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Fluorspar, Quzhou, Zhejiang
Quzhou, China28.97°N 118.87°E
computed criticality41/100
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China ≈40-60% of world fluorspar production (sources diverge)
2024Fault line
The source of fluorine for the entire HF chain, semiconductor etch gases, refrigerants, battery electrolytes, Chinese fluorspar accounts for between 40 and 60% of world production depending on the source. Classified a strategic resource by Beijing, Chinese fluorspar is shifting from exporter to net consumer. The United States depends 100% on imports.
Actors
Zhejiang Juhua (Quzhou)
Do-Fluoride New Materials (Jiaozuo)
Koura, Las Cuevas mine (Mexico)
Feeds 3
Aluminium smelting, Binzhou, ShandongCritical Metals↗CATL, NingdeGrids & Energy↗TSMC, HsinchuSilicon↗Sources
SunSirs, Chinese production, 2025 ↗contested