Information profile @ a Glance
- 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
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Basics
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
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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
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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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