Industrial Minerals


Aluminium fluoride on the rise

06 July 2010

by IM prices reporter

Producers push through Q2 increases for fluorspar-derived chemicals

Keywords: aluminium fluoride, AlF3, fluorspar, chemicals, fluorochemicals

European producers of the fluorspar-derived chemical, aluminium fluoride (AlF3 ), are in the process of pushing through price increases globally for the second half of the year in line with higher prices in China and steady demand, as consumers set about replenishing inventories. According to industry sources prices for the chemical are set to rise by between $100-200/tonne to $1200/tonne FOB Europe. This compares to a current Chinese price of between...