Feldspar's market through the looking glass

• Autores: Antonio Torrisi
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 556, 2014 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Enero)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • According to DPI&M feldspar production increased by 5.8%, up to 1.1m tonnes, in 2012. However, while sodic production increased by 21% year-on-year (y-o-y), potassic production plunged by 96%. In September 2013, Thailand recorded a total production of over 1m tonnes of feldspar, of which only 19,200 tonnes are potassic feldspar, down by 16% y-o-y.

    CRA said that prices in the US in 2012 varied between $180-220/tonne for potassic feldspar (170 and 200 mesh) used in the sanitaryware sector; $175-240/tonne for potassic feldspar (30, 100 and 200 mesh) used in tiles; and $180-210/tonne for potassic feldspar (200 and 325 mesh) used in fillers and glazes.

    Calculations on data from the DPI&M indicate a price for potassic feldspar of Thailand Baht (B) 1698/tonne ($52.60/tonne) and B700/tonne ($21.70/tonne) for sodic feldspar in 2013. The prices for potassic and sodic feldspar have remained constant in the last four years, with price for potassic feldspar down by 10.6% compared with 2008.