CEH: Fluorspar & Inorganic Fluorine Compounds

Dec 2019. This report covers fluorspar and its major derivative, hydrofluoric acid, as well as providing additional data on aluminum fluoride, cryolite, and fluosilicic acid. Fluorspar is a mineral from which more than 95% of all fluorine-based compounds are derived. Hydrofluoric acid is the most important chemical derived from fluorspar and accounted for about 54% of global fluorspar consumption in 2019. Fluorocarbon production accounted for 60% of hydrofluoric acid consumption in 2019. This market is driven by the end-use markets of refrigerant and air conditioning gases, which account for almost half of total fluorocarbon consumption globally. Moderate growth of about 2–3% is expected during the next few years. Many changes are looming in this industry over the next 15 years, as hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are being restricted and gradually substituted by gases with a lower global warming potential.

• Publish Date: 2019-12-12
• Chemical Focus: Chlor-Alkali, Inorganics and Mining Materials
• Number of Pages: 187
• Content Type: Report
• Delivery: Email with link to PDF file

• Global summary; regional coverage
• Producers with annual capacities and plant sites
• Consumption and five-year forecast by end-use application
• Price and production figures and trends
• Trade imports and exports

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