The increasingly strong demand for electrolytic aluminum applications has driven the continued growth of my country’s fluoride salt production

Fluoride salts are inorganic salts, which refer to salt compounds containing fluoride ions. Fluoride salt has the characteristics of good chemical stability, good solubility, corrosiveness, and high melting point. It is widely used in many fields such as medical and health care, metal smelting, electronic and electrical, mechanical processing, and petrochemical industry.

There are extremely rich types of fluoride salts. According to the different valence states of fluoride ions, it can be divided into trivalent fluoride salts, divalent fluoride salts and monovalent fluoride salts; according to the different combinations of fluoride and cations, it can be divided into anhydrous sodium fluoride, high molecular weight ice crystals Stone, high purity cryolite, etc. Polymer cryolite and high-purity cryolite are high-performance fluoride salts with the advantages of low production cost and green environmental protection. The main preparation methods include ammonium fluoroaluminate method, sodium fluorosilicate method, etc.

After years of development, the maturity of my country’s fluoride salt technology has continued to improve, its production capacity has continued to expand, and its output has continued to grow. my country has become the world’s largest fluoride salt producer. According to the “2023-2028 China Fluoride Salt Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center ” shows that my country’s fluoride salt production will reach 1.267 million tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%. Jiangxi, Hunan, Jiangsu and other places are the main producing areas of fluoride salt in my country. In the early stages of industry development, Chinese companies focused on the production of mid- to low-end fluoride salts, while high-end demand relied on imports. In recent years, as local companies continue to exert their efforts, my country’s independent research and development and production capabilities of high-end fluoride salts have improved.

Fluoride salt has excellent comprehensive properties and is widely used in many fields such as medical and health care, metal smelting, electronics and electrical, mechanical processing, petrochemical industry, etc. The metal smelting field is the largest demand end, accounting for nearly 70%. Fluoride salt is an important raw material for electrolytic aluminum. According to statistics from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, my country’s primary aluminum (electrolytic aluminum) output will reach 40.214 million tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 4.5%. In recent years, as industries such as automobiles and aircraft have gradually developed in the direction of lightweighting, my country’s demand for electrolytic aluminum applications has become increasingly strong, which will provide good opportunities for the development of the fluoride salt industry.

The main manufacturers of fluoride salt in my country include Tianji New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Duofuo Chemical Co., Ltd., Lizhong Sitong Light Alloy Group Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Xinxing Light Alloy Materials Co., Ltd., etc. Duofuoduo is my country’s leading fluoride salt company. Its main business includes lithium batteries, fluoride salts for aluminum and new materials. According to its corporate annual report, the company’s revenue from the fluoride salt business for aluminum will reach 880 million yuan in 2022. Accounting for 16.7% of total business revenue.

Industry analysts said that as an important raw material for electrolytic aluminum, fluoride salt has strong market demand and the industry development trend continues to improve. Benefiting from technological progress, my country’s fluoride salt production continues to increase. In the future, as local companies continue to exert their efforts, my country’s fluoride salt industry will gradually develop in the direction of high-end and high-performance, and the market share of fluoride salt products such as polymer cryolite and high-purity cryolite will continue to increase.