Analysis on Import and Export of Fluorine Chemical Raw Materials

Imported articles

Analysis of fluorite import

In the past five years, fluorite import volume has increased year by year under the circumstance of national policy of protecting fluorite ore, increasing cost and gradually emerging fluorite chemical market. The import volume reached the peak in 2020, followed by 2019, and ranked third in 2021, with 668,000 tons, down 14.18% compared with 2020. The import volume of fluorite was extremely large in the first half of the year, but slowed down significantly in the second half of the year under the influence of public health events, high shipping costs and South Africa events. In the future, the import volume of fluorite in 2022 will be higher than that in 2021 under the condition of national policy restriction and low price of fluorite abroad.

Analysis of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid import

In 2021, the import volume is 108.43 tons, down 1.43% compared with that in 2020. China is the main exporter of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid, and the import is very small. Due to the limited technical level and the different content of impurities in water resources, it mainly imports low impurities and high-quality pure acid.

Export article

Analysis of fluorite export

From the comparison of China's fluorite export data in the past five years, it can be seen that the fluorite export in recent years presents a trend of rising - falling - rising. In 2021, the volume of exports is the second lowest level in the past five years. In 2021, the volume of exports of fluorite is 209,400 tons, up 19.04% year on year. The increase of exports is mainly due to the poor demand for downstream fluorine chemical products. Mongolia, Mexico, South Africa and Myanmar are facing difficulties in exporting fluorite in the second half of this year due to public health events and weather conditions. Therefore, countries in need of fluorite first choose to import Chinese fluorite.

Analysis of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid export

The volume of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid exports in 2021 was second only to the anhydrous hydrofluoric acid boom in 2018. In 2020, the export was limited due to the impact of a public health event, while in 2021, the economy was on the rise. After a one-year buffer, anhydrous hydrofluoric acid production and downstream refrigerant demand increased, providing conditions for the export of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid. In 2021, the export volume was 246,200 tons, an increase of 10.06% year-on-year.

In conclusion, although the import and export of fluorite will be quite different in 2021, the import of fluorite in 2022 will still be mainly imported due to the low price of fluorite and other characteristics of domestic export restrictions. From anhydrous hydrofluoric acid, another raw material, China is still the main exporter of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid. With the gradual improvement of Anhydrous hydrofluoric acid in China, the import volume of high-purity hydrogen fluoride is also decreasing year after year. In 2022, anhydrous hydrofluoric acid will still maintain the existing mode, mainly export.