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Fluorochemicals forecast upbeat

02 October 2009

by Jessica Roberts

Fluorspar on alert as demand for fluorochemicals predicted to rise 2.5% a year

Keywords: fluorspar, fluorochemicals, electronics, refrigerants, aluminium

The market may be warming up for acid grade fluorspar and fluorochemical producers, with global demand for fluorine-containing chemicals forecast to rise by around 2.5% each year to 3.1m. tpa by 2013.

 

Fluorochemicals are expected to see growth in the refrigerants sector,...