Editing Magnesium (section)

===Production quantities===
World production was approximately 1,100 kt in 2017, with the bulk being produced in China (930 kt) and Russia (60 kt).<ref>Bray, E. Lee (February 2019) [https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/magnesium/mcs-2019-mgmet.pdf Magnesium Metal]. Mineral Commodity Summaries, U.S. Geological Survey</ref> The United States was in the 20th century the major world supplier of this metal, supplying 45% of world production even as recently as 1995. Since the Chinese mastery of the Pidgeon process the US market share is at 7%, with a single US producer left as of 2013: US Magnesium, a [[Renco Group]] company located on the shores of the [[Great Salt Lake#Oil and minerals|Great Salt Lake]].<ref name="vardi">{{Cite web|last=Vardi|first=Nathan|title=Man With Many Enemies |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/0722/044.html |date=6 June 2013 |website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

In September 2021, China took steps to reduce production of magnesium as a result of a government initiative to reduce energy availability for manufacturing industries, leading to a significant price increase.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.cips.org/supply-management/analysis/2022/february/what-to-do-about-the-magnesium-shortage/ |title=What to do about the magnesium shortage |magazine=Supply Management|date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217211243/https://www.cips.org/supply-management/analysis/2022/february/what-to-do-about-the-magnesium-shortage/ |archive-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>