 451,769 mt of chromium were consumed, including 99,221 mt of chromium from recycling. Chromium losses from all causes in 1989 were estimated to be 345,347 mt from a variety of areas.
Keywords	Chromium industry Mineral economics Flow charts Marketing Economic analysis Computer applications Recycling Scrap recycling Strategic materials Commodities Industrial intelligence
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	71N - Nonferrous Metals & Alloys 96C - International Commerce, Marketing, & Economics
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Albany, OR. Albany Research Center.
Supplemental Notes	Library of Congress catalog card no. 94-17621.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular/1994.
NTIS Issue Number	199506

Chromium Consumption and Recycling Flow Model.

Chromium Consumption and Recycling Flow Model.
PB95147518

Publication Date	1994
Personal Author	Gabler, R. C.
Page Count	50
Abstract	The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) has developed a computerized commodity flow model for strategic and critical materials. This flow model is generic and applicable to most commodities and amenable to updating as supply, demand, and/or production data change. The original model, with slight modifications, was used to track the flow of chromium. The report follows the flow of chromium through its metallurgical, chemical, and refractory applications, and highlights areas where significant losses occur because of downgrading, export, or disposal. The study indicates that materials containing 451,769 mt of chromium were consumed, including 99,221 mt of chromium from recycling. Chromium losses from all causes in 1989 were estimated to be 345,347 mt from a variety of areas.
Keywords	Chromium industry Mineral economics Flow charts Marketing Economic analysis Computer applications Recycling Scrap recycling Strategic materials Commodities Industrial intelligence
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	71N - Nonferrous Metals & Alloys 96C - International Commerce, Marketing, & Economics
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Albany, OR. Albany Research Center.
Supplemental Notes	Library of Congress catalog card no. 94-17621.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular/1994.
NTIS Issue Number	199506