Industrial Minerals


Chinese exports of fluorspar increase fivefold in May

18 July 2011

by Siobhan Lismore

Official stats show that most exports of minerals increase month on month

Keywords: exports, China, fluorspar, graphite, rare earths, talc

Exports of fluorspar from China increased fivefold from April to May this year, according to statistics released by the Chinese Customs Agency this month.

According to the body, which placed May exports of the mineral at 50,000tonnes, the exports of the mineral were valued at $19.1m. (CIF). A...