Fluorite plays a vital role in the manufacturing Industry and major consuming industries are chemical, cement, iron & steel, electrode, etc. It is also used in the production of synthetic cryolite without which aluminium extraction is not possible.

Mainly two grades of fluorite are involved in consumption and trade, namely, the Acid grade (acidspar) containing more than 97% CaF2 and the Sub-acid grade analysing 97% or less CaF2 . The Subacid grade includes Metallurgical (60 to 85% CaF2) and Ceramic (85 to 95% CaF2) grades and is commonly known as Metallurgical grade (metspar). Fluorite production in India is almost minimal.
(Source: IBM)

Top trading partners (import of “Fluorspar, cont. by wt. 97%/less of calcium fluoride”) of India in 2018:

• China with a share of 53% (8.41 million US$)
• Thailand with a share of 23% (3.7 million US$)
• Morocco with a share of 7.67% (1.19 million US$)
• Vietnam with a share of 7.44% (1.16 million US$)
• Pakistan with a share of 3.3% (515 thousand US$)
• Hong Kong with a share of 2.14% (335 thousand US$)
  
  

Top trading partners (import of “Fluorspar, cont. by wt. >97% of calcium fluoride”) of India in 2018:

• South Africa with a share of 39% (29 million US$)
• China with a share of 33% (24 million US$)
• Thailand with a share of 19.2% (14.2 million US$)
• Vietnam with a share of 3.45% (2.54 million US$)
• Morocco with a share of 3.13% (2.31 million US$)