Boron and Borates market research in the CIS

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. Brief characteristics of world market of boron (reserves, production, prices)

• I.1. Reserves
• I.2. Mining and production
• I.3. Consumption
• I.4. Prices

II. Reserves and deposits of boron in the CIS

III. Boron: mining and production

IV. Current standing of enterprise-producers of boron products in the CIS

• IV.1. PJSC Mining-chemical combine "Boron" (Dal' negorsk, Primorsky region, Russia)
• IV.2. JSC "Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant" (Kuvandyk, Orenburg region, Russia)
• IV.3. JSC "Inderbor" (Atyrau region, Kazakhstan)

V. Foreign trade operations in boron products

• V.1. Volume of export-import of boric acid in Russia in 1999-2007
• V.2. Tendencies and features of export-import supplies of boric acid in Russia in 1999-2007
• V.3. The main directions of export-import supplies
• V.4. Export-import of boron products in Russia in 2006-2007
• V.5. Export - import of boron products in Ukraine
• V.5. Dynamics of export-import prices in Russia
• V.6. Export-import prices on boron products in Ukraine

VI. Domestic consumption of boron products

• VI.1. Supply-demand balance of boron-containing ores
• VI.2. Supply-demand balance of boric acid in Russia
• VI.3. Pattern of consumption of boric acid in Russia
• VI.4. The main industry-consumers of boric acid
  • VI.4.1. Production of ceramic wares
  • VI.4.2. Production of glass
  • VI.4.3. Production of enamels
  • VI.4.4. Metallurgical industry
• VI.5. The main company-consumers, their projects
  • VI.5.1. JSC "Saint-Gobain Vetrotex Fiberglass" (JSC "Fiberglass", Gus' -Khrustal' ny, Vladimir region)
  • VI.5.2. JSC "Bashkir medicinal glass" (Tuimazy, Bashkortostan)
  • VI.5.3. JSC "StekloNiT" (Ufa, Bashkortostan)
  • VI.5.4. JSC "Volgograd ceramic plant" (Volgograd)
  • VI.5.5. JSC "Volzhsky pipe plant" (Volzhsky, Volgograd region)

VII. Prospects and forecast of production, export, import and consumption of boron-containing products in CIS countries up to 2015

Appendix 1: Contact information on producers of boron products

Appendix 2: Contact information on consumers of boron products

List of Tables:

• Table 1: Reserves of boron-containing ores in the world, mln t* (in equivalent of B2O3)
• Table 2: The main boron minerals, occurring in its payable deposits
• Table 3: Mining of boron-containing ores in the world in 1998-2007, kt*
• Table 4: World prices on boron products
• Table 5: Geographic location of balance reserves of boron ores in Russia
• Table 6: Requirements, imposed on quality of commodity datolite concentrate of CJSC GKhK «Boron»
• Table 7: Mining of boron-containing ores in the CIS in 1996-2007, kt
• Table 8: Physico-chemical properties of boric acid of various grades in accordance with GOST 18704-78
• Table 9: Production of boric acid in the CIS in 1996 - 2007, kt
• Table 10: The main kinds of products, manufactured by CJSC «Boron» in 2002-2007, kt
• Table 11: Domestic supplies of boric acid of CJSC «Boron»' production in 2002-2007, t
• Table 12: Share of export of boric acid in total volume of its production by CJSC «Boron» in 1999-2007
• Table 13: Geography of export supplies of CJSC «Boron» in 1999-2007, t
• Table 14: Export supplies of calcium borate of CJSC «Boron» in 2006-2007, t
• Table 15: Supplies of borate ores from Kazakhstan to JSC "Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant" in 1999-2005
• Table 16: Share of export of boric acid in total volume of its production by JSC «Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant» in 1999-2004, t, %
• Table 17: Geography of export supplies of boric acid by JSC «Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant» in 1999-2005, t, $/t
• Table 18: Domestic supplies of boric acid of JSC «Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant» in 2002-2004, t
• Table 19: Mining of borate ores by JSC "Inderbor" in 1994-1997, kt
• Table 20: Foreign trade in boric acid in Russia in 1999-2007, t
• Table 21: Share of export of boric acid in total volume of its production in Russia in 1999-2007, kt, %
• Table 22: Russian suppliers of boric acid in 1999-2007, t
• Table 23: Country-consumers of Russian boric acid in 1999-2007, t
• Table 24: Country-suppliers of boric acid to Russia in 1999-2007, t
• Table 25: Company-suppliers of boric acid to Russia in 2006-2007, t
• Table 26: Russian adressees of boric acid in 2006-2007, t
• Table 27: Supplies of boron-containing products to Russia in 2006-2007, t
• Table 28: Russian consumers of sodium perborate in 2006-2007, t
• Table 29: Export of boron-containing products by Russia in 2006-2007, t
• Table 30: Foreign trade in boric acid in Ukraine in 2000-2007, t
• Table 31: Country-suppliers of boric acid to Ukraine in 2000-2007, t
• Table 32: Ukrainian consumers of imported boric acid in 2003-2007, t
• Table 33: Supplies of boron-containing products to Ukraine in 2006-2007, t
• Table 34: Ukrainian consumers of borax and sodium perborate in 2006-2007, t
• Table 35: Export of boron-containing products by Ukraine in 2006-2007, t
• Table 36: Export-import prices on boric acid in Russia in 1999-2007, $/t
• Table 37: Import prices on boric acid for Russian consumers in 2006-2007, $/t
• Table 38: Prices of company-suppliers of boric acid to Russia in 2006-2007, $/t
• Table 39: Export prices on Russian boric acid in 1999-2007, $/t
• Table 40: Export prices for country-consumers of Russian boric acid in 2006-2007, $/t
• Table 41: Export prices on boron-containing products, supplied by Russia in 2006-2007, $/t
• Table 42: Import prices on boron-containing products, supplied to Russia in 2006-2007, $/t
• Table 43: Import prices on sodium perborate for Russian consumers in 2006-2007, $/t
• Table 44: Prices of country-suppliers of boric acid to Ukraine in 2006-2007, UAH/t
• Table 45: Import prices on boric acid for Ukrainian consumers in 2006-2007, UAH/t
• Table 46: Import prices on boron-containing products, supplied to Ukraine in 2006-2007, UAH/t
• Table 47: Import prices on borax and sodium perborate for Ukrainian consumers in 2006-2007, UAH/t
• Table 48: Export prices on boron-containing products, supplied by Ukraine in 2006-2007, UAH/t
• Table 49: Consumption of boron-containing ores in Russia in 1999-2007, kt
• Table 50: Volumes of consumption of boric acid in Russia in 1999-2007, t
• Table 51: Content of B2O3 inorganic glass of special proprties, weight %
• Table 52: Production of fiberglass and supplies of boric acid in 2006-2007, t
• Table 53: Volume of production of medical glassware in Russia in 2001-2007
• Table 54: Production of medical glass tubes and supplies of boric acid in 2006-2007, t
• Table 55: Supplies of boric acid to Russian producers of enamels in 2002-2007, t
• Table 56: Flux composition for oxy-acetylene gas welding and braze welding of iron, %
• Table 57: Flux composition for oxy-acetylene gas welding of copper
• Table 58: Chemical composition of ferroboron according to GOST 14848-69
• Table 59: The main consumers of boric acid in Russia in 2002-2007, t
• Table 60: Key products of JSC "Saint Gobain Vetrotex Steklovolokno " in 2001-2006
• Table 61: Supplies of boric acid to "Saint Gobain Vetrotex Steklovolokno" in 2002-2007, t
• Table 62: Production of medical glass by JSC "Bashkir medical glass", 1998-2007
• Table 63: Supplies of boric acid to "Bashkir medical glass" in 2002-2007, t
• Table 64: Supplies of boric acid to "STEKLONiT" in 2002-2007, t
• Table 65: Production data of JSC "Volgograd ceramic plant" in 2005-2007
• Table 66: Supplies of boric acid to "Volgograd ceramic plant" in 2002-2007, t
• Table 67: Supplies of boric acid to "Volzhsky pipe plant" in 2002-2007, t

List of Figures:

• Figure 1: Dynamics of mining of boron-containing ores in the CIS in 1994-2007, kt
• Figure 2: Dynamics of mining of datolite ores and production of boric and sulfuric acid by CJSC «Boron» in 1996-2007, kt
• Figure 3: Dynamics of production of boric acid by JSC "Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant" in 1993-2007, kt
• Figure 4: Dynamics of export-import operations in of boric acid in Russia in 1999-2007, kt
• Figure 5: Share of APR countries in consumption of H3BO3 exported by Russia in 2002-2007, %
• Figure 6: Volume of import of boric acid (kt) and dynamics of average import prices ($/t) in Ukraine in 2000-2007
• Figure 7: Dynamics of import prices ($/t) on boric acid and volume of import (kt) in Russia in 1999-2007
• Figure 8: Dynamics of export prices ($/t) on boric acid and volume of export (kt) in Russia in 1999-2007
• Figure 9: Dynamics of Russian export prices on boric anhydride in 1999-2007, $/t
• Figure 10: Supply-demand balance of boric acid and borax in Russia in 2005-2007
• Figure 11: Pattern of consumption of boric acid in Russia in 2007, %
• Figure 12: Changing pattern of consumption of boric acid in Russia in 2002-2007, %
• Figure 13: Dynamics of production of fiberglass and its products in Russia in 1998-2007, kt
• Figure 14: Dynamics of production of glazed ceramic tile in Russia in 1998-2007, mln M2
• Figure 15: Dynamics of production of fiberglass and its products by "Saint Gobain Vetrotex Steklovolokno" in 1998-2007, kt
• Figure 16: Dynamics of production of fiberglass and its products by JSC "STEKLONiT" in 2000-2007, kt
• Figure 17: Pattern of JSC "STEKLONiT" products, %
• Figure 18: Dynamics of production of ceramic tile by "Volgograd ceramic plant" in 2000-2007
• Figure 19: Forecast of production, export and import of boric acid up to 2012, kt