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  • Industry Background Fluorspar is a mineral composed of calcium and fluorine and is used for a variety of metallurgical, chemical and ceramic processes. They are also sometimes cut into gems to be used in ornamental objects. China, Mexico and Mongolia are the largest fluorite producers in the world.
  • Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is a mineral composed of calcium fluoride, CaF2.
  • Charater& Occurence: Fluorspar, or fluorite, chemically calcium fluoride (CaF2), consists of calcium and fluorine in the proportions of
    51.1 to 48.9.
  • Industry practice has established three grades of fluorspar— acid grade, containing more than 97% CaF2; ceramic grade, containing 85% to 95% CaF2; and metallurgical grade, normally containing 60% to 85% CaF2.
  • Much of this material is used in the production of iron, steel, and other metals. Fluorspar can serve as a flux that removes impurities such as sulfur and phosphorous from molten metal and improves the fluidity of slag. Between 20 and 60 pounds of fluorspar is used for every ton of metal produced.
  • Fluorite is found worldwide in China, South Africa, Mongolia, France, Russia, and the central North America. Here, noteworthy deposits occur in Mexico, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Colorado in the United States
  • Two principal commercial grades: ➢ Metallurgical grade/Met-spar (60-96% CaF2 ) ➢ Acid grade/Acid-spar (+97% CaF2 )
  • Acid- or ceramic-grade fluorspar also may be used to manufacture enamels, glass and fiberglass, and welding rod coatings. Metallurgical-grade fluorspar is consumed mainly in steelmaking, but is also used in making portland cement and casting iron and steel.
  • Fluorine is a STRATEGIC non-metallic element and the lightest of the halogens and is therefore largely
    irreplaceable
  • Fluorspar is also used directly or indirectly to manufacture products such as aluminum, gasoline, insulating foams, refrigerants, steel, and uranium fuel
  • Acid grade fluorspar (fluorite) is a relatively rare industrial mineral and its extraction involves precise
    metering of reagents such as methyl isobutyl carbinol, sodium isopropyl xanthate, caustic soda pearl and other chemicals
  • China exported 8,868 tonnes of fluorspar (CaF≤97%) in September 2020, up by 41.8% from the 6,252 tonnes shipped in August, and also up by 6.6% from 8,322 tonnes in September 2019, according to official Chinese customs data.
  • The global Fluorspar Acid Grade market size is expected to reach US$ 2800.1 million by the end of 2026, with a CAGR of 8.9% during 2021-2026
Basics
  • Industry Overview

Companies

  • Manufacturer Profile
  • Company information
  • Company - India
  • Fluorspar Powder
  • Company Presentation
  • Presentation - 2020

Technology Information

  • Fluorspar beneficiation
  • Production of Synthetic Fluorspar from Waste
    Calcium Fluoride Slurry

Consultants/Contacts

  • Who is Who in Fluorspar Industry

Fluorspar Industry - India

  • India Mineral sector
  • Report -2017

Fluorspar - World of Statistics

  • World Mine production & reserves - 2017
  • World Production data - 2018
  • World Production data - 2019
  • World Production data - 2020
  • World Trade data - 2019
  • World Trade Data - 2020
  • Industry Data pertaining to USA - 2016
  • Industry Data pertaining to USA - 2017

Applications

  • Manufacture of Aluminium Fluoride
  • Aluminium Smelting
  • Gypsos is Anhydrite
  • Fluoro Chemicals project feasibility
  • Hydrofluoric Acid Production from Fluorosilicic Acid and Fluorspar
  • Technology supplier for fluorine chemicals.
  • The production of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid from feed stocks fluorspar.
  • The production of fluorine chemicals, including fluorine,
    hydrogen fluoride, and sodium fluoride
  • Hydrofluoric Acid Production

Market Scenario

  • Key trends and outlook for the fluorspar market
  • Supply Chain for Fluorspar and Hydrofluoric Acid
  • Fluorspar Market Forecast
  • Price Information source
  • The Fluorspar Industry in Europe
  • Industry - China
  • China Fluorspar: Production, Export, and Demand
  • Global Industry profile
  • Substitution of Critical raw materials
  • Fluorspar End use Statistics
  • Fluorspar Deposits of New Mexico
  • Need for legislation

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