Resumen de Fluorine chemicals lose ground to lithium at Do-Fluoride Chemicals
Do-Fluoride Chemicals Co. Ltd is a Chinese chemicals manufacturer and distributor of inorganic fluoride products to a global network of customers. Headquartered in Jiaozuo in Henan province and listed on the Shenzen Stock Exchange, the company mainly provides cryolite, anhydrous aluminum fluoride, anhydrous hydrofluoric acid and lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF[subscript]6 ), among other products, for the aluminium industry.
"Although the electrolytic aluminum industry is in depression, we utilise our full fluoric salt (aluminium fluoride) capacity and do not have any plans to cut production," Do-Fluoride told IM. This year, the company's aluminium fluoride output is expected to remain stable, although for some specific markets where demand is weaker, Do-Fluoride may cut its production.
"We have now established a fluoric salt distribution network in in Henan, Gansu and Yunnan provinces," the company told IM. "Our aluminum fluoride and cryolite capacities are currently 200,000 tpa and 80,000 tpa, respectively, ranking Do-Fluoride as the biggest inorganic fluorine chemical company in the world
