Market Analysis Of China'S Fluorite Industry In 2014-2019 Years

1. The reserves and distribution of the world fluorite

According to the MINERAL COMMODITY SUMMARIES 2014 released in March 4, 2014 by the National Geological Bureau of the United States.

As of 2013, the world fluorite base reserves of 4.7 million tons, and the recoverable reserves of 2.4 million tons, of which South Africa, Mexico, China and Mongolia fluorite reserves ranked 4 in the world, the fluorite in these countries can be accounted for 49.6% of the world's total.

Global fluorite reserve concentration in 2013

Global proven reserves of fluorite in 2013

In 2013, the output of fluorite in the world was 6 million 700 thousand tons, down 5.2% compared with 2012.

China is the largest producer of fluorite in the world. In 2013, the output of fluorite was 4 million 300 thousand tons, accounting for the world.

64.2% of the total; Mexico is the second largest producer of fluorite in the world, with output of 1 million 240 thousand tons in 2013, accounting for 18.5% of the world's total output.

2012-2013 world fluorite production statistics by country

Two, world fluorite consumption analysis

Fluorite is also called fluorite. Its chemical composition is calcium fluoride (CaF2, fluorine 48.9%). It is often named granular or lump due to its blue-green fluorescence under ultraviolet or cathodoluminescence.

Because fluorine contains fluorine, it is the main raw material for the preparation of fluorinated compounds in chemical industry, such as hydrofluoric acid, Artificial Cryolite and aluminum fluoride. Besides, fluorite has low melting point and is widely used in metallurgy (steelmaking and non-ferrous metal smelting), cement, glass, ceramics and other industries; colorless pparent bulk fluorite crystals can also be used as optical fluorite and process fluorite.

Fluorite classification - based on the content of calcium fluoride in fluorite

Fluorite usage

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Chemical industry: more than half of the world's Fluorite output is used to produce hydrofluoric acid.

Fluorine chemical industry chain

Fluorine chemical products are one of the basic materials for high and new technology industries. Hydrofluoric acid is the starting point of fluorine chemical industry chain, and fluorite is the most economical and critical mineral material for hydrofluoric acid production.

At present, more than half of the world's Fluorite output is used to produce hydrofluoric acid (chemical industry requires high grade fluorite, usually above acid grade).

In the inorganic fluorine chemical industry chain, hydrofluoric acid can be used as starting point to synthesize aluminum fluoride, aluminum fluoride, sodium fluoride and magnesium fluoride, etc., for the production of jet propellant and missile propellant for use in the aerospace industry; the use of hydrofluoric acid to purify nuclear fuel for nuclear energy industry; it has been widely applied in petrochemical, semiconductor manufacturing, pesticides, preservatives, protective agents, additives, fluxes and antioxidants.

Hydrofluoric acid is mainly used in the production of fluorinated alkanes in organic fluorine chemical industry.

Fluoroalkane (such as HFC-134a) can be used in industrial and civilian refrigeration systems, and is also the main raw material for fluoropolymer.

Two. Metallurgical industry: Fluorite consumption is decreasing.

Because fluorite can reduce the melting point of refractory minerals, early fluorite is used as flux in smelting ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Normally, every ton of iron needs fluorite 6-9kg, and each ton of steel needs fluorite 2-9kg.

The fluorite ore used for smelting usually requires more than 65% of calcium fluoride.

Because of the following 2 main reasons, the consumption of fluorite in the metallurgical industry is decreasing: in metallurgy, fluorite will corrode the lining, reduce the service life of the furnace, and cause fluoride pollution in the production process. Fluorite resources are becoming less and less, and the price is higher and higher.

Therefore, the metallurgical industry is using dolomite and lime as flux to replace some fluorite.

Three. Building materials industry

In the building materials industry, fluorite is used as an additive in the production process of glass, ceramics and cement.

Application of fluorite in building materials industry

Four, other uses

In the optical industry, fluorite is a light homogeneous material with low refractive index and good infrared and ultraviolet pmittance. Therefore, it can be made into optical lenses without spherical aberration, spectrometers prisms and window materials for ultraviolet and infrared radiation. Fluorite can also be used as bonding materials for grinding wheels; bright colored fluorite can be used as art crafts.