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Fluorspar is now 5x more expensive than in the year 2000.

Fluorspar is now essential in the production of:

Steel

Aluminum

Enriched uranium

Petroleum-based fuels

Fluorspar is indispensable in everyday consumer products.

Uses of Fluorspar

Fluoropolymers are the basis for high end plastics like Teflon and Gore-Tex.

Refrigerators and Air Conditioners in homes, businesses and automobiles all require fluorspar.

Fluoropolymers are incredibly useful due to their resistance to:

High temperatures

Chemical reactions

Corrosion

Stress Cracking

Without fluorspar, widespread personal refrigeration would likely not exist today.

Because �uorine readily combines with other minerals, fluorspar is the foundation for countless chemicals across numerous applications.

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Fluorine is the most chemically reactive element on the planet.

Medicinehalf all new drug formulas include fluorspar derivatives.

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Fluorspar is an excellent flux - it makes steel smelting more energy efficient

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Fluorspar products are added to the electrolyte of prototype lithium-ion batteries, improving their:

Future Applications

Safety Lifetime Capacity

Thanks to these Fluorine-enhanced batteries, the world’s first solar-powered airplane can fly through the night.

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New fluorspar must be mined.

It's clear that new sources of fluorspar must be developed to replace diminishing Chinese exports.

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...Now though, it consumes almost all of the fluorspar it produces - and its reserves are running out.