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Critical minerals appear to be exempt from the ‘reciprocal’ tariffs introduced by Donald Trump on Wednesday April 2; US trade paralyzed by confusion, market participants reported. Critical minerals appear to be exempt from the “reciprocal” tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday April 2; however, uncertainty remains amid ongoing policy volatility, market participants reported. Trump…

After years of insufficient domestic supply that brought prices to record highs, China’s fluorspar supply tightness will ease in 2025 due to several newly developed mining sites as well as rising imports from Africa, sources told Fastmarkets, adding that demand from batteries, especially the energy storage sector (ESS), will continue to rise   Fluorspar and…

Fluorspar is an industrial mineral composed of calcium and fluorine (CaF2). It is a critical commodity for all industrialised nations given its wide downstream application in a wide variety of chemical, metallurgical and ceramic processes. Fluorspar reserves are distributed across several countries. China and South Africa have the largest fluorspar reserves at approximately 41Mt each, together…

Fluorspar is a valuable commodity with a global market value of approximately US$2 billion and an annual demand of 6Mt per annum. The outlook for global demand growth for acid grade fluorspar in the long term remains positive and will exceed global gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.6% per annum over the next 10…

Fluorspar is vital for the energy transition yet, despite its growing importance, it is one of the most under-reported critical minerals we’ve found in all our analysis. To take just a few examples: a lithium-ion electric battery needs up to x5-10 more fluorspar than lithium demand for fluorspar forecast to exceed current supply by 40-70% by 2035   But,…

*check out daily fluorspar price at fluorsparprice.com/ and fluorsparprice.com Definition and Composition Fluorspar, scientifically known as fluorite, is a mineral composed of calcium fluoride (CaF₂). It exhibits a cubic crystal structure and is renowned for its vibrant colors, ranging from deep purples and blues to greens and yellows. These characteristics make it both an industrial resource and a…