Industrial Minerals


Aluminium fluoride prices boosted by supply shortage

20 May 2011

by IM prices reporter

Prices for end-product boosted by low supply in China

Keywords: aluminium fluoride, fluorspar, China

Prices for the fluorspar derived chemical aluminium fluoride (AlF3) have continued to rise over the last quarter in line with higher prices for fluorspar and stable demand for the chemical.

According to industry sources, latest spot prices for Chinese-produced AlF3, on a CIF delivered basis, stand at $1700-1750/tonne. FOB...