Other critical minerals
Fluorine (F)
Fluorspar is the feedstock for hydrofluoric acid, refrigerants, fluoropolymers, battery electrolytes and aluminium smelting.
Open in the explorer- Atomic number
- 9
- Period · group
- 2 · 17
- Block
- p-block
Why it is critical
Essential to the fluorochemical chain with concentrated supply.
Who trades fluorspar
$975 m of fluorspar products crossed borders in 2024: ores and concentrates $975 m.
Largest exporters
Largest importers
- 1China$206 m21%
- 2United States of America$164 m17%
- 3Italy$103 m11%
- 4India$84 m9%
- 5Germany$61 m6%
- 6Netherlands$36 m4%
- 7Indonesia$30 m3%
- 8Luxembourg$28 m3%
Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.