Fluorite, also known as fluorspar, is the mineral form of calcium fluoride (CaF₂).

Fluorite is a moderately hard, glassy, ​​transparent, translucent, or almost opaque halide mineral, available in a variety of colors.

Fluorite is a major industrial source of fluorine and has wide industrial applications, primarily due to its fluorine content and low melting point. Therefore, it is mainly used in metallurgy, chemistry, building materials, optics, and medicine.

        1. Metallurgical Industry:

        Directly used as a flux in aluminum, steel, and ferroalloy smelting. It lowers the melting point of refractory materials, promotes slag flow, facilitates slag-metal separation, and aids in desulfurization and dephosphorization during smelting, while also enhancing the malleability and tensile strength of metals.

      2. Chemical Industry:   

      Primarily used in the production of inorganic fluoride salts, fluorinated alkanes and ODS substitutes, fluorinated fine chemicals, and fluoropolymers.

      3. Building Materials Industry: 

      Mainly used in the cement, glass, and ceramics industries.

      4. Optics Industry:

      Primarily used in the manufacture of optical lenses, spectrometers, and window materials for radiating ultraviolet and infrared radiation.

     

     5. Pharmaceutical Industry:

      Primarily used in amethyst and fluorine-containing drugs

 

In recent years, with technological advancements and increasing demand, the fluorochemical industry has become one of the fastest-growing sectors within the chemical industry.

 

Due to the high performance and high added value of its products, the fluorochemical industry is considered a “golden industry,” primarily benefiting from the shift in the application of fluorinated products from traditional industries to new fields such as electronics, energy, environmental protection, information technology, and biomedicine.

Demand for products such as fluoropolymers, fluororubbers, fluorocoatings, and fluorinated fine chemicals has grown rapidly.

 

Among fluorochemical products, hydrofluoric acid is the foundational product of the entire industry.

It is mainly used to produce non-polar fluoride salts, fluorinated alkanes and ODS substitutes, fluorinated fine chemicals, and fluorinated polymers.

The final products of the entire fluorochemical industry are mainly divided into two categories: organic fluorides and inorganic fluorides.

 

Hydrofluoric acid and inorganic fluoride salts primarily fall under the category of inorganic fluorides.

They are important raw materials and auxiliary materials for industries such as organic fluorine, metallurgy, and electronics, and are currently widely used in chemical, metallurgical, machinery, optical instruments, electronics, nuclear industry, and even the medical field.

Inorganic fluorochemical products mainly include fluorinated electronic chemicals, fluoride salts for aluminum, fluorinated specialty gases, and other inorganic fluorides

Organofluorine compounds are a class of organic compounds in which hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms are replaced by fluorine.

They mainly include fluoroalkanes, fluoropolymers, and fluorinated fine chemicals.

 

Fluoropolymers mainly include fluoropolymers and fluororubbers, while fluorinated fine chemicals mainly include fluorinated intermediates and fluorocarbon surfactants.

As an important strategic resource, the fluorite industry’s market prospects are influenced by multiple factors such as supply and demand, policy environment, and technological innovation.

Analyze from multiple dimensions as follows:

Supply and demand pattern and price trend

√ Driven by emerging demand
New energy and semiconductors have become core growth points:
In the field of new energy, high-purity fluorite is required for the production of lithium hexafluorophosphate, with a consumption of 3 tons of hydrofluoric acid per ton of electrolyte. The annual growth rate of demand exceeds 15%
In the semiconductor field, chip etching requires 99.999% electronic grade hydrofluoric acid, which is currently monopolized by Japanese companies. Domestic technological breakthroughs will increase demand

√  Policy and technological impact
Stricter environmental policies and increased industry concentration
On the technical level, technologies such as intelligent mining and digital twins improve efficiency, while synthetic fluorite technology (with a cost increase of 30%) may change the long-term pattern if breakthrough is made
Enterprises need to respond to risks through mergers and acquisitions, as well as industrial chain integration

√  Risk statement
Resource security: Changes in geopolitical policies such as Mongolia may affect supply chain stability
Technological substitution: Progress in synthetic fluorite technology or impact on the natural fluorite market

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