Industrial Minerals


Fluorspar prices softening as ‘good deals’ shape market

27 June 2012

by Laura Syrett

Smuggling and poor quality material blamed for unrealistic prices

Keywords: Fluorspar, acidspar, metspar, prices, China, Europe, US, South Africa

Prices for acid-grade fluorspar (acidspar), 97% CaF2, are yielding to downward pressure from a number of influences, market sources informed IM in June.

One source said that it had received an offer of $345/tonne ex works (EXW) for acid grade, and $277/tonne (EXW) for 93% metallurgical grade (metspar) for Chinese fluorspar.

This is down from $450-500/tonne and $365-385/tonne respectively,...