TABLE 6WEST AFRICA MINERALS YEARBOOK—1988  219 
NIGERIA: IMPORTS OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified) 
 
Commodity 
1987 
 
Sources, 1987 
 
 
United 
States 
. 
Other (principal) 
METALS 
1 1 306 
72 
United Kingdom 9,898; Spain 983. 
Aluminum: Metal including alloys: 
 
 
 
Unwrought 
 
 
 
Semimanufactures 
6500 
146 
Italy 1 491 ; West Germany 1 324; United Kingdom 1,140. 
Copper: Metal including alloys: 
112 
 
West Germany 85; Spain 26. 
Unwrought 
 
— 
 
Semimanufactures 
4,661 
27 
West Germany 2,279; United Kingdom 1,101. 
ron and steel: 
6,104 
 
Romania 2,610; Liberia 1 900; West Germany 1,175. 
Iron ore and concentrate, unspecified 
 
— 
 
Metal: 
38 
 
Italy 32; Ireland 4. 
Scrap 
 
— 
 
Pig iron, cast iron, related materials 
9,008 
37 
Japan 5,603; China 1,965. 
Ferroalloys: 
2,515 
 
West Germany 1 481 ; Hong Kong 1,003. 
Ferromanganese 
 
— 
 
Unspecified 
457 
— 
Brazil 281 ; West Germany 176. 
Steel, primary forms 
1 75,402 
28,397 
France 45,721 ; Spain 32,544. 
Semimanufactures: 
97,830 
653 
West Germany 26,443; France 23,087; Italy 16,114. 
Bars, rods, angles, shapes, sections 
 
 
 
Universals, plates, sheets 
2,407,539 
2,468 
Japan 784,261 ; United Kingdom 272,659; West Germany 149,882. 
Hoop and strip 
20,451 
2 
China 7,253; United Kingdom 3,509; West Germany 2,977. 
Rails and accessories 
650 
126 
West Germany 470; United Kingdom 49. 
Wire 
56,127 
44 
West Germany 34,688; Brazil 8,072. 
Tubes, pipes, fittings 
636,870 
60,81 7 
Italy 1 26,967; France 1 1 5,834; West Germany 113,981. 
Castings and forgings, rough 
12,060 
17 
Italy 4,533; Belgium-Luxembourg 2,556; West Germany 1,705. 
Lead: Metal including alloys: 
1 283 
 
Belgium-Luxembourg 974; West Germany 
260. 
Unwrought 
 
— 
 
Semimanufactures 
534 
(2) 
Belgium-Luxembourg 233; West Germany 
183. 
Nickel: Metal including alloys: 
13 
 
All from Netherlands. 
Unwrought 
 
— 
 
Semimanufactures 
117 
— 
United Kingdom 35. 
Tin: Metal including alloys: 
62 
48 
France 14. 
Unwrought 
 
 
 
Semimanufactures 
2,766 
1 
Japan 1 346; France 687; Netherlands 248. 
See footnotes at end of table.